crack bones with blind aggression

24 // [accidental audio + eventual video] forward dated to the 26th

2011-12-26T03:03:10Z

[When the feed flips on, there is no picture or much audio for the longest time; maybe a good few minutes or so, and the voice that speaks up is slightly muffled. Is that the scratch of the microphone on clothing?]

One year longer... [Than he thought he'd be here? Than he thought he'd live? Vanitas doesn't finish, but there's a soft croon of an Altaria in the background. It's almost like she's finishing the sentence for him. Whatever she says, he reacts like he understands, because he clears his throat.]

I've spent one year here in this world. It's the longest I've ever been in one world. [Even if it's larger than most worlds with all this space to roam. Silence falls again, but this time, it is interrupted by a Minun chittering away.]

Heh, I was ready to throw you and stomp on you until you quit moving when you first hatched, Runt. [Quietly chuckling, there's a small creak of a chair and floor as Vanitas moves to get up; the shifting alone was enough to grind fabric over the Gears microphone and turn it off within moments.]

[video]

[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.]

23 // video

2011-12-08T21:43:01Z

[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.]

22 // video

2011-11-30T06:02:07Z

[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.]

21 // [accidental video]

2011-11-19T08:47:01Z

[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...

20 // [video + filtered text]

2011-10-26T04:32:29Z

[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.

19 // [text]

2011-10-11T05:57:32Z

What do you all think of the term, "an eye for an eye"?

18 // [audio]

2011-09-27T03:33:31Z

--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.]

17 // [video + not as planned trouble]

2011-09-21T19:17:54Z

[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.

[Looking mighty proud of himself, Vanitas makes his way across the arena without returning Dartanian to pick up his badge and whatever else she plans on giving him, since all Gym leaders seem to pass out freebies. Dartanian, however.. doesn't look pleased by this turn of events.]

((NO! FIghT MORe! WAnT TO FIGht MoRE!!))

[Roaring and snarling, flames leaking from his nose and mouth, Dartanian starts to stomp after his trainer, all sorts of unhappy. Ignoring his Pokemon while pocketing his badge and even when Jasmine looks a bit unsure and is taking a few steps back, Vanitas only turns when his business is done to reach and try to give the dragon-like Pokemon a punch in the nose; the usual punishment for being obnoxious.

Yeah, Dart wasn't having any of that today. Turning his head to dodge the fist, he's quick to snap those jaws down on Vanitas' arm, catching it bent so he had both forearm and upper arm, elbow sticking out of his maw. The motion itself has the camera shaking a bit, a startled Mii! and a few other surprised Pokemon noises coming from behind the Gear, before the device is dropped.

The Gear doesn't miss much despite facing up to the ceiling now as the other Pokemon run to assist their trainer, since there's a sharp yell of pain and a roaring Charizard throwing Vanitas up into the air and not letting go of his arm... and there's the snap of a dislocated shoulder.]

((WEaK! GONe sOFT!! NEVer WOULD HaVE STopPED BEfORe!!! FIGhT MORE!!!))

[With a loud, offscreen thud, Vanitas is letting out another loud, pained sound. Getting thrown into steel walls hurts a bit, yaknow? It doesn't sound like his other Pokemon are letting this all go, though, since there's electrical snaps as Minun works on paralyzing the Charizard. With all the fighting making the ground shake, the feed eventually shorts out. When it does come back a few minutes later, it has a view straight up of an Altaria snapping that sharp beak forward and driving Dartanian back, before spitting out a well placed dragon pulse that knocks the fire type back and out finally.

With things finally quieting down other than gentle, concerned sounds from a small group of Pokemon, Jasmine is finally able to cautiously approach, visible on the screen as she stands near the Altaria.]

I'll.. I'll call the center, please don't move, sir..!

[There's a sour sounding wheeze from somewhere very close, but it's Minun who finds the Gear again. Picking up the somehow not broken device, the Pokemon looks a bit distressed when flipping the feed off.]

(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.)

16 // [video]

2011-08-28T04:38:03Z

[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.]

15 // [accidental audio + short video]

2011-07-20T06:51:40Z

[This Gear is starting out pretty quiet, other than the occasional sound of a Glaceon doing something. With how the wind is breezing juuuust enough over the microphone to make its presence known, one can guess that this person is outdoors.]

