Thirty-Eighth Projection

[wontdieifkilled]

[Action; Celadon City]

[If you walk into the Game Corner, you might find Shirou there, playing Voltorb Flip. He's got a large stack of coins going, which means he's doing good.

But then suddenly, the backpack by the chair begins to glow. Suddenly, it bursts open, revealing a newly-hatched Scyther.]

WHOA!

[Then a series of things happens. Shirou accidentally hits a panel on the game board, whcih turns out to be a Voltorb. So much for that round. But then the light directly over Shirou's head turns red.

Thus, Shirou has to deal with a rampaging Scyther. Gunning for him.

Somehow, somehow, he manages to keep the Game Corner from taking any damage.]

[Video; later]

[Shirou looks like a complete and utter mess. His hair is disheveled, his clothes are ripped in several places, and he's got some gauze taped to his right cheek.]

So, did you know that the color red makes Scyther enraged? It's true.

[Beat.]

But, um. I'm kind of stuck with one now, and it started with all the moves it can learn, so I might as well evolve it. I think I'll have better luck if I just stay out of red lights.

[You might want to wear a hat, though, Shirou.]

Problem is, Scyther only evolves from trading. Is there anybody who'd help me evolve it? I can compensate you if you want.

[[OoC: Arrangements have been made for Shirou's trading partner already.]]

Comments

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[ex_cashcow493]

You plan to evolve a Scyther you just only recently acquired? [ She's not so silently judging your call here, Shirou. ] If you trade it to anyone while it is that wild, they could end up hurt as well.

[ Frown. ]

[wontdieifkilled]

Um, well...it'll be fine, as long as there's no red around.

[Easier said than done.]

[ex_cashcow493]

...

But your hair. [ Bluntly said. ]

[wontdieifkilled]

Huh? What about my hair?

[You lost him.]

[ex_cashcow493]

The color.

[ She knows. Boy does she know. ]

[wontdieifkilled]

What? But it's closer to orange, isn't it?

[ex_cashcow493]

[ Was it becoming a lighter color or was that her imagination? Shirou couldn't be aging that way here after all. ]

If I had to describe it, I would use red over orange.

[wontdieifkilled]

Um. Maybe it's just not red enough? I mean, it didn't go wild until the red light above me turned on.

[ex_cashcow493]

I will have to get a closer look in person.

[ Quickly looking away. ] As for trading.. I am not wearing any red, so it should be no problem if I were to assist you with that matter.

[wontdieifkilled]

Well, if all else fails, I'll just wear a hat.

Really? You'd do that for me?

[ex_cashcow493]

A helm would protect your head a lot better than a hat, Shirou.

[ So important that she's failing to answer that other question. ]

[wontdieifkilled]

It would be for concealment, not protection. Besides, where in this world would I get a helmet?

[ex_cashcow493]

I shall commission Saber to craft one for you.

[ She's dead serious about this. ] You should wear it when you fly or ride a bike as well.

[wontdieifkilled]

If you're going to get her to craft something for me, I'd prefer a pair of short swords. A helmet isn't useful enough to lug around.

Besides, we're digressing.

[ex_cashcow493]

No, you are trying to do just that.

[ Stubbornly sticking to the conversation. ]

I am not giving you a pair of swords in a realm where you do not need them. [ Ignore the fact she has a sword hidden. ] A helm is plenty useful. When your Pokemon attacks you, that is.

[wontdieifkilled]

No, you're the one digressing because this isn't what the conversation was supposed to be about. We're supposed to be setting up a trade, not debating the usefulness of weapons versus armor.

[ex_cashcow493]

[ ... ]

Fine, how will we do this trade?

[wontdieifkilled]

There's a machine in each Pokémon Center, on the second floor. If two people use it, they can trade, even across great distances.

[ex_cashcow493]

I am familiar with those machines well enough. It is how we transfer between Breeding Centers. [ She doesn't even want to know how it's possible. ] There should be one in this city that I could locate easily enough.

It should not take me more than a couple of minutes.

[wontdieifkilled]

Okay, thanks a lot. I'll head over to the Pokémon Center myself now.

[ex_cashcow493]

Alright, then we would be able to do this, correct? [ There's the sound of her moving already. ]

[wontdieifkilled]

Yep, that's right. And it'll only take a few minutes.

[ex_cashcow493]

Shirou, there are no negative effects for my own Pokemon when I do this, right? They won't feel as though I've betrayed them, right?

[wontdieifkilled]

Nope. They won't, don't worry.

[Though Shirou doesn't know that trades reset a Pokémon's happiness level to neutral.]

[ex_cashcow493]

Alright, let us be quick with this.

[ Not that she's going to bother disconnecting the feed should they need to still talk. ]