004 | Sit, Stay, Heel?

[diehardreaper]

[ And this video opens to the wide eyes of an eager houndour pup staring up at the screen. ]

Alright, that's it. Good boy. Stay right there.

[ As if on cue, the Houndour sits down with its eyes still glued to the screen. ]

Let's show everyone what you can do then, alright? Up you get!

[ At the command, the houndour sits up with his tail wagging furiously. ]

Good boy! Brilliant! Now the last bit... here you are. Steady as she goes then.

[ At this, Ronald places what seems to be the corner off a pokepuff on the Houndour's nose. The pokemon seems to balance it for a moment before turning his head and snapping it up for himself.... much to his trainer's disappointment. ]

Ah, blimey... Barkley, you were supposed to wait til I said you could eat it!

[ But he settles down beside the houndour, moving the Gear back to face him. ]

Gundam! Here's the pup I bought from you a while back! He's a smart little blighter... got a mind of his own sometimes though.

But... bit of a question. D'you lot know any other tricks I could teach him? Never actually had a dog before and those're a bit different'n the tricks I've taught Grim and the rest to help with my act.

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[pinnedbangs]

[Why is the gear randomly on? Rin might have left it on before running off to take care of a huge sticky mess Mickey got himself into. This leaves the 'gear wiiiiiiide open for any of his team to take a look.

Puppy... Meet Poochy and T-Bone. Poochy may be smaller than Barkley but there is no way in hell that she'll let some tiny thing show her up. Even if she should probably not antagonize potential coworkers.

T-Bone, on the other hand IS BEYOND EXCITED. CAN HE HAVE THE POKEPUFF TOO? CAN HE? HE CAN SIT STILL -- OKAY HE CAN'T SIT STILL FOR LONG BUT HE CAN TRY REAL REAL HARD AND HE MAKES RIN HAPPY AND WHEN RIN IS HAPPY THEN HE GETS HEAD PATS AND TUMMY RUBS AND LOTS OF EXTRA SNACKS AND PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE --

Poochy growls at T-Bone to calm the fuck down, to which he dials down his excitement just enough for her to notice.]

ack this is too cute...

[diehardreaper]

Eh? What's this then?

[ Ron'll stay where he's sitting, letting Barkley clamber onto his lap and sniff at the gear because lookit the other dog pokemon! There are pokemon on the tiny screen who aren't part of trainer or trainer's boss' team! Lookit the others, trainer! Lookit!

His little tail's going mad.... looks like it's gonna fall off if he doesn't stop because he's pretty excited too.

There's a small bark, a small yippy bark at T-Bone and Poochy in turn as a hello. ]

it is the fault of their trainer, most certainly...

[pinnedbangs]

[If she wanted to apologize for her junior's behavior, she would. But Poochy doesn't apologize to anyone. Except Rin. And Yukio. On occasion.

She felt like a proud and regal creature. And as a proud, little pokemon, she had to do the polite thing and show everyone that she had more common sense than her trainer. Poochy barks back in a semi-friendly greeting --

WHILE T-BONE SITS UP AND WAGS HIS TAIL AND BOUNCES AROUND AND SAYS HOWDY FRIEND LOOK AT ME I'M ORANGE I'M T-BONE WHO ARE YOU WHY DID YOU GET A SNACK HOW DID YOU DO THE THING CAN I TRY THE THING LOOK LOOK I CAN DO THE THING TOO--

Poochy growls again, with just a little more bite to it this time and T-Bone backs down. But his excitement cannot be tamed.]

His preciousness is contagious.

[diehardreaper]

[ There's a whine as Barkley's trainer pulls the Gear away but it's only for a second while he finds something to prop it up with in order to give the puppy an easier time.

Once it's back down, Barkley's waddled over, plopping down in front of the screen and sniffing at his possible new friends before dropping down on his forepaws with his little butt in the air. Play! It's all play! Trainer likes play! Maybe your trainer can play too!

