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no_ufo_ending) wrote2016-08-08 06:07 am
no_ufo_ending) wrote2016-08-08 06:07 am
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[Victory Road] Ic Inbox
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I dunno... I was just kinda curious, I guess?
Like, I think that company is doing some shady bullshit-- I think everybody does... but it's not the Nulls' fault.
All they know is the inside of a lab.
[She does. She loves her horrifying robot dog and she's actually really surprised at how quickly she's gotten attached to it.]
I guess I just feel like they deserve a chance to see the world as much as anything else.
Like, I think that company is doing some shady bullshit-- I think everybody does... but it's not the Nulls' fault.
All they know is the inside of a lab.
[She does. She loves her horrifying robot dog and she's actually really surprised at how quickly she's gotten attached to it.]
I guess I just feel like they deserve a chance to see the world as much as anything else.
[Knowing what he does know, Henry lets out a sympathetic little hum.]
I'm glad he's got you...hey, wanna see something that's also never seen the outside of a lab?
I'm glad he's got you...hey, wanna see something that's also never seen the outside of a lab?
[... Oh boy.]
[It's either gonna be something really weird, really dumb, or both.]
... Sure, lay it on me.
[It's either gonna be something really weird, really dumb, or both.]
... Sure, lay it on me.
[Perhaps, to Heather's surprise, it was neither!]
[Henry stands from his desk, gives a couple of passing words to the Joy at the other side of the desk, and ducks into the back where all the equipment and overnight kennels are. There, he crouches down and aims the 'gear at a pile of fat sleepy baby Nidorans.]
They just hatched tonight. They don't even know what grass is.
[Henry stands from his desk, gives a couple of passing words to the Joy at the other side of the desk, and ducks into the back where all the equipment and overnight kennels are. There, he crouches down and aims the 'gear at a pile of fat sleepy baby Nidorans.]
They just hatched tonight. They don't even know what grass is.
[Wow-- she is surprised.]
[In the best way.]
[Her answer comes in a quiet gasp.]
Oh, shit!
[... Crass, but Henry will know THAT'S JUST HEATHER'S WAY OF BEING AWED.]
They're so tiny.
[In the best way.]
[Her answer comes in a quiet gasp.]
Oh, shit!
[... Crass, but Henry will know THAT'S JUST HEATHER'S WAY OF BEING AWED.]
They're so tiny.
[Henry lets out a self-satisfied little chuckle at her reaction.]
This job might not be easy, but it has its perks.
This job might not be easy, but it has its perks.
I guess I never thought about Pokemon hatching in Centers, but not everybody has a breeding setup or just hatches them on the road, huh?
Right. And some days, trainers need to go somewhere on short notice. They'll usually leave a flamebody Pokemon with us and we'll take shifts in walking with them. Sometimes we just end up with a surprise. We haven't kept a Null yet though. They're all so different.
I think there's only five or six Nulls out there, total.
Only a few people have gotten one so far.
[She rubs the back of her neck with one hand, patting the now-awkwardly-curled Null at her side.]
I'm not sure I'd wanna leave Snitter at a Center.
They're kind of... one-person Pokemon.
Only a few people have gotten one so far.
[She rubs the back of her neck with one hand, patting the now-awkwardly-curled Null at her side.]
I'm not sure I'd wanna leave Snitter at a Center.
They're kind of... one-person Pokemon.
[Henry puffs out another laugh but it's edged with nerves.]
Suits me.
[They're so spooky.]
Suits me.
[They're so spooky.]
[She snorts a little bit. It's not like she can BLAME him, but on the other hand...]
You know you're gonna have to deal with him when we get home eventually, right?
You know you're gonna have to deal with him when we get home eventually, right?
From a distance.
[Henry says this a little firmly. He knows Heather isn't going to walk in the door and plop Snitter into his lap, but he is...concerned. He wasn't usually the type to attack other men with his teeth and nails. He's just not sure what's going to happen when he's in the same room with this unnatural disco robo dog.]
