Video 3: Someone's Got a New Toy

[justanexpression]

[When the feed turns on, it's immediately obvious that Jack is excited about something. He's practically bouncing, and if he had his powers, he'd definitely be in the air by now. Instead, he has to settle for grinning at the feed.]

Okay. This? This is the best thing ever!

[He turns the gear around to find Phil the Seel looking surprisingly smug for a Seel.]

Okay, Phil. Let's go. Show 'em your new trick.

[Even off-camera, the excitement in Jack's voice is obvious. And contagious, from the sound Phil makes as he shifts to face a large tree that has apparently been used for target practice this morning. As he concentrates, a block of ice starts to form just in front of his horn before he launches it at the tree where it shatters spectacularly. Somebody is learning Ice Shard, apparently.

Jack comes back in the shot with a whoop. You can almost see the gears turning as Jack thinks of all the things he can do with Phil's new talents.]

How awesome is that? He'll be making snowballs in no time.



((OOC: In case you're lame clueless unused to Pokemon like I am, Phil's Ice Shard is similar to the Mamoswine's here. Less powerful, obviously, but he's still learning.))

Comments

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[lieutenantantichrist]

[Blake doesn't look impressed.]

So your seal's an ice machine. What's so great about that? There's one of those in the hotel lobby.

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[ragnarok_strike]

Snowballs, huh? You should have been here during Winter - there was quite a bit of snow then.
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But, man - imagine creatin' them during summer! During the massive heat then... that'd sure be nice.

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[paladinlost]

If you aim to create snowballs, you could also try Powder Snow. Many Ice-types learn it relatively early.

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[usedencore]

[Amusement, Envy has it.]

Just wait until they learn Blizzard.

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[nasa_dreams]

Hey, cool. Of course it'd be better if you did a combo, like say Hydro Pump and Ice Beam?

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[quickattackjack]

That's fantastic! Isn't it a little hot for snowballs to last very long?

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[dentistry]

[ Tooth clasps her hands together, clearly excited for Jack regardless of what anyone else's reactions happen to be. ]

That's fantastic, Jack! And before too long, he'll learn even more attacks that you can combine. Or you could have two pokémon use different attacks at once, or more--

[ She cuts herself off before she starts rambling. ]

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[griptape]

[Ice-breathing seal? That's not too different from the furball, huh? However, how was that exciting?]

Isn't a snowball pretty much an ordinary thing? What's so special about a Pokemon learning to use a move that vaguely resembles one? The furball can do something similar but I wouldn't try to broadcast it to everyone... Nobody would be interested in it.

[The move he's thinking about is just a simple Powder Snow. It'll be a while until Swinub learns Ice Shard.]

[starspangledavenger]

[Steve looks tired, but is smiling and is for once absent of his Eevee draped on his shoulder]

Looks like you're doing a fine job training him.

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[darkenedgales]

[If you're looking for people impressed with the little performance... well, Crow isn't one of them.]

Too bad that ain't enough to cover the whole town in ice, Snowball.