garbagechild | 004. [Video/Action for Rocket HQ]

_{[There are plenty of newborn Pokemon that enter the world squalling or cooing.]

[This one entered with a whole lot of growling and then nearly took somebody's finger off.]

[The little Deino on the screen, which happens to have a faintly-sparkling green coat rather than the customary blue, is yanking and worrying at the end of one of the scarves that its trainer had received for Christmas as well as the egg it had just hatched from. It's been in the world outside its eggshell for about five minutes and it's already filled with fury at the fact that this long soft thing exists in its general vicinity.]

[Wrath is thrilled.]

[He turns to the camera (which is presumably held by his Kangaskhan) proudly, apparently unconcerned that the tiny dino-dragon is nearly tugging the scarf right off of him.]}

The rock turned into a sparkling animal!

Her name is Mad.

Mad likes to bite.

_{[... A little like her trainer, actually. They also share the same hairdo aesthetic. This is clearly a match made in heaven.]}

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Pizzazz?

_{[He's never heard that word before.]}

What's that mean?

[...Wrath, honey.

There are so many ways this was a wrong response.]

Sure, let's meet somewhere not secret. That's for the best, right?

Are you in Goldenrod?

_{[H-he's trying, okay?]

[Team Rocket gives way more liberties than serving Master had, and Wrath is still sort of navigating how to handle those.]}

Ahuh.

I go out sometimes and the buildings are all yellow, so that's a pretty good name.

Should I bring Mad?

_{[Wrath shakes his head and watches in fascination, not bothering to hold back his OWN bristling dragon baby... but as angry as she is, she's just a hatchling, and isn't quite ready to go biting the ankles of fully-grown men yet.]}

Yours is blue.

Do they come in all different colors?

Oh yeah?

_{[The cogs in his head are whirring away. FUZZY DRAGON DAUGHTER IS GONNA BE THE STRONGEST, he's decided.]}

Well, then I'll teach Mad to breathe fire AND water!

No.

_{[It's a simple, almost BLAND answer to what would normally be an emotionally-charged question.]}

Even when I came back, no one gave me a name for awhile.

It's okay, though.

I like my name.

It was worth waiting for.

Oh...

I've been to a Pokemon Center.

There were a lot of ladies with pink hair and I couldn't tell any of them apart, so I got scared and left.

[Greed will just go on pretending to be rock stupid, then! He's not about to out Wrath. Maybe he'll eventually tell him not to talk about things in such a way, but Greed also doesn't want to forbid Wrath from doing anything.]

Sure, bring Mad. I'll bring someone interesting, too. How's that?

Okay!

Mad's never been outside before! I bet she'll be so excited.

Where should we meet?

No.

I like the word 'egg' though. It's nice to say.

Egg.

How about outside of the Pokemon Center?

[He has no idea where Team Rocket's HQ is located, so hopefully it's not anywhere near the Center!]

Ah...that is a bit strange, isn't it? They're very nice, though. And helpful.

Do you think you'll go back?

Even when you-

[That... can imply a thousand different things, and none are simple or pleasant.]

...That's good to hear. Names should be worthy of their bearer, and thus loved by them.

I'm sure you will! You might need to get a technical machine for it, but Deino are Dragon type so Mad should be able to learn some really great moves.

[...really, he probably shouldn't be teaching the feral child how to make his Pokemon into a battling monstrosity, but it doesn't feel right leaving Wrath completely clueless.]

An egg is... [She frowns.] It's... an egg comes from birds usually...

[Crap. She can't explain this like Fran can.]

I guess all Pokemon lay eggs though. It's so weird...

[...That sure is a scruffy looking kid with a very angry dragon.

Riku's lips twitch upward. He's trying so hard not to either laugh or melt at the comical cuteness of this display.]

Mad, huh? But what about when she's happy?

[It's said lightly, just a bit of a tease.]

[Good on Mad- it's...probably not in her best interest to bite at Rideaux's ankles, for everyone involved really.

It's when Wrath points it out that Rideaux makes note of the clear color differences between Deva and Mad. Huh...that's interesting.]

I've seen three others of these things, and they've all been blue. I've never heard of a green one before- it would be truly unfortunate if yours had an illness or something.

[...SAYS THE DOCTOR.

He's fairly sure he knows what's going on here, though. But he's curious to see how the kid reacts.]

[Why does this small child have what looks like a VERY POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS POKEMON?

DAD MODE PHOENIX, TO THE RESCUE.]

H-Hey, now...it might be a good idea to train her how not to bite.

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Uh... you know, flair? Being really awesome?

[OH RIGHT, SHE HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH THIS CHILD]

_{[Jack taps his chin thoughtfully.]}

You know, it could very well be a mix of both.

Okay!

_{[He's VERY SUNNY about the prospect of a friend! Asking him to meet them somewhere! Humans do this stuff all the time.]

[He's finally starting to fit in!]}

See you, byyyye!

_{[And then he disappears. He didn't ask WHEN they should meet, so he's apparently just... going over there immediately.]}

I don't know.

There were so many.

_{[It was really alarming, Kaneki.]}

_{[Yeah. It's neither.]}

Yup.

And she reminds me of ME!

So that's why her name is Mad.

_{[There is a strong chance you will regret this later, Al.]

[... Well, if Wrath's paranoid suspicion doesn't get in the way.]}

What's a technical machine?

All machines are technical.

That doesn't make sense.

You're trying to trick me.

So rocks come from birds?

All animals can make rocks?

I'm confused.

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