lieutenantantichrist | [5]Video/Action for Violet City

[The feed comes up on Blake outside the Violet City gym. He's holding the Gear in one hand and tossing something small in the other. Behind him his Snubbull is sitting on his Mareep, both looking proud of themselves. For his part, Blake doesn't look so thrilled.]

Hell of a loaded word, "badge."

[He catches it on the toss and holds it up to the camera.]

Look at that. Does it looks like much use to you?

[He sighs and slips it in his pocket.]

Zap the crap out of a kid's birds and get a medal that lets you fly.

You know what the worst part is? It's not until right now I realized there's anything wrong with that. I'm getting used to it.

[He starts walking aimlessly down the street, Pokemon trotting after him.]

It's baseball season, not that you'd know it here. Can't remember the last time I missed Opening Day. But hell, now it's been more than a month. Just went right by. How's it even May if you're not arresting drunk idiots on Cinco de Mayo? It's not right.

[Blake looks troubled.]

It's too easy to get caught up in this animal fighting crap and forget about the real world.

[His expression shifts toward its more familiar flinty pugnacity.]

Almost everybody here's been here longer than me. Give me some proof you haven't forgotten. Tell me something about home. Anything, I don't know, something you miss.

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Is she any good?

Actually, yeah. You'd think it'd be tough, dogs being colorblind, but I guess red and black are clear enough.

That's weird.

When you say she's good does that mean that she beats you a lot?

Probably goes by how light or dark they are.

Hey, I didn't say that.

[He didn't not say it, either.]

Didn't you have to teach her how to play? She's a really smart dog.

It was easier than you'd think. She picks up on stuff fast.

Yeah, she is. You should try playing her.

I don't know how to play checkers.

How does anybody not know how to play checkers?

[He hits send on that before he realizes he sounds like he's haranguing the kid. Shit.]

[Adds a second later]It's not tough. I bet Steve could teach you.

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I had video games and TV, not like when you were a kid.

[He considers it.]

I'll think about it. I like Steve. She's nice.

Hey, I'm not that old. There was TV. It was even in color.

She likes you too. Might even let you win a couple times.

Was your remote control really a bird who changed the channel for you?

[You're older than both of his parents, Carter.

And yes that was a Flintstones reference.]

[Carter types something.]

[He looks at it, deletes it, and puts in something else.]

Yes.

Once I was stuck watching the weather channel all day because I ran out of birdseed.

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Did you have to learn to drive in a car where you had to run to get it started?

Nah, I had the pterodactyl model. You just strap it to the roof and poke it with a stick to get it flapping. Easier on the feet, but the insurance was nuts.

[Hmph.]

That wasn't a thing in the Flintstones.

What are you, an old cartoon purist?

[And now he's going to forget that he's anon and say something to out himself.]

I'm 11. I know a lot about cartoons.

[It wasn't that much of a secret, kid.]

Yeah, I can't compete there. It's been a long time.

[A brief pause.]

If they didn't have pterodactyl cars, they should've.

That wouldn't work though, because it wouldn't roll forward if it was dropped from the air.

That's why they have to carry it is so they can get moving forward and then the wheels turn.

[Dumb butt.]

What are you, a pterodactyl physicist?

[Blake is kind of annoyed he didn't think of that.]

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