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shakespearealien) wrote2012-07-11 08:39 pm
shakespearealien) wrote2012-07-11 08:39 pm
XII. [Rocket-only Video + Action for Goldenrod City.]
[Video.]
[This time, Gorthan's Video feed is 100% free from Rotom interference!
Except, wait. What is that small-orange top-like thing in the bottom right corner of the screen, occasionally moving and and spinning on itself like a top and overall closely resembling the brightly colored moving logo of a kids' TV channel?
... Oh. It's a Rotom. Make that... 90% free, maybe?
So Test Subject #3 the Rotom - you can thank GLaDOS for the creative nickname - is still very much inside Gorthan's PokéGear, except it has figured out a way to be simultaneously less invasive and more annoying, if you can believe that. Gorthan himself has learned not to mind - after all, this reminds him of home, in a way. Artificial intelligences are all pretty smart on Evron, often interacting with Evronians as if they were living beings themselves. So, a living being inside a machine? Not a big deal.
Anyway, as for what the video shows... Nothing of interest can be seen for now except for a wall and a few uninteresting pieces of typical lab furniture. Then why-]
- I SAID. NOT. THE CHILD.
- Aaagh!
[The cam jitters for a moment as Rotom makes the Gear spin on itself so the cam can show where all the commotion is coming from. The order, given in a loud, cold voice, and the pained scream.
There's Gorthan, with his arms spread a little at his sides and his brow furrowed in anger. ... Speaking of his brow, his forehead markings seem to be glowing, a mild silvery light.
And there's a poor NPC Rocket scientist, on his knees on the ground, both arms clutching his head, and pleading.]
- Make it stop! Make it stop, Doctor Gorthan, please!
[Gorthan stares down at the poor scientist for a few more moments. Then, lifting his head slightly, he closes his eyes and takes a slow, deep breath. The glowing lights on his forehead progressively dim down until they disappear completely. He then takes a slow, solemn step towards the man he was psychically hurting a moment before.]
- The child is a delicate case. I will take care of her myself. You stay out of it.
- Y-yes, sir...
[And at that, Rotom resizes itself to cover the whole screen and winks, grinning mischievously at the viewer, before cutting the feed out.]
[Action for Goldenrod City (both Rocket and non-Rocket).]
[This is perfectly normal for Gorthan, you see. An important, large-scale power enhancement experiment means that Gorthan is going to be a part of it. In many ways. By lending his thorough knowledge of biology and genetics to the researchers in question, and... by being one of the Guinea pigs.
Physically, he hasn't changed much. There's his forehead markings, however - they seem... shinier somehow, and somewhat larger and more in relief, as if they were jewels. And they glow when he's using his powers. Said powers being the ability to cause splitting migraines with Confusion and to quickly put people to sleep with Hypnosis. He's managed a Psybeam, too, once or twice, but that seems to require a certain amount of effort. He wants to be working on psychic barriers, hoping he can manage a Reflect or Light Screen.
As he experiments with his new self, he will be easily found either at the Rocket labs or strolling around Goldenrod. The latter in spite of the fact that Bug Pokémon, ever-so-common in summer, are something he really, really detests right now. Silly side-effect. Whenever he finds a group of trainers bragging about the recent Bug-Catching Contest... well, he changes his course or otherwise gets the hell away from there. The buzzing of those wings, the idea that they may sting or bite at any time... it's just unbearable.
And then there's the whole childish can't-sleep-with-the-lights-out thing. "Fear of the dark! I have a constant fear that's something's always near"... you know the deal.
Silly, silly side effect...]
[This time, Gorthan's Video feed is 100% free from Rotom interference!
Except, wait. What is that small-orange top-like thing in the bottom right corner of the screen, occasionally moving and and spinning on itself like a top and overall closely resembling the brightly colored moving logo of a kids' TV channel?
... Oh. It's a Rotom. Make that... 90% free, maybe?
So Test Subject #3 the Rotom - you can thank GLaDOS for the creative nickname - is still very much inside Gorthan's PokéGear, except it has figured out a way to be simultaneously less invasive and more annoying, if you can believe that. Gorthan himself has learned not to mind - after all, this reminds him of home, in a way. Artificial intelligences are all pretty smart on Evron, often interacting with Evronians as if they were living beings themselves. So, a living being inside a machine? Not a big deal.
Anyway, as for what the video shows... Nothing of interest can be seen for now except for a wall and a few uninteresting pieces of typical lab furniture. Then why-]
- I SAID. NOT. THE CHILD.
- Aaagh!
[The cam jitters for a moment as Rotom makes the Gear spin on itself so the cam can show where all the commotion is coming from. The order, given in a loud, cold voice, and the pained scream.
