islandshore | 60 - video/text/action for travel group;;

[It's still raining. At least, it should be, but today we have a nice outdoor shot with little rays of sun shining down, while a Charizard lumbers around in the background, grumbling shaking off little droplets of water. There's a Toxicroak rubbing the top of its head and grumbling before a Vaporeon scoffs and squirts her with a stream of water...

And then the camera pans to Riku, looking slightly soaked, with his hair clinging to his skin.]

You know, at this rate, I bet the Department Stores are gonna run out of Sunny Day TMs. It's been, what? A week since this weather started? I'm surprised the routes haven't flooded yet...

[Groans, waving one of his hands.]

But anyway, I was thinking. We know these "Bloobers" are called Goomies now, and the Pokédex has some info, but has anyone ever thought about swapping notes on these guys? The Pokédex can only tell us so much, and if there's another region out there with tons of new Pokémon, then--

[Riku's cut off by an abrupt SPLAT, as a water balloon nails him in the cheek, splashing water all over his already damp hair and leaving bits of rubber stuck to his cheek. If that's not bad enough, the Sunny Day ends abruptly, and the downpour resumes with a vengeance, splattering him with big, wet droplets.

The culprit? That'd probably be the spiky-haired doofus laughing in the background. Once Riku pulls the busted balloon off his face, he whips around and charges...]

Oh, so you think you're funny, huh?

[And the feed cuts.

Later, a text message pops up on the network:]

Text/Filtered from Sora;;

So, Sora's turning eighteen on the twenty-third, and I'm wondering what you guys think is a good way to celebrate. It's kind of a big deal for him, and I really want to make it count. And if any of you guys are friends with him, I bet he'd love to see you around. Just gotta figure out the right location and hope we don't get nailed by more stupid rain.

Text/PGC filter;

Tenten's gone, which means we're down one of our group leaders. We've lost a few other members recently as well, and I think it's just about time to start recruiting again.

Tenten's loss means we're also down one team organizer, which means we're gonna need someone to step up. Preferably someone good at bookkeeping.

If you've got anything new to report, let me know.

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GoOmIeS? :oO

[ it sounds gooey. and anything gooey may be edible ( little does he know he has a so called goomy! ). a few minutes after: ]

HaPpY fUcKiN wRiGgLiNg DaY tO yOuR bRo, MaN :o)
WhY dOn'T yOu MaKe ThE lUcKy MoThErFuCkEr A pImPiN pIe?

Think slug dragons, and that's pretty much a Goomy in a nutshell. There was a whole swarm of them a few months back.

[Though it's since died down, obviously, he's still got a small little herd living in his bathtub and pool. Silly blobs.]

A "pimpin" pie? So what kind should I shoot for?

ThEy InTo AlL tHiS sKyWaTeR?
i ThInK i GoT oNe, LiTtLe GuY jUsT wAnTs To SoAk It AlL uP lIkE a SlImY fUcKiN sLugSpOnGe.

UhHh
GoT aNy SoPoR??
i'D eVeN sPlIt A tIn WiTh Y'AlL bUt I cAn'T fInD aNy ReCoOpS :o(
jUsT tHeSe ReCtAnGuLaR bOuNcE tRaPs . . .

Yeah, they're pretty easygoing. Half the time I wonder what even goes through their heads.

And what's sopor? Never heard of it.

I dUnNo, MaN.
i MeAn, I aIn'T nO cOmMuNaL mInDrEaDeR oR sOmE fLy ShIt LiKe ThAt BuT iT lOoKs PrEtTy EaSy.
YoU jUsT gOtTa FeEl Em, Ya DiG?

I'm TaLkIn SoPoR sLiMe!! ThE gReEnIsT oF oOzE yOu AlL gEt YoUr SlEeP oN! aNd ShIt'S dElIsH tOo, BrO. I'm GeTtIn AlL hUnGrY jUsT tHiNkIn AbOuT iT.

. . . HeY, hOlD uP.
wHeRe Do Y'AlL gEt SoMe ShUt EyE tHeN? :o?
HyUmInS sLeEp, RiGht?

Edited 2014-07-18 15:05 (UTC)

Yeah, we sleep, but we don't use slime. Usually we just wrap up in blankets and and crash on top of a bed.

...so, I take it you're not human.

[Given the strange typing quirk, that's not too big of a surprise. He's talked with trolls before.]

OhHhHh.
WhAt'S a BeD?

wElL i GuEsS i'M aLl BeInG oNe NoW.
StIlL aLwAyS bE a TrOlL aT tHe ClOwNy FuCkIn PuMp-BiScUiT tHoUgH :o)
hOnK

You don't know what a bed is?

[Wait, he said he's a troll... Hmm, guess that makes sense. Then again, he never talked to Karkat about his world's sleeping conditions.]

Well, they're like giant cushions you lie down on. Some have springs. Some are filled with water. They're supposed to be comfortable, but some of them are about as stiff as concrete.

Funny story, though. You're not the first troll I've met.

