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

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[rocketralph]

_{[...She found that in the garbage didn't she?]}

Great job!

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[coolskeleton_95]

[Horrifying? HORRIFYING? EDUCATION IS NOW REQUIRED.]

NO!

Young lady! Monsters are anything but horrifying!

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[diosmio]

[Oh good lord, he can't help but be a jerk about this.]

Oh my, it must have been quite the endeavor to acquire such common vermin.

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[irenicly]

[That sure is a Rattata.]

Con... gratulations?

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[solas_ion]

[...honey.]

There somethin' special about that one?

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[loveisanopendoor]

O-oh, wow! That one looks really special!

[Top percentage, maybe? Maybe not, but still, she looks proud, so it's best to encourage her, right?]

They can grow up to be really strong, I promise! Once it gets strong enough, its fangs can bite straight through solid rock and steel and everything! It's really cool! Oh, and it can use this really useful move called Super Fang! It's perfect for those really tough opponents you can't seem to whittle down, because it'll always take them down to half their strength, no matter how bulky they are!

Just make sure you treat it well and it'll be plowing through in no time!

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[monge]

MONGE!!

[Well, someone seems excited.]

You caught it all by yourself, zura~!? It's soooo cute, look at its little whiskers, zuraaa~

[His eyes, they sparkle.]

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[veggie_vamp]

Awwwww, it's sooo cute!

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[exeggutorhead]

[...oh. Yep, Envy recognizes her. When did she get here? Has she been around this whole time? He hadn't thought she was a permanent resident. Whoops.]

[...a Rattatta.]

Yeah, that...sure looks fearsome all right. You going to catch one of those terrifying little brown birds next?

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[friendyousohard]

Well, congratulations, Peridot, it would seem you're getting the hang of how things work in this world.

[And hey, a Rattata's a fine place to start. Twilight's not going to break her heart by telling her that it... really isn't all that impressive a specimen.]

[armoredsoul]

[...oh, bless your heart, you're trying, aren't you?]

Hey, great job! That's pretty good for a first capture.

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[pipers_son]

Ooooooh, got a Rattata, eh? Congrats~.

I bet it'll be a fierce lil bugger if ya get some TMs, too.

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[garbagechild]

Oh! Oh oh ohhh I have one of those, too!!

Maybe they can be friends!

Purple friends!!

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[in4apounding]

[And a small round of golf-claps from the Gear. Penny, at least, is genuinely impressed. Or is at least willing to go along with Peridot's moment of triumph.]

How cute! And I'm sure it'll become VERY strong, with training. I haven't trained one myself, but there was a young native boy near Cherrygrove who had one, and he seemed VERY enthusiastic about its potential.