VIDEO - GRASSHOPPER DAY 16 (LATE)

[luckydragonsfoot]

[It appears that someone's making good use of the ICP for the Garden Carriage- at the very least it's easier than trying to use any communication off something from his wrist. As it stands- Katsuya grins, something silvery dangling around his neck quite obviously against the blue of his sweater.]

Hey! Turns out, I was able t' get another 'f my team here, [he cheers.] Order instruction's make me figure I won' be able t' get anyone else but...I figure tha's f'r th' best. Bit big f'r th' train, [he remarks with a shrug. Stepping slightly out of view so that the ICP can display the rest of the immediate area, he continues.]

But here she is! Amar!

['Amar' no doubt refers to the extremely round little sheep plodding around near the sand. Smaller than even Katsuya's relatively miniscule pony, who seems to be watching as well, the 13 pound ball of wool abruptly tucks her legs in to roll a bit down the path before stopping to bleat.]

Amar's m' wooloo- she's abou' 's friendly as Kaseri, so if y' see 'er around, don' feel shy, go on an' pet her! She's as soft as a pillow!

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[nocawsforconcern]

[Garden car, huh. Enna's brand new, so she's trying to get used to everything, exploring and figuring out how... well, everything works. She's by now calmed down and no longer suspecting this as evil, so now she wants to know as much about this weird place as possible.

So she's not even paying the tiniest bit of attention to the ICPs as she walks into the Garden Carriage, and sees.... a rolling sheep.

Enna's immediately just going to go over there to start patting the sheep.]

Oooh! This is the fattest sheep I've ever seen!

actionnnnn...

[luckydragonsfoot]

[Mh?

Just as the ICP is clicked off (he'll answer it when someone answers the feed, it's fine), Katsuya turns to find out why Amar was rolling away.

They're not alone! Well then.] Hohhh, I didn' ev'n hear y' come in...

Mmmeeeeeeh! [Grinning, Katsuya simply scratches his head and comes over to say hi himself.] I can' say I've seen ev'ryone on th' train, but I don' think I've seen y' aroun' b'fore either- go ahead 'n giv' 'er a squish though, [he adds with a wink.] Th' only thin' fat abou' Amar, is her wool~

[Poof poof!]

[nocawsforconcern]

You haven't seen me 'cause I'm new, duh. Just got here! I'm Enna.

[But, taking him up on that, she does indeed squish.]

... Oh, you're right... Boo. That sucks. But, I guess she's still young, to be this size! It's okay, Amar, he'll feed you a lot, and you'll be nice and delicious when you get bigger!

[luckydragonsfoot]

Katsuya Jonouchi. Nice t' me-

[wait]

NYH!? [NO NO-] O-Oii oii oii!! She ain' a food sheep!! [he chokes in panic- though if it wasn't for a few key memories of being a goat herd, he'd be taking this a lot worse...]

She's jus' a companion sheep, trus' me! Or, well... [He shrugs, and scratches his head.] They migh' be bred f'r th' wool back home? At th' very leas' they ain't eat'n 'r anythin'...

[He laughs, grinning yet again as Amar bleats happily.] I don' think there's gonna be anythin' that'll make 'er bigger other than evolution t' be hones'- an I don' ev'n think tha' c'n happen on th' train...otherwise, these two 'r stayin' jus' as big as they look!

[A whinny comes from behind, as the slightly larger- but no less tiny- ponyta clops over to join the group. It sounds a bit like she's confirming things.]

[nocawsforconcern]

Ka... tsu.... ya...

[Pause, and then she jumps up, clearly excited.]

Katsuyajonouchi! Your name was on my door!

[... But then she listens to the rest, and squints.]

Oh, wool sheep... That makes sense. But don't you eat wool sheep when they get old and die too? What's 'evolution'?

[luckydragonsfoot]

Yeah!

...

Jus' 'Jonouchi' is cool though, [he adds as an after thought, before the rest of the words come in.] OH- we're in th' same cabin then? Huh...guess tha' means someone stepped off th' train...Nyhhh...