[Henry says this a little firmly. He knows Heather isn't going to walk in the door and plop Snitter into his lap, but he is...concerned. He wasn't usually the type to attack other men with his teeth and nails. He's just not sure what's going to happen when he's in the same room with this unnatural disco robo dog.]
That's fair.
I won't let him come over and just vehemently rub his helmet on you.
[Which is a thing he does. She now has scrapes and rips in her jeans that WEREN'T a fashion statement.]
I won't let him come over and just vehemently rub his helmet on you.
[Which is a thing he does. She now has scrapes and rips in her jeans that WEREN'T a fashion statement.]
Thanks. It's tough enough when Flotsam tries to crawl into my lap. Her shell is so pointy.
Haha, she must be getting big, huh?
[She doesn't remember exactly when the Lapras hatched, only that most of the time she's been home over the summer, the most she'd seen of Flotsam had been a lot of happy splashing out in the pool.]
[She doesn't remember exactly when the Lapras hatched, only that most of the time she's been home over the summer, the most she'd seen of Flotsam had been a lot of happy splashing out in the pool.]
Henry. I would like to challenge you to a Pokemon battle.
[ Hello Henry, it's Walter and he's still got the social graces of a very clumsy Psyduck that's zoning out with an upcoming headache. ]
[ Hello Henry, it's Walter and he's still got the social graces of a very clumsy Psyduck that's zoning out with an upcoming headache. ]
[Background noise of a busy Pokemon Center meets Walter's ear before Henry's voice does. He's taken a moment to not fly into fight or flight mode in the middle of his break.]
What? Walter? No. No, I don't want to battle you.
What? Walter? No. No, I don't want to battle you.
I won't bring Assumption, and your friends can be present.
[ Clearly this is an issue of trust and that Walter and/or his Pokemon will kill him. Which was understandable enough, and he wasn't going to hold it against Henry. ]
[ Clearly this is an issue of trust and that Walter and/or his Pokemon will kill him. Which was understandable enough, and he wasn't going to hold it against Henry. ]
What does Assumption have to-- no, Walter. No. I decline your challenge.
[There is creaking of the break room chair as Henry gets up and starts to pace.]
[There is creaking of the break room chair as Henry gets up and starts to pace.]
[ There's a pause before Walter speaks again. The background noise, crunching of leaves, wind and rustling, gave away that he was outside, walking somewhere. There's some kind of Pokemon walking with him, padding along on four feet. ]
Why.
Why.
[A small burst of a sigh.]
Because I don't like you, Walter. And I don't think it would do any good--not for you, not me, and not our Pokemon.
Because I don't like you, Walter. And I don't think it would do any good--not for you, not me, and not our Pokemon.
I did not challenge you because I wanted to see you, Henry.
...You have been here six years longer than I have. I have defeated the eight Gym Leaders of Johto, but it's not enough. I need to check how strong my Pokemon are, compared to someone who has been here for so long.
...You have been here six years longer than I have. I have defeated the eight Gym Leaders of Johto, but it's not enough. I need to check how strong my Pokemon are, compared to someone who has been here for so long.
[Henry can't help an ugly, genuinely amused snort at Walter's response.]
Okay, that's fair. But...the answer is still no. Both because I just don't want to and I'm trying to get better at sticking up for myself--not letting myself bend just because it's what someone else wants--and because you would probably walk away disappointed.
Okay, that's fair. But...the answer is still no. Both because I just don't want to and I'm trying to get better at sticking up for myself--not letting myself bend just because it's what someone else wants--and because you would probably walk away disappointed.
I do not think you would defeat me that easily.
[ His Pokemon aren't weak. But there's another pause as he considers what else Henry as said. A soft rumble comes from the Luxray at his side, both angry that this person thought he could beat her without a problem, and curious. ]
[ His Pokemon aren't weak. But there's another pause as he considers what else Henry as said. A soft rumble comes from the Luxray at his side, both angry that this person thought he could beat her without a problem, and curious. ]
Ah--haha. Hah. Haha. No. You have it backwards, Walter. Do you want to know how many badges I have?
Zero.
Zero.
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