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Wrath ([personal profile] garbagechild) wrote2015-04-13 12:21 am

005. [Video]

[For what is possibly the FIRST TIME since this kid figured out how to hit the 'post' button, the video is actually STILL.]

[That's because he's set it down on a fence post. The pale, mystical feathers that have been coating every surface like magical dandelion fluff are drifting past on the breeze, but they're not the focus of the video. Instead, the 'Gear's camera seems to be pointed directly into someone's yard, although it's from a little bit of a distance.]

[The place is kind of a dump, with junk littering the corners and lots of weeds. A ramshackle doghouse is erected in the middle, with an upturned waterbowl that doesn't appear to have been filled in some time.]

[A coil of old, frayed rope is tied around one of the boards of the 'house' and at the end of it is a snoozing blue Vaporeon, ear-fins twitching lightly.]

[The view isn't especially zoomed in, but it's still obvious what the Pokemon is.]

[For a time, that's all the video shows.]

[But then Wrath speaks, his voice hushed.]



... I saw the man in that house come home and he didn't even PET her.

Or give her any food.

She looks sad.



[Half an hour later...]




[Now the feed shows HIM, and there's part of a rotten board stuck in his hair. And rope twines in his teeth. And he is cradling something blue that kind of overflows out of his arms in a pile of contented paws and fins.]

This is Sleepy.

She's blue and I love her.
pipers_son: (It really wasn't that bad.)

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[personal profile] pipers_son 2015-04-24 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, there he is- just let Invidia and Angel look after ya, and I'll see ya soon, alright, Wrath?

[The Zoroark gives a cheery wave to Wrath, crouching down once he's close enough to him and holding out his paws. Want a ride, wild child?]
pipers_son: (sillica) (I will be there.)

action;

[personal profile] pipers_son 2015-04-26 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
[As with all suitably small enough Pokemon or children, Invidia lifts Wrath up and sticks him right in that fluffy red mane of his. Surely there is nowhere safer, right? Once he's sure that Wrath is securely anchored...]

[PCHOOOOOOOO]

[Away they go!]

[Good thing Zoroark are pretty quick and Invidia knows all the cheat sheets to making way through the city. Soon enough, the circus grounds are laid out before them, and he's bounding over straight to the big tent where Joker is waiting at in front of the flaps. The ringleader gives a laugh as he sees the group come up, and waves to Wrath.]


Had a fun trip?
pipers_son: (leyline) (You talked to that cop for like)

[personal profile] pipers_son 2015-04-30 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
If ya think that was fast, wait until I introduce ya ta the rest a the troupe!

[He can think of two of his Pokemon in particular that wouldn't mind giving Wrath a ride. But for now, however, he just holds out his one good arm to the boy with a laugh.]

C'mon then! Jump down!

[And Invidia and Angel, in the meantime, will gently pat and reassure Sleepy. Sorry, friend.]
pipers_son: (leyline) (Also what is a socially acceptable)

[personal profile] pipers_son 2015-05-02 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep~.

[Reaching over to ruffle the horrifying mess that is Wrath's hair just to make it worse, Joker starts to lead him into the big top. From behind, Invidia follows.]

The entire troupe! They'll love ta meet ya in person, I know it. Cor, I think there's around a hundred now in here.

[And a good chunk of them are Litleo, but hey.]
pipers_son: (I was the only one at the party that)

[personal profile] pipers_son 2015-05-04 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Well, ya will soon!

[Because they're stepping through the audience stands right now. There, in the ring, is Joker's entire roster. It's a bit of a chaotic scene, which is just what happens when you shove that many Pokemon into one space, but fortunately it's both large enough and everyone seems used to the routine that it's a kind of organized chaos.]

[Almost immediately, swirling in from the air, are a series of Unown to investigate Wrath.]


Ah, there's our safety team~. No one gets hurt with them around.
pipers_son: (If God's watching us)

[personal profile] pipers_son 2015-05-08 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
Don't worry about 'em! They help keep everyone safe, don't ya, everyone?

[The reply is just a weird chorus of noises from the Unown, and Joker pats Wrath's hair again.]

They'll help look after ya.
pipers_son: (I like to think it a success when)

[personal profile] pipers_son 2015-05-09 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Chuckling, Joker grips Wrath's shoulder to help steady him.]

Lessee... There's Ratna, Kelly, Jia, Olie.... And there's Esme, c'mon now, don't be shy.

[A little 'E' Unown burbles a bit from behind the rest.]
Edited 2015-05-09 03:26 (UTC)
pipers_son: (If God's watching us)

[personal profile] pipers_son 2015-05-10 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[That would be Olie, who seems just a bit reluctant to let itself be touched before giving in and bumping itself against Wrath's fingertips. Joker chuckles.]

If you think this is a lot, then you shoulda seen the ruins they came from. There's even more a them than this, in all sortsa letters.
pipers_son: (icons-for-the-baes) (He has a British accent.)

[personal profile] pipers_son 2015-05-12 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
That's right~. ACtually, I've taught mine a trick!

Wanna see?
pipers_son: (icons-for-the-baes) (I'm going to hell in a handbasket.)

[personal profile] pipers_son 2015-05-14 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
Alright then! Everyone, c'mon now, in order- Jia, y'bleedin' hellion, order I said-

[It takes a little bit of herding, but eventually Joker is proudly standig beneath a group of Unown that spell out his own name over his head.]

[Because he's honestly five years old at heart. The loser.]
pipers_son: (I like to think it a success when)

[personal profile] pipers_son 2015-05-18 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Without missing a beat, Joker just gives a flourish of a gesture.]

It's my name! [Looking up to the Unown, he nods them off.] Good job, everyone~.

[As the Unown float off, Joker crouches down in front of Wrath.]

If ya can't read, would ya like me ta teach ya how?
pipers_son: (I was the only one at the party that)

[personal profile] pipers_son 2015-05-21 02:49 pm (UTC)(link)
It can be a bit! But I'm real good at teachin' things. [Comes as part of that 'big brother' package.] And it's real useful, too.