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[intothelens]

[There is a slight shuffling of the screen before it steadies itself, and an out-of-focused shot of Hikari before she backs up a little, taking a seat just in time for the lens to catch up with her movement.  She is smiling, and there is a piece of paper on a small table in front of her.]

Hello, everyone.   I was hoping I could ask for a little help with one of my assignments.

I'm creating a photojournal of many of these pokemon wandering around, with a caption for each picture I add...and I've been struggling to come up with something good for this one.

[At this point, she holds up the previously unseen picture that had been laying face-down:]

 

Any suggestions?

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[cool_skeleton]

WHAT'S UP, SUCTION CUP!?

[intothelens]

[There was a subtle jump on her end, flinching at the abrupt response before allowing herself a hint of sheepish laughter.]

I'm not sure I understand.

[cool_skeleton]

I IMAGINE THEY ARE EXCHANGING COOL GREETINGS. SOMETIMES THEY RHYME, LIKE MANY SUCH MEETINGS.

[intothelens]

[It took her a second. A very long second.]

I'm not sure pokemon are capable of rhyming. Can't they only ever say their own name when they do speak?

[cool_skeleton]

MOST OF THE TIME, YES. THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS ARE NOT VERY ADVANCED. BUT!! THERE ARE TWO SUCH POKEMON THAT CAN SPEAK VERY WELL!! ONE IS ROTOM. THE OTHER IS MYSELF!!! [Don't ask why he thinks he's a pokemon. It will only give brainhurts.]

[intothelens]

[Too late]

You're a pokemon?

[In Hikari's defense, the question was tinted with doubt. She might not have been a pokemon expert, but she had done her best to learn what she could. And...there was nothing she had learned that indicated he was telling the truth.]

[cool_skeleton]

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE CERTIFICATION??

I DON'T HAVE IT. BUT ANOTHER POKEMON TOLD ME SO!

[intothelens]

[What a sweet, summer...skeleton?]

No, that's alright.

If being a pokemon is what makes you happy, then I don't see any reason to believe otherwise.

[cool_skeleton]

SO FAR MY HAPPINESS LEVELS HAVE REMAINED ABOUT THE SAME. NO ONE HAS TRIED TO CATCH ME OR MAKE ME FIGHT THINGS I DON'T WANT TO, SO THAT'S NICE!! I'VE WAY TOO MUCH WORK AS IT IS WITHOUT DOING A TRAINER'S!!!

[intothelens]

[Probably because they don't think you're a pokemon.]

I agree. I would never really want to do any of those things, either.

[cool_skeleton]

[Maybe...or maybe they take one look at his strong jawline and bulging physique, and think "That's just asking for my pokemon to faint. I could never catch the Great Papyrus!]

REALLY?? YOU'VE NEVER WANTED TO BECOME A LASER AND LIVE IN A BALL???

[Bow out while you can, Hikari. It's all downhill from here.]

[intothelens]

I can honestly say I've never once thought about it.

[cool_skeleton]

YEAH, IT'S PRETTY NICE LIVING IN PAGODA TOWERS PAINTED LIKE PAPYRUS INSTEAD. STILL, MAYBE IT'S BETTER IN THERE!! I TRIED CATCHING MYSELF, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. MAYBE PEOPLE CAN'T BE THEIR OWN TRAINERS???

OH, WHAT ABOUT COMPUTERS? EVER LIVED IN THOSE???

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[trollkeru]

I have one.

[Is it a good idea to actually let Takeru have a suggestion?]

'Looks like you could use a hug.'

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[intothelens]

[Probably not, no. But she waited patiently for one anyway...and was not disappointed.]

You think so?

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[trollkeru]

With the way the Pikachu is standing with his arms extended lie that, just made m think of that.

[At least to him. But he could have been more tolling with it. Next time.]

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[intothelens]

It's not a terrible idea.

I think it would be kind of sweet if that were true, actually. I'll add it to the list of possibilities.

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[trollkeru]

We will never know if it is true or not.

But watching them and see what they are doing is still interesting never the less. The stories they might be living.

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[intothelens]

You sound like you've thought of this before.

[Which made sense, given he was a budding author.]

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[trollkeru]

I do it from time to time, honestly when I have free time or if I have a freelance writing assignment.

Plus, I like to think there is always a story more than what we do see. Even people who see us wouldn't know half of what story we have.