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_{[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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[He'll be avoiding those jaws, thanks.]

How about you come down from there? I'll buy you a bagel or something.

[And he sort of... reaches out as if to catch Wrath without really being conscious of it.]

_{[He narrows his eyes in thought.]}

...Yes.

[...That says both a lot and very little.]

Perhaps, but it'd be best if you did not make a habit of it. This world tends to weaken our bodies, to fit its own criteria of normalcy.

Hmmm... I dunno! That's got an interesting ring to it, but I think if you wanted to go for the feeling you were going for, you could name her Pizzazz the Mad. If you make it like a title, it makes her seem cooler!

[THAT'S NOT A FALSE STATEMENT...]

Of course. That's how some illnesses are born, by the spread of harmful bacteria. Though I don't believe that is what your Deino is suffering from. I don't hear about too many viral infections that cause complete color change.

No, I believe this is something much different.

[...He's going to come clean and just tell the kid soon but he's enjoying this way too much at the moment.]

N-no, you see... the rocks come from...

[It is around this time that Veronica realizes what she's trying to say. It is not something she had ever thought about explaining at any point in her life. It is not something she EVER wanted TO explain.

And she was just about to do just that.]

...I-I... uhh...

[There is almost literally smoke coming out of her ears as the bodyguard attempts to think her way out of this.]

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Generally, yes.

[Well that's a little upsetting. Phoenix feels a big sort of empathy for the poor kid. He doesn't know what sort of upbringing could have constituted that kind of worldview, but his lawyer dad instincts are already going a little haywire.]

It doesn't sound like you've been around very nice people.

What?

Even longer?

But it already takes so long for things to heal when you're a human!

_{[If Riku thought this kid's eyes couldn't get any bigger.... well, he'd be wrong. Because at the sight of the hydra, they only widen MORE.]}

She's-- she's gonna look like that?!

WOW.

WOW!!

Mm, unfortunately. Things might work a little differently here, I'm not actually sure yet...but an infection is never something you want to get.

Okay.

_{[Perhaps fortunately, he either didn't notice Greed's outstretched hands or just.... doesn't know what it's like to have someone catch him in midair, because he swings his legs off the pole, twists like a cat, and lands on his feet with a thump.]

[Then immediately bounces back upright, swinging the Deino into the air as she makes a grumpy croaking noise.]}

What's a bagel?

_{[IT IS DECIDED.]}

I'm gonna GO GET HER A SWEATER!

_{[Y E P]}

Well, yeah, but...

Aren't you supposed to get better at things by practicing them?

_{[HOW ELSE IS HE GOING TO ELIMINATE THIS BODY'S NEED FOR SLEEP???]}

Mm... I dunno.

I like the name Mad.

I think she's plenty cool just the way she is.

_{[YOU SADIST.]

[Fortunately for Rideaux, Wrath has literally no Bullshit Radar to speak of, so he doesn't even remotely suspect that he's being messed with.]}

Wh-- then... then what's wrong with her?

Is she gonna be okay?

Will Mad be okay?

_{[Wrath is not helping.]

[He is staring at her earnestly and expectantly.]

[8(?]}

_{[He takes a moment to think about that.]}

... No, I guess not.

Most people aren't very nice.

That's the thing about people.

_{[He says this... very matter-of-factly.]}

[Aww. Darn it, he must persevere! He mustn't melt in the face of this adorable kid, even though it's so... hard... not to.

His smile softens despite his best effort, and he lets out a hushed laugh, while his Hydreigon gives a curious grunt and starts sniffing the camera.]

That's right. And she won't just be tough; she'll be big enough to ride on. Then you can travel in style.

Infections sound horrible.

_{[Wrath is indeed pretty damn cute for a homicidal undead baby-- he'll surely shatter that impression at some point, but Johto has definitely succeeded at bringing out the childlike wonder in him a lot more strongly than the bitter bloodthirst.]

[There's not a whole lot in this place to be bitter or bloodthirsty about.]

[Least of all awesome three-headed dragons.]

[Wrath beams sunnily at Riku, positively dazzled.]}

Really?!

I've never ridden an animal before!

And she'll be able to fly?

Wow!

[Honestly, it's for the best. That way, Greed doesn't get surprised and neither does Wrath! At the question he smirks, like seeing a little boy twist around in the air like a cat is perfectly normal.

...actually it probably is to him.]

You've never had a bagel? They're these round, chewy bread things. They're great as sandwiches.

You are, but each body has its own limits. Needing a certain amount of sleep to properly function is one of those limits, especially for one who is still growing.

[COFFEE. ALL THE COFFEE.]

Well, hey, if it works for her and it works for you, there's no problem! It's gonna work out just fine for you.

Yeah, they can get pretty bad if left untreated.

Oh!

I don't eat bread.

It's full of snakes, you know!

_{[... Yeah, you can thank Cecil Palmer for telling Wrath that consuming wheat products would turn him into a malevolent spirit.[}

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