keychained | Re: 002; video/action for Violet

[good evening, Johto! on your 'gears tonight is a kid with a thousand problems-- and his pokémon are at the moment every single one.]

-- Hey, guys? Quick question.

[Sora points the feed toward a cozy spot of trees near the exit to Violet City, and the entrance to Route 31. a giant boulder-sized Skarmory is contentedly perched amongst the trees, though when her gaze catches the 'gear, she gives it-- Sora, presumably-- a rather dirty look.]

I found Metal Chocobo! [judging by her hardened stare, she wasn't too thrilled with him up and disappearing on her, either. instead of pecking at him disapprovingly like one might expect, however, she's elected to just sit there. glaring.]

But... what do you do when one of your pokémon steals your other pokémon and refuses to give them back?

[upon closer inspection... yes, that would be a yellow paw on the ground directly beneath where Metal Chocobo is roosting. Roxas the Jolteon knows better than to attack without Sora's permission, so he is just... silently enduring being sat on like an egg.]

[heck, there's even an egg there, too. Sora didn't get a chance to read who it was from before Metal Chocobo swooped in with an metallic grinding squawk and snatched it right out of his hands, though.]

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[True, but for the half that it is...yeah.]

You sure about that? You're taking a pretty big chance, and it won't be pretty if you're wrong.

[Don't mind her, Sora; she just doesn't want to see anyone she cares for hurt, ya know?]

[... aw, Lightning.]

Well... I've taken on things a lot bigger than Metal Chocobo, anyway!

[No one said she didn't have a heart, after all!]

Back home or here? I shouldn't have to tell you things are different between the places. That means coming up with different strategies to handle the same situations.

[give him a minute to consider this-- and strategies they had discussed a while back.]

Well... Something tells me attacking a metal bird from above to get an advantage won't work. [not when your opponent can fly, Sora.]

[Well, at least he remembers the lessons. That's at least something.]

You have to hit something that isn't going to just dent. You'd have to hit her from below, instead. The exposed parts on her throat and other places like it.

[he can be a good student when he wants to be! although the look on his face is nothing short of perplexed at the mental image he's getting right now.]

Like... an uppercut, you mean?

[She's dealt with confused students before. Sora's far from the worst, and he's a quick learner. That helps...most of the time.]

Exactly. Provided she's not going too fast to hit, an uppercut should work just fine.

Got it! And if she is going too fast to hit, I'll, um...

[you'll probably wind up eating dirt, kid.]

You'll probably fall over. That's where rolling with the fall comes in; it'll hurt, but at least you're less likely to break your neck.

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