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shellphones2025-05-05 08:18 pm
tenrectricity) wrote in shellphones2025-05-05 08:18 pm
Entry tags:
video / please send this beast to your local authorities (us)
Type: Video
Sender ID: tenrectricity (Surge)
To: Public
Subject: Have You Seen This Bum?
Warnings: n/a
Sender ID: tenrectricity (Surge)
To: Public
Subject: Have You Seen This Bum?
Warnings: n/a
[ immediately the viewer will see a green animal on screen, the camera angled up telling that whoever is holding the camera is shorter than her. don't mind that, because she's leaning forward into the screen with a sharktooth grin, then tapping at the recorder with the tip of her gloved finger. ]
Hey, is this working!?
[ in the background is a very low "yes ma'am!".
surge leans back, her ears twitching as she nods to herself. she shifts to the left a bit, then to the right now sure which side is her best side but... she'll figure that out later. ]
Okay, listen up! Your fellow heroes [ self-proclaimed ] are inna crisis! I got a prop...eristion for anyone willing to take on the challenge!
[ from behind the camera, another voice can be heard: ]
Proposition...
Yeah, that! The reward? We'll get to that later! A N Y way! There's this damn menace on the prowl causin' trouble as we speak, and you all need to be on the lookout. He's out there creatin' monsters and trying to put people in peril, but we know his weakness, and we'll get rid of him for ya before he tries to kill ya next.
[ hands on her hips, the tenrec nods to her own words because it makes sense, why wouldn't it? ]
Hand me the... y'know! [ she's holding out her hand towards the camera person, asking for something. ] So I know you're all curious about who this nefarious fiend is. My cool and artistic sidekick has taken it upon himself to draw this cretin.
[ a flap of a sheet of paper now means the camera screen, revealing the culprit. ]
THIS GUY. Bring him to us and we will beat the shit out of him and you never have to deal with his evil again! So, anyone up for the task?
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[Wait, what? That's... Shadow wouldn't do that, would he? He didn't just attack others... oh, wait...]
Well, I mean, he once tried to kick my Dragonite once, but that's cause we were wakin' him up from where he fell asleep. But other'n that he's always seemed to be friendly to me an' my Pokemon.
[Especially his Pokemon. In fact, he remembers how Shadow all but interrogated him and his Pokemon about if they were happy with being with him. He frowns, tapping the side of his thigh with his fist while be brings his thumb up to his teeth.]
Are ya sure you didn't do anythin' to make 'im upset?
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[ she's taken aback by the claim, what is it that she could do to make him mad, he attacked her! there's a shiver down her spine, easily irritated, and it's hard to ignore the sparks that somewhat come off her body.
calm down, surge. ]
Well maybe that's you, maybe ya have a bond, but we weren't given the same respect! To hell with me, but my partner was at stake!!
[ ugh, she groans, turning away from the camera. ] He's out there creatin' a beast and we were wrong.... classic!
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[Kieran actually recoils a bit at that yell, because he hadn't anticipated such a heated reply. But after a moment Kieran straightens up again, because... well, he doesn't know who this strange.... Cyndaquil? Yeah, he's being reminded of a green Cyndaquil. Anyways, he doesn't know her very well, but clearly something's going on here. It's what makes him try to reason with her, rather than just call her out on what he feels is wrong information.]
Look, I'm sorry ya had to go through that, but... maybe ya both just got off on the wrong foot? I dunno about any monsters bein' created, but... if ya want, I could try talkin' to 'im? Maybe I could get 'im to leave you an' your partner alone?
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Why should I trust ya to do anything other than what I asked!
[ this human is strange to go out his way like that, but she doesn't need his help, not in that department. all she wants to do is beat that hedgehog's face in for what he did to them towards the end, aside from that, everything else was resolved enough. ]
I don't even... know you...
[ and from the sound of things, the hedgehog must be this kid's friend, so it's already not in her favor. ]
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[Of course he's not gonna do what she asked, she's asking to beat up someone who's a friend! Or, well, at least on friendly terms with... would Shadow call him friends? Well, that's not important right now. Just as she's confused by his offer, he's confused by what kind of beef she has with Shadow.]
[Still, he can hear the way that her speech wavers, which is why he takes a breath and tries again.]
