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hashtagafreakingghost) wrote2016-05-12 02:26 pm
hashtagafreakingghost) wrote2016-05-12 02:26 pm
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Fourth 👻 Story [Video/Action for Goldenrod]
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[It's flashback time on multiple levels. A waxy stub brushes over the PokéGear's lens, leaving the view muddy. A blurred hand swipes at it, as if it's trying to either knock the camera away or snatch it up and away, jury's out on which one. From the frustrated grunt accompanying it, seems like either would be preferable.
Whoever's holding the PokéGear, however, doesn't let go, instead jumping away. "Wick lit, wick!" Okay so it's a Litwick, now...desperately trying to get the camera to focus on the owner of the small hand. After a few seconds it works well enough, waxy fingerprints aside, and the one staring her down is an auburn-haired little girl, kneeling on a hotel bed. Around eight, maybe ten? Her small stature and incredible baby-face make it hard to tell if she's just a late bloomer or not. However old she is, she's pouting something fierce. A blanket's draped over her head and a discarded Pokémon Handbook lays open by her knees.]
Give it back, pl-please, I don't wanna!
[With each word, the defiant expression she's tried to keep up slips a little more, until she's genuinely...less distressed and more shy, and she pulls the blanket down so it's covering half of her face. Ashley is absolutely positively miserable.]
Go away. Turn it o-off, 'veryone's just gonna...
[...And there goes the other half of the blanket and she's just a blanket-girl now. Congrats.
Agatha the Litwick sighs and then lets out a confused "Lit?" The view shifts just a hair to the right, to a Ralts also standing on the bed. She shakes her head as the blanket-girl begins to whimper and just takes the 'Gear as if she's taking a selfie.]
Hello. Something seems to have gone quite terribly wrong. My trainer's somehow devolved, and she has no idea-
I WANNA GO HOOOME! 'V-VE NEVER EVEN PL-PLAYED A- A- [And now just wailing. Jane the Ralts winces.]
...where she is. We are...not doing very well in comforting her.
[Agatha's gone to try and fix Ashley! ...It doesn't seem to be working.]
I hope this isn't going to be a permanent change.
[ACTION FOR GOLDENROD / 3/12-3/14]
[Eventually Ashley will venture outside. At least she has a sensible outfit for this place. She's never out by herself, instead often holding hands with her Froslass (who is just a little shorter than her) or generally with any number of her Pokémon on hand, as she has never been out in a city by herself before. Back when they were actual kids Mike tried to get her to go exploring or adventuring but she always said no, because they could get in trouble or get hurt, and her mom would yell at her, so this feels bad and weird, but staying in that hotel room all the time's not fun either, and she has to find some way to call her parents!
While she has the natural instinct to clam up if anyone tries to talk to her or shy away from interaction, if she spies something that interests her like cute Pokémon or a bookstore or the Game's Corner, she'll get caught in one-track mode and go investigate. Curiosity, it truly is a beast. The earlier on you encounter her, the more withdrawn and upset she'll be, but she has to be brave! Or at least try to be. She's more inclined to get drawn in by an unfamiliar sight the longer the week goes on.
Ashley trips up a little on Friday night, as she...kind of gets distracted at the bookstore for too long, though, and when she realizes it's far too late, it's night. Like, pitch-black-stores-are-closing night. So that's a big problem, because guess who is absolutely terrified of the dark?
[It's flashback time on multiple levels. A waxy stub brushes over the PokéGear's lens, leaving the view muddy. A blurred hand swipes at it, as if it's trying to either knock the camera away or snatch it up and away, jury's out on which one. From the frustrated grunt accompanying it, seems like either would be preferable.
Whoever's holding the PokéGear, however, doesn't let go, instead jumping away. "Wick lit, wick!" Okay so it's a Litwick, now...desperately trying to get the camera to focus on the owner of the small hand. After a few seconds it works well enough, waxy fingerprints aside, and the one staring her down is an auburn-haired little girl, kneeling on a hotel bed. Around eight, maybe ten? Her small stature and incredible baby-face make it hard to tell if she's just a late bloomer or not. However old she is, she's pouting something fierce. A blanket's draped over her head and a discarded Pokémon Handbook lays open by her knees.]
Give it back, pl-please, I don't wanna!
[With each word, the defiant expression she's tried to keep up slips a little more, until she's genuinely...less distressed and more shy, and she pulls the blanket down so it's covering half of her face. Ashley is absolutely positively miserable.]
Go away. Turn it o-off, 'veryone's just gonna...
[...And there goes the other half of the blanket and she's just a blanket-girl now. Congrats.
Agatha the Litwick sighs and then lets out a confused "Lit?" The view shifts just a hair to the right, to a Ralts also standing on the bed. She shakes her head as the blanket-girl begins to whimper and just takes the 'Gear as if she's taking a selfie.]
Hello. Something seems to have gone quite terribly wrong. My trainer's somehow devolved, and she has no idea-
I WANNA GO HOOOME! 'V-VE NEVER EVEN PL-PLAYED A- A- [And now just wailing. Jane the Ralts winces.]
...where she is. We are...not doing very well in comforting her.
[Agatha's gone to try and fix Ashley! ...It doesn't seem to be working.]
I hope this isn't going to be a permanent change.
