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Kiyotaka Ishimaru (石丸 清多夏) ([personal profile] ardent) wrote2013-04-23 08:49 pm

001. Action for Goldenrod City/Video

[ACTION FOR GOLDENROD CITY]

[Well, if you're on the streets this evening in the general vicinity of the Radio Tower, you will likely come across a figure in what looks like a cross between a white gakuran and a military uniform (no, seriously, those boots cannot be school issue, can they?); he's got his arms folded tightly across his chest, almost as though he's cold despite being nothing of the sort, and he's staring rather intently upward.

Not at anything in particular. Just looking up at the sky.

However, if you're close enough (and you're probably close enough because he is pretty much the opposite of subtle), it'll be fairly obvious that he's probably not seeing much of anything despite the intensity of his gaze, given that he's got an impressive amount of tears going on. Like, "that should probably not be coming out of human eyes" levels of impressive. Holy shit. Tears. All over. Like he's seen the face of God or something.

Someone might want to poke him or make sure his brain hasn't just shorted out or something, he'll be here all night otherwise.]



[VIDEO]

[Hello, Johto! Sometime this evening you are being treated to some serious jittercam, courtesy of one of your newer arrivals (after he's come out of whatever trance he was in earlier because good lord almighty there is sky out here). It's not quite enough to make you seasick, but more than enough to make you wonder exactly how it is your life has come to this and who gave the complete amateur a camera before everything seems to even out. The video eventually seems to settle on a rather...uh, severe-looking kid with short, dark hair, red eyes and eyebrows that go forever, and whatever he's doing, he seems deeply annoyed with it, goodness. Who invited the spawn of Satan to the Poképarty...

And then he seems to figure out that he is, in fact, filming, and his response is so immediately joyful it'll give you whiplash if you are not properly strapped in. His grin is open and incredibly genuine, the expression entirely unguarded; he sets the device down on a table in front of him, as he appears to be outside still, and he immediately starts waving at it a bit - both through utter glee and trying to see if it actually is tracking properly.]


Ha ha ha - so it does work! This is excellent news, excellent! Now, if I can get it to -

[His voice is a bit odd - it's loud and enthusiastic, but it's strangely blunted, as though he hasn't...quite worked out how voice inflection works but dammit, he's trying. He reaches out while he talks, the conversation dissolving into rather pleased muttering to himself as he tries to turn off the 'Gear and promptly...uh, sends the video, good job.]


[VIDEO, TWO MINUTES AFTER THE FIRST]

[Well, Captain Eyebrows here seems to have gotten himself under a bit more control, though the amount of volume is still going to make people why he even bothered with a video - surely he can be heard in Kanto by now. He's clearly trying to sound authoritative; the effect is just...horribly shouty.]

My name is Ishimaru Kiyotaka, a student of the 78th annual class at Hope's Peak Academy! It's excellent to have a way to contact all of you, even if the situation that's brought it about is very weird indeed!

Whoever is responsible for this turn of events, I would like to both thank you for your generosity regarding the situation, and yet express my general confusion at what it is you expect me to do here! It would be appreciated if I could thank you in person - or...speak to you properly or knew who you were...hm.

[He...seems to have lost himself for a moment, hang on - ]

At any rate - if I've learned anything in my studies of others, it's that cooperation is the best way to ensure success! If you could introduce yourselves and tell me where it is you come from, I would be very grateful - let's make the most of this weird situation by working hard and working together!

[End feed!

...Ishimaru, please...]
diamondo: (✦ 05)

[personal profile] diamondo 2013-04-27 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, the sky can be just as beautiful at night! I mean, fuck, the sky's gonna be beautiful no matter what since we haven't seen it in so long!
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[personal profile] superordinary 2013-04-27 01:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Um, you don't have to be tense, you know... [ tbh a part of Naegi wants to prolong the conversation and talk about things they didn't get the chance to talk about while they were inside the school. But Goldenrod City is still many miles away and Naegi needs to stop using the PokéGear and keep walking so those things have to wait until they meet in person. ]

Anyway, I'm sure you have a lot of things to do like exploring the city, so I'll talk to you later. If anything comes up, call me.
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[personal profile] soundmind 2013-04-27 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
It still has feelings!

[WOW MAN ONE OF HER BEST FRIENDS IS AN ANIMAL.]
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[personal profile] soundmind 2013-04-27 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Then so what if it's an animal? Most animals don't shoot out fire or lightning, either!

