♕ 001 // Action for Route 29

[lackingbeauty]

What the 'ell is goin' on 'ere? Use this damn thing fer wha-

[The video feed flicks on to show a woman's face far too close up, brow furrowed, looking quite disturbed.]

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[Switching from text to video, she apparently doesn't know what the hell to do with the Pokegear either.]

Dagger? Wendy? Peter? Jumbo-

[The video is shaky, and only shows... a rather ponderous bosom.]

Doll? Snake?

- Joker?

[She waits, as if for a response. But the only sound is wind rustling through the trees and grass.

Another minute, before the video feed moves too fast for the feed to really pick up- grass, grass real close, black.]

... I'm goin' mad.

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[crackpotcrocker]

[Someone is apparently styling the black and white sad clown makup look today. One half of Crocker's face has black makeup, outside of outline a frown with some white makeup on that side and the white makeup side has a black makeup outline of the frowning painted on facial expression and a single black tear near the rim of his glasses.]

Looks as if you could use some help there.

I see you know Doll, Joker and Snake. So - WELCOME!

And no- you're not any crazier than I am!

video- tl;dr

[pipers_son]

[It's been... a day.]

[Just like he'd predicted with Jimmy, some young little lion cub lookin' things which seemed suspiciously similar to Lysandre's Pyroar had shown up. It's easy to be ecstatic, he's good at that... at first. But something inside him snaps and, well, that's why there are now 20 Litleo in his PC and probably being released en masse back at the circus. He hardly knows what got into him all that.]

[But... Alright, maybe that's a lie. Maybe he already knows why. Because when you think "lions" in a circus act, you inevitably think "animal tamer". And...]

[It's the longest he's ever been from his family. Even back when he was nothing but a kid who looked like he was made out of nothing but twigs or dirt, when they were all starving and lived in filth, they still saw each other just about every day. They still were with one another.]

[Here it's just him and Snake- Doll and Suit alike gone within just a few months, not nearly long enough for him, and the others... the others never here.]

[There's a part of him, admittedly, that hisses in his own mind that this is his punishment. He's only ever cared for his family, only ever been able to care for his family, so wouldn't it be fitting that this would be Hell for him? Maybe the good book was wrong. Maybe Hell isn't fire and brimstone, maybe it's being given everything you could ever need and want except you can't share it with the people who really matter. You can't make it up to them.]

[It's the kind of thinking he tries to run from; it's just too suffocating. Besides, it's not just himself he has to think about with these things. Angel always feels it too, and tries to get his mind off of it like now as she looks up at him with sad eyes and nudges the Pokegear into his hand. They've been with each other long enough that saying anything isn't necessary. He gets the idea. Maybe they can distract themselves. God knows the network has always been full of colorful characters.]

[But then he hears that voice and it feels like his heart nearly damn well stops. Joker isn't even sure he's breathing as he stares at the screen- he knows that voice. Those eyes. Shakily, without thinking, he raises a hand to the scarf around his neck. It's only at those final words does he snap out of it.]

[He hastily grabs at it, flicking on his own camera and trying not to drop the thing in his excitement. He probably looks a wreck- pale underneath his usual colorful makeup and possibly on the verge of tears.]

Beast! Beast, it's you- it's like a fancy telephone, it's- are ya okay!? What's the last thing ya remember!?

Cor, it's really you-

[video]

[awesmazings]

[Well, it certainly has been a day. What with the lions showing up and all, Jimmy found himself not too surprised to find that Joker had gotten a fair few for himself. Perhaps twenty seemed like it was a bit overkill, but the boy didn't really think much of it, especially after their incident with the bats previously.

From his hotel room across from Joker's in Azalea, he hears a video come across the network from where his Gear is lying on the bed. He looks up from where he'd been stroking the top of his Noibat's head, waiting for the little one to drift off to sleep, stretching a long arm out to pick up the device.

When he hears her mention Joker, he freezes for a moment before answering.]

Hello? ..Joker is here. I've been traveling with him...

Who are you?

[video]

[solas_ion]

Nah, you're fine. It ain't unusual to think you're goin' crazy, though.

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[Veronica had found a seat underneath a tree, her Eevee sitting comfortably in her lap, while her Murkrow chose to watch overhead.

You know who Joker is?

[So, more people from the same world then.]

[video]

[codeforhope]

[That's a feeling he's familiar with. Wondering if he's maybe gone crazy, or he's dreaming, being here. Even after having been in Johto for several months, it's something Chihiro finds himself thinking about often.]

You're not crazy. I mean...if you were, then the rest of us would have to be, too.

...are you okay?

[video]

[soundmind]

No, you're not.

[Does Beast need a no-nonsense schoolgirl talking to her.

Well, too bad, because she's got one anyway.]

Miss, you're part of that clown's family, aren't you? He'll be happy to see you--then again, knowing him he's probably already found you. I can answer any questions you might have, if you want.

[venturesomely]

Dagger? Wendy, Peter, and Jumbo? Are those your friends? [ headtilt ]

[islandshore]

[On the other end of the feed? A young man, about nineteen wearing an apologetic smile. He's seen this kinda reaction time and time again over the years.]

Friend of Joker's, huh? Well, don't worry. He's around-- heck, he's kind of made a name for himself with his circus.

Video;

[puppetnurse]

A-ah! You know Joker-san...?

[Any friend of Joker's is a friend of hers.

Or well, it's someone she'd want to be friends with anyway.]

U-um...b-be careful with your Pokegear, please! I-it's very important...you need it to communicate with everyone...