oo2 [Video/Action for Goldenrod] {backdated to sunset}

[freezetheskies]

--can't believe this...where's that map...

[Evening, Johto. It's about sunset as the video comes on, though it's pretty much by total accident. The owner of this gear, one obviously rumpled and tired Toushiro Hitsugaya, doesn't even notice the thing is recording as he tries to get the map from his bag. Of course, it's useless in the back alleys of Goldenrod, which is where he appears to, and judging from the expression on the face of his Golduck standing behind him, they're lost.

Yep. His sense of direction in a town this large that he's never been to, is absolute crap and he knows it if the expression on his face says anything about that.]

We'll have to turn back. Come on.

[He turns to leave the alleyway and retrace their steps, Golduck right behind him and the flashes of orange fur at his ankle showing his Growlithe is right at his side. But then the puppy stops suddenly, turning to the entrance of another alleyway that the sun is just shining through, growls, and darts into it before her trainer can grab her.]

Hey---tch.

[He chases after his Growlithe, only to stop when he gets halfway to her and appears to see something from the corner of his eye. He turns his head, but before either he or anyone watching can see what caught his attention, a cream streak darts out from the shadows and his Growlithe starts barking again.

Of course, it's too late to do anything about that, and Hitsugaya loses his footing as the streak, obviously some kind of quadrupedal pokémon, lashes out at his face. The gear goes flying from his hand and skitters across the ground, turning off upon impact with something but not before there's a tremendous crash, the sound of breaking glass, and a surprised cry from the young man in the alley. Seems trouble follows him wherever he goes.]

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[video]

[zero-approval.livejournal.com]

Perhaps.

[Or he can just faint midway in the Route.]

[superboobies.livejournal.com]

Good luck getting out of there Taichou! I'm here for you!

[ SHE HAS THE BEST LUCK.

she'll find out!! just you wait!!!!! SHE HAS THE BEST LUCK after all ]

[freezetheskies.livejournal.com]

[The tiniest of smiles. He knows she's here, and he's glad for it. So glad. Even if he'll have to be drunk or poisoned to say it aloud.

Or, you know, stumbling because he limped over an uneven piece of ground. His luck sucks, because there's no way she wouldn't see that limp now.

Her luck, on the other hand, has never failed her to this day. And it certainly hasn't yet!]

{Action}

[used-glare.livejournal.com]

{She laughs quietly at that splutter, and leans her head briefly against the back of his neck. Her other hand scritches behind the puppy's ears a few times, before both hands go back to the wheels, and start wheeling them out of there.}

{As far as she's concerned, he's just another one of her not!children at the moment, and so he'll be treated as such - awkward moments such as this just come as standard.}

As you wish, Hitsugaya-san. Besides, how many days have you been walking?

{Never mind that she can't actually see where she's going. She's got Kiyone to be her eyes.}

{Action}

[freezetheskies.livejournal.com]

[Awkward moments just come standard and he'll have to get used to it, won't he? Well, he will eventually, but for now he'll just hold still and keep his far too curious Growlithe from jumping off the edge to examine more stray Meowth.]

Since I got back. I didn't stop for long in Cherrygrove or Violet.

[Yeeep. He's been walking practically non-stop for almost three weeks. No wonder he looks so worn out, though he doesn't seem to care, really.

And if Kiyone's her eyes, Golduck is her rear guard; nothing's getting past him when he's around!]

{Action}

[used-glare.livejournal.com]

{They've left the side strets and are rolling down the main boulevard of Goldenrod - if Nanao is tired, she certainly doesn't sound like it.}

That's certainly impressive - I don't think I'd be able to do such a thing.

{Poor little shota - and ow, that was a definite bump}

{Together they are the best bodyguards in all of Johto!}

[action]

[usedsuperpower.livejournal.com]

_{[The Seviper's red eyes gleam, and before Stitch has even uttered the command Venoshock, he is lunging at his new, more formidable opponent. Mouth open wide, fangs nearly glowing purple and ready to sink down into blue flesh.]}

{Action}

[freezetheskies.livejournal.com]

[She might not sound it, but the moment they get to the Center, he isn't getting back on her lap. He'll just limp to the hotel or something afterwards.]

You'd be surprised what you might be capable of, Ise. Especially if you're driven by something.

[Okay, ouch. Whoever paved these streets is getting a Growlithe to bite their ankles if icy shota here ever finds 'em.]

[The best bodyguards in all the worlds, even! No alley cats with a taste for blood have followed them out, at least. People will look at them because they're certainly one odd looking procession.]

[action]

[freezetheskies.livejournal.com]

[Okay, so the hissing didn't work at all. Time for plan b, that being a good old Confusion to the face because Golduck is standing his ground while his trainer gets ready to bolt; no sense in staying to fight if he can avoid it.

Sadly, however, Golduck doesn't have the best training in the world; it's highly likely that the Confusion is only going to stun the Seviper if it does anything at all. But, hey, all's fair when getting attacked. Or something like that.]

[superboobies.livejournal.com]

[ SHE'LL GET HIM TO SAY IT OUT LOUD OF THESE DA-

WHAT THE HELL WAIT NEVER MIND SHE'S REALLY DISTRACTED RIGHT NOW.

GOD HER LUCK SUCKS. ]

T-Taichou!? Are you all right?! Your leg looks pretty bad!

[freezetheskies.livejournal.com]

[Her luck sucks?! HIS luck sucks! He didn't want her to find out about this!

