codeforhope | 012 | Video/Action for Goldenrod

[Video]

[On screen, a shiny Altaria can be seen nesting in the tall grass of what looks like the park in Goldenrod with a cluster of small eggs nestled close to his fluffy wings. It seems that Monet is more of the fatherly sort than Chihiro had first anticipated...and nearby, a Flareon lies stretched out to soak up the rays of the sun while simultaneously guarding a couple of eggs of her own.

Chihiro sits in the grass among them with his legs crossed and a shiny Dedenne perched cheerfully on his shoulder.]

Good morning! It is a nice morning, isn't it? The sun is shining and it isn't raining at all...so I thought it would be nice to spend some time outdoors while the weather is still nice like this.

My Pokemon also had some eggs this morning, if anyone might be interested in purchasing one. I would be more than happy to take trades instead, if you would like...and as always, if you have not been here for very long, I wouldn't mind letting you have one for free so long as you are giving it a good home.

If you want, you may come and pick up the eggs in person. I'm at the park right now, so I wouldn't mind it if you stopped by. Otherwise, I can just send the eggs off where they are needed as soon as I get back home.

I hope everyone has a nice day, otherwise!

[OOC: The egg list is here! There are still plenty left!]

[Action]

[Should anyone decide to come to the park they'll find Chihiro sitting in the same place as before. It's hot out, and he isn't wearing his usual clothing but instead a thin, white shirt with shorts and suspenders and it's cute as heck. Not only is he sitting with the proud parents of the eggs, but he's also got some of his other Pokemon out playing today. Every now and then he tosses a small rubber ball into the field to have it be chased by his Garchomp, who honestly sees nothing wrong with playing fetch like the giant landshark puppy that he is.]

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[Alice shifts a little, leaning against the egg. A new friend?]

I hope so. I'll be sure to train them both in battle and in coding.

You'll have to tell me how they progress. Zip has been learning lots of new things lately, himself.

Of course. I'll send you progress reports.

[Alice snuggles into the egg. Friend!]

I appreciate that.

By the way...Atsuro-kun told me that you caught a Ditto, recently. How has it been behaving for you?

[He doesn't have one yet, but he needs one, but just...hasn't gotten around to catching one yet.]

Oh, Proteus is just fine. I've been trying to train him how to change into other things aside from Pokemon.

[It's... it's not going so well. Not yet.]

Really? ...what sort of things?

People, for one. You never know if you'll need a body double.

Hmm...I can see where that could be useful...

[Why do you need a body double, Naoya...]

But...wouldn't a Pokemon like Zorua or Zoroark be better for that?

[Because you always need an escape route, Chihiro.]

True, but I haven't found one of those. In the meantime, helping him to expand his skills can't be a bad thing, can it?

I suppose not. They seem very used to taking the forms of other Pokemon...so maybe learning to copy a person wouldn't be so hard.

It's worth a try.

[Alice looks up at him and he chuckles.]

It's okay, Alice. You don't need to worry about it.

[Chihiro smiles a little, resting his hands in his lap.]

Alice...that's a pretty name.

I thought so, too. I've been naming all of mine after demons or folklore creatures. There is a demon called Alice, though, so I thought it would be fitting.

I agree. Is there any particular reason you decided to name them that way?

Well... I'm somewhat of an expert on them at home. Atsuro may have mentioned a computer program called the Demon Summoning Program to you. That's my creation, at least in our world.

That's right...I think he did.

[He can't recall if he used those exact words, but he has heard of it before.]

So...it's to have something to remind you of home. Right?

Something like that. I thought having a theme might be fun.