008 | Video/Action for Goldenrod

[codeforhope]

[It's around midday, and a shaky video suddenly appears on the Network. At first it's pretty blurry and staticy, as if the Gear itself is malfunctioning a bit, before Chihiro finally comes into focus. He's standing...no, he's crouching behind what looks like a desk not too far from a wall of televisions, and tucked behind his ankles is a Flareon whose fur is glowing softly. It looks like he's in a store of some kind.]

Does anyone have any suggestions for catching a Pokemon that is, um...very fast?

[Chihiro whispers, glancing up when something falls off of a shelf offscreen and clatters to the floor. His Flareon growls softly, peering around the edge of the counter as Chihiro turns his attention back to the screen.]

I haven't caught many Pokemon myself, since I breed them mostly...and this one won't-

[All of a sudden the feed cuts.

For a while- like, five minutes or more- there's no further activity on the Network. Then, as abruptly as the first one appeared, a second one comes, this time with Chihiro sitting on the floor instead of crouching, his Flareon in his lap and both of them looking rather frazzled.]

A-actually, I think I maybe should jus-

[Before he finishes the TV screens flash rapidly behind him, and the set nearest him seems to suddenly change appearance, a cheerful giggling sounding before all of the lights turn off in the store. After that, the feed cuts again.]

Comments

[heartdive]

Um... Maybe try Mean Look? Makes it so nothing can run away.

[codeforhope]

I don't have any Pokemon that know that move...especially not my Flareon.

[heartdive]

A lot of ghost types do...

[codeforhope]

Ah, I...don't have any ghost types.

[He pauses, stiffening when something else crashes in the distance.]

Not yet, anyway...

[heartdive]

Some psychics?

[codeforhope]

[At that, he nods.]

I have two.

[...]

They, um...they aren't with me, though. And one of them only knows Teleport.

[He's...not a trainer, okay, he's a breeder.]

[heartdive]

Bummer. I'm really not sure how else you can stop something that moves that fast and not, you know, actually hurt them.

[codeforhope]

Well...they aren't really attacking, at least. I...I think this Pokemon is just trying to play with me.

[...in a way that's a little off-putting, but still.]

[heartdive]

Then... Maybe try to play with it back?

[codeforhope]

I don't really know how. It's messing with the electricity in here...so it's starting to get dangerous.

[heartdive]

You have a ground type at all?

[codeforhope]

I do. I have a Garchomp.

[Who is actually with him, incidentally.]

[heartdive]

I'd stick by it since electricity can't really hurt 'em.

[codeforhope]

That does sound like a good idea...

I don't know how well he will fit in here, though.