002 || video/action for Ruins of Alph;

[majorcrotchgrab]

[The feed starts but it just appears black aside from a pulsating red light in the upper corner. A groan can be heard and some rustling, followed by a squeak that sounds a lot like a child saying "Jolt!"]

Shit... That hurt...! Why the hell do they have this place open to the public if the floor just randomly gives away! Ugh... Katya? Katya, are you alright?

[Chirp!]

I'll take that as a yes. Nghh.. My back is killing me...

[Finally Raikov's face appears as he grabs his gear and turns on a flashlight. He looks a little worse for wear and despite how panicky he feels, he's trying not to show it. As if finding out Ocelot here wasn't bad enough, now he's injured his back and is stuck in some creepy, dark ruins.]

Has anyone ever inspected the.. er... Ruins of... Alph before? ... I think I might be trapped.

[An odd distorted sound starts playing from his radio and his faux-calmness is now gone. Katya scurries up on to his shoulder and shudders as Raikov glances around, biting his bottom lip]

And I don't think I'm alone....


... Someone help?

Comments

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

I'll keep an eye out then and try to catch one.

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

Yes, good. Like I said, though, don't be too shocked by their appearances. I could show you mine, so you know what to look for.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

Hm... Sure. That's not a bad idea actually.

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

Well, all right, then. Let me ---

[ACTUALLY, THE SIGILYPH HAS ALREADY FLOATED INTO VIEW, ITS UNBLINKING ONE-EYED GAZE LOOKING OVER KAYNETH'S SHOULDER]

...ah. You could at least announce your presence...

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

[Raikov manages to stop himself from screaming by slapping a hand over his mouth. It takes him a moment to recollect himself.]

T-that's certainly an interesting pokemon... er... Thanks for showing me.

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

It's nothing, really.

[...he sighs, not particularly surprised by that reaction.]

Honestly, they're more baffling than terrifying, really. I've never been able to make heads or tails of what mine is thinking, and neither can any of my other Pokemon.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

I can see why. It's just a floating eyeball that looks egyptian.

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

It looks a little more Nazca than Egyptian to me, but... regardless, something old, colorful, and unsettling isn't the most welcome sight when you turn a corner. They're actually remarkable creatures --- if their Pokedex entries are to be believed, they're sentinels left by an ancient civilization.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

... So.. like... aliens?

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

No.

They're not aliens.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

Then what are they?

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

...I'm not entirely sure, honestly, but I rather doubt they're aliens. More like... artificial constructs, I would assume.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

Ancient magic? That would make sense in this place...

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

Precisely. It's my best guess, but I'm not entirely sure how they were made to function as, well, "normal" Pokemon. Though, they're definitely not the strangest things to exist in this place.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

You've seen stranger?

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

Oh, of course. Have you been spared the living ice cream cone?

[...she has to smirk at that, because even if it's 100 percent real it still feels like he's fucking with someone.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

... What.

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

Exactly.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

[There is a very long pause before Raikov responds.]

.... Is it edible?

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

...

I really, really doubt it.

[majorcrotchgrab]

Has anyone tried?

[enjoymyatelier]

I wouldn't be surprised if they did.

I also wouldn't be surprised if they considered it an awful experience they never want to repeat because their Pokemon attempted to freeze their face off.

[majorcrotchgrab]

... Hn. Yeah. Point taken.