001; video/action: new bark town; adventure time;

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[when the video feed turns on, there’s a hassle in the background, a burst of flame, some frantic jabbering in the background. a dark-skinned lad with a worried expression gestures at a sleepy camel in tow. the camel sneezes. there is fire. the Mom, her expression pleasant, is reaching for a broom. his voice filters through the speakers, frantic--]

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[video]

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[so, after about 10 minutes of fiddling around with his Pokégear, Choutarou had finally figured out how it worked! And good for him too, as he just catches the video and-- oh god is that a firebreathing camel. And hey, those guys look familar too. One of Rikkai's doubles pairs, if he recalled correctly, and it looks like they're... raiding the house? With an angry woman throwing a broom at them?

... oh dear.

After watching the rest of the video with a vague look of horror on his face, Choutarou tentatively calls out.]

A-are you two alright...?

[You may notice a blue bird with cloud-like wings perched on his head, but that's completely normal, right?]

[video]

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[oh look aren't you akutagawa's teammate or something, hey.

guess who is indulging in cookies right now. guess.]

Mmh? 'rn't you from Hyotei?

[because clearly, that is the biggest issue here.]

[video]

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[sssstraightens up.]

Y-yes! Hyoutei second year, Ootori Choutarou. And you are... Marui-san, correct? Jirou-senpai has said a lot about you.

[video]

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[oh look, akutagawa's been talking about him. of course, he's marui's number one fan, ego-fanning, etc.]

That's me! Volley Genius Extraordinaire~♪

[video]

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[more like your number one stalker. :|a]

[have a sheepish laugh. he's heard of your tensai skills, of course] It's nice to meet you, Marui-san. If you don't mind me asking, what happened back there in the house? No one was hurt, I hope.

[video]

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[fan is less creepy, let's keep it that way.]

Oh, back in there? Not much. Just "mom" wanting us to go out and have an adventure and stuff. Couldn't find the marshmallows, though. Pity... [he looks a little sadly at his jar of cookies. which is halfway empty now.]

No one's hurt though! [thumbs up!]

[video]

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Ah, I'm glad, then. But- marshmallows? Why were you looking for marshmallows?

[video]

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Huh? To roast, of course! Jackal's camel breathes fire, so it'll be easy to roast marshmallows!

[video]

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I... I see... [no, no he doesn't] Well, I'm pretty sure you can buy marshmallows in another town, if you travel a bit.

[video]

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Huh. You're right. I better tell Jackal. Thanks!

[video]

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Ah... you're welcome. Good luck in finding... your marshmallows.

[video]

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Mm! I'm sure me an' Jackal will find some soon!

[1/2] [video]

[remothering]

Y-yes, I think we're-- no need to worry, is all, I think we've got this under cont--

[2/2] [video]

[remothering]

[.........]

By the way, er. There's a, um, cloud. On your head. Jeez, don't tell me that's another one of these pokemon things.

[video]

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Oh, that's just Freya. She likes perching on my head for some reason...

[and Freya totally hear that comment about being a cloud, Jackal, so now she's just JUDGING YOU. I'm much better than a stupid cloud, damnit!]

[video]

[remothering]

[... is that bird judging him. why does it feel like the bird is judging him-- gulping.]

Haha, maybe she just likes... high places...?