006. [Video/Action for Saffron City]

[neurotoxined]

[VIDEO]

[Well, it seems somebody is up and about this morning, and looking fairly invigorated about it; it seems that spending eight hours on a train is amazing for ensuring that she actually sleeps, if for no better reason than there's nothing better to do.

She's been getting a lot of sleep lately, it seems. But that's beside the point.

The point is that she's outside and it's cloudy as hell and just a bit windy but the overall effect is akin to that of a Magikarp in rain - she's got a lot of energy and is moving fast as hell, all while not actually...accomplishing anything of value, um.

At least she's...sort of smiling. In that weird, vague-approximation-of-a-human-expression sort of way she does, where the result is really more like baring teeth.]

You know, I think now is when I should be saying that if I'd known travelling was this nice, I would have done it a lot sooner.

That would be a lie, of course. I don't want to get on that train again.

Ever.

[She flicks her hair back from her face once that's been said, the motion pointless but giving her something to do with her free hand; she's practically vibrating over there, she's so wound up. Like somebody gave her enough coffee to give her the jitters for the next week.]

But that's beside the point. Has anyone else noticed their Pokémon doing something a bit...different, lately?

Not insanity-different. Battling-different. One of mine has gone a little weird.


[VIDEO, LOCKED TO ROCKET FILTER.]

[And a few moments later...]

I'm going to be on an assignment for an indefinite period of time.

Don't destroy the lab while I'm gone.

Comments

[video]

[neurotoxined]

Well, I am now.

[video]

[imthe_shit]

[ Blinks. Oh yeah, he forgot about that... That happened here, didn't it. Snake puts a finger to his forehead. ]

So what were you... before you came here?

[doitrockapella]

And he had to steal your body to do that?

[neurotoxined]

Well, it's not like just anyone can access the mainframe.

[doitrockapella]

It still seems like a fairly...elaborate solution to what could be a much simpler problem.

[THUS SPEAKS THE WOMAN WHO ONCE STOLE AN ENTIRE BEACH FOR USE AS A SINGLE CAT'S LITTER BOX.]

[neurotoxined]

And what solution would you suggest?

[doitrockapella]

Reprogramming the mainframe?

[neurotoxined]

He can't hack.

Oh, he likes to think he can. On good days I'd let him pretend. But he has no idea what he's doing.

[doitrockapella]

And you're sure he's not obsessed with you?

[neurotoxined]

Why would he be?

[doitrockapella]

I've found that tends to follow when you humor people into thinking they're competent while always maintaining your superiority.

[neurotoxined]

...Obsessed with humiliating me, maybe, at least back home. He tried to do a lot of that. He wasn't too successful at it, though.

[doitrockapella]

Has he tried it here?

[neurotoxined]

No. He doesn't have a reason to here. Like I said, it was all about using the mainframe and escaping for him.

I think the most he does is make attempts to rile me once in a while.

[doitrockapella]

Well, I hope him making a nuisance of himself won't interfere too much with your work.

[neurotoxined]

If he gets too annoying, I can handle him. Don't worry about that.

[doitrockapella]

That's what I like to hear.

[forthevillage]

It could simply cause complications that I would rather avoid.

[At least for as long as he's still figuring things out.]

[video]

[wontturntostone]

[She has gathered that bit before, but she doesn't comment, just considering the screen for a moment.]

Strangely 'how' though?

[She will get an answer for this question somehow!]

[neurotoxined]

Oh, I know how that goes.

[Sort of, anyway.]

So what is it you do? When there aren't complications.

[video]

[neurotoxined]

[...welcome back to Johto, bro, I'm sure you've missed it like hell.]

Something called a Personality Core. AI.

[video]

[neurotoxined]

She's not doing something she's supposed to be doing.

[...siiiiigh, okay. Let's work this out.]

They do things when you put them into battle sometimes; she's supposed to have enhanced speed in sunlight. She's not doing that anymore.

[video]

[wontturntostone]

[Now that gets Kanaya to pause, frowning at the screen.]

What sort of pokebeast is she?

[forthevillage]

I'm a ninja and a spy. I am experienced in various forms of combat and espionage, among other things.

[video]

[neurotoxined]

She's one of the deer; she changes with the seasons.