3rd Zapfish [Video, Ecruteak City]

[agent3]

[There's not much snow on the ground in Ecruteak City, since it is early in the season, but there's enough that the Luxray and Granbull the video opens up on are rolling in it not far from the Pokemon Center, the latter with much more energy than the former. Still, both seem to like the cold stuff on their fur, and they look pretty happy about it.

Whoever is filming them from afar does not. There's a sigh, and a slight chattering of teeth.]

Snowed last night. [It's Thida's voice. Her voice is...quiet, subdued. Maybe even a bit strained.] Like it here...but, 's there a place with no snow?

Iiinkay. [Ah, looks like Maika is there too. One of her tentacles wraps around to grasp at the 'gear, and she turns it to her. There has never been a more serious little look on an Inkay's face in all the world.] Ink, inkay iiink. Kay!

[For the Pokemon here, she's said, "Trainer's depressed. It's very bad, I dunno what to do. Please help!"]

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[Audio]

[agent3]

Stayin' at th'Pokemon Center.

[I mean it's not...like she's sleeping outside? And the Joys are super duper nice and probably kind of pity the awkward kid.]

[audio] SORRY ABOUT THE LATENESS, i've been having a rough/busy week

[innocentloveholic]

[ Oh... ........... ]

So you're like, a total charity case! How sad. [ ...except it really doesn't sound sympathetic or pitying or anything, it's totally unconcerned. ] Are houses expensive here or something? Can't you just, like, totally commandeer an empty one? It's not like anyone'd be using it, after all!

[audio] NO NO IT'S OKAY i've been busy too

[agent3]

[???]

Not sad. Just works. Can't just take a house, though.

[audio] AHH GOOD, i hope things get less busy! and also that you have happy holidays c:

[innocentloveholic]

[ ??? ]

Why not?

[audio] ty ty same to you dear

[agent3]

...'Cause that's stealin'? Duh.

[audio]

[innocentloveholic]

It's only stealing if you get caught.

[ ...also is there something wrong with stealing, she doesn't see the issue here— ]

[Audio]

[agent3]

Prob'ly get caught, though. Houses're big.

[I mean like. People...check on houses, even when unoccupied? There's associations dedicated to that.]

[Audio]

[innocentloveholic]

[ Aligula's opinion: this girl is kind of unfun. ]

You're a total killjoy. Is the punishment for being a poor homeless person really that bad?

[Audio]

[agent3]

[Ah. She's heard that one before.]

Don't care. 'N...don't wanna take a house. Buyin', yeah. Takin', no.

[Audio]

[innocentloveholic]

And you're a goody-two-shoes! [ she says this like it is the worst thing to be. ] What'd you say your name was?

[ ...they haven't exchanged names in the first place but details, apparently. ]

[Audio]

[agent3]

Didn't.

[AND she's observant, 3 for 3.]

Thida.

[Audio]

[innocentloveholic]

[ Thida......... okay! ]

Your name's totally not as weird as some people's I've met. [ Yep, yep. ] Ohhhhh, I should say mine too, right? It's Aligula. Now you can tell everyone who the most funnest person in the entire whole world is!

[ i'm sorry. ]

[Audio]

[agent3]

[Mmm...good thing this isn't a video, or Aligula might be seeing the flattest stare she's ever encountered on a person.]

Y'mean you?

[Audio]

[innocentloveholic]

Of course I do! Who else would I mean, dummy?

[ ...she actually sounds kind of offended here, ngl. ]

[Audio]

[agent3]

[You don't see the shrug she gives, but you can feel it.]

Just checkin'.