...Y'know, I don' act'lly know 'f tha's what they do back there. Animals 'r sort 'f differen' in Alola- wasn' where I was originally from, see. They're way smarter though...guess I gotta ask when I go back.

Oh- [This other question though.] 's unique t' th' pokemon from where I was b'fore- there's others w'th 'm here, but they don' seem t' evolve th' same way...they jus' grow up it looks like.

Anyway, if one 'f these two evolved, they'd glow real bright-like, an' then suddenly change their whole form! Bigger, more adult lookin...an' tha'd be tha'. Like I said though, I dunno that it'll happen here.

[nocawsforconcern]

Jusjonouchi.

... No, that's still too long. Jo! Yeah, you seem like a Jo.

[She nods, clearly pleased with herself.]

... Po-ke-mon? This sheep is one of those? And they glow and get big? Wait, is that what Odette does? She doesn't glow but she turns into a huge swan and then tries to fight everyone. But then again, she tries to fight everyone even when she's not a swan.

[blue_ice]

You'd better guard her if you don't want some idiot trying to claim her wool. Quality clothing costs a fortune around here.

[ Kaiba has most of his old outfit back. The gauntlets and extra belts are missing, and he's tied a silvery scarf around his waist to replace his super cool belt, but it's better than continuing to look like a carrot. ]

[luckydragonsfoot]

Bah! What, y' figure soemone's gonna come at 'r with shears? She'll manage, could prob'bly grow it back w'th 'cotton guard' t' be honest.

[He seems pretty casual about it, at least.] Huh! See y' got some of yer look back...clothes not come w'th belts when y' order 'm?

[luckydragonsfoot]

Uhhhh...

[..Y'know what, it's not Joey, he'll take it.]

Uh yeah, a 'pokemon'. Techn'cally she ain' even a sheep, she's a wooloo. But they're pr'tty much th' same deal. Her name's Amar though, [he explains helpfully.]

...

I dunno tha' it's abou' th' same...I mean, 's permanen' when it happens, an' it sounds like th's swan gal c'n turn back...

[blue_ice]

No. Every accessory has to be ordered separately.

[ He's a little grouchy about that. ]

I see you picked one. Dog tags. How appro---

[ Then the light catches the address on them, and he falls silent, jaw dropping. ]

---what.

[luckydragonsfoot]

Nyh, seriously? Well tha's d-

[ah shit] MNH-

[The tags are hastily stuffed down his shirt.] 'S jus' medical shit, don' worry abou' it..!

[blue_ice]

That's my address. No other homes are anywhere in that vicinity.

[ He continues to squint. ]

I suspected something was off about you and your Kaiba, but...were you engaged? Already?

[ If he did love Jonouchi, he could see that as his answer to an engagement ring. Almost. ]

[luckydragonsfoot]

Aw c'mon you can't have eyes tha' good..! [he screams in protest, before he can so much as consider making an excuse.

And then-

Well, then he just goes red and starts choking. One would almost think he'd been eating a carrot skillet for the moment.] PFFFHHk-KH!

'NGAGED!? [The choking continues, but if there's anything being made clear by the reaction, it's that engagement is not the answer.] Are y' nuts man?! S- He'd jus' as soon kill me! Or at leas' half kill me, 'r somethin', or...

[Dammit.] Look, I only got these after s- he figured out tha' tryin' to boot me out would get Mokuba draggin' my ass back in an' back t' work alrigh'! It's not!

It wasn' like tha'

[Wasn't, as if it were past tense or at least 'hopefully' past tense, but it seems a flustered Katsuya is one that doesn't shut up.]

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[runicfeathers]

[Instead of sitting around, Willow's been wandering the train. She hasn't even tried figuring out her new gadgets, frankly she didn't yet understand how those things worked without magic and was too prideful to ask. At least in her current state.

