Entry 24 [video]

[usedsuitup]

[There is a pensive Totodile on the feed today, having commandeered Barney's gear for reasons. He thought about blogging, but this matter seemed to need direct conference. And since Ted has a hard time communicating with people, pokemon it is.]

My trainer's been acting really weird lately. Like, he's been acting like his usual self, but that's just an act. I think something's bothering him, but I don't know what it is. What's a good way of finding out?

And it's like, really bad. He hasn't even talked to the Joy here!

Comments

[video]

[greatbigrock]

_{[Never fret, Totodile, have a Persian (pretend icon is one, yes) to the ... well, not exactly rescue.]}

Did you try stalking?

[video] /insert poochyena pic

[pinnedbangs]

[Poochyena glares at Totodile. Curse him and his dexterity with the 'gear. As such, she doesn't feel too compelled to answer his question.]

What are you? An imbecile? Trainers are always acting strange. It only takes a brand new idea to pop into their head to make them change their minds!

But if it's something very bad, then you should try biting your trainer. It works for mine.

[Video.]

[shakespearealien]

[Gorthan's Elgyem answers this one.]

That's easy enough. Try reading his thoughts.

[Someone should probably tell him that not everybody can do that...]

[Video.]

[usedsuitup]

[Ted thinks for a moment.]

I don't think I can do that.

[video]

[usedsuitup]

[Ha ha, look who has something resembling hands!]

I know that, but this is worse than usual.

...I suppose I could give that a shot though.

[video]

[usedsuitup]

I'm usually with him, but he does go out on his own sometimes.

[Video.]

[shakespearealien]

I see... Don't you have a friend who can?

[Video.]

[usedsuitup]

Maybe. Shuppet might be able to! I'll have to find him though.

[Video.]

[shakespearealien]

You could also try directly asking your trainer what is wrong.

But I keep thinking you may have some mind-reading abilities of your own, too! If you can tell that your trainer's behavior is just an act.

[Video.]

[usedsuitup]

The last time I did that, he thought I needed to go outside.

He's just being obvious about it.

[Video.]

[shakespearealien]

I see. Ah! There we go.

[The tiny alien holds up a few pieces of paper, examining them.]

I think my trainer's notes say that Shuppet can sense negative emotions. So your friend can probably help you understand what the problem is.

[Video.]

[usedsuitup]

Wow, he can do that? I'll make sure to ask him so that we can figure this out.

[strawberryredgrave]

(Ignore the Dante icon that is a scyther on the other line, okay? Okay. He's given up on holding it properly since no fingers and all that, but the ol' college try counts for something, right?)

Maybe you need to poke him a bunch of times; that gets my trainer's attention!

[usedsuitup]

[Ted will never truly understand how lucky he is to have something resembling hands.]

I could try that to. I could get Pamela to help me!

[strawberryredgrave]

(Lucky little guy...)

Is she another pokemon? Two pokemon working together could get his attention faster than one pokemon!

[usedsuitup]

Yeah, she's an aipom. She's good at slapping sense into him.

[strawberryredgrave]

They can slap sense into anything! You'll definitely get his attention with her help!

[usedsuitup]

I know!

I just hope he'll want to talk about it.

[strawberryredgrave]

Your trainer? What happened?

[usedsuitup]

I dunno. One day he started acting all awkward around his friends and he broke a TV in a back alley.

[strawberryredgrave]

A TV? Those can make a lot of noise! Wouldn't breaking one normally help someone feel better?

[usedsuitup]

I think that's what he's trying to do but it doesn't seem to be working. Or he's running out of TVs.

[strawberryredgrave]

TVs are expensive! He'll run out of money before running out of TVs!

Maybe you really do need to talk to him! Or try hugs. They always like hugs...except mind, but I don't know why.

(Because you'll cut him in two, you silly Scyther.)

[usedsuitup]

I don't think he's had to buy one yet.

I'll definitely try that! He could really use a hug!

That's too bad that your trainer doesn't like hugs.

[strawberryredgrave]

Hugs always make everyone feel better! I don't know why mine doesn't like them, but I'm sure he will one day!

[usedsuitup]

You just need to keep trying! Is he a new trainer?

[strawberryredgrave]

Yeah! He came here a week ago. He's weird and seems calm all the time, but he's teaching me how to fight! He could be a pokemon with all of that skill!

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[pinnedbangs]

[STFU STUPID BLUE WATER TYPE ;A;]

They have only two levels: stupid and stupider. Sometimes they get better. Sounds like your trainer is beyond help to me.

Yeah, you do that.

[video]

[usedsuitup]

You really think so? I have to help him somehow.

Which would be better, biting him first or hugging him?

[usedsuitup]

He sounds really cool! I wish my trainer could do that.

[strawberryredgrave]

Maybe he can. If he breaks TVs a lot, then maybe he has some really cool things like that to teach you!

[usedsuitup]

I don't know about that. But he did teach me how to blog! And pick up girls!

[You know. The important stuff.]

[strawberryredgrave]

(The bare necessities right there.)

Those sound like really cool things!

...he showed you how to carry girls over your head? And what's a blog?

[usedsuitup]

A blog is kinda like a journal things. You can give advice and tell people about thing.

Ha ha! I don't carry girls. I get them to go on dates with me!

[strawberryredgrave]

Oooh, that does sound cool!

That's even better than carrying them! How many have you gone out with so far?

[usedsuitup]

Not a whole lot really. I'm still learning.

My trainer usually goes for the Nurse Joys, so I'm stuck with the Chanseys.

[strawberryredgrave]

Chanseys aren't too bad! They can always take care of you if anything goes wrong.

[usedsuitup]

They do do that. And they can be fun to talk to. They have lots of stories.

[strawberryredgrave]

I bet! Are they really interesting stories?

[usedsuitup]

Usually, yeah. But medical dramas mostly.

[strawberryredgrave]

Oooooh, those are really good! Doctors have to juggle love and business and all that drama in between!

[usedsuitup]

It's so exciting!

[Maybe he's watched one too many medical dramas?]

[strawberryredgrave]

(One can never get enough medical dramas.)

I bet! Doctors have harder lives than they let on.

[usedsuitup]

Yeah, they do. A lot more exciting than banking and stuff.

[strawberryredgrave]

Banking's no fun at all! There's no drama in counting money; the worst it gets is losing count!

[usedsuitup]

Yeah. I don't get why my trainer finds it that exciting.

[strawberryredgrave]

He finds it exciting? How can anyone find that exciting? Watching a shuckle run a marathon is more exciting!