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.]

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[nostabbing]

Fujisaki? Are you okay?

[DO YOU NEED AN INTERVENTION ON ACCOUNT OF THINGS HAVE STOPPED BEING OKAY.]

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[codeforhope]

[A response comes...eventually, but only after Chihiro and his Flareon are in a different part of the store, standing huddled between two upright shelves.]

I-I think so! I'm just...having a little trouble.

[There's another rapid flickering of lights and a rustle somewhere offscreen as something else hurtles to the ground. Thankfully it doesn't sound like it broke, or else Chihiro would be leaving this store broke.]

Alice-san, w-what do I do?

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[nostabbing]

[Well, that's not...ominous at all.]

Where is that, the appliance store? Are you trapped in there?

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[codeforhope]

Yes!

[Well, not so much trapped as here voluntarily...but now that he's been found by the thing he's trying to catch, it won't let him leave.]

[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...

[video]

[pinnedbangs]

[Midday was a good time to do some food shopping - not so good a time to get spooky and freaky gear messages. Rin is just about to answer the cute looking g . . . girl . . . . . ? (Could it be a boy? That was totally possible.) -- Okay, okay, Rin is just about to answer the cute-looking person when the TV starts up its crazy horror movie routine.

What would be the sensible thing to do? Hunt down the shop the poor person is in and try to save them from the poltergeist!!! ...That, and maybe trying to re-establish a connection.]

Hey!! Where are you?! I'll try and get you out of there!

[video]

[codeforhope]

I'm- I'm in the appliance store.

[Chihiro manages after he gets the Gear turned back on, whispering. The entire place seems to be pretty quiet for the time being...a little too quiet. Actually, Chihiro is the only person here, it seems.]

[video]

[pinnedbangs]

[The horror movie scene just raised the bar from 3 to 7. This was not good. Rin does manage to stay calm. He's seen worse but that was when he had the power to Stop Things. Over here, no such thing is possible.

But it's not about to stop him from trying. He walks around quickly, looking for this supposed appliance store.]

Okay. [Great, now he's attempting to whisper too. OH HOLD ON, HE HAS ADVICE - ] Don't talk to anything in there - if something pops up, I mean. ...Don't talk to it.

[video]

[codeforhope]

[Well that's pretty easy to do, especially when this Rotom doesn't seem to be too interested in holding a conversation. In fact, he's having a grand old time flitting from object to object, knocking things off of shelves and causing Chihiro to jump with soft exclamations of surprise.]

O-okay, I won't!

[Video]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[A soft Shit escaped Veronica as she watched the scene unfold. It had been so familiar.]

I... don't know. I was in a situation like that and I just threw a pokeball.

[She freaked out and threw something in reflex, is what she's saying.]

[Video]

[codeforhope]

It keeps disappearing into the TVs, or...or anything else electronic. Throwing pokeballs doesn't work.

[Chihiro explains quickly, sitting up a bit straighter against the counter.]

[Video]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[Hmm... Veronica wrung her hands anxiously. She did end up breaking a television and a toaster during her own brief fight.

Sigh. Memories.]

R-right. Well...

[....]

Maybe you can try fainting it?

[Video]

[codeforhope]

I've been trying...but like I said, it is very fast. Henko can't seem to get a hit in at all.

[Video]

[babel_hacker]

...Chihiro? You okay over there?

[He would offer his advice, but hey, you doing okay over there?]

[Video]

[codeforhope]

I- I think so.

[He peers over his shoulder at the rows of TVs again. For now, everything has gone silent.]

Maybe I shouldn't have come here...

[At least, not on his own.]

[Video]

[babel_hacker]

[He stares at the view of the TV the camera manage to get.]

I'm glad but...what happened?

[TVs... So an electric type? This sounds kinda familiar.]

[video]

[solas_ion]

You okay, kid?

[now that's something you don't see every day.]

[video]

[codeforhope]

[Chihiro nods a bit, trying not to shudder when something else drops off of a shelf, hitting the floor with a dull thud.]

I t-think so.

Do...do you know anything about battling ghost types?

[video]

[solas_ion]

Lemme think, they might be weak to, uh...is that one of the types that's weak to itself?

[lancer you've been here for three years how much research have you done]

I'm pretty sure it is. You got any other ghosts to fight it with?

[irenicly]

What kind of Pokemon is that?!

[....]

Are you alright?!

[codeforhope]

I-I'm okay! At the moment...

..and it's a Rotom. It's...it's a ghost type.

[Well, ghost/electric, but the ghost part is more important right now.]

[irenicly]

A Rotom, huh?

[He'll look that up in a moment.]

I guess being a ghost type would make them a little hard to catch.

Why is your video cutting out? What's the Rotom doing?

[He assumes it's the ghost being a ghost, at least!]