And then she sees the creature. The soft, white, fluffy sheep-like creature with horns. Immediately she's interested in it, but so is Nova in a different way: hungrily. She knows better, but she's perched on an open space nearby her master with a keen eye on the sheep. Willow makes her way to the creature, and without thinking, puts a hand on one of the horns and then into the fluff.]

MY aren't you a curious and cute little one?

[blue_ice]

You repeatedly caught yourself attempting to call himSeto during the story.

[ His brain is crashing a little here. He opens and closes his mouth once or twice, and his voice is slightly softer. ]

I'm coming over.

[luckydragonsfoot]

I did not!

[He's pointing very accusingly at the screen. It's not helping.] No- Wai'-!

[The ICP is off.]

....

...MMNNHHHHHH-! [Amar, for a brief moment, finds her use as a pillow to be screamed into. The wooloo gives the closest thing to a bleating giggle at what tickles, and is from there squashed against the blond's front as he curses.] Shit!

Fuc-

[Wait crap there's no way Kaiba doesn't know what car he's in he needs to GO-

There's a strong chance that by the time the door opens, Kaiba is the one behind it.

There is a stronger chance that Katsuya saw this being the case about half a second before it opened, explaining the closed-eyes resignation all over his face.]

AaaaAAAAAH c'mon..!

[It's unclear who he's lamenting over right now.]

[blue_ice]

Jonouchi.

[ And here Kaiba was all set to march in, coat flapping proudly behind him, but he stops short when he sees him in the doorway. He takes Jonouchi's shoulder and nudges him back, uncharacteristically gently. ]

The point of telling our stories was to keep us from having awkward misunderstandings like this, wasn't it?

[goingthroughaphase]

Oh my gosh, she is so cute!

[ They both were! She just wants to hug them both. ]

So those are...Pokemon, right?

[ She remembers hearing an announcement about the match that one time, and she's seen some wandering around the train. But she still didn't know much about them. ]

[luckydragonsfoot]

[They're just waiting for hugs! WAITING FOR IT!]

Heheee yep! Both fr'm Galar, ev'n. Though, 'n Amar's case she w's wanderin' around Alola...bunch 'f differen' pokemon got scattered through wormholes, so th' farms there took 'm in...

[luckydragonsfoot]

Hehee, seems t' be th' big agreemen' so far, [he laughs, walking over behind the rolly-sheep.] Frien'ly too- yer already findin' Amar's sweet spot!

[luckydragonsfoot]

[He pouts the entire time.] Mnghhhhh...

Ain' a misunderstandin' 'f it never comes up ain' it?

[This was, undoubtedly, the most incorrect thing he could possibly say- something evident by the way he now refuses to look the man in the eye.] Th' hell y' want me t' say huh?

[blue_ice]

Fine. You don't have to say it, but I'll start making assumptions if you don't.

[ He nudges his way in and sits on the nearest bench, giving the sheep a passing smile. ]

The way you reacted when suggesting I take my shirt off to rid myself of the orange plague. And then what you told me when I realized our Yugi wasn't from my world...you knew from experience, didn't you.

[luckydragonsfoot]

[Well, at least he's not shoving him on the bench. He's not quite sure how he'd take that. As it is, he's not letting go of the sheep- and Kaseri, not to be outdone, is now clambering onto the bench to join Kaiba.]

....I already told y' I knew a version of y' from another world tha' wasn' mine, back on Alola. Decent guy, an' 'f I were t' take a guess I'd ev'n say y' were both pr'tty much th' same. ...Both of y' fell somewhere b'fore y' got home fr'm th' afterlife, an' all tha'...

[He swallows, pondering his next few words.] ...Got a feelin' y' mean somethin' else abou' experience though, wanna clear tha' one up?

[blue_ice]

[ He pinches the bridge of his nose and takes a deep breath. Kaseri's presence helps...and when he lowers his arm, he finds himself petting her. ]

The feeling of seeing every day an alternate timeline version of the person you're close to, who's familiar but isn't yours.

[ He sighs. ]

And to face that twice.