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marui b. ([personal profile] tensai) wrote2011-08-24 11:39 am

001; video/action: new bark town; adventure time;

[when the video feed turns on, there’s a hassle in the background, a burst of flame, some frantic jabbering in the background. a dark-skinned lad with a worried expression gestures at a sleepy camel in tow. the camel sneezes. there is fire. the Mom, her expression pleasant, is reaching for a broom. his voice filters through the speakers, frantic--]

But ma’am, you don’t understand! The camel, it’s sneezing fire! Is it allergies? No, shouldn’t this violate some kind of a safety hazard--?

[meanwhile, in the background, a redhead, smaller than the tanned kid, is fussing about, opening drawers, peeking in cabinets, turning over jars and looking underneath various furniture. he’s followed around by a tiny, fat, blue thing, picking up discarded items, sniffing at them and checking if they’re edible, then hiding them in its furry skirt-thing. they’re both not paying any attention to the flaming camel. why? because there is something much more important to do.]

Oi, Jackal, stop bothering Mom about the camel and help me find marshmallows. We can totally roast them every time that thing sneezes!

[the dark-skinned lad double-takes, makes a choking sort of sound, and turns to his companion. Mom is smiling.]

Bunta, what are you-- [a sudden, angry, scraping sound, the texture of a broom across a countertop, and Jackal throws up his arms, eyes wide] No, ma’am, please, put down that broom! Ma’am--

Uh oh, trouble!

You think?! Door, door, door--

[the roar of a mother, reclaiming her kitchen, because some things are universal. the broom swings through the air. the video catches the tail end of two teenagers, a camel and a … furry bear cub thing as they careen out the door, the redhead victorious with a jar of cookies tucked under his arm like a trophy (a soft echo of ‘dou, tensai-teki?’ in his wake.)]

OUT. Out, out, out, out, out--

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-08-24 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Tra la la cruising on the PokeGear checking up for anything new or possibly intere--what.]

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-08-24 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
[...Jackal?]

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-08-24 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
[...and Bunta?]

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-08-24 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
[And a remarkably familiar catchphrase--]

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-08-24 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
[...Well, it's about time.]

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-08-24 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
There's no need to be alarmed, Jackal-kun. As I understand it, sneezing fire is almost certainly your...creature's nature.

And I applaud you for your successful apprehension of the cookie jar, Marui-kun.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-08-24 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, it's not the worst greeting I've ever received, certainly. Hello, Marui-kun. Yes, I'm afraid I'm 'here too'--which, I presume, means you've spoken with at least one of the others. Kirihara-kun, perhaps? I'm sure he'll be glad to see you.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-08-24 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
That sounds about right. Niou-kun's been here eight, and I just reached two earlier this week.

[He adjusts his glasses slightly, his sleeve dropping a bit to reveal an incredibly nice watch on his wrist, slightly above the wrist weight.]

It's disorienting, I know. Before I explain, let me ask--what were you doing immediately before you found yourself here? [A beat.] How long has it been since the Nationals?

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-08-25 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Roughly the same, then. That's somewhat reassuring.

[Oh, it's a very dangerous watch, Marui-kun. It seems you're not the only one around with tensai teki.]

In theory, we'll all return to the exact moment we left, when we do eventually return. That's why none of us have noticed that any of the others have been gone.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-08-25 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Something like that, though I imagine our captors, whoever they are, don't see it in such elaborate terms.

[It could BE a muffin if it wanted. ...Not that it'd taste very good if it did, but--]

That's the other half of the theory--that any memories we make here, we lose upon our departure. Which would explain why no one noticed we were gone, not even ourselves.

[And why, for example, Kirihara-kun didn't tell them all about it the moment he gets back.]

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[identity profile] remothering.livejournal.com 2011-08-24 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[loooong-suffering sigh] I think I'm starting to get that, honestly. I'd better find a way to get it to stop sneezing before it sets something on fire and we're really in trouble.

So we're really in a video game?

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-08-24 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
For what it's worth, you wouldn't be the only one to have had an incident with a Fire Pokemon causing mischief. It seems we had something of a mishap ourselves here the other day.

I wouldn't say that. More that this world is structured to seem identical to the game; I don't believe we've actually entered a game itself, precisely.

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[identity profile] remothering.livejournal.com 2011-08-25 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
... it wasn't Akaya, was it? [PRIORITIES]

This is like no theme park that I've ever seen. Even the currency here is weird.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-08-25 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, no, it was St. Rudolph's Fuji-kun, actually. His dog decided to aid him in doing the laundry.

It is, but you'll get used to it after a while. Unfortunate a prediction though that may be.

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[identity profile] remothering.livejournal.com 2011-08-25 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
[horror stories D8] ... are there any animals here that actually are, you know, safe to be around?

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[identity profile] remothering.livejournal.com 2011-08-25 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[and then-- sigh.]

But it sounds like we have no other choice than to do just that. According to Akaya, everyone else is at someplace called 'Goldenrod'-- is that right?

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-08-25 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Funny you should mention that, actually--say hello to Lady, Jackal. She's peering in to see who her true love is talking to~]

That's right. We recently began renting a house in the interest of having a more permanent residence here. And I've been holding down a job at the local Pokemon center for quite some time now, as well. We're all fairly established in Goldenrod, and for good reason--it's the largest city in this nation.

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[identity profile] remothering.livejournal.com 2011-08-28 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
[... oh, what a harmless looking cat-fox! now there looks like a cute and harmless animal...]

We have a house? [... putting two and two together--] So we're not leaving anytime soon, huh.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-08-28 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
[She is beautiful and spoiled and practically perfect in every way. And also doesn't sneeze fire, which is always a perk.

Yagyuu, on the other hand, goes a little more solemn at the remarks. Leave it to Jackal to reach the right conclusions.]


Niou-kun's been here eight months with no sign of departure. Unpleasant as the prospect of settling in may seem, the fact of the matter is that there aren't many other options.

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[identity profile] remothering.livejournal.com 2011-08-28 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
Eight months... [and he whistles, incredulous.]

You guys must've had it rough.

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