exeggutorhead | 48th Transformation [video/action for Goldenrod]

[The feed opens on a view of one of Goldenrod's parks, and is aimed at a small pack of Pokemon. In the middle of the pack is a Houndoom wearing sunglasses, and he's surrounded by four wild Houndour. The Houndoom has his chin up in the air proudly, looking charismatic as hell. Then he throws back his head and howls, and the Houndour all howl with him. He scrambles to his feet, barks a few times, and takes off to chase a nearby flock of Pidove, leading his little army of yapping followers behind him.]

[Envy turns the camera around to show himself. He's leaning against the side of his Tyranitar, and the dark circles under his eyes suggest that he had trouble sleeping last night. He looks incredulous.]

That only took one hour. One hour, and my dog formed a damn gang out of wild Pokemon.

[He shakes his head.]

And you know, I remember saying after my first anniversary that I'd only be impressed if Johto kept me here ten years. I didn't think that whatever brought us all here was going to take me up on that.

But today makes three years. So happy anniversary to me, I guess.

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Geez. Glad my Houndooms don't do that.

_{[... Though given the chance, she's pretty sure Huan would. He's that sort of dog.]

[In any case, she shakes her head a little.]}

... Do you want to go home?

He'd just better not expect me to keep all of them.

[He snorts, and then sighs at the question, running a frustrated hand back through his hair. He'd be in a better mood if he hadn't had such a bad night.]

Nah, I haven't wanted to go home for a long time now. This world can be frustrating as hell, but I'm still better off here. What about you?

_{[She's quiet for a second or two.]}

... I have nightmares about going home.

Which I guess sort of sums up the answer to that question for you.

[Envy nods.]

Yeah, it does. Maybe we'll both be lucky and get to stay.

Yeah.

Here's hoping.

It's not impossible.

And hell, you're the only person I know who's been here longer than I have. Maybe something about us makes us stick.

[He'd like to think that, anyway.]

Y'think so?

Maybe.

Be kinda cool if I didn't have to worry about being snapped back to Bangor, Maine.

[You're not the only one looking rough around the edges Envy. Obito doesn't look like he actually slept. Or if he did, that it was pretty bad.

As evidenced by the overabundance of exuberance to compensate.]

I can't say much about your Houndoom, but as for the years thing... I think the longest anyone has been here is three, it's the number I keep hearing anyway.

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[Envy is kind of curious about how just about everybody looks like the walking dead today. Aw hell, he hopes it isn't to do with the weird things that always happen in October. He's going to choose to just be in denial about that from here on out. JUST A COINCIDENCE.]

That's right. I only know one person who's been here longer than I have, and she's in her third year too. There're others, but I haven't heard anybody say four yet.

I don't think it's been four years since people started appearing here.

[NO ENVY, YOU WANT TO COMPARE NOTES. Obito noticed too.]

Do you think that's when it all started maybe? Something got kicked off three years back and we're the results?

I'd assume so. I doubt whatever's happening now has happened before, unless it was so far back that nobody remembers it. Or wrote it down or anything.

It's possible that if it did, the records were destroyed too.

You mean like a conspiracy?

[He sounds like he's really considering this, and is interested. Envy is always happy to talk widespread conspiracies!]

The people here aren't too smart, I wouldn't be surprised if there was someone behind the scenes running this place. But what would they want a bunch of foreigners here for?

...You know...

Maybe they don't.

Maybe that's the whole point of trying to force us all into fitting in the mold of things the locals live by, to keep it seeming like we're not foreigners until they can get rid of all of us.

And in the meantime maybe getting something out of us?

If that's true, then they probably didn't start bringing people here on purpose. I just don't see what they get from having us here.

And then there's the weird things that happen every so often. Those weekends that happen every six months like clockwork...the glitches where all those blocky things show up. You weren't here for the first time, it happened right after I showed up, but it has happened before. That can't be normal for this world.

That's what gave me the idea that maybe we're an accident.

[He gave a slow shake of his head.]

What if those are attempts to get rid of us?

[France has made his way out to find Envy following the transmission, although this is usually the time of day that he's at work. It's honestly a bit pointless for France to even have a job at this point since there's nothing to spend his money on, but he goes out of habit.]

[He raises his free hand when he finds Envy and his pokemon, a picnic basket in the other. Unusually, it's Thérèse who is out today rather than Marianne, and she prances along next to the basket, far more interested in its meaty contents than anything else.]

Hey! Hungry?

[Envy looks up right away when he hears France, managing a grin despite his tiredness and general bad mood, and waves back. Lucky gambols over, barking happily in greeting and wagging his tail at both France and Thérèse before running back to his new Houndour buddies.]

[He leaves his spot leaning on Chimera to go meet France halfway, but as he does he pats the Tyranitar on the side once, as though to reassure himself. Chimera stays where he is, but keeps an eye on Envy.]

I don't see how I wouldn't be, with you bringing the food.

[France smiles back more easily, sharing a bit of the sunny expression with Lucky, too. Thérèse automatically stops to preen beneath Lucky's attention only to be foiled any further when the other's attention is distracted. She makes a huffing noise, unused and miffed at being ignored, before prancing after France.]

[France sets the basket on the ground as Envy comes to meet him, opening his arms for a hug.]

I made quiche alsacienne, although the cheese isn't quite what I would prefer.

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[Envy moves to accept the hug, putting an arm around France in return and leaning on him a bit more heavily than usual.]

It'll still taste good anyway.

[As far as he's concerned, everything France makes tastes good.]

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