[03] Route 36 [Video]/Violet City [Action]

[k9tantei]

[The Gear clicks on to a low-angle – from about a half foot off the ground; not visible to the camera is Yuki, the Smoochum, who's figured out how to work the gear.]

[Clearly, Heiji needed a surrogate for his mother's attempts at recording his entire life.]

[Momo is curled on his shoulder, happily munching on a walnut, while Bas is curled up at his feet; Kaguya is darting in and out of the camera's view, in a dogfight with a singed-looking Hoothoot, Heiji shouting up to her.]

Kaguya! Quick Attack!

[The dragonfly blurs out almost not visible, Heiji raising a hand to keep view with the wind from her wings – there's an audible impact on the Hoothoot, which drops to the ground, unconscious.]

There y'go, girl! Knew y'could do it! [He raises an arm for the Yanma, which is hovering in mid air uncertainly and glowing funny...]

Kaguya? Y'okay up there?

[And then the 'funny glowing' becomes a brief, blinding flash, leaving behind a much...]

[MUCH....]

[Bigger dragonfly.]

[The now-Yanmega gives a happy sounding chirp-squeak and dives to the offered arm, where Heiji is staring dumbfounded; just as there's impact he snaps out of it enough for a brief, “H-HEY”, before Kaguya lifts him entirely off his feet, dragging him off camera until Yuki manages to pan over to where he's been tackled to the ground after being airborne for a good fifteen feet, the Yanmega cuddled into his chest and doing the closest sort of buzzing sound a bug can do to a purr.]

What th'Hell – Kaguya?

[The Pokégear, now focused on the new pokémon, chimes in helpfully - ]

Yanmega: The Ogre Darner Pokémon. This six-legged Pokémon is easily capable of transporting an adult in flight. The wings on its tail help it stay balanced.

[After a moment of further dumbfounded laughing...the bit of information from the gear sinks in...and the laughter turns a little more maniacal – he's sitting up and hugging the dragonfly as best he can without interfering with her wings.]

[After a minute of that, once she moves off of him, he's picking up and shifting his hat around, grinning like an idiot... and turns back towards Violet, only stopping to call Yuki into her Pokéball and retrieve the gear, looking up from it at Bas and Kaguya as he shuts it off.]

C'mon, guys – we're goin' to Goldenrod!

[OOC: Action tags in Violet will find him at the store, buying an armful of random climbing straps and tack and sewing supplies, a couple small firecrackers, some flash paper, and a small kit of stage makeup and prosthetics, with only Baskerville out, bouncing around his feet barking up a storm.]

Comments

[Video]

[foolishwren]

Hoooly shit.

It's like somebody combined a dragonfly with a jet.

[Video]

[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

Yep! [] An' Johto just got a Hell of a lot smaller, just in time!

[Video]

[foolishwren]

Huh? Just in time for what?

[Video] AND OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT WITH HEATHER IN 3...2....1....

[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

Th'Kid heist!

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Th'last one I was at, I got put outta the chase by a van, an' I'm not gonna let'im get away so easy this time!

[Video] UH OH. TIME TO SOUND THE OH-NO HORN.

[foolishwren]

<sub>[In her surprise, she can't stop her brows from shooting up. But fortunately, she's got the composure to otherwise keep her straight face. Which is a GOOD thing. Because behind the vaguely curious expression she's wearing, she is trying very very hard not to laugh.]

[Not because she thinks it's funny that someone's going after Kaito, but-- being in the know-- picturing this guy getting van'd while chasing after the Kid is absolutely hilarious.]

[But she can't let on that she knows, so she just gives him an odd look.]</sub>

What, you mean that message that was sent out over the network?

I thought that was a prank.

[Video] Detectives have a SPECIAL relationship with Kid.

[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

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Nope! He's been at it for 'least thirty years now, if y'assume it's always been th'same person - Guy's a magician that goes after mostly th'really unusual jewels, an' always makes a big show of it - announces it 'forehand, just 'bout dares people t'come after him... aaan' then returns'em a week or two later.