Yer right, you don't know me and I don't know you either. But I don't think gettin' into a fight with someone you don't know is the right thing to do, either. I don't know what kinda beef you have with Mr. Shadow, but I don't really see why fightin's the way to solve it. Especially since we're all stuck here until someone finds a way back home. So, if we're gonna be stuck here, why would you wanna spend the whole time fightin' each other? Wouldn't it be better to try an' work together?
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[ she yells, her irritation building at his comment. "why would i wanna see you hurt my friend", and then he adds "try and work together." ]
I DID THAT! WE TRIED TO STOP HIM FROM MAKING THAT MONSTROSITY, AND TRY TO KILL IT BECAUSE IF OUR GOALS WERE ALIGNED THEN HE SHOULD HAVE ATTACKED IT TOO! BUT HE CHOSE TO ATTACK US INSTEAD!! WORKIN' WITH HIM JUST TO DIE, IS THAT THE PLAN YOU CONCOCTED WITH HIM?
[ even as she throws a fit, surge groans loudly, turning her back to the camera where her two tails droop downward. visibly, she's distressed, she doesn't like that these efforts were applied in some way, but still they had both became a target.
surge looks up at the sky, closing her eyes before shaking her head. ]
Everywhere we go, someone's against us... I don't get it. I don't get it... Why work with anyone when you all will just betray us.
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[That sudden yell makes Kieran recoil once again, almost dropping the Shellphone in the process. But hearing that distress in the green Cyndaquil’s voice, he can’t help but feel bad for her. She really must feel alone, huh..? He certainly knows what it’s like to feel like an outcast…]
It really sounds like you and your partner really had a rough time, huh?
[Maybe it’s his own experiences resonating with hers, or maybe it’s just him wanting to prove her wrong and help her out, but after a pause, he speaks up again.]
Look, I’m… sorry about what y’all went through. But I know Mr. Shadow, so I’ll talk to ‘im for ya. I’ll try to put in a good word for ya, ok? And if you need some help while yer here, I could help you out. Cause it sounds like…
[And here he kinda shifts a bit, as if hesitant to speak, before continuing.]
It uh… kinda sounds like y’all could use a friend.
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now to appear like someone who needs help to make amends with someone? no, she wants to beat that guy to a pulp or die trying.
that's enough to cause the tenrec to turn around, her brows furrowed with an angry glint in her eyes. ]
No. That's not what I asked. If you can't bring him to me, then don't go runnin' ya mouth about this either. [ a good word isn't what she needs, she doesn't want others speaking for her because it's already living this life when she shouldn't exist to begin with.
surge rolls her eyes, her teal gaze looking to the camera, then to who's holding the device back to the person she's speaking with. suspicious, the girl remains quiet for a moment before leaning forward with her hands on her hips. ]
Why are you wantin' to help us? Tryna be a "friend" or is there somethin' that you want?
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Well, I… I mean, I just know how much it sucks to not have any friends, or anyone you can ask for help or even rely on. I don’t really want anythin’ from ya, I just thought, well… it just feels better if you got friends with ya.
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[ what is this, she should be the one making a face, and having the body language like everything sucks and nothing goes right in her life ever. ]
I don't need friends.
[ because what are those to her? she probably doesn't deserve them. truthfully, that means trusting people, and the people she's met in passint has made it so that the idea of making friends is the last thing she needs. ]
But if ya got intel on this place and areas that we should keep in mind. I'll take that off ya hands. No one's really showed us around so I'll make you do that. Whaddya think?
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[But regardless, it seems she's willing to accept some help from him. Kieran perks up at that, and nods.]
Sounds fair! I can help ya with some places I know. [Intel, though? Sounds kind of like a spy movie.]
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[ that perking up, oh, where has she seen that before. surge is a mean girl, but it's funny when people act like they really want to help. does she trust him? no, she thinks he's going to do something like bring shadow to her to attack, or maybe something worse.
with a laugh, the tenrec pokes at the screen. ]
Alright. Where did'ya wanna meet? I'll let you choose.
[ she'll find her way, probably. ]
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[Kieran thinks for a moment, before giving her the directions for a nearby park.]
How about there? It’s pretty easy to find if ya want? Or there’s this cafe I know of you’re hungry…
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Welll, if you're buyin' who am I to stop you? Breakfast, lunch and dinner is on you!
[ with a smirk, the tenrec nods. ]
See you there at the park, and we'll make our way over to foodtown.
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[Well, he did offer... Kieran nods.]
Sounds good to me! See ya there!