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[nightyorb]

[ooc: Post backdated to a few days ago.]

[This time the video opens to a view of what some might recognise as the Bamboo Forest. Riz and Adaine have been travelling to handle some assignments --they are nerds, after all-- but it looks like Riz has run into a little problem.

The little problem hovers cheerfully in front of the camera and jingling the keys hanging from its arms, one of which just happens to be a dorm room key.

Riz himself is not on screen. His hand is though, as he flips off the Klefki.]


Okay, hit me with every idea you've got for getting this thing to give me back my key. I'll take everything into consideration at this point.


[Adaine is probably somewhere off screen laughing as Riz battles with one small key thief.]

Comments

[tempredmental]

You could battle and catch it.

[Like really. What else would you do at that point?]

[nightyorb]

I have caught it. I don't really wanna own it though, I just want my key back.

[tempredmental]

Sounds like you're going to have to train and bond with it for a bit, then, in order to get the key back.

[Keith shrugged. Honestly, that probably wasn't going to work very well.]

You could try bribing it. Figure out what it wants. Maybe some berries or some other kind of Pokémon treat.

Sandwiches seem to kind of be a thing here. Picnics. Maybe it wants you to make it a sandwich.

[nightyorb]

It ignored the berries in my bag for the key. And trust me, there is never been anyone who has ever seen me prepare some food and been like 'I want in'.

[Everybody got these pathetic sensibilities about whether the food is expired or evenly cooked.]

[tempredmental]

How hard is it to- [Keith stopped himself there. He knew Shiro, after all. Food prep just wasn't for everyone, even something as simple as a sandwich. Shiro had set a salad on fire once... He let out a breath.] Okay... Well, did you try Stun Powder? Maybe if you stun it, it'll let go.

[nightyorb]

[He is not that bad. Nobody is that bad.]

No go, unfortunately. We had the same idea and tried putting it to sleep. But somehow, even when completely out, it still holds on to those keys. I can't even see where the arms are supposed to open.

[tempredmental]

[Shiro is that bad.]

You can't?

[That was... odd. Keith was pretty sure Klefki had arms that opened, but... well, he didn't have one to compare to.]

That's... weird.

[Then again, Pokemon are weird.]

Can you try giving it a different key?

[nightyorb]

No, it's like they... sort of melt into one. Like a really good arcane lock.

[Except Riz can't break this one.]

Don't have one. I mean, we've got one, but I'm pretty sure giving it Adaine's dorm key isn't really going to help us out here. Cause then one of us is still missing their key.

[tempredmental]

What about like... a novelty key? Instead of giving it someone else's real key... just give it a toy or something.

[nightyorb]

Like one of those keys you give to babies to chew on?

[tempredmental]

Yeah. but like... a metal one instead of one of those chewy rubber things. I don't think the rubber ones would trick of Klefki.