video; a stolen warp band??

[thefloorislava]

[Who is this? The ID number of the warp-band is Lea's, but this is not Lea. This is another young man, with dark skin and even darker hair, tipped in a lighter color. He has the most fierce forelock in the universe and a long ponytail in the back. His clothes are plain, but he's wearing a string of large, round beads.

He waves cheerfully at the warp band, grinning a fangy smile. When he speaks, it's oddly stilted, with strange pronunciations and cadence; like he hasn't really spoken before]

Hello, friends of Union! My name is R… My name is Puck! And I am new to this city town!! I am a Shifty. Er… Shifter! I am! And I am looking for new friends! Let's be friends and go and partake in human activities together! Like going to bars and eating the food and drinking the alcohol!

[in the background, Lea makes an appearance, a darumaka on his head]

Hey! What are you doing, Robin?

Ah ah ah ah!! Never mind him! That is my good friend Lea, calling me the wrong names again! So funny! Anyway, please respond!! Thanks you! [CLICK]

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[moemoetentacles]

Why are you talking all weird?

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[thefloorislava]

Ahhh.... I'm not! Am I? I am not very good at human speak. I will try to be better!

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[moemoetentacles]

Something's fishy about you...

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[thefloorislava]

Fishy? How silly. No fish here, friend!

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[moemoetentacles]

Are you sure?

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[beyond_hope]

you speak like a moron

[a pause]

you look like a kid too, I'm sure you can't drink

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[thefloorislava]

Do I look too young? I didn't know there was an age that humans had to be to be alcohol drinking... ["Puck" puts his hand to his chin thoughtfully. Then, his image shudders, jumps, just for a split second. Then he looks... older!] What about now?

[beyond_hope]

[He stares for a bit, unsure of what to say, and clears his throat]

Better, you look... older for sure. Why do you wanna be human though? It kinda sucks

[thefloorislava]

Well I think... this is for me decision to make! How can I know what it is like if I do not give it a try, yes?

[beyond_hope]

[He frowns for a bit, sighing a bit later and smiling a little]

yeah, shifters get to choose right? Are you liking it? is it funner than being a pokemon?

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[nighttimegps]

[Renko's only met two Shifters before, and she hasn't gotten all that much information out of them. She's really interested in how it all works, so this particular post catches her attention.]

You're a Shifter? Mind if I ask you a few questions?

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[thefloorislava]

Of course, of course! I will do very best to answer well!

[aka he's gonna make some shit up. Meanwhile, Lea has taken up residence on the couch in the background, his Darumaka asleep on his chest. He's content to just... watch and see what kind of hole "Puck" digs himself into]

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[nighttimegps]

[Sadly, she has no clue that what she's speaking to isn't a Shifter at all. But there's an opportunity for information, and she feels she needs to take it.]

Were you always capable of shifting between human and Pokémon forms, or was it more recent?

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[thefloorislava]

[luckily for "Puck", lies come as easily as breathing to his kind]

More recent discovery, yes! I thought I was always different, but only after ahh... how you say... "change form" did I find out for real for certain!

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[nighttimegps]

I see.

So you've felt different since you hatched? [Even though he's lying, at least he's more informative than the last one she tried talking to.]

[flowerofsendai]

[Uh... huh.]

I don't think I've ever heard anyone speak like that before. Where are you from?

[thefloorislava]

The mausoleum below City Union!

[flowerofsendai]

You're a shifter?

[thefloorislava]

This is what I say, yes! Unless I said it wrong. I am sorry, human language is not the easy.

[flowerofsendai]

[Whoops!]

Oh, I see! I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to offend!

[Totally buying it.]

[ladyofluminosity]

[Oh hey Doyle was just thinking about doing the same thing. Stealing his partner's warp band. Not the shifting thing. That hadn't really occurred to him. Those beads tho. You a fellow Zoroark, mon?]

[You sound weird. Humans don't talk like that. What the hell?]

[thefloorislava]

[ack. Spotted! "Puck" folds his arms and pouts. Words in his native tongue come out much less stilted and weird]

[I'm TRYING here, man! It's not easy!! Human language has... such weird syntax and cadence! I practiced a lot! Maybe I should have asked Lea for help... I think he would have laughed at me, though.]

[ladyofluminosity]

[Right right? It's like. I don't even know, man! But that's cool, I tried looking like a human once and got laughed at. Anybody fall for it?]

[thefloorislava]

[Haha! Totally! And yeah, they're totally buying it. I could give you a few tips and tricks, if you want! And then maybe you can help me with language. Together we could fool EVERYONE!]

[because Zoroarks are nothing if not naturally friendly toward their own kind. Pack animals and all.]

[ladyofluminosity]

[Really? Man, that's awesome! You totally have to tell me all your secrets, that sounds bad ass. Think of what you could do with something like that.]