38th Transformation [video/text/action for Saffron]

[exeggutorhead]

[It's early morning when this feed comes on, the camera focused on an Aerodactyl--which, while already the size of a large dog, still looks young--curled up on the sidewalk beside a sleeping Vaporeon. Said Aerodactyl is decidedly not asleep, and is looking intently at something off-camera. The stillness doesn't last long. His head lowers slightly, back hunching, before exploding into motion. The camera follows him as he…strangely doesn't take flight, but rushes with a hopping gait along the ground using its wings in place of forelimbs. Straight into a flock of Pidove.]

[Fortunately for the birds, they all manage to take to the sky in time to escape, leaving the Aerodactyl hopping in frustrated circles and snapping up at the air. But still he makes no move to fly after them. A few moments later, the Vaporeon that had been sleeping before walks back into sight of the camera, tail waving in irritation as she scolds the Aerodactyl. The dinosaur calms almost immediately, tucking his head down contritely before following her back towards the camera like a duckling. But the camera doesn't linger on this, instead swinging back around to show Envy, who's frowning.]

It's been more than a week since he hatched, and he still won't fly. He should be able to, he was born with the move.

[He sighs frustratedly, leaning back against the bench he's sitting on and gesturing with one hand.]

Like I'd know how to teach something how to fly. What am I supposed to do, throw him out a window and see what happens?

[…which no he's not really going to, he doesn't think it would actually work. There's a reason why he was happy to let his Vaporeon take over the baby dinosaur parenting duties, and that's because Envy does not know how to deal with baby anything, but he still doesn't want it to get terribly injured.]


Locked text for France, Tulio, and Miguel:

We've been in this city a while, and now the center's gone. Might be time to get out of here.

Comments

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

That might work, I mean that's how people get taught how to swim. Just chuck them in the water and wait for them to swim.

[or drown.]

[Video]

[exeggutorhead]

And just hope instinct will take over, huh?

[Thinking about this...] Maybe if I could get it to the top of a tree, that fall shouldn't hurt it.

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

Pretty much, some adding extra incentive also helps the process.

A tree under some soften earth would probably work the best.

[VIDEO]

[determinator]

While amusing, I doubt that would be the best course of action.

It should learn to fly on its own. Mine did.

[Granted, one of them was a Natu who couldn't fly and the other was a Skarmory who uh... well. She's kind of a failbird, let's put it that way.]

[VIDEO]

[exeggutorhead]

Yeah, my other flying type figured it out on her own. I don't know what's wrong with this one.

[It thinks it's a Vaporeon, that's what's wrong with it.]

[VIDEO]

[determinator]

It should figure it out on its own. If it doesn't, then I don't see any harm in giving it a little push.

[...Envy, how do you manage these things...]

[papasmellslikethis]

Maybe it's just slow.

[ Thinking, thinking. Oh! Bright idea. ]

Or maybe you should build it a rocket.

[ Just kidding.

... Mostly. ]

[exeggutorhead]

A rocket?

[Envy might not be entirely clear on how rockets work, but he does at least know what they are! He sounds more amused than anything at this suggestion.]

[...and maybe just the slightest bit considering.]

And how would that work?

[papasmellslikethis]

[ .... But that's kind of mean... ]

Well, you'd strap it on the thing. Probably on its back...

And depending on the type of rocket...

[ Shrug. ]

It'd most definitely fly.

video

[gochuugoku]

Maybe he's a late bloomer?

You could try to have another one of your flying Pokemon teach him.

video

[exeggutorhead]

That...actually might work.

[He wishes he'd thought of that first. China you are good at advice.]

If I can get Juliet to let him out of her sight for more than five minutes.

video

[gochuugoku]

[Of course! He is China Nini, after all!]

Your Vaporeon? I think the bond between them is cute, aru. I kind of wish Cao Cao had someone like that. Maybe if he did, he wouldn't be as hyper as he always has been.

[Text]

[francia]

Good idea. I've heard there's a quaint town to the east of here called Lavender Town. Would you like to go there?

[Text]

[exeggutorhead]

[The suggestion of that town gives Envy a vague, unsettled feeling...but he decides it doesn't mean anything.]

sure, why not? it'd be a change of pace from cities.

[Text 1:2]

[francia]

[France is completely oblivious to the possible bad life choice he's just made.]

Wonderful! This will hopefully be the start of the vacation I've been attempting to begin with you. :)

[Text 2:2]

[francia]

[A couple minutes latter, a second text comes.]

You haven't thrown the little dinosaur out a window, have you?

[text]

[freezetheskies]

You could try that, but it wouldn't make a difference if his wings are too small to support his weight. Instinct and knowledge can only do so much.

[text]

[exeggutorhead]

that's assuming wing size would have as much to do with it as it would in a normal world. My other flying type has four leaves for wings and flies just fine.

[text]

[freezetheskies]

Just because that's normal for one species doesn't mean it's normal for every other. It's rare that any sort of flying animal can fly without needing to be taught one way or another, even if they're physically capable of it.

But if you have another flying type, that may be your solution already. Have it teach him instead of throwing him out a window.

[text]

[trailweblaze]

_{[guess who's been having a field day with Learning How To Spell]}

Im all for moving along!

and about your little lizard, maybe it doesnt know it has wings?

[text]

[exeggutorhead]

I don't know how it wouldn't know

I mean, they're attached to it.

[Envy does not understand what is wrong with this dinosaur. Spoiler: Miguel is actually kind of correct.]

you've been practicing how to spell, huh?

[video]

[no_ufo_ending]

Isn't that what mother birds do, though?

[video]

[exeggutorhead]

Is it? People keep telling me to let one of my other flying types teach him, but if that's true then maybe they'd just push him off a high place anyway.

[text]

[greatbigrock]

good plan
an i see yu dont have much progress wit the lizard

_{[Just casually tossing that out as he's out walking his zebra or whatever, it's cool. ... he's been practising spelling a little bit too, but he's less enamoured with it than Miguel. :Ib]}

[text]

[exeggutorhead]

well we've been here for ages. how's lavender town sound? it's some little place east of here.

[Not mentioning that France suggested it.]

he's got to learn how to fly eventually. but I'd rather it be sooner.