Video 4: Did he sign up for this camping trip? [Backdated to May 1]

[justanexpression]

[video meant for Shaun... but let's face it, Jack's hardly a tech wiz, anyone could see it]

[It's late, and Jack knows it, but he'd made a promise, and he was going to keep it. At least, as well as he could without letting Sho wander out of sight, anyway. He's just hoping Shaun is still awake to pick up.]

Hey, Shaun? I said I'd tell you before I left town, right? I'm kinda cutting it close, so I hope you get this soon.


[open video]

So... hey. Uh, yeah, so Bunny? Tooth? Or anyone who might be wondering. Hypothetically, right? Might be gone for a while.

Anyone know if there are maps for places off the Routes?


((OOC: follows the events of Sho's Fire Dance))

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[ video ]

[justanexpression]

[If only Jack actually really knew him, either. Oops?]

Well, from the way he's going now, we'll either turn back by nightfall or end up halfway to Kanto before realizing we're going the wrong way. So fifty-fifty?

[video]

[justanexpression]

[Just think of it, though. A majestic Gyarados... rampaging through the sky...]

How do you know which ones can learn it?

[Read the information provided? Jack? Surely you're not serious.]

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[justanexpression]

[Cue a blank look from Jack. It's not that he doesn't know what a compass is, per se, it's that he's never used one, and therefore hadn't even considered such a possibility.]

Uh... I have no idea. Maybe Sho does...

[justanexpression]

It's... [How to properly explain?]

Back home, I can get around a lot better and faster. This is just so...

Boring. And hard.

[video]

[failures]

[Larry's really amused that Jack sounds interested in these mundane attractions. He's been joking the whole time, but this kid actually looks like he'd want to check it out! He's not sure if that's funny or sad just yet.

He shrugs once again.]

Someone, somewhere out there, is a total corn aficionado and the builders are catering to them?

[neededlassie]

[Shaun can't even resist smiling back.

He does reach out and press the tip of his pinky to the screen, though.]

You promise?

[justanexpression]

[Exactly~

He doesn't even have to think before matching the gesture with his own hand.]

I totally promise.

[video]

[justanexpression]

[The kid spends his spare time trying to break into Santa's Workshop. He's not the best judge of hobbies, let's face it.]

That's... weird.

I did visit this ice palace place once, though, somewhere up in Europe. Made sure they had a late spring that year, cause I can see why people would want to visit that.

[ video ]

[colorsofthewind]

[ She frowns a little ] Those aren't exactly favorable odds.

Please keep in touch if you need help, Jack.

[venturesomely]

[ Gon can understand that! He's without his own powers ] But, I think that you can make a lot of boring things exciting.

[ video ]

[justanexpression]

[He smiles, but the concern is appreciated. He doesn't have that many people to do it for him]

I will, Talim. I will. Don't worry.

[He holds up his hand, pinky out, like he did for Shaun.] Do I need to pinky-swear you, too?

[video]

[paladinlost]

You merely need to break the HM over their head and see if they learn the attack! ...Or the Pokédex can tell you.

[Might be safer when it comes to TMs, at least.]

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[teablossom]

Well, if you cannot find one, I suppose the sun would do... At least to get you back to somewhere you can find one, or look for a map to buy.

After all, you said you were west of Violet City.

[ video ]

[colorsofthewind]

Pinky-swear? I don't... ah, I don't know what that means.

[ video ]

[justanexpression]

[A sheepish laugh and he drops his hand.]

It's, uh. It's a kid thing, back where I'm from. You lock pinky fingers with someone when you promise something, and then you can't break it.

[video]

[justanexpression]

[Probably much safer, yeah. Although the strange look he's giving Cecil says he's not sure at all about what he's being told.]

You break it over their head? It doesn't hurt them?

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[justanexpression]

Okay, yeah. [He's looking around more. He'd just sort of always known directions before, but as long as the sun still rose and set normally here, he should be able to work with it.]

Maybe I can at least steer him back towards town eventually.

[justanexpression]

But all the things I used to do, I can't do here. It's a little hot for snowball fights.

[usedvicegrip]

Well, that seems pretty obvious to me! Cause you got all these... trees and stuff, there's bound to be bad things in there!

[maybe if you had listened to him...

or you know asked.]

[neededlassie]

[Shaun's smile widens as he takes his finger back.]

We pinky swore, so you can't break it. Don't get too lost!

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[teablossom]

Ah- perfect then. I hope the trees won't get in the way too much...

But if you don't mind me asking- Who would 'he' be?-

[venturesomely]

--Was it snowing all the time where you were from?

[video]

[paladinlost]

...Well, I suppose it would if you used all of you strength and tried to stab them with the shards...

[Probably not a concern, though.]

[video]

[justanexpression]

Still sounds awfully violent.

...But I am keeping them in balls, so I guess anything's possible.

[Yes, Jack, this whole place is weird. Just give in.]

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[justanexpression]

[He grins.]

His name's Sho. Sho... something complicated. I dunno. I haven't met any other Sho's here, so there can't be that many, right?

[He flips his gear around to show the back of one Minamimoto Sho, trudging along determinedly and seemingly muttering to himself as he did so. Equations. Who knew what he was going on about.]

That's Sho.