saxsongs | ♪3 | Action / Video | Goldenrod / Route 34 / Rocket HQ

A. [Action] for Goldenrod Department Store; Morning

[Ren has been shopping as he's feeling much better than he has for weeks. He has some stuff he's already bought and now he's getting the last things he wants. So you can meet Ren at the music department of the store, looking at the saxophones and other musical things.]

B. [Video/Action] for Route 34; afternoon

[Ren is not too happy. Morning went fine as he finally got to do some shopping, but now he's been dragged to train his Pokémon (by his own Pokémon) and it's no longer a nice day. Mostly because Ren doesn't particulary care for training as it's bothersome... but also because he obviously has issues with his Pokémon. It's the rocketchip that makes his starter really enthusiastic on getting stronger (for the team) and Ren is not very suited for training such a Pokémon as he's not the most outgoing person. It doesn't help that Zebstrikas are naturally violent.

The problems are why Ren's making a video feed today.]

What do you do when your Pokémon is crazy? [He pauses.] I'd keep it inside its ball, but it somehow always gets out... and that always happens when I try to make it go to my PC box, too.

[Really bothersome, really. Why did some Pokémon escape so well from their balls if they were meant to be for keeping them in control.]

This isn't what makes it crazy though. It seems obsessed with training and keeps thinking that it's in charge of things around here. [He looks away from the camera.] Even now it's almost training by itself...

[Ren will now move the camera so that it shows a Zebstrika, fighting a Snubbull in the grass. Well, for a second at least. Then the Zebstrika turns its attention to Ren... and makes a sound of disapproval.]

Did I already mention that it's also pretty violent?

[... Which might become clear as the zebra comes to Ren and knocks him harshly before Ren has time to really react. Its obviously not really happy about its trainers slacking off again.] Ugh... Fine, fine. We'll continue.

[And it's the end of the feed. Which one here was the Pokémon and which one was the trainer?]

C. [Action] for Team Rocket HQ; evening

[Some time later, there's one slightly injured Rocket in the base. Looks like this time the training didn't go pretty well, huh?]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I have not had the opportunity to test myself against such a hoofbeast, no. Though were I to make an attempt, I would not likely transmit such efforts across this network.

[He would totally try, if the situations were reversed. Fortunately, all HIS Pokemon already ~~tolerate his presence, barely~~ respect his authority.]

I believe they would at least respect the effort, yes. Striving to be STRONG is admirable, if not quite as much as having already attained it.

It wasn't my intention to broadcast the end of the feed. I only wanted to ask questions.

[Then the Zebstrika had different things in mind.]

I see. I will certainly keep that in mind.

My only other advice would be to avoid leaving such distance between yourself and the hoofbeast before attempting to assert yourself physically, should you choose to make the effort.

Hoofbeasts are quite STRONG regardless, but preventing it from building any kind of speed should help prevent death by trampling.

[Now that would have been a wise idea... Ren crings as the earlier hit didn't really feel too good.]

I will keep that in mind as well. [Pause.] What's with the "Hoofbeast" term? You could just call them horses.

Hoofbeast is the proper term for fine equestrian beasts.

I presume 'horse' is some sort of human slang-term.

[Because the Alternian term came FIRST and is therefore BETTER, darnit!]

[Eque-what now?

Ah, right, he needs to remember there's people from different sorts of places.]

So you're not a human, originally?

...No. I was a troll prior to my appearance in New Bark Town.

[Which is still a HUGE INDIGNITY that you could not possibly begin to understand, even if he's mostly dealing with it now.]

I can only presume that the transformation is the result of a truly twisted sense of humor or cruelty.

[... a troll. Right.]

Either that... or it's to make your life easier around humans.

That is a possibility, I suppose. I can see how having ones superiority be blindingly obvious and constantly recognized could be difficult.

[That's what'd happen, right? Since the trolls made humans and all. Yeah, that sounds about right.]

I still would have preferred the chance to decline, however.

[Ren will just avoid commenting on that.]

I'm sure many of us would have liked to decline anything this place has to offer.

[That's probably for the best, Ren.]

It is preferable to imminent death, I suppose. At least.

I guess it is. Though this would be one interesting afterlife.

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