005 ▲ Video

[fony]

[In this video is a Growlithe. More specifically, a Growlithe sitting beside a cluster of 6 new eggs. She's not looking at the camera at first, but then she seems to notice it's recording and barks happily at it, wagging her tail.]

You know we're not keeping all of those. I don't want to deal with six more baby...whatever's in those eggs. Dogs?

[Mama Growlithe barks again, then growls at the Mareep that over to check out the eggs.]

Whatever.

[The camera moves away from the two Pokémon to point at what appears to be the ceiling.]

So whoever is watching...I've got six eggs that I don't want. I think most of them are the same as she is--I'm pretty sure the father is Ifrit--a Vulpix.

I don't really understand how this even happened. But uh...if you want to buy one, they're 500p apiece.

[He ends it there. Eggs are still available!]

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[pipers_son]

How it happened should be obvious, I'd think~. It's the month a love~.

[Joker, stop laughing at the poor soul]

[fony]

Month of love? Oh, because of that Valentine holiday?

[What 'Valentine' has to do with love is a mystery to him.]

[pipers_son]

Yep~. It's a romantic time for couples, y'know.

[fony]

...Doesn't mean anything for me. M'not part of a couple.

[That explains the dating beta-test. Which he didn't actually get a date or anything out of. Oh well.]

[pipers_son]

Obviously means somethin' for yer Pokemon.

[fony]

Obviously. They've been pretty friendly since they hatched, but I didn't know they had that kind of interest in each other.

[pipers_son]

Love surprises us all! Guess they just needed the push ta realize their feelins.

[fony]

I wish they'd realize it in a way that doesn't mean more work for me.

[pipers_son]

Talk with 'em about it?

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[walkersystem]

_[...!]

You have Growlithe eggs?

[video]

[fony]

Yeah...maybe not all of them, but some of them have to be.

[video]

[walkersystem]

If you have one, can I buy it? I've wanted to get one.

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[fony]

They're really cool...really fluffy and they make their own heat.

[He pauses for a few seconds, considering something.]

P250 for one.

[video]

[walkersystem]

Yeah, that's why! Someone borrowed me his Growlithe for a while so I know they're really good to have.

_{[She brightens when he states his price and gives him a sunny smile. That's sweet, Luke. You're cool people.]}

Really? Okay! I can send you money through the computers, right?

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[fony]

Uhh...you can.

[He makes a face and tries to mess with some other function on his Gear, accidentally turning off the video temporarily in the process.]

You can send money... [Video comes back on.] ...rgh...and the eggs too...unless you want me to deliver it in person.

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[walkersystem]

_{[.. no lie, she's pretty amused by his gear mistakes, and is a little amused on the eyes when she can see him again.]}

Are you still in Violet?

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[fony]

[Glad to hear she likes his fails...he's only been using the thing for three months, he still has some issues with it.]

No. I've been in Goldenrod for a couple weeks. I'm waiting for it to get warmer.

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[walkersystem]

I'm going over there soon! We can meet up if you want to give me the egg then, and I can give you money.

[video]

[fony]

That works for me. Let me know when you get here.

[video] do you want to handwave that meeting or should I hit up your IC inbox?

[walkersystem]

Okay, I will!

Oh, do you know of anything fun to do there? I don't think we'll stay really long but I still want to see stuff.

Either one is good, feel free to hit up the inbox if you want

[fony]

It's a pretty big town, and I haven't checked out the whole place yet, but the department store's pretty cool.

[If you have money, that is.]

There's a gym, too.

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[ignisinfernale]

[ That's a lot of babies... and he can't help himself. There's just something about things not being wanted, and such tiny things too, that gets to him. ]

Hey. If you don't want 'em, I'll take one.

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[fony]

Which one do you want?

[By now, he's decided the eggs are half Vulpix, half Growlithe.]

It's not that I don't want them...I just can't take care of so many at one time.

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[ignisinfernale]

Whatever's left.

[ He figures others may have come before him claiming eggs but he feels like he's gotta have more than just one pokemon on his team. But it's better that none get neglected rather than being forced to keep all of them, right? ]

I'll take one of the dogs.

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[fony]

Sure. It'll be P500 for just the one. I'll send the egg out next time I get a chance...sometime later today, I guess.

What's your name? So I send it to the right person.

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[ignisinfernale]

Got it.

[ 500p... not bad. He can handle that. ]

It's Mikoto. Suoh Mikoto. In Cherrygrove.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

You're joking about not understanding how it happened, right...?

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[fony]

Uh...no? I know the one laid them, but I didn't know she was going to. I just woke up and all the eggs were there.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

They are animals. They just... happen to reproduce much faster than normal ones. And less painfully too, it seems.

It's a good way to make extra money though.

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[fony]

I don't pay attention to animal reproduction.

[Except he probably should, being a Breeder and all.]

I've noticed. I need the money...I didn't realize it'd be so expensive to live in a hotel for so long.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

I can tell.

You've only been here for a short while, right? It's a lot easier in the warmer weather since you can travel and make more money by battling.

And I've found renting an apartment is cheaper than staying at a hotel.

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[fony]

Three months, by this world's calendar.

[The mention of cheaper housing has his attention.]

Really? What's it cost to rent an apartment? A decent one.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

Yeah, things get much easier once it's nice out.

Hnnn.. I pay about [idk some decent price] for mine.

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[fony]

That's...

[Excuse him for a minute while he does some math. He's not the greatest at it, but that's what calculators are for.]

...a lot cheaper than what they told me it'd cost to stay here for that long. I'll remember that. But I'll wait until the weather gets warmer to go look.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

I'm not sure about the other towns but Goldenrod's probably the best one to find decent apartments in. It's also right in the middle of Johto.

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[fony]

I'll look. I heard there's a city next to a beach, though. I've never gotten the chance to go hang out at a real beach for very long, so I wanna check that out before I pick anywhere.

Goldenrod's a pretty cool city though.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

Goldenrod's next to the shore but Olivine's the one with the beach. It's beautiful there in the summer.