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[With the feed turning on a second time today, Vanitas is wearing his helmet with the visor pulled back, but looking somewhat... pleased. Content, even. He doesn't even seem to care that his Minun is hanging out on the back of his head, giving him the illusion of blue ears.]

I'm curious to what Pokemon people have had trouble training. Where did you find them, and how have they proven difficult? Was it the typing that didn't fit your style of battle, or the personality too problematic?

[Since his team is all 100s (minus Smaug but he's getting there), Vanitas looking to expand his training experience; all them ice types are good to him but not good if he deals with a fire type again.]

[Minun is showing his new partner-in-crime, Smaug, how to work the PokeGear when the device flickers on today. Chitter-chatting away without seeming to care that he's being recorded, the mouse only passes it to the Charmeleon after 'explaining'. Smaug? Tries to chew on it first, leaving a nice messy slobber on the screen.

Around the noise of slobber, Charmeleon snuffs and Minun complaints, it might be possible to hear the dull thud of a seat being kicked. Excuse me, let me rephrase that; multiple dull thuds that do not seem to stop until a few seconds before there is the voice of an older man.]

Young man, I demand that you stop kicking my seat!

I'm not doing anything but minding my own business, old man.

[Oh, there's Vanitas' voice. And then, there is his hand as he pries the PokeGear out of his Pokemons mouth to hand it back to Minun. With the video still running, the device manages to catch some quiet few minutes passing before Vanitas quirks his mouth into an awful smile, and... swifty kicks the back of the seat in front of him again, before turning his head away to look elsewhere and drop the expression to something blank and bored.

Just in time for the old man to turn around and complain again, to which Vanitas pretends he did nothing. Minun, having caught all of that, just winds up chittering himself into a laughing frenzy, accidentally jolting the Gear into turning off.]

[The feed opens up with a view of a full set of badges; all eight of them, shining briefly in some fire light.]

Done in Azalea. Now I will check out Kanto. Maybe they'll provide more of a fight than these 'leaders'. [Vanitas reaches to turn the feed off without really saying much else, but a loud squabble erupts behind him. Turning and unintentionally filming his Murkrow and new Charmeleon fighting over some shiny coins, Vanitas outright grunts.]

What am I supposed to do with another lizard?

[Wait, does that Charmeleon look familiar? If anyone knows Yumi Ozawa, that was her Smaug. There isn't much else to see in the partial darkness, outside of Vanitas breaking up the fight with some irritable words until the Gear times out.]

[Oh, hey Johto, that's a pair of big yellow eyes staring into the screen at obscure hour of the morning. Hopefully that didn't startle any viewers, because Vanitas isn't doing anything more than staring at the screen. His eyes shift slightly, and it becomes apparent he's playing a game.

Sounds like tetris or ekans.

His expression has a hint of determination behind the mildly bored look, but its when the game beeps loudly in warning of 'disaster' does he narrow his eyes. Whatever it is he's doing, he's trying really hard not to lose, but it's hardly another few minutes before the game pukes out a GAME OVER and Vanitas' expression sours entirely. Curling his lip up and hissing, as if the game did it on purpose, he actually pouts before shoving the Gear away and under something; probably a pillow, since the weight is enough to turn the feed off within moments.]

Stupid freaking game...

[When the Gear flips on today, it isn't showing Vanitas, but it is showing a nice fall scene of Ecruteak's burnt tower. Mostly burnt, anyway.]

It has been a long time since I've been here again.

[Heather, you're getting a text at obscure hour of the night.]

Check your window.

--aid get off my bed.

BARKBARKBARK

[Whatever it is on Vanitas' bed doesn't sound like it's something he's had before; that is distinctly barking coming through the microphone. Sounding exasperated and a bit out of breath from... probably yelling for the last twenty minutes, there's some footsteps before a loud sour grunt escapes him.]

Friggin -- don't you headbutt me you mongrel! Nasty little -- [Whatever he's going to say next is cut off by another headbutt, apparently, because Vanitas is angrily wheezing. It's tough to shove a dog off your bed when you've got a broken arm, you know?

With the sound of stumbling feet and then a quick yelp, Minun seems to have stepped in on this 'abusing his trainer' thing the Poochyena has taken herself upon doing. There's a bit of silence after the Pokemon has passed out, before the microphone scrapes on the floor as the Gear is picked up.

