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Apollo ([personal profile] whateveryoueatliveitspart) wrote2013-01-08 10:46 am

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[Just when you thought that all the Christmas egg hatching posts were over with and everyone could focus on the new arrivals, Apollo's egg starts to hatch, and since he sees other people recording their eggs hatching he figures that some people might be interested. The miracle of birth and all that.



Now here's an egg no one's likely to recognize, though Cecil will recognize the self-warming egg pillow it's sitting on at least. The video shows that the egg is in a cave not too far from a nice fire, with a larger-than-average Fearow, a Furret, and a Growlithe watching intently, a Zangoose leaning against a plastic bin in the background, chewing on a twig and looking only vaguely interested, and what perceptive viewers might recognize as the arms and legs of a very large Golurk sitting mostly off-camera. The pokégear has obviously been propped up on something, since Apollo comes around from behind it and sits down next to the egg, which is shaking and gaining another crack every few seconds.]

I guess today is a day for eggs. Combee and Vespiquen laid some eggs while I had them out of the PC to check on them, and now the egg that appeared a while ago is finally hatching. It's too bad it didn't hatch while I was near a PC, then everyone could have seen it- [A particularly large and loud crack interrupts him and he leans a bit closer to the egg, which glows white and transforms into...

Whatever it is, it sparkles as it makes its debut. It looks around curiously as the assembled Pokémon greet it, Apollo smiling and giving a psychic greeting that doesn't get picked up by the pokégear. It continues to look around quietly for a few more seconds before...]

Arrrrrrrrr!

[With a horrible screech it uses Quick Attack, headbutting Apollo in the forehead and knocking him back, then zooming over to hit Fearow, then Furret and Firaga the Growlithe. Zangoose charges in because this situation obviously needs a woman's no-so-delicate fist, only to be hit by a Wing Attack that makes her stumble and accidentally punch Firaga. Golurk tries to grab the baby, but it's low Speed stat makes that a futile gesture at best. The baby continues to dart between the other Pokémon for a bit longer, getting them to accidentally hit each other several times, before knocking over the pokégear as it darts past and heads for the cave's entrance. Fearow passes by the camera, the look on his face unmistakable as being that of someone who's just developed a crush - if this were animated and not reality, his eyes would be big pink hearts right about now. The feed continues for a while longer, allowing the viewer to fully appreciate the cave's ceiling, before finally shutting off.]

[Responses will be ICly delayed until Apollo can catch his new fossil Pokémon.]
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[personal profile] usedconfusion 2013-01-09 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Dude, Apollo, you alright?
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[personal profile] usedconfusion 2013-01-09 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
See, in my experience there happens to be a lotta difference between alright and alive.

Any clue why she freaked like that?
captainash: (surprised)

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[personal profile] captainash 2013-01-09 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
...And here I was, thinking that Squirtle the other day was the most lively newborn from this batch.
captainash: (worried)

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[personal profile] captainash 2013-01-09 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Give her a few weeks and you'll never have to worry about surprise attacks or competition, then. Well, if she doesn't kill you first.

[Because seriously, those wounds look bad.]
captainash: (worried)

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[personal profile] captainash 2013-01-09 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[He hears it and winces. Yeah, now he's kinda glad his Beldum is so lethargic.]

...You might not want to hope too much for that. Is she attacking out of anger, fear, bloodlust...? I mean, normally they can at least recognize their own allies.
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[personal profile] captainash 2013-01-10 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
There has to be a way to show her you're not a threat. Her instinct should tell her to appreciate you if you feed her, right? ...Right?

[He kinda hopes so, because those are seriously getting more alarming by the second.]
captainash: (thinking)

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[personal profile] captainash 2013-01-10 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe she'd forgive you if she had a nest? A sibling? A new Bidoof-destroying attack? ...You might want to wait for that last one, though.
captainash: (stoic)

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[personal profile] captainash 2013-01-10 01:56 pm (UTC)(link)
She's supposed an extinct Pokémon? That might mean that she comes from a time before it was common for them to bond with humans. And with the way she insists on battling by herself even when she should by all rights be wary... Wow, you sure have your work cut out for you.
captainash: (thinking)

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[personal profile] captainash 2013-01-11 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
That had to actually start at some point, right? And you might want to keep an eye on her, then. Where I come from, flightless birds tend to die off.
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[personal profile] captainash 2013-01-13 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
I guess that's always possible, as long as they actually have an evolution. Some of them don't, right? It might also calm her down a little, if you're lucky.
captainash: (stoic)

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[personal profile] captainash 2013-01-13 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
...That would be sad, having wings or limbs that resemble wings yet not being able to use them. I hope that won't be the case for her.
islandshore: (... let's not go there)

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[personal profile] islandshore 2013-01-09 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a sharp hiss in the background, followed by the rattling of chains. Whoever was holding the 'Gear before seems to have been intercepted by a drooling Aerodactyl with bloodshot eyes. The top of her snout wrinkles and her nostrils flare, and she lets out a...]

GYyAaAaaAAAAaaAaaaAAaaAAaaaAA!

[The Pokémon might catch her roars as a garbled up mess that vaguely sounds like "PREY. KILL. PREY. EAT. KIIIIIILL!"

Thankfully, the 'Gear's been snatched by some other flier, and Riku makes his way out of that dark room.]


...Huh. That's gotta be the first living Archen I've seen over the 'Gears.

[He's got a fossil for one, but it hasn't done him much good yet.]
islandshore: (startled)

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[personal profile] islandshore 2013-01-10 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it's the same thing with Aerodactyls. I'm not even sure where Terror's egg came from--

[There's the sound of more screeching from right behind the door. Luckily, Terror's chain keeps her from actually breaking free, but there's still the distinct sound of roars that basically amount to "EAT. EAT. EAT. PREY. REAL PREY. KIIIIILL!"

Riku cringes at the sound and brings a hand to his ear.]


Ugh. What is with dinosaur Pokémon and insanity?
islandshore: (startled)

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[personal profile] islandshore 2013-01-11 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, Terror's like that. Maybe it's because they're prehistoric, so their brains aren't as developed. Either way, it makes dealing with them a nightmare. All Terror seems to care about is trying to kill, maul, or maim things.

[He shudders, placing a hand over his arms. The bite marks are gone by now, but he still remembers all those injuries he got in the past.]

At least yours is small, though. Small and newly hatched.
islandshore: (... let's not go there)

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[personal profile] islandshore 2013-01-13 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
At least you've got time to calm her down. Terror's almost two years old now, so it's probably too late to completely curb her mean streak.

[But he'll go ahead and crack the door open only for-- GYAAAAAaAAaaAaaaAaa!

Oh, and that's a Hyper Beam flying his way. With his eyes wide, Riku slams the door shut right before the beam collides. Some smoke seeps through the crack.]


That, and your Archen can't shoot lasers from her mouth.
islandshore: (Don't touch my hair bro)

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[personal profile] islandshore 2013-01-15 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I'd just be careful about teaching her new moves until she's better behaved. I made the mistake of souping Terror up from the start, and now she's too dangerous for her own good.

[It's one of the reasons why he's refused to teach her Earthquake and Stealth Rock; moves like that would amplify her danger levels.]
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[personal profile] positivelynormal 2013-01-11 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Umm, looks like you've got quite the handful there!...

[ To say the least.... ]
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[personal profile] positivelynormal 2013-01-13 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe... It's best to keep it in its pokeball for now, at least until you get back into a town!
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[personal profile] positivelynormal 2013-01-16 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
Mmm, I hope then it calms down by not being in a cramped pokeball then!