Sorry, Poochy. You're in the presence of children. ]

[chickshades]

Yeah, Houndours are pretty awesome! Have you seen what they evolve into?!

[diehardreaper]

Can't say I have!

[ Cue minor amusement though as Barkley flops onto his back for a bellyrub. ]

You know a lot about pokemon though, don't you?

[chickshades]

It gets these really big horns on its head. Looks pretty damn cool.

Yeah I'm pretty much an expert.

[ No. No he isn't. ]

[diehardreaper]

S'that right? We'll prolly have to wait and see, won't we, boy?

[ And a bark of approval from Barkley. You bet we will and he's gonna grow up big and tough and protect you from baddies! ]

Where'd you learn all this stuff, by the way? You lot had them back home?

[death_glare]

[ Showing up wherever Ronald is and... ]

What in Death's name is that thing?

[diehardreaper]

[ He's holding his houndour up over his head, incidentally right outside his tent and was rubbing noses with it the minute Will comes over. ]

It's a Houndour, sir! Hatched a couple of days ago. Isn't he the sweetest thing?

[ Lookit that puppy face, boss? Isn't the best puppy face ever? ]

[death_glare]

Another one with a skull on its head?

[ Doesn't look too much like a demon dog at this stage, so he'll just be offended instead. ]

[diehardreaper]

Bought him off a friend of mine. Same bloke who sold Ginny to me. Asked if he had anything useful since we'll be on the road... and this ickle pup comes with a move that destroys rocks.

[ Don't mind him not looking directly at you. Just playing with them pudgy dog paws. ]

You ever had a dog before, Mister Spears?

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[infinityunlimitedflame]

As I expected.

[He's just going to act like he expected nothing less. Which is about right, of course. But still!]

It will take far more than simple commands to gain its obedience.

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[diehardreaper]

Wager it'll take commands and treats, the way he goes on.

[ There's a bark from the Houndour though and an eager little tailwag. Best to make friends with everyone ever! ]

Have any advice, by the way? Since you're looking to be an ace breeder and all.

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[infinityunlimitedflame]

As with any animal, time and a caring hand should be all that you need. Without those, you may end up with it truly becoming the nightmarish creature it appears to be.

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[diehardreaper]

Nightmare? Far from it, the way I see it. He's a bleeding sweetheart, he is!

[ And he can't help but lift up the pup, holding it over himself. Said nightmare seems to like the attention, though. ]

Though you prolly did this all the time back home, didn't you? The raising animals bit?

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[crackpotcrocker]

Well - there's the handstand high five, army crawl and the classic playing DEAD!

To name a few.

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[diehardreaper]

Playing dead, eh? That'll be an ironic trick to teach him, I wager.

[ Don't mind him snickering at the irony for a sec. ]

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[crackpotcrocker]

There's more as well.

[Crocker is speaking like he's handled dogs back in his world]

You can teach them to jump on those you don't like on command!

... Ironic? How so?

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[ladywithnovoice]

Very cute. People think a guy who knows tricks with is dog is quite a catch.

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[diehardreaper]

Is that right? But of course, now I have to ask what you think.

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[ladywithnovoice]

I think I'm more a dog person than a people person sometimes.

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[foolishwren]

Teach him 'Sit pretty'.

My Manectric loves that one so much she'll do it whether she's been told to or not in hopes that someone will give her a treat.

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[diehardreaper]

S'that right? Wouldn't want to foster a habit on this poor thing, he's just a child!

[ There may be the tiniest protesting sound from said poor thing. ]

M'afraid I haven't seen that trick yet though. How does it go?

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[foolishwren]

I'll show ya, hang on.

_{[Looking over her shoulder, she lets out a sharp whistle.]}

Tricia! Here, girl!

_{[Then she turns the camera to show the medium-sized, brightly-colored canine that came trotting up attentively.]}

Tricia, sit. Good girl!

Okay, sit pretty.

_{[Obediently, the Manectric rocks back on her haunches and lifts her front legs, paws tucked at her chest.]}