Katsuhiko Jinnai (陣内 克彦) (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
conquersworlds) wrote2015-02-20 09:07 pm
conquersworlds) wrote2015-02-20 09:07 pm
Entry tags:
- !ic,
- *action,
- *video,
- also karu,
- also wakame,
- and then there's this asshole,
- bring on your armies and your gods,
- evil nineties bugspeak,
- for the glory of the empire,
- honey do you ever talk to humans,
- i'm so sorry about him,
- jinnai no,
- mad about game mechanics,
- not here for this right now,
- so determined you're gonna die,
- so says the messenger of god,
- the power of friendship is bullshit,
- this is really stupid,
- unfortunately for our hero
002. [Video / Action for Route 35/Goldenrod City
[VIDEO]
What sort of world is this?!
[...And a "hello" and a "hope everyone's having a good day" to you too, buddy. It seems that Jinnai is taking the opportunity to actually go outside and do something with himself now that it's not hailing or snowing and it's an absolutely beautiful...eighteen fucking degrees outside; unfortunately, the "doing something with himself" bit seems to have hit a snag of some sort today, and he's clearly not going to be content until everyone knows about it.
From the look of it, though, he's on a route...somewhere, and he's turning a Pokéball in the hand that's not holding the device, shifting his fingers a little around the contours of it while he speaks.]
Some of these...Pokémon will do anything in their power to get away from you while you're trying to capture them, and then you throw one of these at them – [and he tips his head in the direction of the ball] – and they'll suddenly obey your every whim. Is it really that easy?
[From the look of it he has no actual idea what to think of that, outside of maybe "that sure is a thing," but! Moving on...]
More importantly, it seems that whoever created these things decided to distribute them to everyone...that was either the most ignorant or the least ambitious move they could have made, I'm not sure which! ...Assuming, that is, that the alliances formed that way are genuine at all!
Do things like that actually last here? If they're forced captures, I'd assume they wouldn't, because everyone knows relationships like that are pointless unless you plan on reinforcing them with something else...or is there something else here that I'm not seeing here?
[...Well...okay then.]
[ACTION]
[That said, if you're willing to be outside on this lovely day in February (okay no it's still eighteen fucking degrees, so you're probably either going stir-crazy or you have a wicked thick coat) you're more than welcome to run into him; he's spending a good amount of time at the entrance to Route 35 today, on the northern side of town, and while he most definitely minds the cold, he seems to be supervising his Skorupi, Wakame, while she shuffles through the tall grass in search of...something. God only knows what they're looking for out here, but between the two of them they are very determinedly looking for something.
And despite the fact that he was on the network questioning the legitimacy of Pokéball-induced friendship earlier, it seems that Jinnai isn't without at least one new capture of his own today – at least, not if the massive damn dragonfly that's currently latched on to the back of his blazer is any indication. Once in a while it flutters a bit and shifts upwards, popping its head up over his shoulder and making noises in his general direction; he doesn't seem to mind it, and rather he just kind of...says something back, though exactly what he's telling it is a bit hard to pick up.
Either way, he's currently insanely underdressed for the weather but he's going to deal with it like he's making it into some sort of stupid endurance test, he's got a school uniform decked out in medals on the left side, and he's apparently trying to get a hang of the training thing or...something.
It's not the best of ways to pass the time, but it's actually preferable to the Rocket training right now, so at least there's that.]
What sort of world is this?!
[...And a "hello" and a "hope everyone's having a good day" to you too, buddy. It seems that Jinnai is taking the opportunity to actually go outside and do something with himself now that it's not hailing or snowing and it's an absolutely beautiful...eighteen fucking degrees outside; unfortunately, the "doing something with himself" bit seems to have hit a snag of some sort today, and he's clearly not going to be content until everyone knows about it.
From the look of it, though, he's on a route...somewhere, and he's turning a Pokéball in the hand that's not holding the device, shifting his fingers a little around the contours of it while he speaks.]
Some of these...Pokémon will do anything in their power to get away from you while you're trying to capture them, and then you throw one of these at them – [and he tips his head in the direction of the ball] – and they'll suddenly obey your every whim. Is it really that easy?
[From the look of it he has no actual idea what to think of that, outside of maybe "that sure is a thing," but! Moving on...]
More importantly, it seems that whoever created these things decided to distribute them to everyone...that was either the most ignorant or the least ambitious move they could have made, I'm not sure which! ...Assuming, that is, that the alliances formed that way are genuine at all!
Do things like that actually last here? If they're forced captures, I'd assume they wouldn't, because everyone knows relationships like that are pointless unless you plan on reinforcing them with something else...or is there something else here that I'm not seeing here?
