First Stone - Video

[youngestone]

[Good afternoon/evening, Union. This is Belbul. Belbul is a Carbink, and she has a Problem.

The Problem would be the (obviously foreign) boy sleeping on the bed next to her. They're in a low-end inn on the edge of Union and she is frankly worried. She pans the band out to the window, where the sign for the inn can be seen, back to the boy, and then she adds, very loudly:]

CARBINNNN!

[Translation?

"THORIN!"

Her cry wakes the boy up, who flails and looks around]

Belbul? Where's the fi--oh, hey, you got it to work! [He takes the band, yawning] Is this thing on?

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[roadsprings]

[ good aftereve, Belbul and stranger boy. this Flabébé you can see here is Minty, who's hijacking a Warp Band so that she can play with this video feature in her own time. and also thinks she might happen to know this person you're looking for. ]

Bébé? Flabébé, bébé!

[ "Thorin? I think I might know him - he's the one that smells like a burning library!" ]

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[youngestone]

...uh, Belbul, I think it's for you.

[He doesn't speak Poke. Belbul just takes the band.]

Carbiiiiin. Binbin. Ca-bin?

["Yes, that's probably him. Did he burn anything down?"]

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[roadsprings]

[ Minty drifts a little from side to side, shaking her head. ]

Béeebé, flabébé-bé. Flabébé?

[ "No, but we thought he might have for a moment when we met him. Why are you looking for him?" ]

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[youngestone]

Carbin Bibi Biiiii!

["Thorin is Kili's uncle."]

I wish I understood what you were saying...

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[roadsprings]

Flabé--?

[ "His uncle--?" oh no, that's very important! Minty floats for a while, looking between Belbul and Kili, before she pipes up again. ]

Bébé flabé! [ just a moment! she's going to go get someone who your friend can talk to, too!

and with that, she floats off for a minute or two before she returns with a pleased chirp, and a rather more human face picks up the band. ]

Now then, what do we have here--? Erm, hello there. Minty here was very insistent that I come and see who she was talking to, and seemed to think it was important, so - can I help you?

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[youngestone]

[Belbul shoves the band at Kili, who takes it. He is very confused]

I've no idea. Belbul and, uh, Minty were talking and she said the word that means "Thorin", my uncle? No idea why yours got you, though.

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[roadsprings]

[ ... why does this keep happening to him. Bilbo stiffens a little for a moment, before forcing a smile. ]

... ah. Yes, I think I might know why she fetched me, now. Your uncle and I have met, you see - do you happen to be looking for him?

[ Minty floats behind him, looking quietly proud. see, she's helpful! ]

[frozenflame]

Yes, it's definitely on.

[A young woman appears on the feed, all smiles and elegance. Beside her, however, is the very antithesis of it. An Ivysaur, wiggling happily and shaking his leaves.]

Were you having difficulty with it?

[Not that she can fix it, but she can certainly direct you to someone who can.]

[youngestone]

[Wow she's pretty. Kili smiles]

Never used one before is all. We don't have these in Caldera, at least not like this.

[frozenflame]

Oh! Is that where you're from?

[She hasn't learned to place accents yet.]

I heard that you use something different, yeah, but I wasn't exactly sure what.

[youngestone]

Mostly I just run around if I need to find people. It's usually more reliable.

[frozenflame]

Is that a fact? And that's more reliable than just...calling...them?

[She doesn't seem convinced.]

[youngestone]

[He shrugs]

The calls don't get dropped.

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[darer]

[ yes. yes that thing is indeed on. and here's Thorin as requested looking a little uh. surprised? surprised, yes. ]

Kíli?

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[youngestone]

Uncle Thorin!

[Kili grins and then glares at Belbul]

We were supposed to surprise him, Belbul!

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[darer]

And you did. [He sighs. A fond exasperation his nephew knows well by now.]

Where's your brother?

[He's never known them to go anywhere seperately...]

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[youngestone]

Fili wanted to come, but he was needed back home for something and sent me ahead. You're not mad that I came on my own, are you? I found people who took me past the desert.

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[darer]

No, so long as you asked before you left.

[Which he's going to assume is the case.]

Even though I wonder how you got a yes out of your mother.

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[youngestone]

Mother's the one who sent me.

[Belbul nods]

She's worried.

[expertonshutters]

[Good lord, what was all that shouting. Hayato kind of stares at the warp band as the carbink shouts into the feed.]

[After a moment when the actual trainer shows up he grins.]

Loud and clear, I'm afraid.

[youngestone]

Yeah, sorry about that. She's loud. The whole family is.

[expertonshutters]

Like Pokemon like trainer? Is that the phrase?

What's got her so excited?

[youngestone]

More like "if I want to be heard I need to be louder so I'll be louder". I'm not sure, really, but that's the word she uses for my uncle's name. I think she's looking for him.

[expertonshutters]

Heh, she sounds like a handful

[Not that he can talk. Goro was a terror when he wanted to be. Speaking of, that's a cubone shoving his way into view of the band. WHATS GOIN ON OVER HERE???]

Goro- [He shoves him down.]

Your uncle, huh? He missing or you visiting?

[youngestone]

Sort of both? My mother sent me down here to find him and keep him company. We're from Caldera.