route_29
Location(11/08/11): Goldenrod.
Job: PokéCenter Medical Assistant (16520/wk)
** P79600


( Read more... )

[The video is shaky and poorly lit, an alley with nothing in it-- until what looks like deeper shadow moved by inches and becomes an elbow. Camera angle change to include half of a torso, hunched shoulders and bowed head, obviously Ys to those who know him. He's clenching something in his hands, it's shiny... a metal stick? No, it's scalpel, stolen ( Read more... )

[The phone is recording at an awkward angle; Ys and the trees behind him are tilted horizontally instead of vertically. The phone rights itself after a moment. Clearly, is it a pokemon recording: Ys' arms are holding an egg with care, truly conscious of his grip.]

My egg hatched. It's a rattatta. [Pause; the rattatta at his feet murmurs in ( Read more... )

[Ys is usually very careful with what he posts, so it might come as a surprise to have this close up appear under his account name:]


( Read more... )

...almost enough. [He's talking to himself when the video clicks on, or is it his Pokemon? In the next second he stares directly into the camera; for once he's not smiling. He looks more interested than upset.] When people leave, do their pokemon always follow the closest person?

[Pause.] I'm still in Violet. [Read: THE BADGE IS HARDER TO GET THAN ( Read more... )

How am I doing? Good, horrible, mediocre? I would be happy to hear any thoughts you have on my portrayal of him. Ys is a difficult, contradictory character and I welcome any and all criticism. Anon is enabled, comments are screened for privacy's sake. If you would like your comment unscreened, please say and I will do so unless it is derogatory or ( Read more... )

( TAKE ME AWAY; BEHIND THOSE DISTANT EYES; TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE )

[Once again, the video begins with Ys' smiling face-- but this time, there are faint blotches of sunburn across his nose and dark bags under his eyes. The image is too grainy to see just how tired he looks. However, his voice is chipper.] I don't like walking everywhere, but Violet City was worth it, I guess. It's interesting here; there's more ( Read more... )

( you turn funeral cries into lullabies )

[The video clicks on to Ys' smiling face.] I've made it to Cherrygrove. That took longer than expected. [Pause. He's been here two days.]

I noticed that people have been naming their pokemon. [He tilts the camera so a Sneasel can be seen. She doesn't wave so much as glare stubbornly at the camera.] This is Freya. I have a pidgey, too, but I can' ( Read more... )