I really hate this weather.

Mii? Minun miiii!

Don't look at me like that, I just hate all of this constant sunlight. It's too hot...

[Why doesn't he just go indoors, you may ask?]

Miiiiiii!

Shut up, runt.. [He certainly sounds tired. Hmm.]

Sne. [There's some soft, worried chirps from a Swablu shortly after the Sneasel sourly says something. It's a few minutes longer before one of the Pokemon has the Gear and has flipped the video function on while picking it up (Void the Sneasel), and she looks none too happy about dragging it over a ways to .... smack her trainer in the nose with it. Not that gently, I must add.

Making a sharp, honestly surprised sound, Vanitas is instantly grabbing at his nose where he got whalloped, and there's a short clip of him looking outright baffled from the behavior before a second swat shuts the feed off.]

14 // [video;text]

2011-07-14T04:55:15Z

[When the feed first flickers on, the room is a bit dark if it weren't for a small lamp off to the side, but it's dampened as if behind something; it would be hard to tell it's Vanitas looking at the screen if it weren't for his eyes glinting yellow in the faint light. For the longest time, he says nothing, but... his expression does all the talking for him.

It starts off with his gaze pointed off screen, looking downward with his eyebrows drawn together. Lifting his eyes enough to look up and outward, there wasn't a movement in his head until he dropped his eyes again. This time, they were pointed to the left, his expression calming before his lip curled just slightly, brows pressed together again. Breathing in and sitting up slightly, Vanitas started to open his mouth with his expression attempting to calm again, but whatever he was going to say is cut short before he even utters a sound.

Giving a quiet, distinctly frustrated sound, he instead snaps the feed shut without saying anything.

It's a good hour before a text comes up.]

This emotion makes me absolutely sick.

[If anyone swings by to visit Ventus in Ecruteak's Center, they're going to find Vanitas seated in a pulled up chair near the bed, his arms crossed and his chin on his chest, appearing to be asleep. Ven's cast arm is unburied from the blankets though, and there's a start of something written in black ink.. but well, it's just a black line as of now.

No, that isn't a marker near Vanitas' boot >( ugh what do you write on casts anyway-]

13 // [video]

2011-06-23T05:53:14Z

[Good evening, Johto.

Yesss, the signal is familiar, but the deadpanned stare of a little blue face with big dark eyes might be a bit less. Tilting her head gently, the Pokemon simply stared down the screen, not budging and breathing so quietly, she resembles a statue more than a living thing.

It's actually a good ten minutes before there's footsteps outside of the room, and a rather good argument going on when the door finally opens and someone is stumbling through it. The Glaceon? Doesn't even blink, somehow ignoring the racket.]

Vanitas, come on, I was just getting a drink!

I don't care. You were going to slip out while I was busy. [Sounds of shoving return and Ventus' foot stumbles by the gear, giving a from-the-floor view of the edge of the bed and Ven's legs.]

It wasn't like that, I just... it doesn't feel right to just sit around.

Again, I don't care- [Hi from-the-floor view of Vanitas, who caused the screen to jitter a bit from his foot bumping it. He has at least looked down and is raising his eyebrow at that blinking light and his deadpan Pokemon, who has finally moved her head to look right back up at him. His expression remains the same, but his eyebrows shift places as he has a minor staring contest with the Glaceon, before rolling his eyes and crouching down.]

Don't make phone calls with my gear, use someone elses for that crap. [Click!]

12 // fourth wall event

2011-05-28T04:52:13Z

[Standing in the middle of Goldenrod, this armor clad young lad has his head hanging, blond locks obscuring his eyes, and is holding an almost strange looking sword.

Approach?]

11 // video

2011-05-19T04:04:48Z

[Opening up the feed with only his palm in view, there sit three badges.

]

I'm one step further than when we last spoke, Franziska.

[Vanitas curls his palm shut to block the view of the badges then as he lifts the Gear, regarding the screen with a rather smug look.]

How many badges do you have?

[His tone was making it seem like he was asking more than just Frannie about her badge collecting; Vanitas almost appears as if he wants to hear about others as well. Competition, as it was.]

