video/action | new bark town

[shotlocking]

[ Hello, Johto, you've received another new face! ... Er, one that looks pretty bewildered and more concerned than anything. She's not even aware that the Azurill she'd received is filming her, but Aqua does what Aqua does best: She gets information. Aqua makes her way around the town, doing her best to gather information. All the while, the Azurill is filming her... though, honestly, the camera's a little shaky. Um. More than "a little" shaky, because she's holding the camera with her feet.

... That sure is a thing that's happening. But she's trying, and that's what matters.

Several minutes pass before Aqua realizes her Azurill is filming her. ]

Oh! [ She kneels down next to the little one, smiling fondly (somehow, she notes to herself, because she's still getting used to the whole "not being trapped in the realm of darkness" thing). It's hard not to be in good spirits with such a cute critter, after all. ]

Can everyone see this? I've never encountered a device like this, but it doesn't seem too difficult to work.

Hello. My name is Aqua, and I've just arrived. [ ... ] I don't suppose I could easily find some sort of food for my friend, here. She does seem very hungry.

[ And sure enough, yup, that's the sound of the Azurill's tummy growling. At least she looks embarrassed about it. ]

Comments

[monge]

I don't think she really cares, she doesn't act like a normal human, zura...

[Because he would've loved to be better prepared.]

I did eventually find an ugly uniform in my bag that was much warmer than my regular clothes, but I was still outside the whole time I was digging for it, zura.

[shotlocking]

That seems unnecessarily cruel.

[ Aqua's gonna have words with "mom." ]

I'll have to speak with her, if this is regular behavior.

[monge]

A-Ah, no, it's okay! You don't have to do that, zura!

[SHOOT, what did he start?!]

I think people have tried to talk to her before, but nothing happens, zura! P-Please! Just focus on taking care of yourself and your baby, zura!

[shotlocking]

[ That just makes it worse...!!! ]

... Then she'll just continue this, even if someone attempts to talk sense into her?

[ SHE'S NOT A VERY GOOD MOM. ]

[monge]

[Well, he wouldn't argue that, she's pretty bad as far as mom standards are concerned. But still...]

I-It's hard to explain, it's like she's not really a person, zura...

[It's like talking to a preprogrammed NPC robot or something.]

[shotlocking]

[ ... well that's not creepy at all. ]

Not really a person... In other words, it's a lost cause.

[ FRUSTRATING. ]