Entry 9 - Video

[usedsuitup]

[So, you probably didn't see much of  Barney the week. That was due to the fact that he to was hit by the event as well, and hasn't been doing very well since, not necessarily psychologically, but physically. Hallucinations did happen, and he was visited by a very haunting melody from his past that shall not be talked about, and basically, Ted and Robin getting back together, and then them and Marshall and Lily leaving him alone forever. He was in a stupor and so Ted the Totodile figured that the best way to wake Barney up was multiple water guns to the face. On a cold foggy night. Although he won't admit it, Barney is sick. One of those nasty colds that won't go away.

However, he was found by the authorities and taken to the pokecenter in Violet where he is being well cared for by a Nurse Joy. The Video shows him lying in his bed at the pokemon center, looking rather pathetic, since he is trying to milk this for all it's worth. Even though he won't admit to that. When he speaks, he even sounds sick. Seriously, read this imagining the most pathetic stuffed up sounding voice you can imagine.]

Just to let everyone know, I'm alright. I got caught in that fog last week, and well, stuff happened. *sniff* I'm not sick though.

When I get sick, I stop being sick and be awesome instead. *sniff* True story. *coughing fit* *sniiiiiiffff*

Oh god, this sucks.

[He pauses and then holds up a pokeball]

I think I might have caught a pokemon but I'm not sure which one.  Anyone want to take bets on what's in here?

*cough cough sniff groan cough sniff*

Comments

[justicereigns]

[Watches in amusement, waiting to see what it is.]

[usedsuitup.livejournal.com]

Shuppet!

[Barney blinks. Never seen that one before, but it's not a snake so...]

Guess you owe me a drink?

[justicereigns]

Seems like a ghost. Guess I do.

I hope you can hold your liquor though, it's always disappointing to drink with lightweights.

[usedsuitup.livejournal.com]

[The Shuppet is currently pleased to be out of it's pokeball and is currently floating around Barney's head]

Oh don't worry. I can hold my liquor just fine.

[justicereigns]

Excellent. Are you back in Violet City now?

[usedsuitup.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It's where they brought me after dragging me outta the woods.

I figure I gotta be free to go soon. I'm going nuts in here.

[justicereigns]

Good. Catch up in Azalea, there's got to be at least one bar there, right?

[usedsuitup.livejournal.com]

God I hope so. Azalea's the next town right? I'm gonna need a drink after that journey.

[justicereigns]

Right. Route 32 is insanely long. And the cave in between supposedly takes over a day in itself. You'd think they'd create some better form of transportation in this place.

[usedsuitup.livejournal.com]

I'd give anything for a decent taxi service. Or even Marshall's ferraro right now.

[justicereigns]

Ferraro?

[usedsuitup.livejournal.com]

It's a type of car.

[justicereigns]

[Dead silence.]

...... Come again?

[usedsuitup.livejournal.com]

[Silence back, with the occasional sniff]

You don't know what a car is?

[People don't know about cars or computers what is with this place?]

[justicereigns]

Oh right, someone mentioned the word when they were explaining the vans. Like a giant boxed motorcycle carriage.

[Why yes. Smoker is proficient with motorcycles and not cars. Feel free to ask why....]

[usedsuitup.livejournal.com]

Sort of yeah. With 4 wheels instead of two. You know about motorbikes and not cars?

[Curious Barney is curious]

[justicereigns]

Motorcycles can have three too.

And yeah. Well, I own a motorcycle back home. Never heard of a car before here. I would love to have my Billower Bike back though.

[usedsuitup.livejournal.com]

So you had motorcycles, but no cars?

Billower? Never heard of that brand.

[justicereigns]

Correct. Tch. Not like there would be enough room on the roads for them in any case from what I've been able to make out. Besides, my motorcycle can handle water, most of the world is water so people are more likely to stick to ships to get places.

It's my own. It runs on my smoke logia. Fuck, I miss that too.

[usedsuitup.livejournal.com]

[Okay Smoker. You just said a bunch of words that didn't make sense to Barney, so you're reward with a sniff that turns into a hacking cough]

So there's a lotta boats where you're from?

[justicereigns]

....

Yes.

[usedsuitup.livejournal.com]

What kind of boats? Fishing boats, battleships, pirate ships?

[He is searching for a point to sound knowledgeable on]

[justicereigns]

All of those.

Expedition ships, merchant ships, the occasional cruise liner -- though those tend to just be pirate bait without strong guards.

[usedsuitup.livejournal.com]

Wow. Was your world like one giant ocean?

[justicereigns]

Well, five oceans, but yeah, mostly.

There are a ton of islands, but they're still islands. It's rare to have an island big enough to fit more than a few mountains and cities, and most of the islands are only just big enough for a single city and maybe some sprawl.