10 // (always accidental) video + audio

2011-05-10T22:20:25Z

[The feed cracks on first to show a big, enormous, close up of a black nose and yellow fur. Leaning back enough to show his face, Minun is the one playing with the camera (like always), but it's not on long before a Sneasel steps into view near the little rodent. Booting the smaller Pokemon out of her way, she picks up the device with her long claws and regards the screen with an almost curious look, before making a sour face and ... biting the corner of the Gear. Gnawing on it, she's lightly batted from leaving more marks on it by a black gloved hand and a scolding "Knock it off, Void, I actually need that", before the trainer picks up the gear.

He looks different than usual, and if you guessed it was his hair? DING DING DING! It's not the crazy all over the place bedhead that keeps getting him called Sora; other than some mildly frizzy, very short patches of wispy 'wings' near his ears, the rest was slicked back (in a style resembling this ~~yes that is Hidetoshi from Persona 3~~). The edges hung near the nape of his neck, he had no bangs... Is this really the same person?

Maybe the big, gold, mildly annoyed eyes can clue the viewers in once he spots the red recording light in the corner.]

Runt, you turned it on? Ugh. [Flicking the video feed off, Vanitas spoke briefly, though there was also the sound of a Sudowoodo making a distressed WOODOOOO and seemingly scampering off, before footsteps are picking up quietly.]

Whoever is in Ecruteak, don't mess up the burned tower more. It's somewhat fixed, and I'm sure the locals will want it to stay that way. [Leaving out that he's fixing it, aw yeah. But he did 'mention' it to Morty, so the gym leader? Is all over that joint, wanting to keep it cleaned up; better for tourism and moreso, for the Pokes that live there. Yadda yadda, Vanitas didn't care for his reasons, he just wanted his 'base' to not be smashed when he came back.

So with that little bit said, CLICK! Shows over, folks.]

9 // [short video --> text]

2011-04-24T16:24:48Z

[Wow, guess who hasn't been around on network lately? He's been busy sulking. And training. But the feed does flicker on to show a couple different eggs, with Swablu happily cuddling up to both, even if she's not quite big enough to sit on them at the same time.

The feed shuts off then, and a text goes out.]

I know what the brown one is, but what is the blue one?

8 // [minun-cam! aka video]

2011-03-19T07:47:16Z

[While the video opens up with Minun's face being pressed up against the feed, the little Pokemon gives a hushed chitter, a somewhat worried look on his face. Pulling the Gear along the ground for a few moments, Minun props it up against a rock, pointing the feed across the basement where Vanitas could be seen.

It's a little hard to make out from waaaaaaaaaaay over here, but it looks like partial bath time? He's got his head dipped into an old bucket, scrubbing furiously at his hair for a few minutes longer before sitting up and flipping the wet spikes back.

Where they promptly start to fluff up again, despite being soaked.

On reaching up and discovering this, he lets out an incredibly irritated sound. Vanitas then reaches and digs into his bag nearby, sourly muttering something akin to 'enough of this', and draws out the little survival knife he picked up on his last pickpocketing adventure.

Grabbing a large hunk of spike, he hacks it off effortlessly, and promptly reaches for another.

Someone tell him it's a bad idea to cut his own hair.]

7 // text ; action

2011-03-02T00:26:45Z

Not staying here anymore.

[That's really the only warning anyone is getting, but those in Ecruteak will be hearing some chaos at the PokeCenter. One of the bed rest patients has escaped the room, and is apparently darting through the hallways to gather his things before leaving. These items include his clothing (because this gown is the most disgusting thing ever), his Pokemon, and whatever supplies he can thieve from the easy access, behind the counter potions, antidotes, awakenings... the entire gist.

Feel like stopping him? Vanitas can be found making a wheezing break for the front door with a very large, heavy set man in a nurse outfit chasing after him. It seems he's encountered the Ecruteak version of Nurse Tank!

Er. Encountered and is now running for a door instead of the window he would get dragged out of.

...

Yeah.

Vanitas will manage to escape after some shenanigans, smokescreens and cartwheeling over large nurses, and make a bee-line towards... the burnt tower. If anyone would like to find him a few hours after this text, that is indeed where he shall be! Hanging out in the very bottom floor (after nearly falling through rotten wood, whoops), he's clearing as much of a 'living space' as he can get.]

