Video; January 3rd, from a dark room in Goldenrod...

[peridork]

[The Pokegear camera focuses in just a little too close on an eager face, beaming broadly. It's a young woman, the same one that was broadcasting in a hysterical panic from Ilex Forest more than a month back... except, y'know. She's not green anymore. And there's something kind of unsettlingly wicked about her expression?]

Hello, Johto. I hope you're prepared to be awestruck, because have very exciting information to share with you all.

[She clears her throat, sits up a little straighter before continuing. Clod the Elgyem is visible, too, hovering at her shoulder as usual.]

It has now been well over one full Earth month since I was first abducted into this world. In that time, I will admit, it has been something of a... struggle, trying to understand the ways of this dimension. [a brief, dark scowl:] Yes... It hasn't been easy. But! I have remained determined throughout my time here to master the ways of this world, and the horrifying monsters that inhabit it. Well... Today, I have achieved something that I previously thought impossible!

[She starts to lean out of frame briefly.] BEHOLD--!

[Pause. Clod drifts a little closer to gaze right into the camera with its abyssal green eyes, while Peridot is distracted: There's angry grunts and mutterings coming from off screen.] Hey! No, come here you little-- a-ha! [She sits up again. Frowns at her Elgyem briefly before pushing it sort of gently out of the way with her elbow, so that she can hold up the most stunningly average, run-of-the-mill looking Rattata up to the screen. It's clearly nothing special, but the way Peridot's grinning about it, you'd think that the little creature was blessed by the Diamonds themselves.] BEHOLD! Just this morning, I subdued and captured this small purple beast and bent it to my will, and now it obeys my every command!

[She leans in again, snickering.] Be very afraid, Johto, for this is only the beginning! Very soon, this small purple beast and I will be unstoppable!

Until next time... Peridot, out.

Comments

[peridork]

WOOOAAHHH...

[Yeah. She's genuinely impressed. It's disappointing that the higher level stage isn't purple anymore, but sacrifices can be made if it means that her beast will get stronger.]

And this "raticate" is stronger than the smaller ratatta? What level does it evolve at!?

[loveisanopendoor]

20! And it's definitely stronger! I've read strategies about people who use really really strong ones, because they have an ability called Guts which makes them more powerful if they're poisoned or burned...but then, they use a move called Facade on top of that, which does a lot of damage if they're poisoned or burned! And from there they can take down most opponents, especially after a Super Fang!

But, that way of fighting's not really my type of strategy...

[peridork]

[Peridot is avidly noting all of this down. 20... that's not terribly far off from where the creature is already. With some proper dedication and hard work, this could be easily achievable soon.]

Thank you, for all of this information. I'll have to consider some of my options...

[loveisanopendoor]

It's my pleasure! I'm glad to see your journey's coming along! That was one of my first Pokemon too. Someone tricked me and told me they were really really menacing, so I was kind of afraid to catch one...

[ THANKS NUI ]

[peridork]

[Wait. Is this human implying they aren't menacing, then? Peridot's not sure she likes that.]

But... they can be menacing if you want to raise them to be, correct?

[loveisanopendoor]

The way they were described to me was a very different sort of menacing. Almost like, y'know, rabid...

[peridork]

What is "rabid"?

[loveisanopendoor]

You know, like, they're feral. And really brutal, and untamable...that sort of thing.

[peridork]

[Brutal is ok in her book, but untameable? Not so much.]

I didn't even know there was a word for such a thing. "Rabid". Hmm...