NoPe

[ it takes a moment. at first, he's reading, imagining. he's letting it all sink in, and perhaps— okay, not perhaps, because gamzee's already spacing out and doesn't respond for like

ten minutes . . .

but when he does: ]

ShIt MaN i'M sOrRy
StArTeD tO gEt My NoTiCe KiCkInG aNd I fUcKiN fOrGoT i Be TaLkIn To A mOtHeRfUcKeR.
sO tHiS bOuNcE tRaP iS wHeRe YoU aLl HiT dReAmLaNd??
HaHaH fUcK iT's LiKe A mOtHeRfUcKiN . . . cIrCuS tRaMpOlInE

[ guess who's going to spend . . . another few good minutes jumping on the bed and going "honk honk honk" ]

:oO
WhO's ThE oThEr LuCkY mOtHeRfUcKeR?

[...Bounce trap. Hold on a second. Riku's too busy snickering at the terminology there. It reminds him of when he was a kid, when he boldly tried to use a bed as a trampoline...]

It can be, but if you bounce too much, you might break the springs. If you're really after a circus trampoline, you might want to swing by Goldenrod sometime. They've got a whole big top routine set up.

And I used to know Karkat. And Aradia's here, too. Think there used to be a few more trolls, but they all left.

I'm MorE a OnE wHeEl DeVicE kInD oF mOtHeRfUcKeR— bUt YeAh!
FuCk yEaH mAn, ThAt'S wHeRe I bE hEaDiNg At.
ThAt BrO jOkEr FiLlEd A cLoWn In WiTh AlLs ThE hApS aNd WhErE tRuE fUcKiN AcT iS aT!
hOnK :o)

WoOaHh!!!
WhEn'D mY iNvErTiBrOtHeR sHoW uP??
tHaT dUdE's My BeSt FuCkIn FrIeNd, MaN!!

Oh yeah? Then are you planning to join the show?

And man, I'd say it's been at least three years since he popped up and more than a year since he left.

ToOk ThE wOrDs RiGhT oUt My PrEpArInG tHoUgHt BuBbLeS.
iT'd Be LiKe . . . My JeLlY gEtTiNg SpIrItUaLlY sAnDwHiChEd WiTh ThEiR pEaNuT bUtTeR fOr Me :o)
aNd If It'S mOtHeRfUcKiN cHiLl WiTh ThEm LiKe A sAcReD bOtTlE oF hIsS lIqUiD.

UhHh HoW lOnG iS tHaT?
i StIlL aIn'T tOo PrO oN yOuR hUmAn TeRmS.

Hiss liquid... Wait, are you talking about soda?

[Sheesh, all these troll terms are gonna be a pain to memorize.]

A year's about 365 days. A day is 24 hours. That clear things up?

nOt JuSt AnY mOtHeRfUcKiN sOdA, mAn.
I'm TaLkInG aBoUt FaYgO.

oHhHhH.
yEaH dUdE i GoT yA.
tHaTs LiKe, UhHhHhH.

[ UHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ]

FuCk, I kEeP lOsInG cOuNt . . .
BuT iT aIn'T tHaT lOnG hAhA.
i ThInK iT's ShOrTeR tHaN a SwEeP?
s'WhAt We TrOlLs UsE.

Faygo? Never heard of it. Not even sure if they've got some knockoff brand here.

So wait. If your guys' years are longer, does that mean you age slower? Man, that's weird to think about.

HaHaHa
CoUrSe ThErE bE fAyGo HeRe.

[ obviously

except not ]

[ — woah ]

[ like wHOA ]

:oOOOO
ShIiIt My MoThErFuCkEr!! I nEvEr GoT mY pAn To ThInKiNg AbOuT iT tIlL lIkE
rIgHt NoW
hAhAhA, dAmN, tHiS mIgHt GeT iNsAnE . . .
hOw OlD yOu Be DoGg?

Just turned nineteen a few months back. Basically, I'm one step away from being an actual adult, and it's weird.

Seriously, I came here at age fifteen. That's almost a quarter of my life spent here.

WoOoOaH
fUcK mAn It'S hApPeNiNg!!
LiKe, Ok . . .
ChEcK tHiS mOtHeRfUcKeR, i'M sIx.
BuT yOu'Re LoOkIn NoWhErE tHaT fUcKiN oLd!!!

But that's six in troll years, right? And I think that's the difference. Nineteen's not exactly old by human standards.

[ pause. processing that . . .

processing . . .

it takes a while, but suddenly: ]

OhHhH, rIgHt.
I fOrGoT. My BaD bRo— BuT fUcK iF i DiDn'T AlMoSt LoSe My ShIt RiGhT tHeRe.
HoRnS uP iN tHe AiR aNd EvErYtHiNg HaHaHa :o)
HoNk

I aIn'T tOo GoOd At ThAt CaLcUlAtIoN sTuFf, So I dOn'T tHiNk I cAn FiLl A bRoThEr In :o(

Eh, don't worry about it. Not like it's that big of a deal.

Still, you'll probably want to keep the time difference in mind. Pretty sure you're gonna start aging like the rest of us now.

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