newberktown | Ninth Flight. [mid-day video/action for goldenrod city.]

[Anyone familiar with the gym in Goldenrod will know what's up. Because that sure is wailing going on in the background.

...Oddly enough, though, there are also the sounds of:
1 Charmander snoring,
1 Swablu chirping, and
1 tiny viking arguing with a giant dragon.]

What do you mean you can fly?

[Sorry, Whitney, but your blubbering is being ignored in favor of dealing with the most exasperated Salamence ever. This was so much more important than badges.]

Yeah, okay, I get that you can 'fly' fly, but you're telling me that you have the ability to use the move Fly. As in 'carry me through the skies' Fly. Why didn't you tell me?

[Adder huffs noisily before flapping her wings to shoot a hard gust of air at him. HICCUP, SHE'S BEEN TRYING TO DO THAT FOR TWO WEEKS. You've just been focusing on ~alternative flight methods~ with Carmen Sandiego. Really, though, she wouldn't be annoyed if you weren't making such a big deal out of it. Just be happy already.]

Yeah, yeah... [Hiccup sighs, apparently giving in for now, before wandering over to slide the gear out from under the drowsy Charmander's claws.] Just would have been nice to know... Wait. Stormfly, didn't you just turn this off?

[...So it wasn't the battle he wanted recorded that was broadcast. Great.]

[ooc: cr is welcome to have witnessed the battle! curious people studying up for whitney's gym are also welcome.]

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[Yes. 8|]

Er... Breath fire, definitely. But they don't destroy villages anymore. The dragons and vikings are on good terms, now.

...Excuse me?

[what is this conversation]

[Coop... This is Hiccup. He is the poster child for 'huge dork'.]

You've been traveling with Carmen--didn't you two fly over on dragons?

[Still, he CLEARLY APPROVES that your fascination with them hasn't worn off. Dragons are the best.]

This is Adder--she belonged to my friend Toothless, before he went home. He was also a dragon.

[ No wonder you're so slow. :| ]

Like, living in harmony or whatever? That's so cool! Do you get pet dragons? Do you ride on them everywhere?

I guess other worlds have never had Terrible Terrors... Everyone keeps saying that dragons are huge, but some are no bigger than cats.

[Hiccup's nodding, not that Vanitas can see that.]

Sounds about right. But once you see them for what they really are, it's pretty hard to not get attached.

Musphel's...really the only one with hands. [Otherwise he would in a heartbeat.] He knows how to use it, he just sleeps all the time. Which is why I told him that Stormfly--my Swablu--would turn it off.

[Except then turning it off became turning it on, and...blargh.]

[Nothing is pointless if you accomplish something. Like...not killing Whitney. ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED.]

Wow... I would have taken to the skies immediately.

[You must have amazing self-restraint!]

I was supposed to be recording something... [Time to focus on the positive!] But yeah, I just beat Whitney! That's...why there's crying.

[Birds from...giant lizards. Though...]

So...they were like the Salamence? Desperate to take to the skies?

[Mom, is he using your lessons correctly? While he pats your dragon? What a good boy, Baron Grinnit~ Here, have a dragon treat. Sneak it if that's not cool with thief mom.]

Huh... I'll definitely have to look into that!

[Because dragon envy... And must have all the dragons... Dragons should have homes...]

It's believed that some dinosaurs could fly — pterosaurs, for example, whose name comes from the Greek term "winged lizard". That's the sort Donna most closely resembles. Though I doubt they did it the way the Salamence does here; I don't think our dinosaurs were quite so...inspired.

[SON, SHE IS THE FURTHEST THING FROM DISAPPOINT. WELL DONE. Also she sees you sneakin' that treat ~~she sees everything~~ but you know what, the Baron nobly got herself and Coop in from Olivine, he can stand to be spoiled a little.]

In the meantime, how are you planning to celebrate your momentous victory?

A--ah, no wonder.

Congratulations then.

[Or not turning around and walking out before she actually gets the badge...]

I still need to figure out how this works.

[Just no experience with flying ;;]

_{[AND THAT IS WHY HE WILL BE ADOPTED. Coop shoots him a grin in response as he clarifies quite simply,]}

A dragon, actually.

_{[See, as opposed to dragons, because ... details?]}

Dragons are quite common in your world, aren't they?

_{[:Ib impression get, now curious.]}

Hmm... ever thought of just turning it on and giving it to one of your flying Pokemon?

Like... maybe it'd be shaky as hell, but I got some damn cool aerial footage of some Gym battles by handing the 'Gear to my Butterfree and just letting 'em fly around.

That's an interesting legend.

She must be really happy to be able to fly then.

Well, if you're going to lose a fucking limb, you might as well have a great story to go with it.

Size doesn't change that they can be rather ferocious.

The ones here are my only encounters with true dragons, but I agree. I rather like them.

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