[@Route_29] On the upcoming Pokémon battle between her and Scout.

[yesadministrator]

 You do realize that Raymond alone could take out most of his team? Unless he trains his entire team at least five levels each, he has little chance of winning.

Not that it matters, of course. [She smiles. According to Scout, Pokémon training was for boys and she probably wouldn't be able to handle it. She feels it may be best to show him who's boss, rather than remind him.]

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[pocketsurgeon]

Und should I be familiar viz vat zose are?

[yesadministrator]

Nope. [Ask the right questions and she'll tell you, Medic.]

[pocketsurgeon]

[He snorts in disdain, he hates being toyed with.]

Vell? Vat are zey?

[yesadministrator]

[Pauling doesn't really care about your feelings. She's higher than you, and by far less insane. though not entirely sane either]

They're creatures. You can use them to fight, or sometimes as pets.

[pocketsurgeon]

Oh. I zought it vould be more interesting zan zat. Ach, haff fun viz your fighting animals.

[yesadministrator]

[Oh.

Well.

She opens her briefcase and pulls out a single red and white ball, before throwing it to the ground.

With a bright light, Raymond appears.]

Some of them aren't really... animals.

[pocketsurgeon]

[Oh! Ohhh. Now he's interested again.]

You animated a pile of dirt? How? Viz vat? Und how are you keeping it ein zat ball?

[yesadministrator]

[She shrugs.] I've been trying to find out.

[Now she has his interest, she reaches into her case for the other two.

And out come Caroline and Cassie. Considerably small and a lot less smelly than Raymond, but still quite interesting.]

I think they're kind of cute. [Yes, she's looking at Raymond (who's also beginning to waft out a bit of a stink.)]

[pocketsurgeon]

[Cute is a concept that's far beyond Medic's range of emotions.]

So you haff two animals und an animated construct of some sort. Vy do you keep zem ein balls? Und .. how do zey fit ein zere?

[yesadministrator]

I suspect it's a light-based technology involving mirrors and something currently beyond our technological advances.

[Cassie paws up to the Medic's leg. It's so tiny. Pauling isn't sure it's such a good idea to do that...]

They're a lot easier to handle when kept in Pokéballs.

[pocketsurgeon]

So, let me see if I haff zis, you keep zese creatures in tiny balls and bring zem out to fight one anozer.

Vat for?

[[He just stares at it impassively, totally unswayed by how freakishly adorable it is.]

[yesadministrator]

To win badges. Or money.

It's an interesting culture.

[But look at it Medic. Look at it's eyes. *u*!]

[pocketsurgeon]

Hmm. So you haff your very own army zen? Interesting.

[He just watches it. It can be as adorable as it wants, he's not touching it. Unless he's taking it apart.]

[yesadministrator]

In a way, yes.

[Don't you dare chop up her Eevee, Medic.

She's unsure of the way you're watching it, so she's just going to zap it back into its ball with that little beam of light again.]

Apparently I'll be gaining a 'horse with a mane of fire', as well.

[pocketsurgeon]

[HEY! He was studying that. For possible dissection.]

So you keep getting more until you haff a giant army of animals. And you vin money by fighting zem.

Ist zis even worzh your time?

[yesadministrator]

I don't see how it's much different from what I already do. [Or what you do, Medic; you'd be the Pokémon though. Fight and get a paycheck. Miss Pauling just watches over you, as she does her Pokémon.

Welp.]

[pocketsurgeon]

[Don't even think about keeping him in a ball.]

I suppose zat ist von vay to look at it. So are zey pets oder are you paying zem?

[yesadministrator]

[She won't. But she might name her Pokémon after you...]

Pets. I see no need to pay them.

[pocketsurgeon]

[His real name is Welfhard. Name accordingly.]

Ah. I didn't zink zat vas vat people kept pets for. But I could be wrong. You really make money off of zis?