Eighth Viking Charge [Video]

[punchandkiss]

[Astrid is in Ecruteak, and she looks...puzzled. She's frowning at her gear absently as she starts to talk.]

Okay. So, I've learned to deal with a lot here, really. Riding on the back of a giant bird, eggs that hatch into dogs, animals that get 'knocked out' instead of killed.

Ghost masks that make you think you're other people and no I am never going to talk about that.

Ghosts in general. I caught a ghost! He looks like a furry floating dark thing that grins. Which is weird. It's all weird.

But I think...this sort of wins.

[She turns the camera away now, to where her Wailmer is sitting on the ground looking gigantic and very happy. He sort of wiggles at the camera in what might be an attempt at a tail wag.]

He hatched from an egg that I could hold in my hands. Egg to that. He's HUGE. [And back to Astrid.] The 'Ball Whale Pokemon.' Seriously? And the strangest thing? Someone mailed me the egg. Anonymously. Someone looked at this and thought 'I'm going to give this whale thing to the viking girl.'

[She just shakes her head.]

I think I'm gonna name him 'Ball.'

Comments

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[strawberryredgrave]

(There's an impressed whistle.)

Not a bad Pokemon to have. You think it's big now, wait until he evolves. It'll be fucking huge, man.

[Video]

[punchandkiss]

...How much bigger? 'cause he already doesn't really fit anywhere.

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[strawberryredgrave]

I haven't seen any in person, but it evolves into a full fledged whale. So it'll probably be bigger than your whole team combined.

Video - Imogen is too close to her camera outta excite.

[for_realsies]

THAT'S SO COOL!

...But I can't see using it in many battles unless you're near an ocean.

"Ball" is kinda boring, isn't it?

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[tacklepounce]

[ That thing is really bizarre looking, and probably the biggest Pokemon she's seen. But Nepeta's first response is, helpfully: ]

Oh my gosh, he's so cute!

Video

[punchandkiss]

Uh...I guess?

But it's accurate. He's a big ball of whale.

And supposedly he can fight on land. I'll have to train him somehow.

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[punchandkiss]

Uhm.

...Sure? I guess. If you like big round whales.

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[punchandkiss]

...What am I supposed to do with a whale?

[Video]

[strawberryredgrave]

Never worry about getting lost at sea?

[Video]

[punchandkiss]

I wasn't really worried about that before.

[Video]

[strawberryredgrave]

Then look at it this way: it's a fucking whale. Gonna take a lot of hits to bring it down. If you keep it, you'll have a pretty good front liner.

[Video]

[punchandkiss]

Can you fight with a whale on land? I mean, it says you can but...

Video

[for_realsies]

But... is it the name he wants, it'd be kinda like if your name was Blondie.

Maybe he rolls around on land! *Imogen is so helpful.*

[Video]

[strawberryredgrave]

Doesn't hurt to find out.

Besides, that'll be one hell of a surprise for your opponent, right?

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[punchandkiss]

If he was big enough, you could just throw the ball up in the air and let him fall on them.

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[punchandkiss]

He can't exactly speak to tell me what name he wants.

[She shrugs and turns to the whale.]

Hey Ball, come over here!

[Whether responding to her voice, or the name, who knows...but the wailmer promptly...bounces...over to her. She just sighs and reaches up to give him a pat.] Good boy.

[Video]

[strawberryredgrave]

For the record: they're definitely big enough.

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[newberktown]

[He's got a goofy grin on his face as he replies. Because there were just so many things about this that were...interesting.

...Once he chooses to completely ignore all the stuff about ghosts, yep.]

I bet Helga's not seeming so silly anymore, is she?

[His 'Milk Cow Pokemon' was so much better than your 'Ball Whale Pokemon', Astrid.]

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[for_realsies]

Well, he did come to that name so he must not hate it. *Imogen has finally pulled back from the camera so you can see all of her face.*

Speaking of names, do you have one? Other than 'Viking Girl'?

[video]

[brokenmemories]

A pokemon that big came out of an egg that size?

And I thought this place couldn't get any weirder... [There's still more to come Misaki..]

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[punchandkiss]

[Finally! Someone else who thinks it's crazy! She holds up a pokeball.]

And now he fits in this.

[Video]

[punchandkiss]

So wouldn't that...always win?

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[punchandkiss]

They usually like the names I come up with. [She sounds a little defensive. Why do people always hate her names?]

Uh, yeah. I'm Astrid.

[video]

[punchandkiss]

[She gives him an joking glare.]

A whale is still better than a cow, Hiccup. You're basically fighting with livestock. You might as well try and use a sheep.

[video]

[brokenmemories]

[She's still quite a newbie and comes from a very mundane world.]

I understand little Pokemon like my Pidove but Pokemon as big as your whale...? I don't know what would surprise me anymore.