[...Well...okay then.]
[ACTION]
[That said, if you're willing to be outside on this lovely day in February (okay no it's still eighteen fucking degrees, so you're probably either going stir-crazy or you have a wicked thick coat) you're more than welcome to run into him; he's spending a good amount of time at the entrance to Route 35 today, on the northern side of town, and while he most definitely minds the cold, he seems to be supervising his Skorupi, Wakame, while she shuffles through the tall grass in search of...something. God only knows what they're looking for out here, but between the two of them they are very determinedly looking for something.
And despite the fact that he was on the network questioning the legitimacy of Pokéball-induced friendship earlier, it seems that Jinnai isn't without at least one new capture of his own today – at least, not if the massive damn dragonfly that's currently latched on to the back of his blazer is any indication. Once in a while it flutters a bit and shifts upwards, popping its head up over his shoulder and making noises in his general direction; he doesn't seem to mind it, and rather he just kind of...says something back, though exactly what he's telling it is a bit hard to pick up.
Either way, he's currently insanely underdressed for the weather but he's going to deal with it like he's making it into some sort of stupid endurance test, he's got a school uniform decked out in medals on the left side, and he's apparently trying to get a hang of the training thing or...something.
It's not the best of ways to pass the time, but it's actually preferable to the Rocket training right now, so at least there's that.]
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[He tosses an absent glance toward the sky again.]
You want to introduce me to the motley crew? If I'm remembering right, I get name, rank, and serial number, if nothing else.
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Though that question does get his attention again, and he rakes his fingers through the front of his hair before he answers, as though combing it idly back into place.]
They don't even come with that much unless I give it to them - though that's not much different from where I was brought from, so I can't say I'm surprised!
[...in fairness, it's not like the dragonfly seems to have any idea what's going on, so it's not like she's going to be bothered by that.]
The...Skor... [He falters for a second; species names are still a bit lost on him, looks like.] ...That's Wakame, in the grass over there. And this is Karu - she's just joined us today!
There are two others, Umihei and Diva, but Diva also just joined us today and she's annoyed about it, so I've sent her off with Umihei to get acquainted - he's the Heracross I had with me at the start.
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[He jerks a thumb vaguely toward the expanse of sky, head slightly cocked with a touch of amusement.]
My hellbird's out and about, somewhere. I'd hate to have it find your underlings before we do, if you know what I mean.
[As for the rest of the assembled bugs, though, he just kind of eyes them for a minute in an attempt to gauge their mood. You can learn a lot about a person by the way they treat the things weaker than them, after all — which is why a really crafty person will make sure the things weaker than them know better than to let on that they're apprehensive.]
As for this big lug here, meet Flammenfänger. He's not bad as heaters go, but I wouldn't be surprised if your pals don't like his type.
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Oh, I'd say they don't! I'll be fixing that shortly, though, that's what Diva is for. In theory, anyway.
[The bugs actually seem pretty chill for now, though, threat of hellbird or not. Karu seems a bit interested in the newcomers, surely, but everything seems pretty natural all things considered.]
As for your bird - they'll manage, I think. Unless I have particular reason to be concerned...?
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[A memory that brings a smile to his face, coincidentally.]
If it knocks 'em cold, I'll make it up to you, let's put it that way.
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[I mean shit, man, if you're offering.]
Is that where all of yours came from? Incidents like that?
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[...Which isn't to say that it isn't, but at least most of them don't go around getting assaulted by wild birds all the time, um.]
But no, harnessing demons is only part of my job. Sometimes our mutual boss ordains one to pop up out of the tall grass for my benefit. Sometimes I buy 'em off what really ought to be a black market, if you really think about it.
Sometimes I give our mutual boss a little personal help and go hunting myself.
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[His gaze flicks over to that lion again for a moment.]
And you've had no problems with anything you've gotten that way? Hellbird aside, that is!
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[A beat passes, and then he sort of cocks his head again.]
Or is this research, as opposed to disbelief?
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...Have you just had bad luck so far or something?
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[You know, as you do.]
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[And maybe that explains the difficulties with the enigmatic Diva, hmm...
Actually, come to think of it.]
One of them didn't like your pitch, though, right?
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Something like that. I find others are easier to keep in line when you have a mutual goal and a reason to assist each other - symbiosis, not love.
Ah, but Diva...that species doesn't seem to like anything, from what I've seen here! She's not what I'm good with, either, so that'll take some work. But she'll come around.
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That species being what, exactly?
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Oh, don't tell me you took that personally.