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Saionji Hiyoko ([personal profile] konpeitoqueen) wrote2013-12-23 11:03 pm

❀ 1st Konpeito ❀ [Video]

Someone better- better explain this to me! Before I-

[Someone's screaming into the receiver, mouth and face too close to identify them. However, the voice sounds young and feminine, and it's screeching.] I- I don't want to be here! I want to go HOME! WHERE AM I?!

[The video feed suddenly drops on the ground. For the next few minutes, you can hear sobbing in the background. And then the door opening. At one point she starts screaming and suddenly there's the cheery tune of a Christmas song starting, before the door slams roughly. After a while more and a bit of 'Mawile, mawile?', she finally comes back into view.]

...Ugh. If anyone makes fun of me, I'll rip your head off.

[There's a girl on the camera, wrapped up in so much towels, spare trainer sets and so on that she looks more like a ball of tossed clothes than anything else. Her Mawile tries to snuggle in with her, but she visibly pushes it away and pins its head against the floor. The Pokémon's back mouth snaps in shock, but she doesn't pay much mind.

Her eyes have rings of red around them- hell, her entire face is extraordinarily red. It seems that apart from the cold, she's also been crying.]
I'm the Saionji Hiyoko. SHSL Classical Japanese Dancer. From the super-famous Saionji clan.

People keep telling me to leave this town and go beat some Gym Leaders or something, but who cares?! It's cold, this is stupid, and all I have for defense against all these monster-things is... another monster-thing. [Ayani the Mawile perks her head up.] It's not stinky or mean, but it's stupid and rock-hard like metal and just makes me colder! Plus, there's a weird red-nosed deer outside the door that wants me to 'ride it into Cherrygrove in the name of Christmas' or something. Isn't that all a Western tradition? Christmas is just a some event that gives you discounts in stores where I come from. Figures, scummy foreigners just love shoving their shit in everyone's face, even someplace like here... what even IS this place?

...Is there a chance... [She suddenly seems reluctant to say the next few words, but her face turns sour again- almost in realization- and in an instant just spurts it out.] Is this place yomi? It's cold and dead, that's all I can tell! All it's missing is the huge dirty river that separates us from the living realm. I want to give that stinky rotten Izanami a piece of my mind for allowing me to suffer like this! Where is she?! And- [Saionji grabs her Mawile, and both mouths start yapping-] What kind of Yomotsu is Ayani?! [If you're not familiar with Shinto lore, the girl on the video feed is currently spouting nonsense. And even if you are familiar with Shinto lore, her yelling and complaining is so jarring that you'd mistake it for nonsense anyway.]
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[personal profile] gardentrainer 2013-12-24 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
Of course they're animals! And you're supposed to take good care of them because of that. They're your companions. You take care of them and they take care of you. [Gosh, didn't you ever have a pet before?]

I like the weather right now. But I don't mind the cold much.
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[personal profile] diamondo 2013-12-24 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, shit, you okay!?

[If only he could actually get there in a timely manner but no, it'll take hours, if not a full day to get there.]
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[personal profile] gardentrainer 2013-12-24 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
They're companions. Animals have feelings just like we do. When you hurt an animal like you hurt a human, it feels the same thing! You probably never actually took care of a pet to witness this! [Ugh. Jade will be patient though. Maybe she can reason why Saionji should treat her Pokemon better.] They have shorter lives and they can get hurt, and if you don't take care of them, they don't get better.

It won't kill you if you take care of yourself.
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video response

[personal profile] gardentrainer 2013-12-24 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Wow, it's bad out there.]You wouldn't be doing much better in that blizzard by yourself. It's trying its best to get you to town. [ :( Oh noooo. She hopes they're okay though.]

What happened? Is something attacking you?!
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[personal profile] diamondo 2013-12-24 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
Shit, you okay? L-Look, just try to get to Cherrygrove; we'll have someone leave now to pick you up, alright? If you can just get there you'll be fine!

[...Yes, he's legitimately worried about a girl he just met.]
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[personal profile] diamondo 2013-12-24 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[It takes all of Mondo's restraint not to facepalm. Then again, he's pretty sure he tried to fight the wild Pokémon when he first showed up too so uh...]

Saionji, Saionji, listen! Use your Pokémon to fight it! It probably knows Bite or something like that, right? Try ordering it to attack!