6 // accidental audio + video

2011-02-15T08:32:56Z

[The sound opens up into some state of alarm, footsteps clattering around, birds squawking in concern, a nurse paging a doctor... and a flat sounding heart rate monitor. It's honestly just a lot of audio chaos for a good minute, some static even interrupting a nervous, higher pitched chirping from a bird. More rushed footsteps, and a sharp zap sound... well. Electricity always did prompt noise out of him. Vanitas lets out a yell, but it sounded slightly muffled, followed by harsh coughing that was also muffled. The monitor picked up again just before that yell at least, so it's at least apparent he's not dead?

Some hushed voices were speaking just too inaudible to pick up, but the Gear was getting shoved and moved around again, until the video feed flickered on from in the bed-bound kids bed, a little Swablu fluttering to snuggle under Vanitas' chin as carefully as she could. He was stuck with a breathing tube and mask over his nose and mouth, giving the doctor across the room quite the groggy, nasty look. Unaware of the video feed going on in his lap, showing him in such a state, his expression soon relaxed into something quieter until he seemed to spot something off screen, making a gruntish noise.

It caught a nurses attention, since one stepped over to see what the problem was. Lifting his hand slowly, he gave a disgusted look at the IV in the back of his hand before pointing at something off screen again.]

Oh, those? They were dropped off for you earlier, but you were still sleeping.

[Furrowing his eyebrows, he turned his head just slightly with an honestly confused look. Working his mouth a little around the tube, Vanitas just looked cranky again in that when he tried to talk, words just didn't work today -- does he even realize he has a tube in his mouth? He just seems that out of it.]

They're Valentine's day chocolates, sir!

[Yeah, his previously confused look is returning, but he's too tired to care anymore outside of that, with his eyes drooping closed again. Swablu gives a soft, worried chirp when she sees this, but the nurse thinks he's satisfied with those answers and walks away as the feed times out.]

(ooc: FEEL FREE TO YAK AT HIM. He's not really supposed to go to sleep again so soon after that hurr BUT IF ANYTHING, his pokemans will warble at you. Swablu is the only one light enough to be allowed to hang out literally ON him right now is all.)

5 // action

2011-01-31T03:32:18Z

[South of Goldenrod and neck deep in trees, this is where Vanitas can be found. Does he really want to be this lost in the woods? Not particularly, but staring at too many trees is surprisingly good for not thinking. Why not thinking, you ask? Oh, just a little thing called an existential crisis.

Huddled under a small lean-to constructed out of already fallen branches and large shrubs, Vanitas just stared out into the woods; particularly, at an old shrine across the clearing. One thing he definitely noticed is that the small wooden structure went unharmed, and just about every type of Pokemon in the forest had stopped by to simply stand by it for a few moments before continuing on their way.

Overall? It's something worth investigating, but not with the cold weather going on. Sure, he could start a small fire under the lean-to with help from Dartanian, but something just made him not bother and stay put under the lean-to.]

(ooc: sup, kidnapping log with kneesocks and ventus for fail rescue! order goes with.. whoever tags first XD then we'll stick with that <333 I may be a little slow cause I have to go to bed earlier than usual since working early hurr)

4 // private text;action , this will have spoilers and spoilerface all over it probably

2011-01-20T05:40:14Z

Ventus. South of town. I'll be waiting.

[Shortly after sending that text, Vanitas clicked his Gear shut and moved away from the front doors of the PokeCenter. It wouldn't be much longer until he was whole again, he knew nothing could stop him with Ventus so willing to speak with him; and this time, there shouldn't be any interference if what Ventus said was true.

Murkrow and Swablu will act as eyes in the air, at least, to let him know if it isn't; that his friends are following anyway, so he knows to act quicker if need be. Reaching without thinking to dig his fingers slightly at his clothing above a faint, fluttering heartbeat, he snorted and outright scowled even. Soon, he will have it all, be in control, and with all that power? Whatever was blocking his Unversed should be broken with the most powerful keyblade in all existence, especially at its creation.

