keychained | 022; [video/action for Goldenrod]

[closed captioning and consideration for this video feed is brought to you by a certain camera-Teddy-- though really, Teddy is more providing commentary than he is relaying the conversation, chirping in whenever he sees fit. a studio audience, if you will. Sora is right outside the pokécenter in Goldenrod, crouched down on one knee so that he's face-to-face with a Poliwag. a Poliwag who's standing up straight and proudly bearing a fedora atop his head. ... and a paper beard across his face.]

[it gets better.]

Y'know, you're getting really good at solving mysteries, Douglas! But this one's gonna stump you for weeks, promise. You'll be so stumped you won't even know what hit you. [a squeak from Teddy, which sounds an awful lot like an "ooooh." "OH NO TRAINER DIDN'T."]

I call it "The Case of the Missing Bow Tie." Or, the case Puddles would be really mad at me if he knew about... Because someone's stolen his bow tie! ["OH THE HORROR, NOT THE BOW TIE! Hey Trainer, I'm totally going to tell Puddles on you."]

Luckily, though, I've managed to scrape together a clue that may help us find the perpetrator. I need for you to find me a treasure chest that doesn't have any kind of lid or keyhole on it. Think you can do that?

[Teddiursa makes a noise that sort of implies that he thinks Trainer is crazy-- what would you do with a treasure chest that you can't open?-- but Douglas stands on his tippy toes and squeaks in determination! he can do this, Trainer! he has a namesake to live up to!]

[that said, if one's wandering about Goldenrod, he or she may bump into Sora as he follows his sleuthing Poliwag around town, along with a teddy bear gleefully taping the whole thing.]

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I'm not sure if I should take that idea as a compliment or not...

Think of it this way.

Think of what he'd do if he didn't like you.

He'd... d'you think he still licks people he doesn't like?

Maybe you should ask Riku for that one.

I'd rather not think about it that much, to be honest.

But you're doing all right, Kairi?

Well, besides you two waking me up all the time...

[ and she's not sounding even the slightest bit irritated by this. ]

Hey, we've been pretty quiet lately. Right?

[ Kairi's just.

GLANCING IN ANOTHER DIRECTION. ]

...... Hey! Any snoring that's been going on is all Riku.

[ that makes her look back at him. ]

I'm used to it by now. Otherwise, I'd never get any sleep.

Yeah, he is a pretty loud snorer, huh?

You're not much better, Sora!

Hey, I don't snore! I just breathe loudly.

So we know you're there, I know.

Exactly! I--

[whatever Sora was going to say is interrupted when Douglas outright headbutts him in the shin. EXCUSE ME TRAINER AND WHAT IS PROBABLY GIRLFRIEND OF TRAINER. we have a mystery to be solving. remember?]

... Douglas?

[Kairi's turn for a headbutt in the shins. Douglas hops up and down as best as he's able, squeaking loudly. MYSTERY. MYSTERY.]

What were you doing, anyway? [ she doesn't speak Poliwag, but she gets the sense of urgency well enough. ]

Oh, Douglas is solving a mystery! He's named after a detective, so he wants to be a detective, too.

And we're not helping him by standing here.

[ she bends down a little to offer the Poliwag an apologetic headpat. ] I'm sorry. Can I help, too?

[that gets a happy little squeak and hop out of Detective Douglas-- of course you can help, Princess!]

We're looking for a treasure chest! But it doesn't have a lid or a keyhole or anything.

So, like an open box?

Not quite open. Not yet, anyway.

Then we need to narrow the search down. Right? Since we don't have a map to go by.

Where do you suggest we look first, then?

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