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[When the feed turns on, Dray smiling like he just won the pokemon lottery. His tail moves lazily behind him and his ears are up.]

Hello everyone! I just got the most majestic pokemon! He’s fierce and loyal, with scales that seem made of steel and a powerful jaw. I can’t decide what to name him, though. I’m torn between Leviathan, Bonecrusher or Shadowbringer. What do you all think? This is him…

[He turns the camera towards the pond next to his garden to show his magnificent pokemon…

….It’s a Magikarp.

A Magikarp that’s splashing around desperately as if he's having a seizure, trying to get away from a Pidgeotto trying to grab him. Dray frowns and throws an apple at the bird, making it fly away. It’s clearly not the first time this had happened if his precision hitting the flying pokemon is any indication.]

Anyway, the name...

[There’s a rather distressed whine coming from off camera and Colette can be heard speaking in a soothing tone.]

Molly, what’s the matter? Come here. Hey, Dray? [Her voice is louder now.] Did you lick my Swirlix again? I told you it really upsets her!

[Dray's eyes shift and his ears drop, he look more than a little guilty.] Er.....Noooo?

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Seth! Good day.

I like that one a lot too but Prompto told me it's the name of a god and I don't want to offend one of those.

It's the name of a powerful water serpent.

[Seth studies the video before continuing.]

In some cultures naming something after a good is a way to grant it strength. Alternatively, have you asked your little swimming friend if he likes one name over the other?

Uh, it doesn't exist in my world so I had no idea.

Does that really work? [Wouldn't that be wonderful if it were true...] I asked him what was his name when I first got him but he only says 'magikarp' and I know that's his species. He might be, uhm...shy. [Or just dense.]

Well, maybe he's like a dog and he shakes his tail to show that he's happy.

[Seth doesn't know a lot about animals.]

Or inflection.

[His Espurr doesn't seem to get the concept of inflections.]

Maybe, yes...[Dray scrunches his nose, though. Not fond of dogs, this one.] But he's much cuter than any mutt.

Inflection?

Yeah. I don't really care for dogs either.

[Seth has an affinity for cats and sometimes takes on the form of one.]

You know how people have an upward inflection when they ask a question. Things like that. If he sounds sad or tense. Instead of focus on what he's saying, just listen to the tone.

Same...for obvious reasons. [Finally someone with good taste! Dray very much approves.]

AH, got it now. That's useful, like paying attention to the body language. I'll do that, thanks.

No problem.

[He doesn't know a lot about animals but that's how he approaches people too, so he's glad to help.]

Did you exchange your ticket for a pokemon too?

Yeah. They're around.

[He doesn't really police them or watch them and mostly let's them wander though a few of them feel the need to follow him around like lost puppies.]

And what pokemon did you choose?

[That's okay, Dray also leave the magikarp to do whatever he wants. He only check on him from time to time to make sur eno one tried to eat it.]

Espurr, Ralts & Morelull.

[They say their names enough that Seth can't forget them.]

They're around.

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