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[unbelled]

[The camera is on, recording an... interesting... scene.

For once from this feed, it's a quiet one. Mordecai has turned it on, and gently set it down, to face...

A Meowth.

Of whom is just sitting there on the table, pleased as punch to be there.

Mordecai has taken a seat across from it, still within shot of the camera.... and just stares.

Just steeples his hands in front of his face.

And stares. Meowth doesn't really seem to notice, nor care, about its new owner, just comfortably curling up into a ball on the table and appearing to doze off as the almost expressionless cat just.... fucking stares.

At length, words]

... What do I do?

[Hear that. Hear the faint, growing horror? He had no idea what he was signing up for when he took that ticket down there.

Babies. Apparently.

He signed up for babies]

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[tallstiffdrink]

[Viktor walks into the room. He saw the video and looks at the cat on the table, then Mordecai, then the Meowth, then Mordecai.]

You has child? You not tell me. Who is lucky voman?

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[black_black_heart]

[ Look, he realizes quite well what the issue is here. It makes total sense given what Mordecai (usually) looks like.

But he's an asshole, so he has to bat at it. ]

They did it to me too!

[ And the video on his end shows an alolan meowth climbing all over the couch in the rectory.

THE CHILDREN.

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE. ]

[captain_by_the_book]

You seem to be doing well. It looks happy enough for now.

[He had had his own freakout over a little girl coming out of his egg last year. Not gona blame anyone for freaking. ]

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[mother_of_monsters]

Oh, you have a kiddie!

So cute, what's their name?

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[ohthehughesmanity]

[A new dad? Have no fear! The best dad to ever dad has arrived!]

First thing you do is calm down. I know that it can be daunting having your first kid, but believe me, you're going to love them! You might be unsure now, but I guarantee that once you hold your child for the first time you'll get this magical feeling and only want to do what's best for them, and, so long as you do that, you can't go wrong! You might mess up a couple of times, but that's okay! [He flashes a thumbs up.] You go this!

But. [He's suddenly very serious.] The most important thing to do is make sure you document your little ball of sunshine's life. [There's a flourish and his face turns to one of pure adoration as a huge string of pictures falls from his wallet, each a picture of his baby girl.] They grow up so fast!

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[ghostofthespire]

[ Cole's figured out how to use the phone thanks to the information left with it, but that doesn't mean he knows how to use it well. All the video shows on his end is the broad brim of his hat and the tinniest wisp of straw-blond hair below it. He speaks with a familiar cadence, though it sounds very out of place in his strange, almost breathless voice. ] The pitiable wretch -- however will it survive?

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[hamusukethewise]

It is not the same species as you, that it is not.
It is a Pokémon. They are meant to be trained to battle each other.
They can relax in orbs
[ She takes a Pokeball from her cheek pouch]
like these.

Most Pokémon like to eat berries.

[ She shows her Togedemaru. It resembles her as much as Meowth resembles Mordecai.]

This little one hatched from an egg, when I first arrived, that he did.