Casefile 002 - Video / Action for Olivine

[used_fireblast]

[In the aftermath of the mess with Lugia and the radio signal, Harry has decided it's time to figure out just how all this battling and capture stuff people keep talking about works. Lara is standing ready, or rather bouncing excitedly that she finally gets to attack something besides the back of Harry's head. Their target - a Magikarp slowly flopping its way back towards the ocean. Harry looks less than enthused.]

I actually need to fight this thing? Looks like it's about to keel over on its own anyway...

Smoo!

I feel like I'm beating up a kid for his lunch money or something.

[Harry pulls out a Pokeball, looking briefly between it and the sad little Magikarp. Maybe he doesn't need to actually fight it?]

Uh... go. Catch. Thing.

[Harry tosses the ball experimentally at the Magikarp. Predictably, it does nothing, and the fish's flailing tail smacks the ball back at Harry, sending it painfully into his forehead. Harry bites back some profanities, and Lara looks far more smug than should be possible for a baby Pokemon.]

Ow- hell's bells...

Chum!

Yes yes, I bow to your superior wisdom. Uh...

[Harry realizes he isn't sure how to actually initiate battle.]

...Go-go Gadget Pokemon?

SMOOCHUM!

[It's apparently good enough, as Lara dives at the Magikarp with an unhealthy gusto and the battle music starts on. Harry is just a bit horrified at her apparent enthusiasm for violence. He looks at the Pokegear, scanning the information about Smoochum's abilities.]

Yeah. Pound attack. Keep doing that, I guess.

SMOO!

Lick? That just sounds wrong... they really market these things to kids?

[Lara takes her cue from Harry, giving the Magikarp a Lick attack, leaving it shuddering in paralysis. Harry grimaces a bit, tossing the Pokeball again. There's a flash of light, and the Pokeball falls to the ground. It shakes once, twice, three times... and is still.]

-click-

SMOO~

[Lara triumphantly grabs the Pokeball and holds it aloft, a brief 'Item Get' motif playing in the background music.]

I refuse to believe that actually worked.

Smoochu.

[Harry is clearly just jealous of her success, in Lara's opinion.]

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Okay, I just managed to catch one of these things...

[The camera turns away from Harry for a moment to point at a Magikarp splashing around in the surf near Olivine city. Lara is in the shallows as well, splashing back at the Magikarp. The fish appears oblivious to the game, but this hasn't deterred the Smoochum. The camera shifts back to Harry.]

All it's done so far is... that. I figured it was from being on land, but it's still not doing anything even in the water. These things do anything outside of being sashimi?

Comments

[voice]

[tripleshuttle.livejournal.com]

[Again Astrotrain doesn't understand the reference, but really he doesn't care. It's always amusing to listen to the humans' nonsense.]

I'm a Decepticon. And yes, you are a hilarious little species.

Re: [voice]

[used-fireblast.livejournal.com]

Deceptiwhatsits?

[Squinty-eyed look, not that Astro can see it. The term sounds familiar, but not enough to quite break Harry's brain yet.]

I think they make a cream for that now.