36 - video/action for Goldenrod Hotel;

[islandshore]

[Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but this bed is so delightful...

The feed clicks on with a closeup of a Weavile. A Weavile who smirks, waves at the camera with his claws and then clears his throat. What happens next is more than a little... strange, for the sounds he makes are a bit more articulate than his standard 'nyaaaaans'...]

Nyaaaarro, Nyoootyoo. Nyis nyyyyearter nis ch... ch... nyeh...

[He pauses, narrows his eyes, and huffs.]

Chuuunyiiite stryanye. Nyanter styorms. Teyru... chuunyite nyaruvery, nyant nyey?

[Another huff. Curse him for not being able to get the right syllables yet. At this rate, Ace will master human speech before him! Still, he must preserver. ]

Nyuh fuyuasheee rihts. Syo nyu... ch... vuuu... ck. Nyo. Nit's... Buuyiite... nyan... Buuuyuuutiivur.

[He makes a soft 'hmph' and then adds an abrupt text message.]

Just you wait, world! I will capture the beauty of human speech yet! It simply needs more... refining.

[Slash will remain with the 'Gear for about an hour and likely try holding 'conversations' with anyone who responds. Eventually, however, Riku will return to the room, sopping wet, and swipe the 'Gear from his claws.]

Sheesh, what've you gotten yourself into this time, Slash?

[And with that, he'll shut off the feed.

Those in the hotel may find Riku slipping out of his room from time to time to chill in the lobby and watch the stormy weather outside. For the most part, however, he's avoiding going out. His roommates may in fact find him pulling the curtains down over the windows. Seems someone's unhappy about the storm.]

[ooc: Slash was trying to say the following... "Hello, Johto. This weather is quite strange. Thunder storms... They're quite lovely, aren't they?

The flashing lights. So bright and beautiful."]

Comments

[Video] Fffff ignore that misfire. orz;;

[beforethedarkness]

Pokémon can learn to speak?

[Don't mind him just trying to get that new Blitzle of his to stop nuzzling his face. Really. And he's totally not getting irritated by it at all.]

[Video]

[islandshore]

[Slash snickers, waving his claws.]

Nyyyaaii ny... nn... nyoooosut chyerrrtnyanly nyan.

[Sorta, anyway. It's a work in progress!]

[Video + Text]

[beforethedarkness]

[He frowns a little, then goes to text. Unfortunately, he's just as blunt with texts as he is with his own speech.]

I didn't understand a word of that.

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

...[After what's been happening back home and here. He shouldn't be surprised when pokémon start talking.]

...I'm sorry you'll have to repeat that.

[Video]

[islandshore]

[Fine, then he shall!]

Nyarro, Nyoooto. Tyis nyyyearter nis chuuuuyite stryane. Tyanter styornms. Teyru chuyite ryavurey, nyant nyey?

Nyuh fuyashee rihts. So buyite nyan byuuutivur.

Warud fyor warud.

[There. Deep breaths.]

Nyappy nyao?

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

[He listens carefully slowly decoding the state in his head before finally nodding]

Yeah, I'm happy now. You might want to practice a bit more, you're...accent is kind of thick.

[video]

[ex_aeroga402]

Hey, Slash! How're you?

[No he didn't really catch most of that, but judging by Bolt gesticulating on his shoulder, it appears he has an interpreter]

[video]

[islandshore]

[He gives a light wave of his claws and nods.]

Nyavurey. Nyanrike Ace, nyaaai nya...nnn....mmm taching tyuh nyime tyooo ch... hhh... oyne nyyaii schirrrs nin nyooonyan nyictyan.

[Roughly something along the lines of: Lovely. Unlike Ace, I am taking the time to hone my skills in human diction.]

[video]

[ex_aeroga402]

[And here goes Bolt, chattering and waving his paws while Ven turns that bit of dialogue about in his head]

You're um...practicing people-speak?

[Admittedly, he did have some context clues here]

[video]

[machinamonkey]

[Rikku has her Musharna over her shoulder, translating.

She's also buried underneath a blanket and trying not to cry out with each thunderbolt]

I didn't know Pokémon could learn to talk. And thunderstorms are horrible!

[video]

[islandshore]

Nyeeees t...ch... tcheyyy nyan. Nit nyerery takes... nyefffort.

Nyand styorms arrrr nyarvurey.

[That accent's still pretty thick, but if one listens carefully, it comes out sounding roughly like: Yes they can. It merely takes effort.

And storms are lovely."]

[video]

[machinamonkey]

Not when you're astraphobic!

[She's speaking as clearly as a panicked girl can, and slowly. She knows that the Weavile can understand her, but she learned English by having it spoken at a speed she could follow]

[8etterl8]

Looks like you have a ways to go 8efore you grasp speech there.
Can Poké8easts even talk?

[islandshore]

Did you not hear the articulation? Naturally, the only sound I could make before was... erm. "Nyaaaaaa". Not particularly useful in educated conversations. I would argue that I've improved by leaps and bounds!

[8etterl8]

If 8y leaps and 8ounds you mean miniscule wriggler steps.
I think articul8tion isn't quite the word you're looking for.
May8e, mum8o jum8o would be more appropri8.

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[licentious]

[ Lust pays attention to the feed and the typing carefully. Seeing as this is her own starter pokemon's evolution, she figures she'll pay close attention.

Riku, however, just ups the ante. She knows Cobra has been looking for someone that's silver haired, and, he's probably one of the few that fit the description. Until she sees a key though, she can't really report anything. Well, she doesn't even know his name so she can't report anything but she'll continue to stare. ]

My, my. So I guess the Sneasel family does have some common traits. [ they're very ambitious! ]

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[islandshore]

[If Lust squints, she might see the handle of some kind of wooden weapon partially exposed from beneath the blankets. Riku, in the mean time, smirks.]

I don't know. Slash has always been a bit of an odd ball.

oops muse fail

[licentious]

[ She sees the wood, but, she isn't able to discern its shape and what it actually is. She briefly and vaguely assumes it's a giant wooden peg leg. ]

Yes, but the basics are same. They're both very ambitious, even with projects that are considered less than achievable. [ Her Sneasel has some pretty outlandish fantasies. ]

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[3_butterflies]

[Have some quiet applause. Hurray.]

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[islandshore]

[Oh, applause! Lovely. Slash grins and does a little bow.]

T...yannnnk yooooonyan.

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[3_butterflies]

You're welcome. But you don't have to try too hard for me. I can understand normal Pokemon speech too.

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[tentacletrainer]

[[Have some clapping from Rose, Slash.]]

You're doing rather well. Have you been teaching yourself or has your trainer been helping?

Video;

[islandshore]

[He points at himself and nods. It's all self-taught, because he's about as stubborn as a mule.]

video; later than late but here, have some poke interaction

[ghostytrainer]

[Casey couldn't understand a word of that, but despite this, she looks very impressed. She bounces a little, mouth a small round "o" as she realizes just what the Weavile was attempting to do.]

Hey, heeeyyy! Were you trying to speak human just now?!

video; glorious B]

[islandshore]

[Slash nods. Good, she's perceptive! But he's not about to forgo his practice by speaking in 'nyans.'.]

Yes. Aiii wars. Isn't nyit raruvary?

[To another Pokémon, he probably sounds ridiculous, though.]