DAY 50 - [Video] | [Action] Celadon Department Store

[babel_hacker]

[Sometime today in Celadon Department Store...

Going into the toy section with his Klefki was, while not the worst, probably among the Top 10 bad decisions Atsuro Kihara have ever made in his life. Maybe the Top 15, at most.

So anyway, he's looking into the toys area because December is next month, which means Christmas! While it's early for Christmas shopping, Atsuro does like looking at toys. Some things are the same, or familiar but very much Pokemon-fied and others he didn't know was a thing. Plus, some of his Pokemon like the toys. It's a nice way to destress from shopping for other things in the store.

While he's distracted, his Klefki spy a shelf full of toy keys and floated over towards it. He started looking through them eagerly until...he accidentally made things fall from this shelf during his rummaging. Oops.]

Eh? [That caught Atsuro's attention easily, and he turned around to see...his Klefki continuing to search through the pile of toys, boxed or not, on the ground.] What the--Mutex!?

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[A while after that, the PokeGear's screen shows a Klefki looking rather pleased with himself and jingles his new keys so happily.]

...Guys, just keep a close eye on your Klefki while you're out shopping, or else you'll have to deal and possibly pay for the damages. [All of these keys come from different toys why.] Otherwise, you're basically stuck with them like this.

And please tell me yours have... [Not-toy keys? Real keys?] ...other type of keys beside these ones they get attached to.

[He feels like he jinxed himself with this back in September during a discussion.]

Comments

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[codeforhope]

[Oh no, that's so cute...]

Heheh...they do look very happy with those keys, don't they?

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[babel_hacker]

Yeah. Mutex looks like he really likes them enough to keep them. And possibly carry them around with him, too.

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[codeforhope]

I guess plastic toy keys are just as good as the real thing. I think they're cute.

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[captainash]

...Do these plastic keys even do damage in battle, or are they as useful as they look?

[Priorities. Ash has them.]

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[babel_hacker]

...They can distract the enemy long enough to land a free hit?

[Probably.]

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[captainash]

I guess an opponent can't attack if they're too busy laughing at the ridiculousness of the situation, but I'm not sure the locals would consider that a legal strategy.

[...Then again...]

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[theotherother]

You know, here I thought those things couldn't get more ridiculous.

[And then the world proved otherwise.]

Guess I was wrong about that one.

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[babel_hacker]

Generally speaking, if you think it won't get any weirder...they will find a way. Either because of this world, the culture or just the Pokemon themselves.

[Just roll with things, man. Until they show something so...simple yet silly like this.]

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[theotherother]

Yeah, I've noticed that, but that keyring you've got there is uh...something else. I mean I've got one but it hasn't managed to put together a collection like that.

[Probably because he hasn't taken it out of its ball since he got it.]

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[doitrockapella]

!!!

THAT IS A
K L E F K I

YES YES YES

WE HAVE
D A T A
ON HIM NOW !!!

HELLO KLEFKI

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[babel_hacker]

[Atsuro saw the message and reads it out for his Klefki. Mutex jingles (what was it for plastic keys, anyway?) and say hello back.]

Hello! Yes, I'm a Klefki! Look at my new keys!

[Atsuro's smiling and trying not to chuckle.] Yep, he's a Klefki, fella.

[text forever;]

[doitrockapella]

HELLO KLEFKI
H E L L O

YOU HAVE LOTS OF KEYS !

DO YOU MAKE THEM
J I N G L E
TO SCARE OFF ATTACKERS

???

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[irenicly]

[That is a weird looking animal.]

Does it collect anything that vaguely resembles a key?

[That's equal parts cute and equal parts strange.]

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[babel_hacker]

[Atsuro gives a nod, looking rather amused.]

Yep. They're pretty much...floating and possibly haunted keyrings, so getting their own keys shouldn't be weird. I guess Mutex likes those kind of keys for his collection.

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[irenicly]

If you ever lose your house keys, maybe you can have him hold onto a spare.

[....brilliant suggestion, Banjou.]

Where did you catch him? A haunted keyring is pretty strange, even for a ghost.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

... I still can't believe there's a pokemon that looks like a key.

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[babel_hacker]

I got used to the idea, but yeah. It's still weird.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

That's one of the newer ones, right? That came with the swarms?

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[enjoymyatelier]

...Yours... actually picked up a bunch of gaudy toy keys.

Amazing.

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[babel_hacker]

Yeah, I know.

...I'm pretty sure I jinxed myself back then.

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[enjoymyatelier]

Well, I may have brought the possibility up, so I really apologize for that. I'll... be certain to keep an eye on mine, then.

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[heartofmetal]

I guess... it wanted to try on a new look.

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[babel_hacker]

He definitely does, and now want to show off.

[Key jingling!]

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[evilfrenzy]

[...Wow. That's really all Rideaux can think. As ridiculous as his own Klefki is, he's thankful that she hasn't pulled this crap on him yet.]

My keyring collects the keys I give to her, which are all very practical of course. I also give her some heavier keys before a battle.

[To increase damage.

Look, he feels like he actually needs to offer some pity advice here because this is just sad.]

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[babel_hacker]

[Sometimes, Atsuro's life need to get thrown off the loop. Even by something as silly as this.]

Ahaha, that's a good idea! Mutex haven't been in battles against other trainer's Pokemon, just my own and wild ones. But I can convince him to switch over to other keys for those battles.

[Maybe.]