If he says 'e's gonna steal th'jewel? Then he'll be there on th'18th.

[Video] VERY SPECIAL.

[foolishwren]

_{[HEE HEE THIRTY YEARS next time she talks to Kaito she's going to pretend to be all surprised at how 'old' he is.]}

Whoa.

Sounds intense.

So this dude's like... actually gonna steal that diamond?

[video]

[bakaitoukid]

[... oho. He already has a feeling he knows why he's picking up for Goldenrod, but-- playing dumb!]

Goldenrod already?

[video]

[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

Yep! []

Got business there in a few days. []

[video]

[bakaitoukid]

[PERHAPS HIS HEIST WILL BE INTERESTING AFTER ALL]

What kind of business?

[video]

[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

Detective business. []

I'm sure y've got a good guess, hangin' around Inspector Nakamori's daughter an'all.

[video]

[bakaitoukid]

[snort] She's been stomping around and grumbling about stupid thieves for a few days now.

So you're actually taking him up on his offer? That'll be fun to watch.

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

'Course I am! First good chance I've had t'try an' catch th'twerp myself.

Hell, 'm half surprised she hasn't taken th'way things work here as a chance t'join the chase herself.

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[greatbigrock]

_{[Dot dot dot. You know what, Tulio was really happy that his enormous mutant dragonfly hadn't thought of that, but given that aforementioned Yanmega is hovering behind him having seen the whole thing? ... yep, Bicho's got new ideas.]}

Whoa whoa whoa- I didn't know they could do that. _{[Very baffled.]}

[video]

[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

Neither did I - but if she can do it, may's well make th'most of it, right? []

[video]

[greatbigrock]

What, make a huge bug your own personal set of wings-?

_{[Somewhat cut short cause heeey that isn't actually a bad idea.]}

[video]

[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

Exactly! Just need t'jury rig somethin' so it's not as awkward, but somethin' like a hang-glider harness should work...

An' as long as th'pokémon's pretty well behaved - []

[video]

[greatbigrock]

Hah, that rules out this one. _{[Pointing with a thumb behind him to the huge Yanmega hovering near a tree in the background looking like a gigantic derp.]} And no offense, but yours didn't look like it liked staying in line either.

... maybe it's a bug thing.

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

[] Ah, she's fine, just a bit skittish an' ... short on th'attention span sometimes. [] Hasn't tried t'bite me or do anythin' but be a bit clumsy yet! []

Action!

[superboobies.livejournal.com]

Hey! You have one of those things too, now?!

That's so cool!!

Action!

[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

[] Ahahah!

Yeah, looks that way - guessin' it's normal for'em t'suddenly ... get bigger like that?

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[superboobies.livejournal.com]

I guess it is! They talk about pokemon evolution, so I guess this must be it! This is probably what happens when a pokemon evolves. They get uglier, but they get even stronger!

[ She's cheerful as ice cream and sunny days ] I mean look at their improvement!! Sonic Boom, Mayuri~. On that tree over there!

[ Yanmega makes a high-pitched whirring sound before careening towards the tree. With the force of it stopping after being tossed at a high speed, a shockwave emits before bisecting a tree.

I've been working hard with it! How're your pokemon doing?

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

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They're doin' pretty good! Looks like you're still pretty far 'head of me, thou - Kaguya here, just settled down from bein' scared of'er own shadow, so she's not gonna hold a candle t'Mayuri yet. [] These two're the strongest I've got.

[superboobies.livejournal.com]

I can train you a bit! Like evasive maneuvers, and everything~! Maybe if Mayuri can train Kaguya, she can use Mayuri's moves!! Or at least find a way to sonic boom without it being the actual move!

[ The smoochum is just darling! She'll be running to it and cradling it ]

Oh?! What's this thing! It's so adorable! It even comes in my color...

[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

That'd - ...actually be pretty helpful - We could really use somethin' like that.

[] Oh, that's Yuki! []

She's a Smoochum - was th'starter of someone from my world who went home, an' she's been stickin' with me since. Been a big help, too. [] 'm not sure where you'd find'em usually.