'Pokemon' is basically a term to cover what might as well be called a race of creatures with hundreds of varying species. People catch, train, and fight with them--I'd go into the origin of the video game series in most worlds, but I have a feeling I might lose you in that aspect.
Anyway, they vary in size, appearance, and capabilities; they're grouped into several different elemental types based on what they can do. Water, grass, fire, electric, and so on.
[Whoops, is that a Pokeball in his hand? Watch the hell out.]
And they're kept in Pokeballs like these. Which I might add completely defy the laws of conservation of mass as well as basic logic and common sense.
[POP, out comes an eleven-foot long purple cobra.]
This, for example, is an Arbok--a poison-type that's not all that uncommon. I call her Kotai.
Any questions so far?
[RIGHT BECAUSE THAT MADE ABSOLUTE SENSE...]
Edited (whoops i lied, fit it in one comment.) 2012-03-06 19:31 (UTC)
[The only reason Snake is recoiling is because of the absurdity of the entire conversation.
...That and most people aren't used to eleven-foot long purple cobras popping out of 'nowhere.']
It sounds to me like they're animals owned and raised for the sole purpose of combat. Like the dogs of the police's K9 unit.
[Snake knows a thing or two about raising animals. He is a musher in his spare time you know. Fighting with the dogs he keeps, on the other hand, is a different subject entirely.]
I think that's a pretty good explanation, coupled with the minimal things my mun has told me already. The only other concern I have is which of these Pokemon my mun is going to put under my care when I get there. He's suggesting 'Houndour', whichever one that is, but since you have more experience in this field I'm inclined to ask you which one I should have my mundane pick for me instead.
Nice or otherwise, it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
[Yes, that's a cigarette between Snake's lips.]
Oh, yeah. My mun wants to let you know that he's probably going to change my canonpoint. Seems like he'll be sending me there after we took care of Arsenal Gear, but before your time.
Let's be honest, it's going to be pretty confusing either way. [A laugh.] It's kind of ironic, that's about the same time it was for me when I first showed up there.
You should really apologize. She already doesn't like you. [Yep, this is a huffy snake.]
[Meanwhile, Otacon points upthread because this is Metal Gear and what is a fourth wall.] I said I was traveling with Liquid. You're both about the same age, and it stands to reason you'd have the same name.
[Liquid crouches down, though the creature is practically his height already. It may be a deranged neon serpent-creature, but it is Hal's deranged neon serpent-creature.]
I am very sorry I called you a thing...Kotai.
[He looks sharply at Hal]
One of me? And Snake is going there too? [This is absolutely not jealousy.]
[THIS COBRA KNOWS SARCASM WHEN SHE HEARS IT. But fine. She won't eat you. This time.]
Looks that way, yeah. I'll probably be losing sleep trying to convince him not to run out of Ecruteak on his Gyarados hellbent on breaking Snake's spine.
...Again.
[can you just HEAR the '8|' in his voice, because he is so used to this shit by this point.]
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[AHEM. Here comes the technobabble train.]
'Pokemon' is basically a term to cover what might as well be called a race of creatures with hundreds of varying species. People catch, train, and fight with them--I'd go into the origin of the video game series in most worlds, but I have a feeling I might lose you in that aspect.
Anyway, they vary in size, appearance, and capabilities; they're grouped into several different elemental types based on what they can do. Water, grass, fire, electric, and so on.
[Whoops, is that a Pokeball in his hand? Watch the hell out.]
And they're kept in Pokeballs like these. Which I might add completely defy the laws of conservation of mass as well as basic logic and common sense.
[POP, out comes an eleven-foot long purple cobra.]
This, for example, is an Arbok--a poison-type that's not all that uncommon. I call her Kotai.
Any questions so far?
[RIGHT BECAUSE THAT MADE ABSOLUTE SENSE...]
I never thought I'd use this icon for an IC tag.
...That and most people aren't used to eleven-foot long purple cobras popping out of 'nowhere.']
It sounds to me like they're animals owned and raised for the sole purpose of combat. Like the dogs of the police's K9 unit.
[Snake knows a thing or two about raising animals. He is a musher in his spare time you know. Fighting with the dogs he keeps, on the other hand, is a different subject entirely.]
I think that's a pretty good explanation, coupled with the minimal things my mun has told me already. The only other concern I have is which of these Pokemon my mun is going to put under my care when I get there. He's suggesting 'Houndour', whichever one that is, but since you have more experience in this field I'm inclined to ask you which one I should have my mundane pick for me instead.
I consider this a great personal victory.
[Houndour? Hey, good idea.
Liquid started with a Houndour, but he's not gonna tell you that.]Houndour's a pretty good choice. They're not quite as dangerous as they probably look. You might want to watch out, though...it kind of breathes fire.
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[Only a bit though.]
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[Yes, that's a cigarette between Snake's lips.]
Oh, yeah. My mun wants to let you know that he's probably going to change my canonpoint. Seems like he'll be sending me there after we took care of Arsenal Gear, but before your time.
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[The comment about it being around the same time only causes Snake to chuckle in response.]
THREADJACK
[It could swallow a camel spider and barely notice.]
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Excuse me for being rude to the 3 metre long---how do you know my name?
[He's been very friendly with a few Otacons, but he's never seen this one before, and certainly not told him anything top secret]
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[Meanwhile, Otacon points upthread because this is Metal Gear and what is a fourth wall.] I said I was traveling with Liquid. You're both about the same age, and it stands to reason you'd have the same name.
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[Liquid crouches down, though the creature is practically his height already. It may be a deranged neon serpent-creature, but it is Hal's deranged neon serpent-creature.]
I am very sorry I called you a thing...Kotai.
[He looks sharply at Hal]
One of me? And Snake is going there too? [This is absolutely not jealousy.]
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Looks that way, yeah. I'll probably be losing sleep trying to convince him not to run out of Ecruteak on his Gyarados hellbent on breaking Snake's spine.
...Again.
[can you just HEAR the '8|' in his voice, because he is so used to this shit by this point.]
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Good...girl. The next fat, juicy rat I find is all yours.
[A fair number of those words are gibberish, but Liquid gets the gist.]
[grins] That's how we show affection.
[he claps Hal on the shoulder]
If he's close enough to you to give you his name, you might even be able to slow him down.