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[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.]

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Oh, guess what? I actually did!

[ It's a Magikarp, but. SHE STILL HAD TO PHYSICALLY SWIM IN WATERS WITH TENTACRUEL AND SHIT AND NAB HER THIS FISH. ]

Wait--you did?

[!!!!! GIVE HIM YOUR KNOWLEDGE.]

How?

It was... easy, actually. All I did was swim into the water, laid low and... got him!

What did you catch?

My Magikarp. [ Beat. ] Hey, between that and a bunch of the other Pokemon swimming in there, I was lucky to walk out of that unscathed!

[...]

[brb cracking up]

H-Hey! Don't laugh! I'd like to see you try to get one like that!

What's it look like I'm doing, huh?

You're obviously not doing it as successfully.

Hey, don't count me out yet. I'm not giving up that easy.

Well, you had to have shown some good point sooner or later.

Hey, what's that supposed to mean?

Nothing! Nothing.

Anyway, made any progress yet?

I've tried tossing pokeballs at it, tossing Zorua at it, tossing myself at it--why is this stupid pokemon so...stupid?! It keeps disappearing!

Because it obviously doesn't want to be caught? You're not exactly being subtle about your approach, either.

Oh yeah? What would you do, Miss Know-It-All?

Not be so loud? Seriously, pal, with the way you're going, you wouldn't be able to catch anything else at that rate.

Edited 2012-07-04 10:48 (UTC)

I tried to sneak up on it, and it didn't work! [He raises his Snubbull's pokeball to show her.] Someone said that I could paralyze it or something, so I'm going to use this new pokemon as bait, and then when it gets close--wham! She's gonna paralyze it.

Is she now? Then let's see it!

All right, hold on a sec--

[So, following:

A. Takuto's advice to get a pokemon that could paralyze: Snubbull with Lick, check. He sets the pokeball down on the grass.

B. Rose's suggestion of food bait: one large jar of pokemon-grade honey, check. He takes off the cap with ease.

C. Ryoji's suggestion of extra: a second jar of honey in a different flavor (one that Luke actually likes) and some coffee powder in case it doesn't like sweet things.

D. Ryoji's other, accidental suggestion...well, just wait and see.]

[Luke releases his new Snubbull, freshly caught, and she watches him looming over her appreciatively. She can respect a guy with guts, and he and his Zorua did beat her in a fight. She's totally ready to get to know him and make fri--without further ado, Luke tips the large honey jar over her head.]

[Snubbull's expression can be summarized thusly: ngvhjfdkghdjSDGHJKSFGS

OH HOLY ARCEUS

WHY

WOULD YOU

HNNNNNGGGGHHHHH

She rubs at her ears and nostrils, eyes squeezed shut, making no sound. Zorua is watching the process with more than a little amusement--sucks to be you, sister--keeping the 'gear propped up so that Korra can see Luke's plan unfold.]

Stop squirming and hold still!

[It takes a solid three-quarters of the jar before Snubbull is completely covered. She looks...mildly catatonic.]

There! Now you're ready.

[ Okay.

What.

What.

Staring at that poor Snubbull. Sheesh, Korra can't help but feel sorry for it. ]

What-- You just dumped all that honey on your Pokemon?

That's your master plan? There's no way that's gonna work! Call it off!

[ Like, seriously, Luke. Are you stupid? ]

Edited 2012-07-04 12:01 (UTC)

How do you know it's not gonna work? Don't be so negative. Someone told me pokemon love honey.

[He crouches next to Snubbull, indicating for Zorua to go and track down the Abra.]

All right; you gotta get close to it, and be sneaky. Once it smells the honey it'll come right up to you, and then you have to paralyze it. Got it?

[Overwhelmed, the Snubbull just nods, eyes as wide as saucers. Luke reaches for the gear again, then follows on Zorua's trail.]

[ Korra makes a rude noise at Luke's dismissal, but says nothing. She watches to see if Luke's seemingly harebrained idea actually works. Then she'll eat her own words. ]

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