Nico Nico Nana [Video/Action]

[nicocism]

[Video]

[Here's Nico at the Flower Grove again, though she isn't dancing and she doesn't look as bright and happy this time. She's obviously sort of worried, and not about to stay quiet on why.]

These things are so gross.

[She points the warp band around at the ground, where there's a large circle of mushrooms. Actually, it's apparent she's filming it from a safe distance away.]

Does anyone know what's up with them? It's not even like it's been that rainy here lately...

[The camera view turns back to her and she sighs looking around.]

Anyway, that's not what I turned this on to talk about though... so, you know how some pokemon can only evolve with the help of certain items? Like... moonstone or sunstone... does anyone know where you can find those? Or get them?

[Guess whose team almost entirely consists of pokemon that can't evolve naturally?]

[Action]

[Hello. No, look down. Yes, down here at the adorable Jigglypuff. Isn't she the cutest? Oh, what's that? She wants you to have this present? Why don't you take it and ignore the snickering idol off around the corning spying on you.


...yeah, Nico taught her Jigglypuff Present and is trying to prank people with it.]

Comments

[indy_wannabe]

The Prodigal Explorer (tm) is always happy to offer evolutionary items of any kind. For a price.

[nicocism]

[Prices... the bane of Nico's not-so-famous existence]

Well... what kind of price?

[indy_wannabe]

Depending on what you're looking at, we strive to be reasonable. That said if you need to I can work a payment plan, although I may have to charge a bit more overall if I do that.

[nicocism]

No discounts for cute idols?

[CHARM, MAX SETTING... that's... actually a power she has. Too bad it doesn't work over the warp band, though one might notice how her eyes momentarily glow a little pink as she winks at him]

[indy_wannabe]

Nope.

[Sorry Nico, too flat.]

[nicocism]

Tch.

[UM, RUDE??]

Well, it's not like it's an urgent matter... though some of them I feel a bit sorry for, stuck like this... <small.[Yeah Gloom is just... the most awkward teenage phase ever]

[indy_wannabe]

If it's not urgent, just let me know when you have the money and I'll make you what you need. Cash up front or payment under contract. Your pick.

action;

[cutiepanther]

[ Maki's not at home, but even that's not enough to really surprise her to see a Pokemon suddenly at her feet which is not one of her own. She recognizes it right away, she knows all of Nico's Pokemon now. How could she not, seeing how prior to a short time ago they were always together, and Nico loved to introduce them to Maki. ]

Puri? What are you doing here? I haven't seen Nico in a while now...

[ Then she notices the present in her hands and starts to blush a little. ]

...D-Did she get me a late Salvation present? I should have given her that present I got her.. [ Yeah Nico, you can probably hear that, but good thing Maki doesn't know Nico is around!! ]

[nicocism]

[Oh no.

Oh no oh no oh no.

She'd been meaning to maybe make up with Maki... after all, it wasn't like it was really the redhead's fault when she thought about it... and well, if... if she really did like Maki, avoiding her all the time wasn't going to help her case any! But this...

This was not how she'd meant to see her again.]

Puff?

[Completely unaware of her master's turmoil - or even her ill-intent - Puri just goes ahead to hand Maki the present like instructed]

W, waaaaaaaaaaaait!

[Yeah, no, she's coming running out of hiding to try to stop her - but is she in time?]

[cutiepanther]

[ Part of Maki is...really happy to see that finally she might be able to figure out a way to fix things between her and Nico, despite everything else. Even though she already has a plan to do so, she's happy to see that Nico isn't being weird about things anymore.

Except until she holds the present in her hands, looking at it intently. But she's not the type of girl with zero patience, she imagines she should wait until she gets home, that's the best place to open a heartfelt gift right?

That's when she hears a tiny black ball suddenly careening for her. ]

...N-Nico?

[nicocism]

Waaaait, Maki, you can't...

[Oh good she stopped. Nico can actually catch her breath and try not to have a heart attack as she stops in front of her]

You can't... you can't have that.

[cutiepanther]

[ Maki really doesn't understand why, and so she pulls the present to her side, out of reach from the shorty. ]

I-If you want me to give you your Salvation Present so badly you could have just asked, or come over! It's been sitting in my room for almost a month now! [ She thinks that Nico won't let her have it until she trades presents. ]

[nicocism]

[Nico almost spazzes out again when Maki moves it so suddenly.]

What are you- [Oh right, Maki had been saying something about that before she picked up the box. And here Nico... didn't have one for her. Now she felt terrible for more reasons. Which was especially why she couldn't let this happen!]

I, I don't need it, so just give that one back!

[bnw_void_npcs]

As Nico is wandering the Flower Grove, she gets an eerie feeling that she is being watched.

[nicocism]

[Nico suddenly shivers, not sure exactly what's setting her off but certainly on her guard suddenly]

Geez... is this whole place getting creepier?

[bnw_void_npcs]

A sense of foreboding begins to mount as Nico feels almost palpable anger and even hostility rising in the area and focused on her presence.

[nicocism]

Wh, what is this...

[Even her usually clueless Marill can tell something's wrong, and of course her Murkow thought this was a bad idea to begin with.]

Ruri, Kara... stay close to me!

[bnw_void_npcs]

Were there always this many mushroom circles?

Because there sure are a lot more now.

They in fact appear to be forming around Nico in an even larger circle. She can feel the anger starting to fluctuate, as if someone is trying very hard to get it under control.

[nicocism]

[Those... aren't supposed to grow that fast, are they?]

H, hey... maybe we should get out of here, don't you think?

[Kara caws an assent, though she's not liking their escape routes]

There, let's try to get out that way!

[She starts running with her pokemon towards where there look like there are less mushrooms.]

Video

[makeitquick]

[ Melaka is seen here tossing both a Fire Stone and A Sun Stone in one of her hands while trying to angle a camera on her wrist to show that. It obviously isn't working super well, but it'll due. The point's to entice. And: ] How much you offering?

[nicocism]

Offering? Um, well... [These aren't exactly an everyday item so she kind of has no idea what's appropriate] I mean, are they that expensive?

[makeitquick]

Dunno. Never needed to buy 'em myself, but I got 'em as payment bonuses for Ranger such and such, so unless the brass's ripping, these have to be worth something.

[nicocism]

Well, that's true... to be honest, I'm not really sure what a normal price is... I've gotten one offer so far but...

[makeitquick]

[ Well then - ] Throw me a number or favor or something, I'll tell you if it seems right. Let's do it like that.

[nicocism]

A favor? Uh, well... I don't suppose you have any parties or anything you want an idol to sing at, do you?