[Video]

[crouching_sin]

[So Naoya just wanted a walk. Just a peaceful walk, nothing to get worked up over.]

[Yeah. Not today. The Pokegear's video clicks on, and shows Naoya currently in a fight with... a Mareep, apparently. There's a small box that seemed to have contained something previously, and by what Naoya is shouting it seems like the Mareep ate it.]

... no respect for the property of others, you horrible animal. I've never liked you!

[A Psychic-type voice floats through the Pokegear, sounding very tired and a little afraid.]

He's been like this all day, and then this Mareep set him off... can someone please come and help us? I can't drag my Trainer back into the city by myself...

[The video clicks off.]

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[Video]

[callbacks]

Whoa, bro, what did Bo Peep ever do to you?

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[crouching_sin]

[He grits his teeth, and slaps a private filter on this right away because with how this day has been going...]

'And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering, but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect.'

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[callbacks]

...Ohhhhhh. Well, shit.

Look, dude, if it's bothering you, you can stuff it in a Pokéball and send it to me to get it out of your hair, I don't mind. I can reimburse you the cash for the ball.

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[crouching_sin]

No, I just wanted it to stop trying to eat my dango. I worked very hard on that dango.

[It's not like he can't get more but it's the principle of the thing!]

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[callbacks]

D...ango?

[Please educate this poor American soul.]

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[crouching_sin]

... Do you know what mochi is?

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[callbacks]

Is it a Pokémon?

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[crouching_sin]

No. It's like... imagine if rice was made into a dough, and it's somewhat sticky. That's mochi. Technically dango is made from mochiko, but they're very closely related. It's then rolled into balls and flavored with various things, and generally served on a skewer.

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[callbacks]

Oh.

[His face scrunches up as he tries to imagine the taste and texture.]

That sounds...good? I think. I'm not really sure, that was not a staple in my urban Texan upbringing. It sounds like something that probably wouldn't microwave real well.

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[crouching_sin]

Not generally, no. But if you come by Honeyed Soul in Goldenrod, you can have some.

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[callbacks]

Yeah, maybe. I'm still pretty far back, none of us were too keen on leaving Violet for an extended trek through the snow and ice and crap.

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[crouching_sin]

Really? I suppose that makes sense. I can send a delivery over, though.

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[callbacks]

...Actually, can I buy some kind of grab bag? I'm with a couple girls, I bet they'll like snacks. Anyway, that's why we haven't traveled.

[He shrugs.]

I'm from Texas, Jade's from a deserted island somewhere in the tropical Pacific, and Penny. Penny didn't get out much. So we're not really equipped for winterquest.

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[crouching_sin]

That's understandable. ... I'll send you some blankets, too.

[Just gonna... make a mental note of it. They'll be warm and fuzzy at least.]

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[callbacks]

[Dave blinks with the blank surprise of a kid who isn't used to unprompted acts of generosity.]

--Oh, dude, you don't have to. I mean, we've been okay so far.

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[crouching_sin]

They're useful even without the cold. Don't worry about it. Are they all about your size? I wouldn't want to send anything too short if one of them happens to be abnormally tall.

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[callbacks]

I'm the tallest. I'm, I dunno, five nine, five ten? Still growing, so I don't know if that's accurate.

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[crouching_sin]

I'll make sure there's enough room. ... And seriously, don't worry about the cost. I handle the accounting a lot of the time, I know how much my salary allows me.

[Not that he ever skims the books, but he could. Probably.]

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[callbacks]

Okay. If you're sure, bro. 'Cause, seriously, I've got a part-time washing dishes, I'm not destitute, I can keep us in the lifestyle to which we are accustomed. Mostly.

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[crouching_sin]

Nah, it's fine. I don't really buy much anyway.

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[callbacks]

Okay. Well. Thanks, dude.

[Video] [Private]

[crouching_sin]

Not a problem.