❀ 2nd Konpeito ❀ [Video]

[konpeitoqueen]

[When the video switches on, she's holding a book- on Pokémon, and sitting in the corner of the Dangan House. There's a paper in her hands, and if you squint, you can make out frantic scrawling in Japanese all over the other side of it, written with a heavy hand- there's imprints on the paper.

Her Mawile is sleeping on the beanbag next to her, and a Petilil carries more books to her obediently. When Saionji takes them, said Petilil goes to bother Ayani instead.] You know... I've been thinking, and... it's so stupidly pitiful.

[A pause. She doesn't elaborate.] ...And what's a legendary Pokémon?

Comments

[konpeitoqueen]

It doesn't work that way! You were still a meanie, so I'll still force you to make it up to me one day, whether you like it or not.

[Success is temporary, as Saionji knows all too well. Enjoy it while it lasts.]

[imthe_shit]

So, someone giving you a talking to about how you're wrong means they're a "meanie"?

Huh. To be young again.

[konpeitoqueen]

[SHUT UUUUUP]

You could've been nicer! So there! [STOP BEING RIGHT]

[imthe_shit]

That's as nice as I get with spoiled brats, kid.

[ Takes out his cigarette, tapping it and letting some of the ash fall. ] Not my problem if you can't handle it. I know a seven year old who's got better manners than you do.

[konpeitoqueen]

Manners schmanners. None of it means anything if you're just making yourself look vulnerable, I guess.

[SIIIIIGH.] I'll let you get away with it for this once, then! But I won't be so kind next time!

[imthe_shit]

How gracious of you, m'lady. [ You can practically taste the sarcasm. ] Good luck with those Legendaries.

[konpeitoqueen]

[Sarcasm still tastes like shit.] Pffft, like I'd need it from you. [She contemplates hanging up now, but decides to stay on for a while (against her better judgement) to see if Snake had anything interesting to say. He's been. Uh. Fun, if annoying.]

[imthe_shit]

I gave you the challenge. [ And with a smirk, he hangs up. LATER GATOR ]

[konpeitoqueen]

[OHHHHHH well then. She's just gonna see your smug face again in five years, when she's... flying on top of Ho-oh, or something!

But for now, silence.]

[VIDEO]

[moveslikestrider]

So everyone answer your question or do you need me to slide in here? Because I can tell you a bit about the legendaries. I've seen a few of them when they decided to bring in a super blizzard last winter.

[konpeitoqueen]

[Oh so he SAW them? Now that's something she can look forward too.]

You saaaw them? Wow! Tell me! Tell me!

[moveslikestrider]

More like everyone saw them during the mega blizzard. Looked a lot like they were made of rock, and nothing anyone did could stop them. Went on this big ramapage, wrecking towns as they made their way across.

Like end of the world stuff or something like that. Weirdly ended on the 21st of December. Wonder if there's some surviving video feeds of it.

[konpeitoqueen]

[That sounds incredibly dangerous. Good.]

Do you have any? I wanna see! Was Ho-oh there? [Rock, though...? She did read something about... she can't recall, dammit.] Did anyone catch any of them!

[lullabytes]

If that's so, we can leave whenever you want, I think...and, well, I think all the parties are done for the moment. We can always come back whenever, too, I think.

[ Nanami doesn't seem to be aware of the wariness - but then, her secrets, such as they are, actually aren't dark and terrible. So. ]

What did you mean by stupidly pitiful, then...?

[konpeitoqueen]

[Sounds... okay?]

Yay! Let's go soon! And by stupid pitiful, I mean all this circumstances. [Here she goes-]

It's soooooo obvious that the Pokémon here are Japanese legends and youkai brought to full life and embraced by culture! And yet, the people here take the time out of their day to suck up to Western ideas and foreigners, just like back home!

It's just dumb! Of all things to share with our home world, it has to be that? This place is strong, it doesn't need to be nice to other regions!

[VIDEO]

[diamondo]

What's stupidly pitiful?

[Normally Mondo would just go find Saionji to ask that question, but he's kind of in the middle of work. He's got his hair down again and is wearing something other than his Crazy Diamonds jacket - he almost looks presentable. He's leaning on the counter in the Pokémart and obviously not doing a very good job of working, but oh well.]

As for legendary Pokémon... they're apparently somewhere between the regular Pokémon around here and gods. I dunno if you can catch 'em or anything, but that'd be pretty fucking awesome if you could!

[konpeitoqueen]

The circumstances!

[Here we go again.] Pokémon here, the culture, even the geography is all based off Japan! And yet, even though it's strong and full of life, they decide to give into Western traditions and foreigners' wills still! It's not like good ideas are bad, but most of them just stink up the place!

If it's tailored for Japan, than why is it so sympathetic to people who can't and won't accept it?

[A pause.] I'm definitely gonna catch one, one day! Ho-oh sounds good!

[diamondo]

[...headtilt.]

Y'know, I hadn't thought about it like that. It is really similar to Japan, isn't it? But yeah, there are a lot of customs and shit here that are more western... huh.

[He's not sure what to think about Saionji's rant there, so he's just going to... leave it at that...]

Ho-Oh sounds pretty fucking cool, yeah! I've done some reading on the legends in Ecruteak; the place's pretty cool too!

[moveslikestrider]

Nothing anyone did stopped them, so no, no one caught one. It wasn't a bird and there were three, one was this big ice thing. Hold up. [Dave digs out a notepad and a pencil. It takes him five minutes to make a basic (it's not that hard) sketch of Regice.]

See?

I didn't catch any video of them. Next time some weird disaster like that happens, I will.

[konpeitoqueen]

It's sooooo stupid to destroy and mutilate your own culture just to be nice!

[Though...] Someone told me we're technically all foreigners but some people have to be more foreign than others. People from... cannibal worlds, or aliens, or something! It's so weird that the world just readily accommodates them!

[HO-OH YEEEEAH] One day I'm gonna go to Ecruteak and go to the tower! Maybe if I call out or something at the top...

[konpeitoqueen]

[She can't really remember that one... then again she's mostly just been reading up on Johto.] Three of them? Wow! Pffft, I'll definitely make sure they don't slip through our fingers so easily next time!

[WELL SHE'S NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO A WEIRD DISASTER...] Are weird disasters a normal thing here?

[diamondo]

...Cannibal worlds? Shit, I hope there's no one like that here, that's fucking nasty.

[Of all things to focus on, Mondo...]

I've heard there are some people here who weren't even human in their world! I dunno how true that is, but there's definitely some kind of magic or something at work here.

[As for Ho-Oh...]

Hey, you never know! Maybe it'll work!

[konpeitoqueen]

[IT WORKS FOR SAIONJI.] Animals who come here are the weirdest, though! How would they feel like taming and controlling Pokémon that look like them?

Yeah! ...Which tower is it, though...

[diamondo]

That's a really fucking good question, actually...

[...........oh well, moving on!!]

I think it's the Tin Tower? I'm not sure. I mean, it looks like you can get pretty high up there, whereas the Burned Tower is... well, burned.

[konpeitoqueen]

[YES MOVING ON] Tin Tower? Okay then! But the Burned Tower might hold some interesting stuff, too...