Is it on? Nah.... or maybe it is. Vanitas doesn't care all that much, actually, since the soft beeps of the PokeDex flipping on can be heard.]

Poochyena, the Bite Pokémon. Poochyena is the pre-evolved form of Mightyena. Its biting strength is superior to other Pokémon, and has the endurance to chase opponents down until completely exhausted.

Original Trainer: Terra

[................................................................ ew. No one but the Minun can see Vanitas' look of pure ew at both the original trainer and the name of 'his new Pokemon', but uh.. well, with the silence and a disgusted sounding "No wonder it attacked me on sight", the feed clips off.]

[When the feed flips on today, there's a pair of little blue paws on either side of the screen and Vanitas crouched down, peering in closely at the screen. Leaning back then, he reached past the view a moment before moving to stand.]

Alright Runt, stay here with that. I want to go over it after to double check something.

[It's almost strange to hear a content tone he hasn't had before; someone has certainly settled into the routine of raising Pokemon and battling, huh? Stepping further and further away into the view, it's now easier to see that he's in the Olivine gym and about to take the challenge, considering Jasmine is already prepared and explaining the general rules.

With those said and done, Vanitas moves back to his side of the arena and releases... everyones favorite psycho Charizard! Yeah, Dartanian looks a bit overly pumped today, belching out some fire in the air and giving an aggressive roar. Any Pokemon watching? They're able to hear him being ultra excited too.]

((FiGHT! WIlL WIn! WILL DeSTRoy!))

[Jasmine doesn't seem phased by the Charizard, though she must know she'll be at the type disadvantage. Letting out her Skarmory first, she's quick to tell it to use agility first. Vanitas? Doesn't need to say a word, since Dartanian charges forward as soon as the Pokemon is released. The speed boost definitely helps in letting the bird dodge the first belch of fire, but the dragon-like Pokemon is all over it in the next attack; a swift chomp from an open maw fire fang catches a wing, and while he still has the Skarmory up close, Dartanian flips it up into the air and inhales deeply to spit out an extra large flamethrower.

Bird down, two to go. Jasmine returns the Pokemon and lets out her next, prepping it with an X-Spec. Def along the way. It won't be visible right off the bat that her item of choice was that, but when the Magneton looks virtually unharmed from Dartanians next flamethrower attack, Vanitas speaks up finally.]

Flare blitz.

[Yeah, the physical fire attack got a one hit knock out on the Magneton then. Preparing himself with an excitable beginnings of outrage, Jasmine only returns her Magneton, giving in the white flag. Seems she knows her Steelix won't be doing any better, and has decided to give up.]

You are more than a match for me.. so there doesn't seem to be a reason to continue this fight. You have earned the Mineral badge.

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(ooc notes: The red is Dartanian, I didn't feel like writing GRAHHHH and putting a translation when what he's saying is more important XD Vanibutt got kind of thrown around and his arm snapped in two places while the feed was pointed away, and the Altaria? Sanaa has finally evolved! Vanitas will be uh.. responding a few hours later after his arm has been dealt with appropriately (hi burns with breaks). Displeased Vanibutt is displeased though.)

[It's late in the evening when the feed has flipped on for the first time in a long time... but there's no one in sight, except Sanaa the Swablu. Lit by the glow of a campfire, she chirps happily at the screen before fluffing her wings and fluttering out of sight. There's some mild dragging sounds between the bird and what sounds like a Minun, as the two then proceed to set up the Gear.

Just what are they filming, silly Pokemon?

There's a couple of young kids sitting out in the sand, building onto a rather elaborate looking castle, and the feed just continues. Well into five minutes of just recording the kids working, something drops very suddenly right smack dab into their sand building, and gives a prompt and sharp sounding RAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!]

WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH MOMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

[Both children run off, though only one was absolutely wailing while the other was teeheeing, the person standing in the middle of what used to be the sand castle starts chuckling. Turning where the light finally catches, it's Vanitas, and he is grinning from ear to ear, looking somewhat giddy even.]

Now that, Runt, is how you properly startle someone. [The Minun gives a sort of agreement noise, and Vanitas? Doesn't even seem to care that the PokeGear is on. Apparently he's been having a contest with his mischevious electric rodent on scaring residents, and guess who just pulled into the lead with this ridiculous number?

Yeah, he's moving to pick up the Gear and shut it off now though, cause he so doesn't want to be around when the kids come back with the nagging mother. It would involve dodging police and Vanitas is actually enjoying himself for a change.]