[ When the feed starts, it's easy to see that Shooter's not enjoying the bug attack; there are scrapes and bruises on his cheeks, his hair a little singed at the edges, and the boy stares into the camera much too seriously. A trashed motel room makes up the background, along with a flurry of movement and constant stream of cursing. Whoever it is,
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Are you all right? [ Because a bucket helmet doesn't sound very safe. And...
To Panty: ] Be careful with that little guy! You shouldn't be swinging him around like that...
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[ He rubs at a scrape on his chin, makes a face, and starts messing with his hair instead. A little banged up, but nothing too bad. ]
It was INTENSE.
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[ ...Still a little hesitant. ]
Is there.... [ How to put this delicately? ] anyone else there with you two?
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[ THERE IS CLEARLY NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS. ... or Shooter's too young and derpy to see it. ]
Anyway, don't worry, she says her Pokemon like stuff like that. I guess it could be kind of fun.
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[ She is trying so hard to be diplomatic here. YOU DO NOT SMACK YOUR POKEMON AROUND, DAMMIT. ]
It looks more like the poor creature has passed out! I'm sure that can't be good for it.
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[ He trails off, fidgeting slightly. And then perks right back up a second later. ]
Mine are all safe in their Pokeballs! Saving their energy for bugs.
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[ Taking the change in conversation and running with it! ]
What ones do you have? Mine are all pretty young, so they haven't been fighting much.
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[ He's more distressed over this than he is intimidated, really; Shooter's too much of a hard-headed derp to really do 'intimidated'. ]
I've got a Rattata and a Charmeleon and a Buneary except it just evolved into something else and then I've got a Graveler and a Pidgeotto!
[ All said in one breath. ]
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[ O-oh, wow. She got the first and the last part of that, and the rest was just a blur. ]
It sounds like you've got quite the team there!
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[ Focusing more on the Pokemon stuff, though. ]
Yeah! I'm gonna be the VERY VERY BEST.
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Have you been training them well?
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[ WHAT. HOW CAN THIS BE. His ten-year-old mind cannot comprehend it. ]
We train every day! But, for real-- no TV?
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[ Sob so much technology she's never even heard of... ]
What does it look like?
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Pictures show up on the screen and you can watch stories and stuff and it's SO COOL! It must be really boring without it...
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It's not too boring, though. We have ways of keeping ourselves amused.
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