kingofthetvworld | ★002 | VIDEO

[The video that shows up on the 'gear doesn't show much of anything at first. Just a normal room by the look of things, although at an angle that's rather low. Anyone with a good eye might be able to tell that this is actually one of the inn rooms over at Violet City. But, you know, details.

There's a few grumbles coming from the background as whoever is holding the gear begins to walk over to the room's closet area. There is no longer any doubt, this recording is on purpose and whoever is shooting this little homemade video WANTS people to see this. And it's...

...just Teddie, sleeping in the closet. By the look of things, he's gathered up the blankets and a few pillows from off the bed and made a little den for himself. Curled up with him is his cubchoo, of course, as well as an adorable teddiursa. It's pretty much a bear cuddle pile going on here, but why the need to record it? Soon enough, the mysterious video shooter makes herself known as she takes the gear and turns it on herself. It's Teddie's pancham, who looks none too pleased. She stares directly into the feed, shaking her head in a manner that reads "Can you believe this shit?"

Well, not wasting anymore time, she turns the feed back onto her trainer and proceeds to do the only reasonable thing she can think of. She begins to pelt him with the remaining pillows.]

GAAAAH!! NO, STOP!!

[Obviously started, Teddie bolts up and begins to scramble out of the closet on all fours, his cubchoo following suit. It's only his teddiursa who doesn't react immediately, smacking her lips and rubbing her eyes as she sleepily watches her trainer get chased by a small pancham in their tiny inn room. By now, said pancham has left the pokegear on the floor as she's taken up the full time job of chasing her supposed "trainer." Only quick glances of her, Teddie, and his equally panicked starter can be seen running back and forth as pillows fly across the room, cries for help echoing throughout the place.

This gives ample time for the teddiursa to lazily pick up the gear herself, stare into it like nothing's wrong, and give a friendly wave to what she can only assume is an audience. She then begins to turn it off, but not before Teddie's voice can be heard, shouting something along the lines of "NO, NOT THE LAMP!"

Well...hopefully no one else was trying to sleep.]

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She...she wants to battle.

[He sighs, running a hand down the side of his face. Can't they just go back to bed...]

Huh? Really?! ...That's so weird, usually we just go and punch the animals outside. We never fought someone else's poko bearfore...

[But his pancham seems determined and stands right in front of her trainer, a fire burning in her eyes. Level 100 vs 10, seems fair enough. No one will break any bones or anything, perfectly safe.]

[He nods, already looking defeated. Not because he thinks he might lose...but because he knows he doesn't really have much say in this. That, and Rikki isn't at all the type to hold back. Level 80 vs level 10 is just as bad...]

We really don't have to, if you don't want to. But I'm not sure if she's going to take no for an answer...

Now now, no need to be a big quitter about it. You never know 'til you try!

[Which says a lot for Teddie, he seems to be putting in a lot of effort just to get out of this. I mean, it's effort put in just so he can go back to sleep, but effort nonetheless. That's more than usual.

Walking over just a little bit closer, Teddie points at Rikki and attempts the sternest voice he can muster. Which...this being Teddie, isn't very stern at all.]

Ahem. NO!

[See? Easy.]

[The Zangoose doesn't move, her gaze narrowing. Kaneki stiffens slightly when she suddenly rises up a little, leaning forward-

...and he just barely jumps back in time before she snaps at his finger, her jaw closing audibly on thin air as he jerks her off of his shoulder and into his arms.]

Rikki!

[She lets out an angry hiss, struggling in her trainer's arms like...well, the fattest, angriest cat in the world, her tail lashing. Kaneki shoots Teddie an apologetic look, shaking his head a little.]

I-...I'm sorry, she...she really doesn't like strangers...

[Teddie's hands find themselves on his hips. More like rudest cat, am I right? At the very least, he doesn't seem too mad. Just...slightly annoyed by such poor manners.]

Oh, so now she's sayin' I'm strange, huh?

[To defend her strange trainer's honor, Rosa stands in front of him, chest puffed. Stall all you want, but now she has to make this happen. No one gets to bite him except her, understand?!]

[He doesn't really know what to say, on top of being preoccupied with keeping his starter from leaping out of his arms. Eventually, he manages to get her to stop struggling long enough to reply.]

She's just...protective.

[Hissssssss.]

...very protective.

It sounds more like she sprung a leak.

[Gross.]

If she stops being a crabby pants for two seconds, she can help me train Rosa-chan and then I can finally call it a night. But if not, I really gotta go, or else I'm never gonna get some shut eye.

[Kaneki hesitates just long enough for Rikki to start wiggling in his arms again, prompting him to finally drop her to the floor. Instead of charging for the Pancham, though, she instead turns her head up, flicks her bushy tail, and starts trotting down the hallway to the side door that leads outside. She may be eager to battle, but she knows enough not to start a fight indoors. Not after all of the property damage Kaneki has had to pay for re: his Zweilous.]

Okay. We might as well.

[He gently peels Hide from the side of his head, setting him down on the floor and whispering for him to head on back to bed. While watching Rikki battle is always fun, the Smeargle's struggling to keep his eyes open, so after offering Teddie and his Pokemon a sleepy wave goodbye, he toddles back into the hotel room.]

★002 | VIDEO | VIOLET CITY

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