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konpeitoqueen) wrote2013-12-23 11:03 pm
konpeitoqueen) wrote2013-12-23 11:03 pm
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❀ 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.]
[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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Yeah, he told me. [Again, going to omit the part where she got pissed at him referring to her as '-kun', and trying to insult him. Ahahaha...] He said I don't need to send anything back in return! Is he suuuure?
[The howling winds die down a bit, and she lets out another shiver.] And I hope I can get a hot bath in Cherrygrove!
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[Shrug! Oh well.]
Yeah, it's alright, don't worry about it! We wanna make sure all our classmates are in the same place for the holidays, y'know? 'Sides, traveling alone in the snow would suck.
[He grins again.] Don't worry about it, Cherrygrove's got a place you can stay for the night in case whoever's picking you up can't make it there right away! They should have plenty of hot water!
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Is there Japanese food? What I would give for some soy sauce... miso soup, rice, maybe some salmon and veggies!
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It doesn't really work like that here. It's... kinda difficult to explain, but if this were a movie, it'd be rated like, PG or something. You'll see what I mean when you start battling.
[As for the food in Cherrygrove, uh... Well, he has no idea. He's never been to Cherrygrove. Guess who started out in Goldenrod as a member of Team Rocket? Yeah.]
Hopefully they've got something you'll enjoy!
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[A sigh, and a shrug.] Eh, I guess some people are too pansy and all to deal with actual fighting. Community caves in for the lesser ones! Eh!
Yeah, they better! ...Or maybe I'll just eat one of these Pokémon. [The red-nosed Stantler's gonna be preeetty tired by the time it arrives in Cherrygrove, after all! And she's used to eating venison, with the deer overpopulation in Japan and all-
-NO SAIONJI.]
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[MONDO WHY WOULD YOU EVER SAY THAT]
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But the most important thing...
...Are there sweets here?
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[They certainly have cotton candy!]
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Yay! I wonder if I can get this deer-thing to fly to Goldenrod inst-
[A very angry Christmas carol starts playing. Wow, most people didn't even know Jingle Bells could sound so threatening.] Okay, okay! Jeez, stupid deer...
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Hey, don't worry 'bout it! Ishimaru said he'd send someone to pick you up, right? So you might have to wait a day or so, but someone'll be there to bring you to Goldenrod with the rest of us!
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[-the Stantler swerves past a tree just in time. Because of the audio response, Mondo would only hear a whoosh, but she clings onto its horns and screams.] WHAT WAS THAT?!
[Saionji's holding onto the damn thing too tight. This isn't going to end well.]
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[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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They slam straight into a tree, falling unceremoniously to the ground, with the horde of Stantlers and other Pokémon scattering in fear.]
...Ow... ow, ow, ow! [It was terribly wrong to assume one of Santa's Stantlers didn't need oxygen, or eyesight. As smart as she is, she practically never uses her brain when she's scared.
Suddenly, something yelps 'Exegg!' near her.]
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[...Yes, he's legitimately worried about a girl he just met.]
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Fight it! Fight it! [Saionji races up and kicks the Exeggcute, trying to get it away. It seems everything goes to Hell, sooner or later...]
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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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It hurts! My ears hurt, and I'm cold! [The Stantler seems out of commission, so now would be a great time to capture it, if Saionji was thinking straight. No other flying Stantlers were conveniently overhead, basically stranding her in the middle of the route. Ayani actually doesn't look too roughed up, probably fighting the thing to submission without much orders needed.]
switch to audio
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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...O-okay... I'll get there... [She shuffles past the Stantler noisily in the snow, and Ayani prods it in confusion. In a moment, Saionji suddenly rummages through her bag, and tosses a Pokéball at it.
She's too cold and dazed to realize the Pokéball's now empty, and just trudges forward, Mawile in tow.
...By God, she hates being at the bottom.]
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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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[Saionji tries to keep her tears to a minimum, though; it's cold enough as it is. Because the red-nosed Stantler has already flown a fair bit before the slam-into-a-tree thing, it's take just a few hours to get there.
...Yeah... just a few hours.]
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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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Why do people cut down a tree and put it in their living room at this time of the year
This holiday is so fucking weird]
Sweets...? [She perks up a bit- wow, are these people seriously just going to pick her up from the middle of nowhere and throw me into a party? She can't help but feel... kind of suspicious but grateful in a way. Mostly suspicious.] And gifts?
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[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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...Why are you being so nice to me?
[Because- because until she was announced SHSL Buyo Dancer and thrown into a terrible island of despair and death whenever someone treats you nice they either need to or they're gearing up to ask for something. And... friends? So they were friends, now, when at most everyone's just either been an ally of her or not?
The last time she was friends with someone-]
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