[Like geez man it's as if you've never encountered an above-average intelligent creature before.]

Okay so it can't talk, but that doesn't mean it doesn't communicate or understand what you're saying. What's so wrong with saying "please don't bite me" you're going to be traveling with it anyway, you may as well get the ground rules out of the way.
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[personal profile] soundmind 2013-04-27 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
...Have you ever even had a pet? Biting can be considered a sign of affection with them and they don't generally understand that humans don't have the same sentiment.
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[personal profile] soundmind 2013-04-27 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
They're socialized differently than humans, it's not a matter of intelligence!

[GEEZ GUYS WHAT'S WITH ALL THE SERIOUS BUSINESS.]

Think about it--mother cats don't teach their kittens how to read and write, do they? No, they teach them about cat social cues; hunting, cleaning, body language, whatever.
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[personal profile] canthearyou 2013-04-27 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Good job, Ishimaru. He can sort of hear that. Mostly.]

ALIENS? IF YOU MEAN LITTLE GREEN MEN FROM OUTER SPACE, THEN THE ANSWER IS DEFINITELY NO. NOT YET, ANYWAY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I WOULDN'T BE TOO SURPRISED IF ONE SHOWED UP.

[Or if there's one here already. Or if there's some sort of alien Pokemon. Look, he's met a giant cricket with an absurd mustache and a baby tree with a face. He's not going to rule out aliens showing up next.]
canthearyou: (WHAT? INDOOR VOICE? NEVER HEARD OF IT)

[personal profile] canthearyou 2013-04-27 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Of course space viruses count.]

NO, I HAVEN’T QUESTIONED ANYONE ABOUT ALIENS. ALSO, I MADE SURE TO MENTION EARTH IN CASE YOU WEREN’T FAMILIAR WITH THE UNITED STATES.

[He’ll explain why in a second.]

THE REASON I DID THAT IS BECAUSE WHILE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE ARE FROM EARTH, IT’S NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME ONE OR EVEN IF IT IS, IT MIGHT NOT EVEN BE THE SAME YEAR AS IT WAS ON THE ONE I’M FROM OR YOU’RE FROM. I KNOW THAT PROBABLY DOESN’T MAKE MUCH SENSE, BUT IT DEFINITELY APPEARS TO BE WHAT’S GOING ON HERE.
Edited 2013-04-27 23:42 (UTC)
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[personal profile] lieutenantantichrist 2013-04-28 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
Tried to. He must've gotten out of it somehow or it'd be pretty obvious.

[The furrow between his brows deepens as he listens.]

So it's somebody with a plan and resources, not your usual lone gunman. HAs he made any demands?
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[personal profile] ghostytrainer 2013-04-28 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Woah there.]

Uh...live life to the fullest? Become a Pokémon master? I dunno, man you can just kind of set your own goals. Pokémon may have been a video game where I came from but this world isn't a game, there's no overall goal to beat and then you're done.

It's just...a different world. I don't know if you're from Earth or not but it's really not all that different from Earth, the animals are just more badass.
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[personal profile] timelymaid 2013-04-28 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, none taken! I am in fact an alien in your perspective, so it would be silly to get offended about it.

[ It is, after all, a fact. ]

However, any non-humans are turned human upon their arrival here! So I do not exactly look like one now, I know.
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[personal profile] strongestoftheturks 2013-04-28 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
And don't call me sir.

[With that, Rude nods at him one last time, holding Ishimaru's gaze for a second longer before he leaves. Something tells him though that this won't be their last meeting; he'll probably hear of something about the kid soon enough.]
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[personal profile] diamondo 2013-04-28 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, 'course they do! There's gotta be some way to bring 'em here, I mean fuck, we're here! So all we've gotta do is figure it out and bring the rest here! Simple!

[Of course that's probably easier said than done. Still, there's reason to believe that they can do this and Mondo seems pretty excited with that idea. ...Even if that does mean bringing Togami here.]
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[personal profile] diamondo 2013-04-28 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
Of fucking course there isn't!

[He seems pretty proud of that, actually...]

Well, no, maybe not, but we've got each other! We'll figure it all out together, aniki!
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[personal profile] diamondo 2013-04-28 08:38 am (UTC)(link)
Good point! I've done a little exploring on my own, but this city is fucking huge! There's a giant department store over that way, exits from the city in the north and the south, and there's some kinda casino not too far from here. That's what I've got so far, anyway. But c'mon, surely there's plenty of other shit we can find!

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