But really he's fine. Just dusting himself off and starting that walk again. Slow as he gets, but still.]

I told you I'm fine, and I meant it. It's just a sprain.

[superboobies.livejournal.com]

[ BUT SHE DID




AND NOW YOU'LL PAY. ]

Taichou, you look really injured! How can you be waling with a sprain?! It looks awful! Call the police now! They'll pick you up and bring ou to a city where there's medical assistance!

[freezetheskies.livejournal.com]

[Oh, great. Now she's pissed and worried and...this just isn't his day.

Doesn't mean he can't make "this is just business" linefaces, though. Have one of those, Matsumoto. Have several, in fact. He's. FINE.]

Will you calm down? I'm in a city already, and I've walked with worse before. Once I get back to the main road, it'll be over.

[superboobies.livejournal.com]

[ The first point seems to distract her!

That's right! He's in goldenrod! ]

That's right! You're in Goldenrod! Just... take care okay? And get that foot checked out. I don't want to be known as the lieutenant to the taichou with the ugly foot.

[freezetheskies.livejournal.com]

[Oh, good. For once, distracting her is a good thing for him. Not that he doesn't appreciate her concern, on some tiny level.]

Where do you think I'm going? I know better than to leave this unattended for long.

[That and he's got several other scrapes he can't handle on his own. Even he knows better than to avoid help sometimes. ...very few times.]

[superboobies.livejournal.com]

[ awww good!! she loves you kay? ;w; and distracting is too easy. ]

I don't know! You're usually the no help man so you seem to be self-isolated. I hope you get that ankle heal, okay~? Maybe even a cast too so I can sign it and we can take it home with us as proof that we were here.

[freezetheskies.livejournal.com]

[kay. he loves you too, ya know. even if he'll never say it and is grateful for how easy she is to distract!]

It's doubtful this is going to actually require a cast. You'll have to find something else if you want a souvenir.

[action]

[gochuugoku.livejournal.com]

[China just lets them take Toushiro. He's not sure whether he should follow or not, considering he was still getting to know the other. Still, he wanted to see the outcome, so he just takes a seat himself on one of the armchairs and waits patiently.

To keep him company, he releases Bi-Han the Chikorita from his Pokeball.]

[action]

[freezetheskies.livejournal.com]

[It's probably for the best he didn't follow, because he would have been the one being asked all the normal questions despite Toushiro being conscious and lucid. As it is, Bi-Han will need to be good company, because it takes nearly half an hour before Toushiro comes out of the back halls, scrapes bandaged as he walks out on crutches with one nurse explaining how to care for the ankle.

She's gone quickly once she's sure that her patient understands, heading back to her other duties while Toushiro just walks back to the lobby to head out before he stops, dead in his tracks and surprised. He wasn't expecting to see China still here, after all.]

You stayed.

[action]

[usedsuperpower.livejournal.com]

<sub>[But Psychic is Super Effective on poison.]

[It stops mid-attack, clearly disoriented and cringes back as the Confusion attack sets in full force. He's still in place for a while, wobbling a bit before he shakes it off.]

[This time he quickly slithers closer to the Golduck, making quick, sharp turns to avoid any further attacks.]</sub>

[action]

[freezetheskies.livejournal.com]

[Unlike the Water Gun which is being aimed at the Seviper to make sure it can't attack Golduck's trainer. Golduck's aim leaves much to be desired, however, and besides a possible glancing squirt to the blade at the tail end of the snake, all he manages to do is make the floor incredibly slippery with water everywhere. The dimming light isn't helping any, so with a quiet word from his trainer he switches to something else.

That something being a rather loud Screech attack; it might not be able to harm or even confuse the target, but any distraction is a welcome one as Hitsugaya puts his back to a wall and prepares to run, trying to find Stitch in the darkness so there's no collision when he bolts.]

[superboobies.livejournal.com]

[ SHE HASN'T BEEN JETTSONED YET.

SHE KNOWS HE DOES! ]

Um, um, .... what about ...hm... quick! Taichou! Suggest something we can take home as a souvenir!

[action]

[usedsuperpower.livejournal.com]

<sub>[The Seviper advances, only slightly deterred by the Water Gun, and he has no problem slithering across the soaked ground. At least not when it's straight forward. With lightning speed, he lunges at the Golduck, seemingly unaffected by the screech, and wraps himself around the Water Pokémon, squeezing firmly.]

[Meanwhile, Stitch is still hiding in the safety of the shadow, but keeping an eye out for the Golduck's trainer. He might have something of use on him, after all.]</sub>

[action]

[freezetheskies.livejournal.com]

[The thing about getting close enough to wrap around Golduck is he's now close enough to get slammed by a Zen Headbutt, which is precisely what Golduck is gearing up to do. Of course, an ill-timed squeeze is entirely likely to break Golduck's concentration and cancel that attack before it can hit, so there is that issue.

An eye out for a trainer who's shorter than most and also sticking to the darkness? Not the best idea. However, Stitch will most likely hear him as he runs across a large puddle left over from Golduck's Water Gunning as he heads for the mouth of the alleyway. Whether or not he's got anything of use on him is still up in the air, however.]

[freezetheskies.livejournal.com]

[Amazingly, he actually pauses for a moment to give this a little thought, then he shrugs one shoulder.]

A Pokéball would be simpler to take with us than anything else I've seen so far.