Video 5: Now with Bonus Swablu Hat! (Action for Traveling Party or Azalea)

[justanexpression]

[For once, the feed clicks on and Jack looks, not happy or excited or even amused, but vaguely confused and unimpressed.

A large part of that may have to do with the Swablu cooing and preening his hair. It's wrapped itself over the top of his head like a hat, and while it looks a bit worn out like it's just reached the end of far too much traveling, it also looks supremely pleased with itself.]

So, uh... Akito? I think this is your fault?

[He tries to look up at the Swablu only for it to coo even more loudly and hunker down on top of his head, as if it knows he's thinking about trying to pry it off. He sighs, but it's offset by a tiny smile.]

I think I need some advice. Don't get me wrong, okay. It's cute. Like really cute. But...

It won't move. It hasn't moved, and it's been like an hour since it came out of nowhere and landed on me. It won't even go into a pokeball. Here, watch.

[He pulls out a pokeball, and the Swablu gets pulled in at first, but soon enough, the ball pops back open as if he'd tried and failed to catch a wild pokemon. The bird flutters straight back to his head, cooing an admonishment this time.]

So yeah. Advice.

Help?

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[justanexpression]

[Of course he is. Oh well. He's not the only one.]

So helpful. Thanks. [He's rolling his eyes and grinning when he says it, though.] If she was just a hat, it wouldn't be so bad, but she...

[The Swablu has taken to ignoring the screen since the cat incident earlier, and is now preening his hair again. She.... she seems to be braiding that part, actually.]

...keeps doing that.

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[exeggutorhead]

Oh, messing with your hair? That is serious.

[He laughs. Pokemon playing hair stylists are much funnier when they're not trying to do it to him. And after the time he's had lately, he could use the laugh.]

You'll have to find a way to get her to quit it before she starts trying to weave in ribbons.

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[justanexpression]

[Jack could probably arrange for a visit, next time they're in the same city, if Envy really wanted.]

...Don't even joke about that.

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[exeggutorhead]

[That might actually be appreciated. Being lost in the woods for a week and a half has left him severely fun deprived.]

Why? Worried about her overhearing and getting ideas?

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[justanexpression]

[Try being lost in the woods for half a month with a guy who talks mostly in math. Maybe they could share horror stories.

Actually, that's not a bad idea. Like a survivor's group.]

...No. [Yes.]