islandshore | 45 - video/action for Celadon TC;

[The feed begins with a rather unusual shot. Namely, the tail end of a very black Charizard... squeezing herself underneath a bed. Or rather, trying and failing miserably.

There's an exasperated sigh as the camera turns to Riku.]

Anyone got tips for dealing with a Pokémon that has serious self-esteem issues? Cinder's always been timid, but ever since she's evolved, she's been trying to bury herself under my bed. And no amount of talking to her's convinced her to get out.

Grooogh... Grrarrghhhh!

[That'd be said Charizard, squirming, tail thumping against the floor. No, she doesn't wanna come out! Now she looks even less like Flare than before, and that's bad!

Riku promptly slaps his palm over his face. There's some chuckling from off camera soon after.]

I cood try and find Frrrr... Fyyy... Sigh, Farare, I suppose. We did have urgent business, anyway.

Yeah. I was getting there.

[Turning the camera away from the bed, the cameramon follows Riku closer to the doorway.]

So, while I wait for Flare to get his butt over here, there's something else I need to talk about. Well, me and my team. See, the other day, they up and decided that they want to be responsible parents. So, if you've ever bought an egg from me, could you at least tell me how the Pokémon are doing? If you can bring them on camera, even better.

After one of Flare's eggs hatched small, I just want to check in. Not just because of health, either; I'd love to hear how they're doing, period.

[And with that, he ends the feed. Time to try dragging out a seven-foot dragon before she breaks his bed... Sigh.]

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Hey, it fits. She's a bloodthirsty dinosaur with no moral compass, after all.

Did you name her before or after you figured that out?

Let me just put it this way: the first thing she did when she hatched was try to tear open my throat.

[Sollux opens his mouth like he's going to say something, but ends up snorting a laugh instead. Schadenfreude is a beautiful thing.]

That makes it pretty easy, huh?

To put it bluntly, yeah. Almost a little too easy.

[Groan.]

Shoulda seen the time she ate a Pidgey alive. That was a mess.

Holy crap.

[Didn't... know... they did that.]

What happened there? Did you just not feed her or...?

[Good thing he doesn't have any predatory bird Pokémon (yet), so he's not so concerned, but... christ.]

She just decided to do it on a whim. I'm assuming it's due to hunting instincts or something.

[Needless to say, it was messy. He and his team had to intervene before she made a mess of feathers everywhere.]

[Casually hoping none of his Pokémon are secretly that insane.]

...That's kind of really fuckin' gross.

Yeah, but it's not that strange for an animal... and that's basically what Terror is, when it all boils down.

Still, most Pokémon don't act so... feral.

Ah well.