Seventh Viking Charge [Video]

[punchandkiss]

[Astrid is sitting on a bench outside of one of the big stores in Goldenrod, looking...a bit cross. After a minute of glaring at the camera, she reaches off screen and holds up a blue and yellow guitar.]

Whoever told me you could buy axes in Goldenrod, if this is what you meant...

[Yes, she's cross!]

This is not an axe! It's some kind of music...thing. I don't know. I asked for an axe and the guy sold me this. I don't even know what to do with it! I thought maybe it was a carrying case for an axe, some kind of modern...trick.

But it's not!

[She huffs and sets her guitar back down in her lap, plucking irritably at one of the strings.]

I don't suppose anybody does know what to do with it? I bought it, I have to do something with it.

[Another pause, and then she seems to remember something.]

Oh right, also. There's a thing that teaches pokemon to fly? A disc or square or...I don't know, whatever the word is. Someone said you can use it more than once, does anybody in goldenrod have one I could borrow for a couple minutes?

Comments

[video]

[paladinlost]

The Fly HM? I could lend you mine, along with any other HM you might need. I've obtained all seven of them.

[video]

[punchandkiss]

That would be great, I just need to teach it to Meatball.

Uh. There are other ones?

[video]

[paladinlost]

There are. Cut, Strength, Rock Smash, Surf, Waterfall and Whirlpool. The last three are mostly useful if you wish to travel by sea, and the others facilitate the removal of obstacles in your path. Not nearly as interesting as Fly, but they have their uses.

[video]

[punchandkiss]

Oh...

But if I can fly, can't I skip most of that anyway?

[bywiseguidance]

Axe...?

[Ziva agrees, that doesn't look much like an axe.]

That is a guitar. A musical instrument.

[punchandkiss]

Yes, an axe. Two bladed, nice solid handle, something I could really get a grip on.

[Astrid says this longingly. She misses her axe! And then she sighs.]

Yeah, I know. I figured that out. I have no idea what to do with this.

[bywiseguidance]

I would like a knife, personally. Good balance and heft.

[aka she totally understands your feels.]

You could learn to play it.

[punchandkiss]

I could work with a knife. It wouldn't be as good as an axe, but it would be something!

[Frown.]

I'm...not really the musical type.

[Video]

[subtlecoruscate]

...what do you need an axe for?

[Video]

[punchandkiss]

Defending myself. Cutting down trees. Feeling more secure.

Why wouldn't I want an axe?

[Video]

[subtlecoruscate]

Fair enough...

I don't think they sell them though. [At all...]

[Video]

[punchandkiss]

Yeah, so I'm seeing.

Someone said they're illegal!

[usedshooshpap]

Guitar. It's a guitar.

[punchandkiss]

All I hear is that it's not an axe.

[She's a little grumpy. Sorry Karkat.]

[papshooshing]

Sorry. I think weapons are illegal or some shit.

[punchandkiss]

I still don't understand that. I mean, doesn't that just mean bad people can make their own and nobody would be able to protect themselves?

[Vikings: The original NRA.]

[usedlaserbeam]

Have you managed to find someone to share their HM for Fly with you? If not, I can oblige you, since I see you've made it to Goldenrod now.

[punchandkiss]

I think Cecil is going to let me use his?

[She blinks.]

Are you in this city too?

[usedlaserbeam]

I live here. My house is next to the Breeding Center, if you're familiar with where that is.

[Video] You know it's about time we threaded.

[beforethedarkness]

It seems like weapons of any kind are hard to come by here. [Probably because they're illegal, but shh. Sasuke isn't exactly a fan of the 'no weapons' deal.]

[Video]

[punchandkiss]

I know! It's infuriating.

[Video]

[beforethedarkness]

[Yes, Astrid, it's frustrating for him too. Big sigh here.]

I haven't come across any kind of weapon stores either. From the looks of it, we're expected to use our pokémon to do all of our fighting for us.

[action because i can, okay.]

[newberktown]

[Doop da doop, walking home from work, Cubone nestled nicely into his arms... Oh, there's a familiar face over there, in a familiar, irritated expression!]

Astrid, hi! Why...do you have a guitar?

[action oh well if you insist.]

[punchandkiss]

[Astrid doesn't mean to glare at him and his...cubone...she can't help it. She's grumpy! She looks like she might shout at him, but then she just sucks in a breath and slumps back where she's sitting.]

I asked for an axe.

[action gotta make up for hiccup being...hiccup.]

[newberktown]

[He's...pretty confident Astrid won't punch him while he's holding a baby, so her glare is only mildly disconcerting.]

An axe...?

[On one hand, he's grateful she doesn't actually have one. On the other, why would they have handed her that when she asked for an axe? It was definitely not an axe.]

Johto doesn't have weapons, or at least not normal ones. Though a guitar would be a pretty weird choice, even for this place...