oo2 [Video/Action for Goldenrod] {backdated to sunset}

[freezetheskies]

--can't believe this...where's that map...

[Evening, Johto. It's about sunset as the video comes on, though it's pretty much by total accident. The owner of this gear, one obviously rumpled and tired Toushiro Hitsugaya, doesn't even notice the thing is recording as he tries to get the map from his bag. Of course, it's useless in the back alleys of

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[usedsuperpower]

[You should be careful around the back alleys of Goldenrod. You never know what you can find there.]

[Stitch's more or less made them his home and he knows where to not go. But as he sees some trainer who seems to have lost their way, he doesn't stop them. He just stands aside, still hidden in another dead end-alley way, and watches what unfolds. He's not sure if he should interfere.]

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[freezetheskies]

[Well, this one has learned a valuable lesson, at least. He probably won't be coming back here again.]

[Though, there really isn't much to interfere with. Just a Growlithe rolling around in a fight with the stray Meowth she'd been barking at while her trainer picks himself up off the ground. It's actually quite laughable, really, being that he fell into a trashheap and that was full of goodness knows what.]

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[usedsuperpower]

[If it's laughable, then Stitch laughs. Other unfortunate persons misfortune and pain is always hilarious.]

[Standing in the long shadow of a wall, Stitch can't be seen, but his cackling laughter can be heard. It echoes, rebounding against the walls making it hard to pinpoint where exactly it comes from.]

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[freezetheskies]

[Stitch might be practically invisible and his laugh impossible to pinpoint, but it's enough to break up the Meowth on Growlithe fight and send the Meowth scrambling away, probably right past Stitch.

The trainer, on the other hand, has just gotten himself back up and is looking around with narrowed eyes. Now what?]

Show yourself.

[superboobies]

Taichou?! Are you okay?!

[ Rangiku is shaking the feed right now! At least she looks well-fed compared to her exhausted face from earlier. THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT SHE NEEDS TO KNOW IF HER TAICHOU IS OKAY. ]

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[freezetheskies]

[Sorry, Rangiku. You're gonna have to shake that feed for a bit because it takes him a little to actually get his gear again. He's...not bad as he could be, but not okay. Getting attacked by a Meowth and falling onto glass bottles does that.]

Stop shouting, I'm fine.

[His pokerface is, anyway. Not that it does much good with those scratches on his cheek.]

video!

[superboobies]

[ Seeing him scratched up is a concern but he fought the third espada, and it's impossible to die here anyways.

SO SHE'LL JUST TRUST HIM ANYWAYS. ]

Of course you are~! I can see that! What happened anyways?

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[freezetheskies]

[Impossible to die, but not impossible to bleed and end up with a sprained ankle.

NOT THAT HE'S TELLING HER THAT RIGHT NOW.]

I was jumped by a stray cat and fell over, that's what happened.

[And now he'll just have to limp his way back to the main road. Long night will be long, that's for sure.]

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[gochuugoku]

Where are you?! Do you need any help?

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[freezetheskies]

[It takes a bit for him to respond, since he had to get back to his gear, but when he does, he seems alright. ...If you ignore the claw-scratches on his cheek, anyway. He's lived through worse.]

I'm fine. I just need to get back to the main road.

[The Golduck right behind him obviously does not agree with that statement, however. He seems angry. Very angry.]

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[gochuugoku]

[Yeah, China's not ignoring that.] ...

[He thinks he knows which alleyway the other is in. He turns the gear off and makes his way through the town, walking quickly. He looks into the dark place and sees him.]

Hey...

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[freezetheskies]

[No matter how dark it might be, it's kind of hard to miss the Golduck practically looming over Hitsugaya as he makes his way out the alleyway just in time to see Yao arrive, which makes him stop in surprise even as his Growlithe goes over to greet this new person with some sniffing.

And yes, he does look worse in person. What with all those scrapes and the fact he can't put much weight on his left foot. Yep. He was pretty much lying about being fine.]

{Video -> Action} 1/god knows

[used_glare]

{Scrolling through the feed - Hitsugaya-san said he was close-ish to Goldenrod... Oh look! There he is!}

{Video} 2/?

[used_glare]

{He looks a bit tired, poor dear... and lost. Well, at least she knows where all the seedy alleyways are around here jeez don't look at me like that, she's been battling in them.}

{Video} 3/5?

[used_glare]

{...that puppy sure looks like a handful, and Nanao is very glad that most of her Pokemon are. Well. More mature than that now. And she goes to admonish him

but

okay what the heck just happened}

{Action} 4/5

[used_glare]

{Right. Time to be a hero! ...but not really. Calling out Kiyone, she turns to the Alakazam.}

You remember the little white-haired boy, do you not? {He nods.} Well, I need you to find him.

[zero_approval]

...

[He's not the type to say 'are you okay'?

Then again there's his facade so...]

You okay?

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[freezetheskies]

Fine. I've survived worse.

[And he is fine. Mostly. Just scratched by a Meowth and scraped up from the fall. His poker face is as good as Lelouch's, from the looks of things.]

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[zero_approval]

If you say so.

[He looks a bit tired, but is not saying anything.]

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[freezetheskies]

[A nod, then a slightly curious look at Lelouch. That tired look is one he's seen before.]

I'll take it sleeping on the road isn't agreeing with you?