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Guess Whose Egg Just Hatched [Video]

[The video pops up on what could be just about any average apartment. Basement by the placement of the windows, slightly gloomy maybe, and with little furniture besides a sofa, a large easy chair and some bookcases.

And that sparse furniture is in the process of tipping and falling all over the place as what looks like a hurricane roars through the small space, leaves visibly whipping and blowing all over. There's no sound except for a tune played over it all, courtesy of a certain Rotom.

A Gardevoir rolls past, looking positively outraged at what's going on. A Zorua scampers by, and quickly ducks for shelter behind the overturned sofa. Then the wizard himself slides into view, arms pinwheeling and a Pachirisu clings to his shoulder for dear life, flapping in the breeze. Mouse lunges in, teeth clamping on his trainer's shirt in an effort to keep him from blowing straight over while the wizard yells something that can't be heard over Toot's music. It works.

Until a flying book gets him right in the face and he goes right over as the music finally concludes.]

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[ Oh. O-oh dear. ]

...

That looks rather.. Uh. [don't laugh dontlaugh]

Are you all right there?

Hrrrrrrnnnnmmgg....

[A hand reaches up over the edge of whatever surface his Warp Band is resting on and, following that, up comes Harry himself. Small leaves are still clinging to his hair and clothes, there's a nice rectangular mark on his forehead where the book hit and Happy is clinging to the back of his head, wide-eyed with her fur puffed everywhere.]

Uh huh. It was just a paperback.

[Always looking on the bright side this guy.]

[Hand lifts, covering her lips, before she nods slightly. But eyes are dancing.]

You, ah. You have a few leaves there. [hands lifts further, gesturing to her hair. A small noibat peeks into camera view from where it is clinging, and makes curious noises] That was quite a whirlwind you had going in there.

[Well, at least she's trying not to laugh. That's... a courtesy. He still seems a bit sulky as he picks leaves out of his hair. Behind him, Mouse gets up and sneezes once and Happy jumps ship to hit a ride out of the room on the Stoutland's back.]

Yep. But at least we all learned a valuable lesson today. [He reaches over and turns the Warp Band to bring a tiny, baby Bulbasaur into view. The small Pokemon stands at the center of the storm, looking around himself slightly bewildered then jumps when he realizes eyes are on him.] It's very cool that we know Leaf Storm but we don't use it indoors.

[The Bulbasaur's head dips a bit and he slinks off behind a flipped chair.]

It was a rather good Leaf Storm, especially for someone so young.

[ Not that she condones unnecessary ability use indoors, but it is clear they're dealing with a very small child-pokémon here, and her smile is a touch rueful. ]

But it is better to practice that sort of thing outside. Preferably with supervision.

[Buddy perks up a bit at the compliment through the Warp Band, edging out of his hiding place a little and casting a hopeful glance to his trainer who lets out a slow breath through his nose.]

Well, it was pretty good. We'll just work on aim and timing. [The Bulbasaur actually beams a little at the praise, cheering up a bit as Harry carries on.] You know a thing or two about Grass-Types, right? Any tips?

... Actually, any tips in general would be great. I've never brought up a Pokemon from an egg before.

Encouragement when they are young is important. You don't want them to lack confidence in their abilities as they grow.

I've a small amount of experience. I have another egg due to hatch soon, in fact. But for Bulbasaurs.. I met Elhaz when he was an older Pokémon. But maintaining plenty of access to fresh water and sunlight is a good step.

Yeah, good point. [Lacking confidence would just end up spelling out trouble for everybody in the long run. He'd rather have a Pokemon that causes trouble now and then but believes in its abilities than the reverse.]

Water I got. [He casts a look around the relative gloom of his apartment.] Sunlight'll take a little doing, but I'll figure something out. I'd rather not leave him in the Habitat while he's still this young.

[...Well. This certainly looked like a circus. She was ready to go back to minding her own business about it when Harry himself came into view, which helped identify some of the reacting Pokemon.]

... Are you all right?