[Mondo turns from the camera to check something off-screen, then he moves to draw a Pokéball from his belt.]

Ishimaru and I are gonna head out to pick you up, okay?
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[personal profile] diamondo 2013-12-24 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Okay, so at least the immediate threat is gone. It looks like her Pokémon can handle itself - either that or Saionji managed to faint it by kicking it. He wouldn't be surprised either way, to be honest.

That just leaves the problem of getting her to Cherrygrove in one piece. The Stantler doesn't look like it's going to be very helpful, so she'll have to proceed on foot.]


Saionji, it'll be okay! You're gonna have to keep walking toward the next town, alright? Once you get there you can rest! Ishimaru and I are coming to get you, we'll be there as soon as possible, okay?

[Mondo's no longer on video due to flying, but his voice still comes over loud and clear, with the occasional squawk from his Aerodactyl. Don't ask how that thing's carrying him.]
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[personal profile] diamondo 2013-12-24 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Good, hopefully she'll be alright. Still, Mondo will talk to her on her way there to make sure she's not too lonely.]

You'll be fine! This weather's shit for traveling in, but the routes aren't bad when the weather's fine. It's a shame you had to show up in the middle of winter, but at least you're here in time for the holidays!
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[personal profile] diamondo 2013-12-24 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh boy...]

Hey, c'mon, cheer up! It'll be great; we're gonna have a party and there'll be lots of sweets there! Assuming they didn't eat all the fucking cookies...

[Not that it would be the end of the world if they did, he can always bake more!]

And we're gonna exchange gifts and everything! --Shit, I'll have to get you something once we get back!

[Look, he's trying...]
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[personal profile] diamondo 2013-12-24 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! That's what Christmas is all about, right? Giving presents and spending time with friends and shit!

[Isn't it supposed to be family not friends? Oh well, whatever.]

You'll get settled in pretty quickly, I'm sure! And if you've got any questions, you can ask any of us! We just need to figure out where you're gonna stay, since there aren't very many girls in the house...

[...You might get stuck with Celes. Have fun with that.]
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[personal profile] diamondo 2013-12-24 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Mondo tips his head a bit in thought and remains silent for a moment. All that can be heard is the wind rushing by him.

Why is he being so nice to her? Because she's new here and she was upset? Because she's one of Nanami's classmates and Nanami's really nice? Because she's from their school, even if she's not in the same year?

The answer he settles on is the easiest, and when he speaks he sounds like he's smiling.]


'Cause I don't see any reason to be mean to you. I know how fucking confusing showing up here can be, and believe me, I didn't get along with a lot of people right away. I guess what I'm saying is there's no reason for me to be mean to you, and you seem like a pretty nice kid. You've been good to me so far! 'Sides, you're one of us! You've been through the same shit we have and the last thing I'm gonna do is be mean to someone who's gone through hell.

[...Unless they're Togami or Celes.]

We're in this together now and we get along, so 'course I'm gonna be nice to you!
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[personal profile] diamondo 2013-12-24 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
I guess you could say that!

[It's kind of a weird title to be given but he laughs anyway. Maybe he really has gone soft here, but he can't say he really minds.]

Whoa, hey, there's no need to scare anyone! Pranks though, I can get behind that!

[As long as they're not too bad. No throwing things at Leon or trying to give everyone pancakes (he's still not sure about that one by the way). But hey, pranks are always fun, and he hasn't gotten to pull any in quite some time.

...They're going to be a nightmare for the entire house, aren't they?]

video forever!;

[personal profile] angerpoints 2013-12-24 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh -

["Big Bro"? Well, okay then. Yusuke briefly contemplates switching to audio when she does, just so it doesn't start feeling weird, but then ends up leaving the video on when he decides he doesn't give a frick if it feels weird or not. Besides, maybe actually seeing another person's face'll help keep her calm.]

I dunno, I'd say they're... maybe house cat-sized? Somewhere around there. They're not really that tough or anything, though. Hell, the ones out here in the city'll usually stay away from you.

[... or at least, they certainly stay away from him, anyway. That might have a lot to do with the fact that he usually stomps at them threateningly when they get too close, though - that, and the fact that he's usually got his big, scary-looking level 100 Mightyena out with him. Fuck giant rodents, man. They can go squeak squeak all the way to hell.]

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