2 ♫ video/action for route 34

[bellyshirt]

[The feed opens to...an Abra. A sleeping Abra. Pretty normal Abra, actually. The camera follows the rise and fall of its little chest with an assiduity that almost seems alarming.]

I am gonna get this little sucker.

[That stage whisper would be Luke, who pointedly sets the camera down, presumably so that Johto can see how awesome his capture of his Abra will be. Somewhere close by, Zorua makes a long-suffering sound.

--and there Luke rushes forward, going in for the grab, only for the Abra to make its escape and leave him faceplanting against the ground.]

[A moment of silence, please. Zorua giggles.]

[Luke glowers at his pokemon, red-faced and expression flinty.]

This stupid thing's been running from me all morning! Why won't it stay in one place like a normal pokemon?! Zack, what do I do?!

[Someone might wanna mention that...there's more than one Abra.]

Comments

[Action]

[babel_hacker]

Do you have a Pokemon that knows Hypnosis? Or Sleep Powder?

[Action]

[bellyshirt]

No, all I've got is a stupid fox and a really stupid fish.

[Action]

[babel_hacker]

Your Zorua? As far as I know, they don't learn any sleep causing move. And what's your "stupid fish"? A Magikarp?

[Action]

[bellyshirt]

Yeah. It's totally useless.

[Don't tell him about Gyarados, please!]

[Action]

[babel_hacker]

[Either tell Luke about Gyarados and pump him up... Or "conveniently" forgot to tell him that just for his reaction?

The latter is awfully tempting.]

Aw, give it time until it get stronger.

[That's general enough, without implying any evolution.]

[Action]

[bellyshirt]

[Guess. >D]

I don't have time! I have to catch this stupid pokemon!

[Action]

[babel_hacker]

Why are you in such a hurry?

[Action]

[bellyshirt]

'Cause I'm on a d--[okay no wait oops, there are better ways of phrasing.] Because it's for a present.

[Action]

[babel_hacker]

Oh, I see... [He thinks for a moment, vaguely aware that Phanpy starts rolling around. Atsuroooo, I'm booooored..] I don't have my Noctowl on me, but I could help you by paralysing an Abra?

[Action]

[bellyshirt]

[O_O HE IS IN LUCK]

You could do that?!

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[babel_hacker]

Yep, I could! Paralysis isn't as good as sleep, but it'd make things easier!

[Don't mind me, trainers. This Phanpy will just...flop on the ground and play with the dirt.]

[Action]

[bellyshirt]

[Luke's Zorua will wander over, flopping down next to the Phanpy. He doesn't usually socialize with non-Rocket pokemon, but hey, he can put aside his prejudices in favor of mocking his trainer.]

I don't care, as long as I can catch the damn thing.

[Atsuro you lifesaveeerrr]

[Action]

[babel_hacker]

[Phanpy looks over at Zorua. Hi?]

Alright. [Atsuro reach for a Pokeball and let out Antec, his beloved Lanturn. Enjoy that fish.

That can move on land.

...Just don't ask, okay?]

Antec, we're gonna help this guy catch an Abra.

[Oh, really~? :oa]

[Action]

[bellyshirt]

[Sup bro, my trainer's an idiot. How are you?]

[Luke watches the Lanturn with some reservations, shifting his weight a bit.]

That...fish is gonna hold it down?

[Action]

[babel_hacker]

[Good, but bored. My trainer's supposed to train me.]

Nope. Antec'll use Thunder Wave to paralyse the Abra, stopping it from moving long enough for you.

[Action]

[bellyshirt]

I--sure, all right?

[Da fuq is Thunder Wave. BUT OH WELL, as long as it works...]

So, how do we find it?

[Action]

[babel_hacker]

We have to track one down the usual way.

[GO INTO THE GRASS AND RUN AROUND UNTIL WILD POKEMON BATTLE.

Okay, not really.]

Basically, go around, find it and make our first move quickly.

[Action]

[bellyshirt]

All right. Hey, Thing!

[That'd be his Zorua, who actually has a proper nickname, Luke's just really lazy and also nocurr.]

Help us find it.

[With a long-suffering sigh, Zorua gets up and uses its nose to make a beeline through the grass. Luke follows. As they walk, he glances at Phanpy.]

What's that?

[Action]

[babel_hacker]

[Atsuro, Antec and his Phanpy follows along. The trainer glances at Luke when he heard the question.]

Him? My Phanpy!

[Action]

[bellyshirt]

It looks pretty useless.

[Not one to beat around the bush, this one.]

[Action]

[babel_hacker]

[The Phanpy seems to be indignant at that.]

Hey, he's not! Give him time and he'll be winning tough battles like a pro.

[Action]

[bellyshirt]

Is he gonna get any bigger? [That thing's the size of his Zorua!]

[Action]

[babel_hacker]

He will. Once he evolves into a Donphan. [Atsuro made sure to do his research on any new Pokemon he get.]

[Action]

[bellyshirt]

How big's a Donphan?

[Up ahead, Zorua is still, indicating that he's probably spotted their target.]

[Action]

[babel_hacker]

[Noticing that, Nalagiri the Phanpy slowly walks up to Zorua.]

A Donphan's about...I think this big.

[He hold his hand up to around three feet.]