007. [Video]

[garbagechild]

<sub>[It's not uncommon for Wrath to be sharing screentime with his Pokemon, but in this case, he looks distinctly irritated about it.]

[Behind him is a Lopunny that's a good foot or so taller than him, clad in a dress that is... DAMN FANCY-LOOKING, ACTUALLY. There's like... frills and ribbons and junk.]

[Wrath glares directly into the camera, appealing to the hypothetical audience to side with him.]</sub>

She wasn't gonna be happy until Mama and I bought her a DRESS.

And she's still not happy!

Why does she like clothes so much?

Pokemon don't even need to wear clothes like people and things that look like people do.

I wish I was a Pokemon, because then I wouldn't need to wear clothes.



<sub>[The Lopunny-- a recent acquisition from the raid he'd performed with Ralph of a wealthy socialite's all-night dinner party, aka Wrath's first Real Mission (tm)-- lets out a huff and taps her long, curved claws impatiently on her arm. She clearly is about as pleased to be paired with Wrath as he is with her.]

[He responds with a huff of his own.]</sub>

Hmph.

Anyway, she's brown.

So her name is Dirty.

_{[The rabbit Pokemon's head whips around, outraged, but Wrath yells right over her angry growl.]}

I DON'T CARE, DIRTY!

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[video]

[rocketralph]

Right, right, but y'see, the thought of eatin' those three day old fries makes me gag.

[audio]

[stonebones]

Oh... Yeah, that's right.

[He knows things are probably more complicated than that, but can he really explain it easily?]

Was there a reason that she wanted the dress other than just to have it?

video;

[pipers_son]

Well, folks like all sorta things that they don't exactly need. I mean, ha! That's entirely the reason why my circus stays up and runnin'.

[...And yeah he feels a bit bad for that Lopunny. Soooo-]

Y'know, if ya don't like her, and she ain't warmin' up a you, I wouldn't mind takin' her off yer hands.

[He's a bleeding heart like that.]

[fairy_tale_trainer]

In that case, why don't you give her to someone who wouldn't mind her.

[islandshore]

[WHEW. Okay, that earns a sigh of relief.]

Good, but most businesses are still picky. No shirt, no shoes, no service.

[He doesn't quite get why. It's not like there's a health issue by walking around barefoot or topless.]

I guess it makes sense for girls, but otherwise, it is kinda silly. Gotta wonder where it all started...

[envy_the_sinners]

[...]

Too much what?

[Dumpster diving? Rat chasing?]

[garbagechild]

I AM taking care of her!

I got a dress for her.

[video]

[garbagechild]

See?

That's a good name.

It's descriptive.

... And so is 'Dirty'.

[garbagechild]

_{[In stark contrast to Teddie's unbridled energy in everything he does, Wrath's response is almost blase.]}

No.

Or I wasn't, till I came HERE.

It's not like I thought it would be.

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[garbagechild]

_{[S-SORRY SERAH]}

I don't want a good relationship! I want her to take her dress and be quiet and not scratch me.

[video]

[garbagechild]

Well if you GAG when you eat them, of course they won't taste good!

[audio]

[garbagechild]

I dunno.

I guess she was just used to havin' dresses?

video;

[garbagechild]

_{[Joker's awful kind to make the offer, but Wrath shakes his head fervently.]}

I can't let her go.

She's gotta stay.

_{[Because HAHA SHE WAS STOLEN AND SHE'S SEEN WAY TOO MUCH.]}

[garbagechild]

I can't.

She's gotta stay.

It's the rules.

[garbagechild]

Humans are just WEIRD.

I've stopped asking why they do things.

Nobody ever really knows.

[garbagechild]

_{[There is a very, VERY long pause.]}








.... s'a secret.

[video | locked]

[exeggutorhead]

[The mention of stabbing through the head just keeps confirming what Envy already suspected, which is that Wrath was probably directly comparing this Pokemon to Lust. He might not have been around to see it happen, but he can guess that it did when Lust made her betrayal known. Wrath is naming Pokemon after the rest of them, but why?]

But wouldn't giving her a name she doesn't like just make her want to turn traitor MORE?

You haven't named any of your others after dirt, have you?

[Does Wrath even have any that aren't named after the sins?]

[video | locked]

[garbagechild]

_{[WELL, there's Pipsqueak, and also Stinky Phil, but in all fairness Envy has probably never heard of Stinky Phil. And also in all fairness, Wrath didn't name that one.]}

Well, she ALREADY scratched me!

She's OBVIOUSLY not gonna change her mind.

[video]

[awesmazings]

[Siiiiigh.]

Okay, well, she's prolly still gonna be grumpy no matter what you do. Not just because of the name, either. Some Pokemon are just like that, but I'm sure she'll come around eventually.

[envy_the_sinners]

[Well there's a bit of a pause on this end, too.]





I am very good at keeping secrets.

[audio]

[stonebones]

Ah... So you didn't catch her from the wild? Would you be able to ask her previous trainer, or...?

[He trails off, sounding uncertain. Who knows what the situation surrounding the inheritance of the Lopunny is, and he doesn't want to bring up bad memories if he doesn't have to.]

video

[failnought]

[ demon hellchild, who has been raising you ]

Maybe not calling her mean names will help with her not scratching you.

[video]

[garbagechild]

Hmpf.

I doubt it.

I can spot traitors a MILE away.

_{[Actually no Wrath, you can't. Good lord.]}

[garbagechild]

<sub>[That was a very valiant effort, Scar, and a commendable one. Truly. No sarcasm. You even look like a dude who would be good at keeping secrets.]

[But there's one little problem.]</sub>

What?

No, you're not.

You're friends with the traitor.

_{[WHICH CLEARLY MEANS THAT SCAR'S LOYALTIES ARE JUST AS WIBBLY-WOBBLY AS LUST'S! WRATH'S GOT YOUR NUMBER, BUDDY!]}

[audio]

[garbagechild]

_{[W'uh oh. There's no non-incriminating way to say that the Lopunny had belonged to a super rich tourist from Sinnoh and certainly had not handed her off willingly.]}

Um... nope.

They're gone.

_{[.... i-it's not technically a LIE, they're probably three regions away on their cruise by now and may or may not have noticed that their spoiled Lopunny is gone...]}