Casefile 011A - Video/Action for Ruins of Alph, backdated to Friday evening

[used_fireblast]

[For today's broadcast, Harry has holed up somewhere in the ruins outside Violet City. His bag is held in his lap, and sharp-eyed trainers might be able to spot the Absol egg peeking out through the top. Bic, his Quilava, is resting beside him on the ground.]

Why is it that every time I try to leave this city, Pokemon start swarming like crows going after Tippi Hedren? Am I just unlucky or is there some cosmic force that really, REALLY wants me to tour the Bellsprout tower again?

[It probably says something about Harry's life that he actually stops to consider this for a moment before continuing.]

At least they're not attacking the way the Growlithe were, but I'd rather not risk traveling through them just yet. So we're camping tonight.

[A load roar comes from offscreen, and Harry looks up with mild interest. Anyone listening close or who are familiar enough might be able to identify it as the cry of a Gyarados.]

At least Butters is having fun, it looks like.

Comments

[thetruehistorian]

Perhaps it's your charismatic nature. They can't help themselves.

[video]

[used_fireblast]

[He has to snort a little at that one.]

Sure. Harry Dresden the Beastmaster, summoner of the swarm. I'll have to get that on my business cards when I get back to Goldenrod.

[video]

[thetruehistorian]

[Robin chuckles a bit, herself.]

If you ever started taking requests, you'd make a fortune in no time.

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[used_fireblast]

No no, the Beastmaster has a sworn duty to use his powers only for good. With great power comes great responsibility.

[Very solemn and serious, obviously.]

Besides, this is Johto. We can make money by forcing small animals to breed and participate in supernatural dogfighting.

[video]

[thetruehistorian]

[Sadly, Robin doesn't understand the pop culture reference.]

If you take that slant, it hardly sounds noble.

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[used_fireblast]

[Harry is very much used to dealing with people who don't get his references. It's part of the danger of being a child of the 70's and 80's who has to deal with old-world magical types a lot.]

Well, the description does lose some ground when you consider that the small animals in question seem to enjoy it more than the people do.

[video]

[thetruehistorian]

That hardly stops someone who wishes to see the world slanted, though.

Re: [video]

[used_fireblast]

I've generally found that if someone's determined to see the world through a slant, it'll take more than facts to stop them.

[video]

[thetruehistorian]

[A chuckle]

True enough.

[video]

[quickattackjack]

That is some strange behavior. I've noticed it too. But to be honest, I've started suspecting either Team Rocket or the general strangeness of this place are the only things at play.

Re: [video]

[used_fireblast]

General weirdness'd be my first guess. Though I suppose huge swarms of lower-level Pokemon could be part of an evil plot by a sufficiently petty criminal organization.

[video]

[quickattackjack]

_{[Jack nods and remembers the exploding pinecone pokemon from some time ago.]}

This world has no shortage of weird. It's almost like home.

Re: [video]

[used_fireblast]

Yours too, huh?

[Though at least the weirdness of Johto has been decidedly less deadly than the weirdness back home. For the most part, anyway.]

At least here I don't have to worry about having to help the local PD play Agent Scully and spin the weirdness into something non-panic-inducing.

[video]

[quickattackjack]

_{[Jack's got no idea who Agent Scully is, but he nods anyway because he gets the idea.]}

You sound like you've got a lot on your plate back home.

Re: [video]

[used_fireblast]

You could say that, yeah. I left it in good hands, though.

[video]

[quickattackjack]

I'll bet that's a relief.

_{[He'd been told that time stopped when they left their homes...but it didn't stop nightmares about the Mayor trying to run Halloween without him and failing miserably.]}