[Toot plays one last ditty before abandoning the Warp Band just before Harry reaches up to drag himself into range of the video.

He gives the camera a sullen look, leaves sticking to him all over, a frazzled Pachirisu clinging to the top of his head, bright red mark across his forehead and gives the Warp Band a thumbs up.]

Yeah, I'm doing great. How are you?

... I'm wondering if that's what I have to look forward to, to be honest.

[She has her own Bulbasaur egg that hasn't hatched yet, and analysts don't miss much. Her pikachu was starting to fuss a little with her hair in the picture once he realized she was talking on the band, though she's not paying him too much mind.]

But otherwise, we're fine enough.

I don't think you need to worry too much.

[He looks back over his shoulder where a small green bulb has slunk away to hide behind a piece of flipped furniture and sighs.]

Accidents happen. Just... make sure you do any practicing outside.

Believe me, that's a rule I firmly stick to here.

[She sighs a little, glancing over at some of her assorted companions. The cute but clumsy togepi in particular. The new ralts, steadfastly pacing.] But... accidents can and will happen.

Pika! [Limone agrees, finally a little satisfied with her presentation.]

They do keep life interesting. As if it could ever be boring.

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Good rule.

[One he plants to implement as soon as he's done sweeping up these leaves some time next week.]

I could use a little boring though. I hear it can be very relaxing.

Oh, I don't know... but wouldn't you just be bored? [.. Sorry, what's a vacation? Raine still has difficulties with this concept. Still, that's a tease she can afford to make. Probably.]

Although if you mean, less hectic, I certainly can agree there. We all could do with less wars and threats of our destruction in this lifetime...

[Vacation? What are these strange, foreign words of yours?]

Yep. But those first five or ten minutes? That would be great.

But I guess I could do with a couple less wars. I could take up knitting instead.

I can't disagree with you there. Although, I can't quite picture seeing you sitting with a bundle of yarns, either. Now, finding a spell that can knit for you would be an idea, though that would take away from the point of it all.

[This was... utterly bizarre and light conversation, which wasn't Raine's forte at all. Still, something seemed almost... needed about it, in the breathing space between conflicts. Which, to her, that was all this was.]

[It's an important thing from time to time. There's enough doom and gloom to last a couple of Harry's lifetimes, and sometimes a little aimless chatter does a ton of good.]

You might have a point there, maybe something else. Building tiny ships in bottles. Abstract painting. [He snaps his fingers.] Rollerskating.

Painting might be good... I'm not sure how to feel about that last one, though. I'm just getting the mental image of Sue trying to tackle you while you're trying to roll around...

[She is in a teasing mood, it seems.]

You alright there?

[ Rumbles a rather bandaged fellow. ]

[Better than this guy's doing, is the first thing Harry thinks to say when he hauls himself up with a grumble. In the background, the aforementioned Gardevoir picks herself up as well and storms out of the room with a huff, brushing herself off.]

Yeah. Yeah, I've lived through worse than a book to the face.

So have I.

So... er, what caused that?

You kinda look it.

[Nobody with that many bandages could be a stranger to getting whalloped now and then.]

Nothing that's an emergency. Just a freshly hatched Pokemon wanting to show off his cool moves.

Well, yes. Those are war wounds.

[ He nods. ]

Well, that's rather amusing. Mine are less... rambunctious.

I can tell. They're very war-y

[That's a Calderan accent, if he doesn't miss his guess... that might actually be a compliment.]

That sounds nice, but what do you do when you need your apartment filled with leaves?

That's not a common need in caldera. Or, I would imagine, elsewhere.
[ He interprets the comment as a compliment. ]

It would appear, however, that you have found the solution to your own quandary in this matter, however.

[Figures. He's known enough Calderans to have seen that coming.]

You don't say.

[He remarks dryly, then raises his eyebrows a little.]

Sorry, I'm trying to figure out if that was a joke. Little help?

It was an attempt at a joke. Forgive me if I didn't deliver it properly, i'm not often given to levity.

[ He gives Harry the flattest look. ]

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No worries I'm slow as hell lately.

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