DAY 55 - [Video]

[babel_hacker]

[Atsuro have been busy for the past week. Between working, training his Pokemon and chipping away at his latest programming project (a game based on one from his childhood), he didn’t have a lot of free time to himself. But lately, he feel a sense of… something foreboding in the air.

Like as if something is waiting, watching, for an opening from him. But that can’t be right… right? Maybe he’s overthinking it.

But it’s hard for him to think about it, when it seemed like his Pokemon are acting a little more unruly than before. So that would be why, after saving his work and walking away from his laptop, that Atsuro idly brought up his PokeGear and turns it on for a broadcast.]

Have you ever feel like there’s something in the air, as if something is waiting to happen? Like the calm before the storm?

[For anyone paying attention, they might hear the sounds of Pokemon talking to each other. And if they can understand their language, it sounded like they’re counting down…]

Or maybe it’s the call of the road, asking me to get down and dirty by travelling again.

[3… 2… 1... GO!]

Or maybe I want to chat because I’ve been staring at programming code for far too long and needed a bre--AH!

[The view suddenly spins, as Atsuro found himself being tackled by his current Pokemon team. He dropped his PokeGear as a result, showing nothing but darkness. Mainly because it’s facing down on the floor. There’s the sounds of Atsuro’s muffled voice and questions, “what are you guys doing?” “Get off!” “Naoya, help!”.

A moment later, someone picked up the fallen PokeGear. Turning it around to show an… upside down view of a Clefable, before she turned it right way up and pointed the camera to Atsuro under a pile of five Pokemon.

Happy birthday, Atsuro. Get buried in Pokemon.]

Comments

[chickshades]

What are you programming?

[babel_hacker]

[After he get his PokeGear back, Saburouta get treated to the sight of Atsuro lying on the ground with Pokemon on his back.]

Games right now. But I can do applications.

...Interested?

[chickshades]

Yeah if they're good games. You're not the one making Cookie Clicker and those kind of crap games, are you?

[babel_hacker]

Nah, not those stuff. Although they are relatively simple to make.

...Beside, Fortran already made Poffin Clicker ages ago.

[chickshades]

I don't get those kinds of games... stupid.

So, what have you made so far?

[babel_hacker]

Easy to play, casual and repetitive. They're not too bad if you like to pick up and play quickly.

So far? I got Primeape Panic out, and I'm finetuning Gulpin's Gulppy Adventures.

[chickshades]

Are they downloadable to the gear?

[ Are the gears even capable of that? He'd never thought about it till now. ]

Or do we have to get some console?

[babel_hacker]

[Get with the program, man.]

Yeah, you can download the apps and the 'Gear itself is the console for them.

[chickshades]

[ He's been preoccupied playing real life Pokemon, okay? ]

Awesome. I'll check them out.

[ He's about to end the call when he remembers something. ]

Oh hey, it's your birthday I think, right?

1/2

[babel_hacker]

My birthday?

[Hang on, one sec to check the date--]

[babel_hacker]

It's today?!

[Yep, he just realised it.]

[chickshades]

I think that's what your Porygon-Z said.

[babel_hacker]

Fortran did? Damn, how did it do that?

[Grr, he's been so busy to properly look through the network.]

I can't believe I forgot.

[chickshades]

Apparently it knows how to use the gear. It's just a computer code anyway so, that's not too weird I guess.

[babel_hacker]

Well, yeah, it is. More like how did it do that without me noticing...

[chickshades]

Maybe you were asleep? Your Pokemon always seem to do weird things while you're sleeping.

[babel_hacker]

Probably that. If it's on the network, I can try looking for it.

[chickshades]

Yeah, it was a text post. You'll probably find it.

[babel_hacker]

...Since it's for my birthday, I can kinda let Fortran off the hook.

[Just wait until he saw the convos about the salads.]

[chickshades]

Seemed like he had good intentions. Though he was calling you 'stupid trainer' which was pretty damn funny.

[babel_hacker]

He always calls me that, and it's not that funny!

[chickshades]

[ Literally loling ]

Man, it's hilarious.

[babel_hacker]

[Very funny.]

Gee, thanks. Except that it's not funny.

[chickshades]

Hey, at least he wanted people to know it was your birthday.

[babel_hacker]

Yeah. That I'm willing to let him off the hook for.

The name I'm trying to change, but Fortran's pretty stubborn with it.

[IS THIS KARMA FOR THE YOOHOO.]