009 [ video / action for mahogany ]

[imthe_shit]

[ Snake's looking a little uncertain when the video feed starts. He's outside, a scarf around his neck with his usual coat on... No point in using the sneaking suit here, even if it DID insulate him a lot better from the cold. ]

So... Today's Valentine's Day, huh?

[ He looks very eager about it. That is to say not. In fact, sliming up his shoulder appears to be one of those... bloober things. ]

Do girls like these? They're cute, I guess, but they sure picked a hell of a day to appear on...

[ It looks at Snake, then presses itself against his cheek, to which he visibly grimaces. ]

...

Ugh.

Comments

[imthe_shit]

Probably a good idea... Not sure if I'd want one of these for Valentine's, even if I did like them.

[francia]

Now, I know they're scientifically probably very interesting because the Pokédex offers nothing on them, but -

[France's face does something very complicated.]

They're like slime moulds. Gross.

[imthe_shit]

With cute faces, you can't forget that.

That's their only redeeming quality, though...

[francia]

[France gives Snake a look.]

Honestly? The faces make them creepy. It's like a boil that's detached itself from the body and grown a face.

[imthe_shit]

... [ Grimace. ]

I wouldn't go that far.

[francia]

[France shrugs.]

We needn't have identical opinions. If anything, a difference of opinion on if these are worthy of investigation might be useful to motivate others into scientific inquiry. There's no information available on these things, and, while I have no motivation to do the research myself, it would be nice to know if they're poisonous or not.

[imthe_shit]

[ Brow raise. ]

All right, well, let's ask the people that are into these things what they think. If they're poisonous, then I'm not letting them anywhere near me anymore.

[francia]

[He nods. Asking around is a logical idea.]

They might not be poisonous to humans, but maybe they're like some slugs in my world that carry worms and parasites that can infect other pokémon. After all, we have no idea what type it is, let alone what moves it could pull.

[Optimistic, aren't we, France.]

[imthe_shit]

Well, there are a lot of Pokemon here I have no idea about...

Can't people just use their Pokedex-things on it? [ Not that Snake's tried. ]

[francia]

I tried that on a clump of them that I saw outside earlier, but the 'Dex didn't have any information to offer.

[That had actually surprised France. It's the first time that particular 'Gear function failed him.]

[He makes a strange, vague gesture.]

Perhaps, like back home, this world evolves, too. If these sorts of surprises keep up, it might reveal itself to not be flat either.

[He smiles a little on the last part, indicating it's a joke.]

[imthe_shit]

... What?

[ Snake doesn't really get your joke. ]