036. [Text/Action for Goldenrod City]

[explosivecombat]

As grateful as I am that it's no longer raining animals down from on high, it's debatable whether this is much better.

[And there's a shot of the interior of a florist shop – one that's normally well-kept, from the look of it, though the "normally" is a bit marred today; it's not quite bull-in-a-china-shop level of disarray, but it's obvious someone's been going through the flowers with reckless abandon today.

Or, well, something, given that the next shot is showing the area behind the counter; that...well, that certainly is a pair of very young-looking and clearly sleepy goats back there, all folded in on themselves and solidly out cold.]

Don't misunderstand me, they're adorable, but they're making it somewhat difficult for me to work.

As for the more important matters, for those who care: I'm in Goldenrod City for the time being – are these things everywhere, or just here? And it's worth noting that, like with the cats and dogs from earlier, they're not anything I recognize, either.

[And Kimblee can be found in that florist shop for the better part of the day today, actually, if anyone wants to speak to him in person; this is apparently just something he's going to do with himself when he's not terrorizing the network. It's mundane work to be sure, but it's surprisingly calming; granted, if you ask him to arrange anything for you, it's likely going to be very passive-aggressive if he doesn't feel you're being creative enough in your requests, so tread lightly lest you hand your beloved something that translates to "SORRY ABOUT YOUR TASTE."]

Comments

[explosivecombat]

[...POINTED LOOK AT GOAT

POINTED LOOK AT YOU

REALLY, ISAAC]

[glaciates]

W-Well I mean, maybe they're something other than a Grass-type!

[GIVE HIM A BREAK OKAY]

[explosivecombat]

...Ah, dual-typed, you mean? That's a valid point, though Grass is obviously undeniable either way - this place really isn't subtle.

[Hmmm.]

At the very least they don't look poisonous.

[glaciates]

Yeah, but Bellsprouts don't look poisonous either. But maybe it's a Normal type or something? It could be practically anything and we have no way of knowing.

[explosivecombat]

...The Bellsprout line most definitely looks poisonous, or at the very least acidic.

[...that is probably not what you wanted his logic to snag on there but welp]

[glaciates]

Really? It looks pretty harmless to me.

[...]

Bellsprout, I mean. The other two look poisonous, yeah.

[explosivecombat]

[...someone stop them.]

Perhaps I'm biased, given that I had to spend far too much time around them when I first arrived.

[glaciates]

Yeah? Well, I can definitely see how that would suck.

[explosivecombat]

Everything about the first few months I was here was fairly terrible, actually. Perhaps I'll tell you sometime.

[glaciates]

I'd like to hear it.

[...]

Not because I want to hear how you were stuck in a bad situation or anything!

[SOCIAL IS HARD AND NO ONE UNDERSTANDS]

[explosivecombat]

...I know what you meant, Isaac.

[boy, calm down, it's not as hard as you think it is]

[glaciates]

Good. I didn't mean for it to sound like... yeah.

[#triedsohard]

[explosivecombat]

It didn't, for what it's worth.

Most wouldn't assume you're being sadistic, for reference; the logical assumption is curiosity rather than schadenfreude.

[glaciates]

Oh, that's good. It just sounded weird to me, so I was worried it might sound strange to you too. I'm glad to hear it didn't!

[explosivecombat]

Believe me, I'd tell you if it did.

[...Kimblee, that's not exactly comforting, coming from you.]

[glaciates]

Yeah...

[Why this, Kimblee.]

So... ignoring the goats, how's work been?

[He's so awful at small talk, save him.]