There's Gorthan, with his arms spread a little at his sides and his brow furrowed in anger. ... Speaking of his brow, his forehead markings seem to be glowing, a mild silvery light.
And there's a poor NPC Rocket scientist, on his knees on the ground, both arms clutching his head, and pleading.]
- Make it stop! Make it stop, Doctor Gorthan, please!
[Gorthan stares down at the poor scientist for a few more moments. Then, lifting his head slightly, he closes his eyes and takes a slow, deep breath. The glowing lights on his forehead progressively dim down until they disappear completely. He then takes a slow, solemn step towards the man he was psychically hurting a moment before.]
- The child is a delicate case. I will take care of her myself. You stay out of it.
- Y-yes, sir...
[And at that, Rotom resizes itself to cover the whole screen and winks, grinning mischievously at the viewer, before cutting the feed out.]
[Action for Goldenrod City (both Rocket and non-Rocket).]
[This is perfectly normal for Gorthan, you see. An important, large-scale power enhancement experiment means that Gorthan is going to be a part of it. In many ways. By lending his thorough knowledge of biology and genetics to the researchers in question, and... by being one of the Guinea pigs.
Physically, he hasn't changed much. There's his forehead markings, however - they seem... shinier somehow, and somewhat larger and more in relief, as if they were jewels. And they glow when he's using his powers. Said powers being the ability to cause splitting migraines with Confusion and to quickly put people to sleep with Hypnosis. He's managed a Psybeam, too, once or twice, but that seems to require a certain amount of effort. He wants to be working on psychic barriers, hoping he can manage a Reflect or Light Screen.
As he experiments with his new self, he will be easily found either at the Rocket labs or strolling around Goldenrod. The latter in spite of the fact that Bug Pokémon, ever-so-common in summer, are something he really, really detests right now. Silly side-effect. Whenever he finds a group of trainers bragging about the recent Bug-Catching Contest... well, he changes his course or otherwise gets the hell away from there. The buzzing of those wings, the idea that they may sting or bite at any time... it's just unbearable.
And then there's the whole childish can't-sleep-with-the-lights-out thing. "Fear of the dark! I have a constant fear that's something's always near"... you know the deal.
Silly, silly side effect...]
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Let me know if I can help you with that, Ren.
"Settled in"... so you're a recent arrival, aren't you? As for myself, I have been here a while. I'm willing to answer any questions you may have. Is there anything I can help you with?
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[Because he's been careful about that, cause he figures girls wouldn't want to date someone from Team Rocket... at least most of them.]
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[In his life, he's visited more worlds than he can count, but this is the only world with Pokémon in it.
Once he's asked those questions, he seems to grow strangely pensive.]
What you must wonder is if there is any such thing as a normal trainer. Or person, really - what is your definition of it?
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[And that brings him to his point.]
In this case I meant those who arrived here and started in that place. I've seen a few feeds on the network that talk of that... but I'm not sure how to describe a normal person, really. [He'll shrug.] What makes a person more normal than the other? We're all different in some way of another.
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I am assuming you mean New Bark Town? And, that seems correct, about defining what "normal" is. I believe you and I will get along, Ren.
[A thoughtful pause, in which he joins his hands behind his back.]
If you need anything for your art, perhaps I could assist you in obtaining it.
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[But he's glad he's actually getting along with people. Normally he's not really this pleasant, but he doesn't want to make too many enemies in Team Rocket if he can help it. Less trouble for him like that.]
Hmm... well, have you seen any saxophones in this world?
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[He means the Team, quite obviously.]
As far as saxophones are concerned, I cannot say I have ever seen any. But, keep your eyes peeled - they say there is nothing that cannot be bought here in Goldenrod. You are a lucky man, in that respect.
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Lucky in one way, yes. No need to travel to the biggest city in this world when you're already there. I wouldn't really be fit for that.
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[The idea strikes Gorthan as odd. To him, Ren seems a healthy young man... unless he means something else.]
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I see. There's a magnet train station here, with a train taking people to Saffron City, another major and densely populated city in this world, should you desire to see it. However, the Pokémon and trainers one normally meets there are much stronger than they are here. Just avoid the tall grass and battles, and you should be fine.
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I'll have to think about that. [It's not that he wanted to stay in Goldenrod forever, really.] I was also thinking about getting a Pokémon to ride on, at some point.
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I see. Did you have any specific species in mind? Sadly, I cannot think of any I train that could serve that purpose. A friend of mine rides on an Onix, but I suppose that requires certain amounts of patience and skill.
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Though I imagine Onix would be uncomfortable to ride on...