002. [Video/Action for Goldenrod-- backdated to Christmas morning]

[garbagechild]

<sub>[Guess who has no idea what Christmas is, and also can't read worth a damn and therefore has no idea where either of the packages he got came from?]

[THIS KID!]</sub>

GHROOOOO!

Put your head down, Mama, show the screen machine your bow and hat!

<sub>[A very proud-looking Kangaskhan face pops in front of the camera-- with a long navy-blue scarf tied neatly around her neck in a bow as fancy as a pair of eight-year-old hands can manage.]

[... And there's also a big fluffy sweater on top of her head. The sleeves are pulled over her ears.]

[After everybody's gotten a great look at Mama's sweet new outfit, Wrath's head wiggles into the frame, looking even messier than in his first video, if that's even possible. ... There's another sweater with its sleeves tied around his forehead like a headband.]

[Pretty much the whole screen is dominated by their faces, but judging by the snowflakes stuck in Wrath's hair and the wool of the scarf and sweaters, they're outdoors somewhere.]</sub>


Look! Look, see, how she's even prettier!

Comments

[garbagechild]

<sub>[WHY HELLO THERE OLD MAN!]

[Wrath looks sort of baffled by the question. STYLE WASN'T REALLY WHAT HE WAS THINKING ABOUT WHEN HE PUT THE CLOTHES ON, but... it's actually something to think about! What style is it?]

[He'd dressed Envy-style before.]

[But Envy's a traitor. And Wrath refuses to look up to him anymore.]

[Maybe it's time to have his own style. Yeah!]</sub>

I call it-- ... I call it...

Rage!

_{[A pause.]}

... Like... it's.... it's all the rage.

_{[.... SHRUG?]}

[quickattackjack]

Rage...

<sub>[Jack considers this. He can see it! Rage toward a society telling you how you have to wear your sweater! Rage at the world and taking it out on one of the few things you alone can control! Rage fueling a new wave of thinking like coal on a fire!]

[Holly looks up at her trainer's blank face and shoots her brother an unsure glance. The other Skiddo shrugs.]</sub>

Amazing!

[garbagechild]

--you really think so?

_{[Wrath puffs his scrawny chest out and beams widely, unwittingly flashing his sharky teeth. Having his own style is NEAT! Why had he ever copied Envy to begin with? HMPH. Well, no more!]}

[quickattackjack]

Absolutely! You wouldn't mind if my Pokemon and I tried it some time, would you? I wouldn't want to step on anyone's toes!

[garbagechild]

Wh-- sure!

<sub>[He's had his own style for perhaps twenty minutes and ALREADY somebody likes it enough to copy it! WOW! He must be really good at this style thing!]

[He shoots Mama a look of pure delight, to which she responds by clasping her hands fondly. WHAT A TALENTED TRAINER SHE HAS.]</sub>

[quickattackjack]

_{[FOLLOW UR DREAMS, WILD CHILD.]}

Thank you! I'll be absolutely sure to let people know where I got the idea, I'll tell them--oh. What's your name?

[garbagechild]

_{[He straightens back up proudly.]}

I'm Wrath!

And this is Mama.

And that's Baby in her pouch. Baby gets cranky if he's woken up, though.

_{[DID WE MENTION THAT WRATH IS GREAT AT NAMING THINGS? WRATH IS GREAT AT NAMING THINGS.]}

[quickattackjack]

Wrath! That's a fantastic name!

_{[He holds out a gloved hand for a shake.]}

We'd best let him sleep then, shouldn't we? I'm Jack and this is Holly and this is Nightshade.

_{[He gestures to each Goat in kind. Holly has trotted up to Mama's pouch and is sniffing at Baby. Oh, how precious! She just loves baby pokemon and there is an EGG at the house. She can't wait to see what hatches out of it.]}

[garbagechild]

<sub>[Jack's reaction is the first one he's had to his name that hasn't been a side-eye, if there was a reaction at all.]

[He continues to look incredibly pleased with the praise, and leans over to look at the two little ivy-goats.]</sub>

Hi!

I like the name Jack.

It's short and easy to remember.

_{[HE'S HEARD SOME REALLY LONG ONES SINCE GETTING HERE and he's forgotten like, half of them.]}

[quickattackjack]

_{[Jack has really never received a compliment on his first name before so his grin widens.]}

Thanks!

_{[Nightshade wags his tail and offers up a BEH for Wrath.]}

If I may make a suggestion...it may be better to add a second sweater to your body just so that all of you stays warm instead of just your head.

[garbagechild]

<sub>[It said 'BEH'. What a great sound for an animal to make!]

[Wrath rocks back a little bit, nodding. Yes, that makes sense...]</sub>

Yeah... but if I did that, Mama wouldn't have anything to wear on her head.

_{[:I So you see his dilemma!]}

[quickattackjack]

That is a problem, isn't it...what you need is more! More sweaters!

[garbagechild]

<sub>[Wrath NODS SERIOUSLY, stroking his chin. That DOES sound like it would solve the problem!]

[... Oh, but there's a slight issue with that.]</sub>

I don't have any more sweaters, though!

[quickattackjack]

That's remedied easy enough! Here--

_{[And Jack flat-out hands the kid about 800P. Such a clever idea deserves to be rewarded! Also, hopping hobgoblins, this child needs some more clothes.]}

[garbagechild]

--for me?

_{[Wrath takes the money and just sort of... STARES AT IT. He is very unused to just being HANDED THINGS. Especially money, which is apparently like... VALUABLE.]}

[quickattackjack]

For you! Merry Christmas!

[garbagechild]

_{[Wrath's look of surprise transforms into an enormous, sharp-toothed grin.]}

WOW!

_{[Mama jostles him a little-- SAY THANK YOU, TRAINER!]}

Oh-- thank you!

[quickattackjack]

_{[Jack just beams.]}

You're quite welcome! I must go, I hope to see your style catching on soon!