victory_road | ☆85☆ [Video, backdated to that swarm on the 22nd]

All right, this is getting actually dangerous, more than just a pain...

[The video feed is focused on a huffy Azumarill, who looks incredibly scratched up and just not having a good time of it. Ryner is sitting out by the pond with this Azumarill, tending to its wounds with Potions and also some cleaning rags.]

Does anyone happen to know whose Galarian Meowth keeps getting out? Because it keeps coming to the pond and trying to kidnap the Magikarps, and it really shouldn't be doing that.

[Worse than kidnap, really, but he's trying to be nice.

Then there's the telltale sound of a Gyarados roaring, a Hyper Beam charging up and firing, and a flash of light that's bright enough to see even not pointed in that direction at all. Ryner doesn't seem surprised.]

It's been doing this for weeks now, and it doesn't know when to stop. I've tried reasoning with it, but that hasn't worked. And the Gyarados are doing their best to drive it away, but they need to be able to sleep sometimes too, you know? And now even the local wild Pokemon are getting caught in the crossfire.

{"Rill." The Azumarill is not pleased.]

Ahh, could you hold still? I'm almost done...

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Yeah, the pond at Sion and my place.

[He sincerely hopes it's just the one cat doing this.]

Is anyone else up there having problems?

I hope not. It'd suck even more if it isn't just our pond...

It's kinda weird if you're the only target, though.... Unless you're the only ones around with fish?

See, if it's just fish it wants, Route 42 isn't that far. There's a whole lake there, it's a lot bigger than our pond, and it doesn't have a bunch of trained Gyarados protecting it.

["Zu." Not to be a devil's advocate, but the Azumarill thinks this pond is a lot more comfortable to float around in than that lake. Or it would be if the Meowth wasn't being a jerk.]

Hmm. Well, if it's not just fish, what would it be? Maybe they like the challenge of getting past the Gyarados?

I guess it could just be a masochist.

[That's the sound of another Hyper Beam charging up...]

... I guess it's not impossible that there could be masochistic Pokemon. Or maybe they just like driving all of you guys nuts.

Honestly, it's probably that. Haa, that would be my luck.

Yeaaah, we've had some unwelcome visitors too. It's pretty frustrating.

You have, huh? That's a pain.

It sure is. Some of them just won't go no matter what we do.

Ugh, that's annoying. Hopefully they're at least behaving themselves better than the Meowth.

I guess you could say that about some of them, at least.

What've yours been up to?

{"Rill." The Azumarill moves its ear, only to accidentally stretch a scratch that hasn't quite healed yet.]

H-Hey, be a little more patient, okay?

Well, a Snorlax crashed on my new porch and just sleeps. I'm pretty annoyed about it. We just got our house built. Now we have to go in through the side door. We don't wanna risk it destroying our house.

Ugh, that sucks. I get wanting to sleep wherever, but there are better places that are less in the way...

Yeah, no kidding. Snorlax are notorious for crashing wherever they want, aren't they?

They are known for being heavy sleepers... Ahh, I can think of so many more comfortable places where it'd be happier, though.

Me too. Like a grassy meadow somewhere.

Right? Soft grass, no doors hitting you, warm sun shining down... well, I guess not right now so much, but still.

I guess I have to be grateful it didn't walk in and lay on the carpet.

There is that. At least you have other ways to get out.

Yeah. There's three doors total, plus windows.

Good to have. You never know when you'll need alternate ways out.

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