[05] [Video/In Person for Violet]

[k9tantei]

[Heiji is outside, still in his work uniform – he’s just gotten out of the restaurant, and looks distinctly unimpressed – it’s not his fault the cook doesn’t know what he’s doing. :| ]

[That’s not what this is about, however.]

So…Anybody noticed these? [He turns the camera toward a pair of Murkrow that’ve followed him out of the restaurant…just … watching.] There was only a few around this mornin’, and there’s at least five or six more hangin’ around since then, not countin’ these guys.

[They’re actually being pretty expectant and tailing pretty close.]

…..Do I look like I’ve got any food on me? I’m not stupid, I saw you two playin’ this scam on that kid that came out with th’leftovers – even if I did have food, hangin’ around lookin’ creepy hopin’ I’ll spook an’give it to you wouldn’t work!

[The two stares turn very sullen at that.]

[AND THEN THERE’S A STORM OF BARKING as Baskerville bowls into the duo spitting sparks and raising a racket.]

Whoah whaoh – Bas – get – [Facepalm, get.] SMOG, TRY’N COVER YOURSELF – Ember – [What’s going on is probably less a battle and more a mildly embarrassing cartoon dustball, especially once the smog cloud goes up.] Roar, get some space – Ember – [As much as it’s coming from what’s still basically an admittedly big puppy, the snarling bark at least gets the second one deciding it’s time to leave, and the smoke clears on a significantly battered and growling Houndour with the lead Murkrow cornered and singed.]

[As much as there’s some unintelligible muttering, there is a pokéball tossed at it before the fiasco gets any further – although before he can retrieve it, there’s a white glow over the area…]

[And once it settles, there isn’t exactly a tiny puppy there anymore.]



[There’s a couple stupid blinks from Heiji, who’s holding the gear loosely, as Bas picks up the pokéball and carries it over to him – granting that Baskerville is now the size of a pony.]

Damn. Congrats - I guess you live up t’your name a bit more now. [He retrieves the now-caught Murkrow’s pokéball from Bas with a scratch behind the horns, and then remembers that yes, the Gear is still recording.]

So yeah – uh – are they doin’ this anywhere else? An’if they are, anybody got a clue why they’re suddenly movin’ into the cities?

Comments

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[bakaitoukid]

You could turn that into a sport.

[... congratulations Heiji you gave Kaito a very bad idea]

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

Which part - th'spookin' people for food, or th'bird-bowling?

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[bakaitoukid]

Bird bowling! There are enough of them around here to turn it into a game, isn't there?

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

Yanno, might not be a bad way to train, either...

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[bakaitoukid]

We could keep and compare scores...

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[attherailways.livejournal.com]

[Izumi usually isn't the type to try to be social with strangers... but the dog kinda makes him feel comfortable. He hasn't seen one in a while and it kind of... reminds him of home.

So he might as well say something]

Maybe they've been chased away from their homes?

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

That's possible, yeah.

They all seem sorta calm, though... almost like they're waitin' for something. []

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[attherailways.livejournal.com]

That doesn't sound too promising... Aren't crows supposed to be a bad omen? Especially if they're waiting for something.

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

....

Yeah... []

And knowin' this place, there's no tellin' what it'd be. [] 's not like we can ask'em what they're all lookin' for...

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[dark-surprise.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your Houndour evolving.

I've seen some of those bird Pokémon hanging around Ecruteak as well, though I don't know why they've decided to appear. Perhaps I'll try catching one to see if that provides anymore information. They're rather interesting looking, so I wouldn't mind having one even if it doesn't help solve the mystery of why they're appearing.

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Gotta be useful t'have around, an' who knows - maybe they can lead us t'something.

I'll make sure t'broadcast it if I find anything - if there's enough people lookin', we should be able t'figure something out.

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[dark-surprise.livejournal.com]

[She nods.]

The more eyes and minds working on the problem, the better. And I'll let people know anything I do manage to figure out.

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

Good luck t'you then -

An' call me if you need any help with anything!

Name's Heiji Hattori.

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[souljudgment.livejournal.com]

You noticed them moving in too, huh? [He had thought at first it was normal in the Safari Zone, but they kind of multiplied while he was on the road when they weren't there before.]

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

Yeah - was just one or two of'em that were doin' a pretty good job of stayin' where they wouldn't be seen yesterday 'cept those two - then more of'em in th'open this morning, an'now...

I'm guessin' your not in Violet, either.

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[souljudgment.livejournal.com]

Not at all. Murkrows were normal inside the Safari Zone so I didn't pay attention at first. I started noticing it down the routes while I was on my way to Cianwood.

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

So not only are they actin' like they're waitin' for something, but they're doin' it widespread...

So whatever they're waitin' for, it's going to be happening all over.

[] An' I don't want to sound superstitious 'bout crows or anything, but... I don't trust this place.

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[foolishwren]

I've never seen that many of these things in the wild before now...

But in any case, watch yourself. If you say ANYTHING inappropriate or embarrassing around these things... well, let's just say imitation is NOT the greatest form of flattery when it comes to birds that can learn how to say stuff.

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

[] I'll definitely remember that. []

Say, if you've got one and know a bit about'em...

Know anything that'd get their attention good?

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[foolishwren]

_{[Oh, she does. She DOES. So her answer is blunt.]}

Anything shiny.

Anything.

Look.

_{[The camera swivels-- ... and then is immediately attacked by something black and blue-eyed. Because the screen is lit up and pretty.]}

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

...... []

Great. So now I've got two kleptos t'chase.

[] Gonna guess that's not why they're all here, since there hasn't been a rash of thefts past what you'd expect, an' Momo hasn't gotten mugged when he's out filchin' shiny things.

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[sharkfoodbound.livejournal.com]

I hear they're pretty much everywhere. No idea why though.

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

Yeaaaah this worries me.

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[sharkfoodbound.livejournal.com]

Even if they're not attacking, it's definitely freaky.

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

Yeah...

An' Bas's been actin' more spazzy than usual, which has me wonderin' if there's not somethin' they're picking up on that we wouldn't know about.