Rupert Giles [Season 10] (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
poundcoins) wrote2015-08-17 02:47 pm
poundcoins) wrote2015-08-17 02:47 pm
oo1 . video, action
[ Here you have a boy of about twelve, standing tensely under a tree, hair dripping. He hesitates, then addresses the camera with a little nod of hello, as though he's not quite sure he's done it right.
He used to be middle-aged and respectable, he'll not tolerate an entire crowd of strangers calling him Rupert. So. ]
I'm speaking as, um, a new arrival. My name is Giles.
I understand that there are... others like me. I don't intend to stay. But--
[ He turns-- the camera wobbles, he's never touched video chat before in his life-- to show the Ponyta standing mildly beside him, fire-mane spitting in the rain. ]
This fellow has been, um, keeping me company. The so-called handbook tells me next to nothing-- how many creatures are there? Are they all of an-- elemental nature? Is the rain a danger to him?
[ And, unthinkingly, with a high edge of irritation: ]
Where does the bloody irritating music come from?
[ Anyone in New Bark will find him at the foot of the route, stroking through the flames of his Ponyta's mane with a look of delighted fascination. He's hesitating, in the way of someone deciding how safe it is to ride a horse partly made of fire. ]
He used to be middle-aged and respectable, he'll not tolerate an entire crowd of strangers calling him Rupert. So. ]
I'm speaking as, um, a new arrival. My name is Giles.
I understand that there are... others like me. I don't intend to stay. But--
[ He turns-- the camera wobbles, he's never touched video chat before in his life-- to show the Ponyta standing mildly beside him, fire-mane spitting in the rain. ]
This fellow has been, um, keeping me company. The so-called handbook tells me next to nothing-- how many creatures are there? Are they all of an-- elemental nature? Is the rain a danger to him?
[ And, unthinkingly, with a high edge of irritation: ]
Where does the bloody irritating music come from?
[ Anyone in New Bark will find him at the foot of the route, stroking through the flames of his Ponyta's mane with a look of delighted fascination. He's hesitating, in the way of someone deciding how safe it is to ride a horse partly made of fire. ]
[Video]
I came here from California. Enough hot days for a lifetime. The rain is... refreshing.
[ It had better be; the tree he's under can only do so much. The Ponyta, at least, looks patient with the hissing and sputtering of its mane. Giles glances at him, a little hesitantly. ]
He doesn't seem to mind it.
[Video]
I don't know much about the flamey-types, but if he does start crying, you can always put him back in his ball thingy.
[He backs away from the feed again, this time digging around and holding up a pokeball when he returns.]
I mean, I bearsonally don't like them all that much, but it keeps 'em safe when you're in a tight spot. Like, saaaaay, getting caught in the rain.
[Video]
Was that a-- was that a pun? He eyes Teddie like he's not sure what to expect. ]
Thank you. For the advice. Is that... is she your only one? [ He encountered the concept of a team in the handbook. ]
[Video]
Who? Cho-chan? [He motions to his cubchoo, who has shifted herself onto her trainer's shoulders at this point.] Oh no, I got a bunch more! ...Which I'm still kinda trying to get used to, it was never this easy for me to get pets like this bearfore. In fact, I betcha you can get a whole bunch in no time, too!
[Video]
Is there a, a reason we're meant to? Other than to learn about them?
[ He really wants to learn about them, who is he kidding. Watch him wade through tall grass and be delighted by the totally unexciting nature of Pidgeys. ]
[Video]
[He stares blankly into the feed for a good second or two before finally tapping a finger onto his chin, eyebrows furrowing. It's then that Teddie realizes that is a really good question.]
Ya know, I never really thought about that one. That's just what everybody else was doing by time I got here, so I just started doing it!
[Oh boy, this is going to bother him all night.]
I 'spose the reason is to...just have fun with it.
[Video] late, sorry!
Well... [ He hesitates. ]
They are interesting. That's reason enough. And if they're all like-- um-- [ he turns, glances to the Ponyta, unsure if it has a name or if he's meant to give it one, ] my friend here, they might be good company.
[Video] no worries!
Um, heheh... About that.
[Oh gosh, he's really going through with this. He's going to be the downer.]
Some of 'em...some of them aren't...such good company. In fact, you could say they can get kinda grizzly...
[Video]
How dangerous are they, exactly?
[Video]
Oh, you know, kinda like this-
[The feed is positioned a little farther back now, as Teddie proceeds to bend over and pick something else up, although it doesn't look like he has to bend too much. He visibly flinches at first, wincing from whatever he just got, before sitting back up and holding out his arm.
On it clings a pancham. Via her mouth.
Nothing too life threatening, sadly, but nonetheless unpleasant.]