two (video) ♊ what kind of pokémon are you?

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[In what is apparently becoming a recurring trend, Sollux doesn't look very happy as he turns on the PokéGear. Sure, he's covered in scratches and clearly hasn't slept well in days, despite the glasses hiding his tired eyes. There isa new Pokémon around him now, a small red and green dragonfly; it's not hard to guess at least one of the reasons why he's in such a sour state, because one of them is a Yanma, one of the rarest little buggers on the route north of Goldenrod. One wonders how long he spent looking for that thing.]

[The other reason would probably be the fact that he seemingly decided that his spirit animal is a Zapdos.]

[His previously black hair now has streaks of very yellowish blond in it, for one thing. And where it curled oddly before, each and every hair is now straight as a pin -- and at a seventy-five degree angle, sticking up from his head like he went Super Saiyan while no one was looking. The PokéGear is being held by Baltoy, whose limb can sometimes be seen repositioning the camera; Sollux seems unwilling to touch it himself, any more than he absolutely has to. Probably a wise decision, considering what he's learned on Alternia about tech and unchecked electricity.]

[But he doesn't seem to be ranting about this makeover today; he's not mentioning it at all, even though he certainly noticed. Instead, he looks up at the sky for a moment and back at the PokéGear. Apparently, someone has missed the demolition derby carried out on the local Pokémon Center, but what he heard from out on the Route is definitely not telling his survival instincts to go and check it out.] 

What the hell is happening back in Goldenrod? I just heard some fucking unholy noises from over there.

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[papshooshing]

[ BRB LAUGHING. ]

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SHUT THE FUCK UP.

[papshooshing]

NO. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE FUCKING LEFT WITHOUT ONE OF US, DUMBASS. HOW COULD YOU HAVE MISSED THE EXPLOSIONS?

Besides... Hadn't you even watched the news? The regions are filled with diseased shitbags and now we've joined their ranks.

We're at the inn now, so you might as well join the other sick fucknub too.

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[shadowdive]

[Hey, so, you aren't alone in gaining strangely blond hair; Vanitas' is almost all pale gold now, the tips of the spikes black. It might be his mouth that gains more attention though, sporting razor sharp pointed teeth and two larger canines. It's like a sabertooth mouth, only his lips are covered in dry blood.

Learning to speak with fangs is problematic, but he's getting better at it.]

Idiots thought blowing up buildings would be fun.

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nice hairstyle you got goin there

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I didn't miss the explosions, they shook the fucking ground! That's what I made this post for! [And no he doesn't watch the news, but you know what, ok.]

[As for what he's doing out here, he came out for one thing and one thing only: a Yanma. Now that he has that, he has no qualms with going back to civilization, even if civilization is only a few hours' walk away. But he's not going to tell Karky that.] The other one? Did VS get hit too?

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[8etterl8]

[She's laughing at you too, 'cause holy hell that hair.]

Did you not, haha, see? Someone took it down!

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look who2 talkiing!
2eriiou2ly, you have no riight two be talkiing about haiir2tyle2.

[roemance]

actually i do seein as my hair is positivvely awwesome evven on one a my bad days

[papshooshing]

[ snorts. ]

Yes, yes he did. He's been sick for about two or three days now.

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[At least he's not alone. But that answers the question for sure; Vanitas had been hit too. And a fair bit worse than him. Sollux zeroes in specifically on the teeth; he stares in surprise for about half a second before grinning wickedly, taking more-than-slightly bitter pleasure in the fact that someone else now gets to share his pain.]

[But eventually he does respond properly, after taking a moment to bask.] Which idiots?

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your haiir ii2 po2iitiively retarded.
we are at LEA2T on equal footiing here.

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[WILL EVERYONE STOP LAUGHING AT HIM, CHRIST!]

[...And moments too late, Sollux realizes he could have made it audio.]

No, 'cause I was a little busy out here the entire time.

[shadowdive]

[Sollux has yet to see the stripe-like scars all up Vani's arms and back too. Curling his lip a little when he notices just what the guy is looking at, he turns the gear a bit to point more specifically at his dragons playing together. Less attention on his pain in the ass teeth.]

Don't know the names. They got away in the end, but we caused some damage right back at them.

[roemance]

is there somethin wwrong wwith you
more than usual i mean
youre obvviously so delusional right now that it almost feels like a unfair fight here
almost

video --> action

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Whatever [guess who hadn't even seen him for two or three days]. Fine, I'm coming back.

[And he packs his shit up. Several hours later, more than it would take to walk straight back, Sollux returns. He took a little detour to check out the damage since... well, he was passing it anyway, and also to slam the PokéMart before everyone realized that they wouldn't be healed anymore. Gotta keep these rations.]

video; action

[papshooshing]

The room is three fourteen. I thought you might enjoy it.

[ Karkat is there at the inn, waiting. he's actually not that bad off. his only change is that those red eyes he had are now blue. he's in the chair, reading the Gear. just in case more information pops up. ]

[8etterl8]

[Well maybe if your hair wasn't so hilarious. Oh wait...]

Well it's been completely destroyed! Demolished, exploded. It's in total ruins though!

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doe2 iit look liike 2omethiing2 wrong wiith me?
OF COUR2E 2OMETHIING2 WRONG WIITH ME.
but ii can 2ay wiith ab2olute certaiinty that iit ha2 nothiing two do wiith your 2hiitty haiircut.

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Really? Oh, I didn't get it the other four times you said that.

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[Aww, did he hit a nerve? Eheheheh.]

Enough to stop them from hitting up every other Center in the region?

[shadowdive]

[It's just uncomfortable okay stfu.]

No. They were separate attacks though. I think Ecruteak and Celadon over in Kanto were hit too.

[viiru2alert]

Hi. [Other than that one word, Sollux makes no indication that Karkat even exists; your typical entrance for him, of course, but oh well. The Pokémon, he decided, could chill out in their containment spheres for a while, so he left those with the traveling bag he had packed for the expedition, dumping the lot of it unceremoniously in the corner of the room. From there, it's over to another armchair next to Karkat's; he attempts to engage in conversation to hide the fact that he's channel surfing until he finds the news.] Any updates?

[8etterl8]

Well that's what happened! If you don't want to know don't ask!

[papshooshing]

Hey.

[ it's enough of a greeting. Leopold, the Espeon, and Julia, the Swablu, are both resting on the bed right along with Vanitas. looks like Karkat finally got him to settle down again and stay in bed. thank god, right?

Karkat looks up though at the question, a Joltik right on his shoulder. ]

I didn't bother to keep checking. It's the same old shit.