garbagechild | 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.

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Heh. Well, if you ever change your mind, I'd definitely recommend a Charizard. Can't get much cooler than dragons, anyway.

[But this is coming from the guy who has a whole army of dragons and decided most of his team based on the cool factor.

Basically, he's kind of a dweeb.]

_{[Oh no. OH NO. RIKU NO.]

[Wrath perks up instantly. He remembers the last time he talked to this fellow, he got to see a really cool Pokemon!]}

What's a Charzard?

_{[IT'S BAD ENOUGH YOU SHOWED HIM WHAT HIS DEINO IS GOING TO TURN INTO, THIS CHILD DOES NOT NEED TO OWN A HUGE DRAGON THAT IS PERPETUALLY ON FIRE]}

Hmmm... Flare, you got a minute?

[There's a grunt from offscreen before a certain Charizard pokes his head into the feed, giving a puzzled look.

What is this? He's busy having a deep, thought provoking discussion with Slash!

...well, more like Slash is talking at him.]

Anyway, he's a Charizard.

Oh!

_{[It's not quite as impressive as the three-headed monstrosity that he was shown earlier, but Wrath nods appreciatively anyway.]}

He's very orange.

[Flare grunts at that comment. Of course he's orange! He's a fire type.

But he steps back, giving Riku room to slip comfortably into view again.]

Most fire types are. You get a few red ones from time to time, but it's usually just the dualtypes or shinies that shake things up.

_{[Wrath has a tendency to state the obvious.]}

What're dooal types and shinies?

_{[Wrath you HAVE a shiny.]}

Dual types are Pokémon with more than one typing, and shinies... well, they're like Mad. Different colors.

[Case in point? There's another Charizard passing by in the background, albeit with black scales, and... a bucket on her head. Must be one of Phantom's pranks again.]

Ohhhh!

I see!

She is very shiny.

_{[And then he... just kind of pauses. And watches the bucket-headed Charizard walk past in the background.]

[Oh.]}