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

[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.

[text]

[greatbigrock]

wait
isnt that te gost town

_{[What. ... >:| what. Just no.]}

[text]

[exeggutorhead]

I don't know, is it?

[audio]

[greatbigrock]

_{[Screw the text, have some whining.]}

Uh, yeah? Haven't you heard the rumours about that place?

[audio]

[exeggutorhead]

No, I've never heard anyone talking about it. What rumors have you been hearing about ghosts?

[This is very relevant to Envy's interests because ghosts are terrible.]

[audio]

[greatbigrock]

Just that they're, you know, around.

_{[He doesn't actually know much, but it kind of stood out to him, because wat ghosts, surely you jest. At least as far as pokémon world goes. Then again, there were soul-stealing bugs, so it's probably not a far stretch.]}

Apparently there is some ghost .. tower ... thing.

[audio]

[exeggutorhead]

[Looking kind of unsure about this whole Lavender Town plan now.]

And you're sure they weren't just making it up?

[audio]

[greatbigrock]

_{[It's okay Envy France will probably soothe you. .. Tulio just kind of 'eh'-faces.]}

Do you think these people are actually able to make things up?

[audio]

[exeggutorhead]

Good point.

[Thinking, thinking, rationalizing...]

...but it can't be that bad, or why would there be a town there?

[audio]

[greatbigrock]

Maybe the town came first? Hell should I know?

_{[He doesn't sound malicious though, or even particularly worked up, but this is just. Probably a thing. That should be known.]}