[ACTION FOR GOLDENROD / 3/12-3/14]
[Eventually Ashley will venture outside. At least she has a sensible outfit for this place. She's never out by herself, instead often holding hands with her Froslass (who is just a little shorter than her) or generally with any number of her Pokémon on hand, as she has never been out in a city by herself before. Back when they were actual kids Mike tried to get her to go exploring or adventuring but she always said no, because they could get in trouble or get hurt, and her mom would yell at her, so this feels bad and weird, but staying in that hotel room all the time's not fun either, and she has to find some way to call her parents!
While she has the natural instinct to clam up if anyone tries to talk to her or shy away from interaction, if she spies something that interests her like cute Pokémon or a bookstore or the Game's Corner, she'll get caught in one-track mode and go investigate. Curiosity, it truly is a beast. The earlier on you encounter her, the more withdrawn and upset she'll be, but she has to be brave! Or at least try to be. She's more inclined to get drawn in by an unfamiliar sight the longer the week goes on.
Ashley trips up a little on Friday night, as she...kind of gets distracted at the bookstore for too long, though, and when she realizes it's far too late, it's night. Like, pitch-black-stores-are-closing night. So that's a big problem, because guess who is absolutely terrified of the dark?
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This may sound very strange-- [ aqua there's literally a sentient candle next to ashley ] --but when you arrived here, you were a big girl. I can't exactly explain how this happened, and why you're so small now--but those little creatures can tell you the same thing, if you'd like to believe them.
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H-huh...? B-but... I can't be a big girl. I- I just started sixth grade, mom says I'm mature for my age but I...I don't wanna be grown up yet.
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[ Hm. ]
For now, would you like someone to keep you company? You're in a very big city, after all.
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She's a little girl and only so strong. Don't talk to strangers, but a dozen cupcakes. Also, that is true, waking up in a place like this...]
Um. Maybe... They said it was Goldenrod, City. Goldenrod City. [Ah.] But I gotta be careful just in case! 'Cause you know my name but I don't know yours.
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[If you aren't a nice person then I'll sick my Pokémon on you, basically. Any venom one would assume to be in that kind of statement is absent, however, and she's just awkward and nervous.]
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[ She figures Ashley might find that pretty interesting, anyway. ]
I'll be there as quickly as I can. [ To the Pokémon: ] I'm sure I don't have to tell you this, but please take care of her until I arrive.
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...And Agatha the Litwick nods, her stubs balled into...fists, probably, of determination. Jane the Ralts tilts her head.]
She'll be safe in our hands. Metaphorical hands. Thank you for this.
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It's no problem at all. I haven't been here for very long, but I do know when there's a child in need. I'll be there very, very soon.
[ The feed clicks off, and sure enough, a few hours later, Aqua lands just outside Goldenrod. She hasn't been here for a while, but she's not concerned about the sights or anything.
Rather... Once she spots the girl, she goes right on over. ]
Ashley!
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...though they don't seem to get along well. The Sandshrew keeps rolling too far away, all jumpy and energized, and the Chikorita gets fed up with him and pulls him back with his vines. Rinse, lather, repeat.
This is what Ashley's got her focus on when Aqua arrives, so she starts when she hears her name, but she does turn and...shrink a little, involuntarily. She manages a small wave, though, her other hand clinging to Jane.]
H- hi.
Hello there. The flight here must have taken awhile. Thank you again for making it.
She flew? [Just like that?]
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Because Aqua's pretty considerably taller than Ashley, she kneels down, one hand on her knee, the other on Kairi's head. Kairi lets out another squeaky cry again, ears twitching as if to say, See? My trainer is the best! ]
You're welcome. It was enjoyable, actually. It really is a different world up there.
[ To Ashley: ] I didn't fly myself, no. My Tranquil flew me here.
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[Oh, Ashley likes bunnies. She's really fluffy, and that feels nice under her fingers. It does wonders to calm her nerves.]
I don't like heights... [Mumbled. But subdued, because Kairi sure is working her magic.] ...Um, is tranquil a bird here? I thought it was just a word, but this place is really weird.
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[ Kairi lets out the happiest squeak possibly, bouncing lightly from one foot to the other. She definitely likes this girl! ]
There is a lot about this world that's strange. [ She'll release her Tranquil, which preens herself before chirping at Ashley. ] This is my Tranquil--her name is Penelope.
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[Her Sandshrew seems to be yelling at her Chikorita a close distance away. Oh dear. Shifts uncomfortably.]
Are you supposed to be a bigger girl too? [Even though Aqua is already very old, by ten-year-old standards.]
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[ Oh. That's not good. Penelope saunters right over, flapping her wings at the Sandshrew. Don't do that! ]
I'm actually the same age as when I came here, nineteen--I wasn't changed into a little girl.
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Verne, stop that racket. Terence, stop doing nothing. Oh- just stay here.
[Jane to the rescue. The little Ralts just goes to mop up this mess, which in this case means a gentle Confusion to the head. It seems like it's working, so Ashley's less tense.]
Oh... So you were already a big girl. That's... You're almost twice as old as me.
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That's right. I've been a big girl for some time, and I know what it's like to be scared and alone in a new place. [ She pauses, holding out her hand. ] Are you hungry or thirsty, Ashley? I'm sure we can find something good to eat.
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Ah...
[Ashley looks at the hand outstretched to her and weighs her options. What should she do? Should...
Hesitantly, she puts her hand in Aqua's.]
'Kay.
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Aqua gently squeezes her hand before straightening up. ]
What sounds good to eat?
ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD <3
[She's in another world. At least let her indulge in greasy fried food.]