Turn 002 // Voice-->Video (action for Route 35)

[best_laid_plans]

[Impatient with training, Malik's left a note on his desk for his Rocket supervisors ("Back soon. Look forward to gifts") and successfully escaped HQ. A profitable venture should cancel out the breach of conduct.

Except why is it so nice outside. Why is everyone so happy. People aren't, by nature, happy creatures. This unnerves him.

Turning to the PokéGear, he switches it on.]

Experienced travelers. This weather's an anomaly, correct....

[Except then the feed goes staticky; the Gear hits the ground and switches to video. A dark-skinned boy with a Duel Disk on one arm is twisting to get a look at what's knocked him over, snuggled against his back and hugging him.

For that matter, trying to kiss him.]

Smoochum! Smoo!

[What an auspicious beginning to his life of crime.]

Comments

[ Voice ]

[usedchannel]

[ Pearl stumbles across this after fiddling with her 'gear, trying to get the hang of it. That was... oddly cute? She couldn't find the word, but her giggling spoke her mind. She decided, why not respond with voice?, as she had found out this was a thing that was possible not long ago. So, she turned the voice on, and responded. ]

What Pokemon is that? [ She was assuming it was a Pokemon, since it didn't look human... Maybe that was a poorly based assumption. It didn't matter. ]

[Video]

[shiromadoushi]

Welcome to Johto weather. [[so amused there. So very amused]]

Though it is a bit extreme, even for here!

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

You probably haven't been here that long have you. This is relatively normal.

[Video]

[tearsofademon]

[Oh hey, it's that Malik guy he met over the network that one time a few months back.

...Well, kind of. His seeking advice like that means maybe he went home, forgot, and came back? He's heard of that, though he's never paid enough attention to see it for himself, really...

Well, that hardly matters on such a nice day. :D]

Ah, the weather's usually a lot worse this time of year. But it's really nice out today, don't you think?

video

[conduit]

[ Rangiku, who was inspecting the feed as she prepares for some sort of beauty contest by letting a Jynx braid her hair just smiles, giggles and waves into the feed. ]

Is that Smoochum one of your pokemon~? Or is she one of the wild ones that just approached you?!

[k9tantei]

[Your Life of Crime has gained +1 Detective finding this hilarious.]

[As does the Jynx who's peering over his shoulder waving and saying something unintelligible to the Smoochum. (Unfortunately for you, Yuki's egging the younger 'mon on and encouraging her. Aren't you lucky?)]

I'd say it was, but th'weather's ALWAYS kinda batty here.

First time I've seen so many've your new friend there around, though!

[Yep. He's thoroughly amused.] Kinda cute, aren't they?

[HEIJI IS PERFECTLY SECURE IN HIS MASCULINITY.]