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

[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.

[riastrad_ridire]

And you're usually a pretty good sport about it, so I'm not gonna throw you off a cliff or put a bug with knife arms in a box and surprise you with it.

[wontdieifkilled]

...Thanks.

So, is there anything else?

[video]

[likeawildbull]

[Shirou's pain is an acceptable form of entertainment - have Gilgamesh, looking as pleased with the boy as he ever has.]

How pathetic.

[video]

[wontdieifkilled]

Yeah, I'd like to see you do better. You don't have your fancy tricks here.

[video]

[likeawildbull]

That you would think to challenge me . . . when you can be beaten by an insect-!

[It's just too much. His head sinks, shoulders shaking with nearly-silent laughter.]

[video]

[wontdieifkilled]

You always did have the tendency to underestimate other people.

[He's trying to not let it bug him. After all, he's already defeated him in a one-on-one fight.]

video

[islandshore]

Huh, that's weird...

[Riku rubs the side of his neck.]

Blade loved the color red when she was as Scyther. Guess that goes to show how diverse Pokémon can be.

[video]

[likeawildbull]

I don't need to estimate when evidence stands in front of me.

[Recovers himself enough to look up, lifting his eyebrows subtly.]

And what is your brilliant plan to avoid the color red?

video

[wontdieifkilled]

Wow, really? That is weird.

video

[islandshore]

Not as weird as a timid Hydreigon, honestly. But it's probably got something to do with personality as well as natural habits.

The fact that some Scythers hate red is made even weirder by the fact that their evolved forms are red.

[video]

[wontdieifkilled]

I'm not going to. I have a better idea.

[video]

[likeawildbull]

[He hums a little noise, a "go on" sort of noise. Or maybe a "so you're not a complete idiot?" sort of noise. There's some overlap there.]

video

[wontdieifkilled]

...Maybe that's why? They associate it with hostile creatures trying to encroach on their territory, maybe?

[video]

[wontdieifkilled]

All it takes is an evolution, and the problem's gone.

[video]

[likeawildbull]

A simple solution to a simple problem.

[It's acceptable, at least. He almost hangs up without a goodbye - his usual way of ending calls - but then something odd strikes him.]

Do all Scythers share that response?

[video]

[wontdieifkilled]

Dunno. It's supposed to be instinctive, for what that's worth.

[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.

[video]

[likeawildbull]

Strange.

[He'll have to ask Nero about that.]

[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. ]