So he will make his way down the street to eventually reach the edge of town on the south end, leaning against the frosty fence.]

3 // video (why are these becoming more accidental by the week OH RIGHT HIS POKEMON)

2011-01-11T03:04:47Z

[While it's difficult to make out the actual location around a large pile of white cotton fluff, it isn't hard to mistake the sound of Vanitas outright chewing his Murkrow out in the background. Said pile of white cotton fluff turns, and there is a rather cute looking Swablu peeking at the screen, giving a happy little chirp.

Minun isn't far away either, waving at the screen and then lifting one of those fluffy wings of the new baby bird to show .... Vanitas literally trying to fistfight with the Murkrow that is squabbling and snapping at his fingers just out of reach. While the movement is making it hard to see his face, the "trainer" is bundled in some winter wear of a dark maroon jacket and a dull green scarf, a matching hat and yellow goggles obscuring his face further... well, for a moment he had the hat. It was getting plucked off now by the angry bird now and showing off the mess of dark spikes that was frizzing by now.]

Tell me where you got that egg! You didn't steal it, someone would have complained by now, so what did you do!

2 // (accidental) video

2011-01-01T01:40:15Z

[It's a shame the video is only clattering on now, since the reaction to something cracking in his bag was pretty darn funny. There were some snow smears on the PokeGear from where it was laying on the ground, but something much more interesting was caught on camera.

Something with little flashes of yellow and blue was running around, climbing all over Vanitas, and he was doing quite a hilarious looking dance of sorts in trying to catch the creature. He is clearly not fast enough, and the little blur eventually stops by -- hanging onto the back of his head.

Making an angry, irritable sound, he actually lets his arms hang down in defeat ~~?!?!?!?!~~, snapping his attention to the laughing-crowing bird in the sky somewhere above the PokeGear.]

Shut up!

[Don't you love those cute blue ears Vanitas is now sporting? They twitched, and when his head turned, there is clearly a Minun hanging onto the back of that helmet, looking all mischevious and happy. How cute, Vanitas made a friend.]

1 // video;action

2010-12-26T22:03:15Z

Ventus.

[Gee, that is a familiar voice coming over the network to some people, now isn't it? The single name spoken was in a quiet tone, but just as the words were soft, they carried so much in the simple annunciation that it was difficult to tell if it was desperate longing?, or just plain hate.

It was impossible to see who spoke just yet though, since all that could be seen was black feathers. It wasn't long though before the figure pulled back, a gold beak and red eye quirking at the feed from an upside down view -- Oh. A Murkrow, for those who know what this Pokemon looks like. The feed had talons peeking at the edges, so it seems the bird is the one holding the PokeGear, surprise video recording his new trainer down below since it seems to be in rafters.

Except all the viewers can see is a mess of black hair for a moment as the person down below slides on a helmet, then turns a visor blocked gaze upward. A soft t'ch can be heard, before he begins to stride away, a bag over his shoulder and a mess of unnecessary things dropped down below.

A letter, a dark uniform with a large red R...

The feed starts to shake and move though, as the Pokemon takes wing quietly and swoops after his trainer and passing overhead, a short glimpse of a strange egg also in the bag before a hand shoots up and blocks the view, clicking off.

Looks like the bird flew a touch too low.]

[action]

[Leaving the building referred to as a base, Vanitas hardly batted an eye at the bright sunlight outdoors, the white snow all around making it even brighter. No, this is nothing, especially with his visor still on, making everything as dark as dusk for him. He only paused to rip the strange device out of the birds talons as it flew above him, snapping it shut and passing it back into his bag, unknowing of the recording that happened.

Perhaps it can be used to find him.

Moving forward now and following only the faint tug in his chest, he began to search the town. No building was safe, and no corner was unturned.]

(ooc: Basically, Vanitas is searching for Ven. This includes kicking down doors and rifling through everyones things and outright destroying the insides of everything in sight while he searches. FEEL FREE TO TRY AND STOP HIM IF YOU ARE IN MAHOGANY TOWN 8Db He may get violent though. In fact, he's already in a really piss-poor mood! So uh, he most likely will hang up on people who try to talk to him, but any mentions of Ven will make him curious enough to leave it on and... chat.)