1st Trim [Action for New Bark Town] / [Video]

[topiaries]

ACTION: Day time
<sub>[As people and Pokemon busily pass up and down the little New Bark streets, welcoming or bemoaning the newcomers depending on the humor of the local in question, Edward stands in the middle of it all. He is all at once so very excited to be here (wherever here is} and he is also elated about those brand new flesh hands carefully hidden away beneath his bird keeper gloves but he is also just a little bit terrified because there is So Much of Everything happening all at once.]

[What are these animals!? How did he get here? Who was that Mom lady? She wasn't his mom. Only people who are born have moms! Where was Megs? He's looked over the town his whole life and this is NOT his town.]

[So Edward is just going to stand here clutching his backpack straps like a kid on his first day of school as his breeder's headband slowly slips down over one eye. He woke up with it on. Arceus knows he didn't tie it himself and he's so afraid that if he moves too suddenly this incredible dream will pop like a soap bubble.]</sub>



VIDEO/Action: Evening

<sub>[After a long day of people-watching, awkward questions, and petting unfamiliar animals with mixed results, Edward sits by himself outside a small cafe with his bag by his feet. Eli the Skarmory perches on the table and pecks viciously at Edward's arm guard while he fiddles with the Poke'Gear. He's seen people staring at these things all day and after looking through the book in his bag, he's ready to give it a try.]

[The feed blinks on to reveal the young man's scarred face. Eli looks up from trying to destroy his sleeve and blinks curiously at the flashing record light. For a long moment, Edward doesn't say anything. He isn't exactly nervous but it's clear he didn't have a plan.]

[And then finally:]</sub>

Hello!

_{[He waves. He's seen people talk very animatedly into these things. So someone must be talking back to them! Edward doesn't get the chance to say anything else though because his Skarmory lurches forward and fills the screen with flailing blades. Eli snatches the device up in his beak and flutters several feet away where he lands and starts pecking it.]}

Eli! Don't!

_{[Edward hurries over and suddenly finds himself at odds. Every time he reaches for his device, the bird turns and hisses, fanning out his dangerous wings. He just got these hands! He doesn't want to lose them so soon! It's the first time he's ever been on this end of a pointy situation. He has to think quickly or his 'gear will be ruined! Edward grabs up his backpack and waves it. Eli notices the dangling straps and luckily decides those look more fun to destroy. Now that his razor blade turkey is distracted, Edward leans down stiffly to grab up his 'gear. The little red light is still blinking. He presses the END key with his thumb.]}

Comments

[video]

[fatalissimo]

[...Uh.]

...Hi.

[That entire video was a little surreal there, dude, but at least you got your device back.]

Having some problems there, or do you have it mostly figured out by now?

[video]

[exeggutorhead]

[The face on the screen does not belong to Envy, but rather the big yellow beak and black feathers of a Murkrow who appears to be decorated with a whole lot of cheap jewelry from Clefaire's. And some glitter. Lyra squawks at the camera in excitement, because the bird on the other end is showing his trainer what for and that's GREAT. And he's even got shiny feathers!]

[She starts sounding much more disappointed when Edward successfully gets his bladebird away from the camera. Although then Envy finally does show up, trying to shoo her away from the 'Gear. Unlike Eli, she's much smaller and not made of knives. But she makes up for that with all the stubbornness in her black little heart, and stands her ground over the 'Gear, cawing and flapping.]

C'mon, get away from that! Is someone showing their bracelet off for the camera or what?

[Action]

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[...So eventually, Ashley- well she's not calm. Calm is a very funny, distant place that she will not be for some time, maybe she'll write it a letter, but it will never write back, this is just how she Works.

But when she's not as distressed!! Let's go with that!! She's actually willing to walk around and do things!

What the heck things should she do.

At the very least, she notices a man who looks...um, well, he's pretty...scared stiff? And this is coming from her who is like, the queen of Freeze instead of Flight or Fright- so, maybe she should- is-

...Before Ashley can walk up to him, her Litwick decides to break the ice instead, approaching and poking at his leg.]

action;

[melodlies]

[Even though she's not sure herself what should she do and where should she go, Kaori doesn't seem to be bothered about it at all. Wandering about New Bark Town she notices a lost child Edward. He looks so lost that she almost asks him if he has separated from his mom.]

Hey, are you looking for someone? Are you lost?

[Perhaps one of these women calling themselves "mothers" while they let their "children" on a long journey without having a breakfast...

The Igglybuff following her looks up at him with her big eyes and blinks.]

Video

[anexcitableboy]

Hello yourself!

[This places gets all types. And some of them stand out to Jimmy a little more than others. Raised in a freak show, he's pretty good at spotting Odd Ducks. This guy? Seems like an odd duck. So of course he's got to introduce himself.]

Looks like your guy there's really into your 'gear! I got one, she loves anything that's shiny. She'll grab it right out of your hand, just like that.

Your guy does that again, try bribing him with a treat or something.

[Video]

[callbacks]

Whoaaa, what is that? If I knew they made birds like that, maybe I wouldn't be so anti-feather corporation.

(Video)

[stonebird]

Hello? (Sansa winces at the pecking. Eli needs some etiquette lessons.) Why is she behaving so poorly? Are you alright?

[Video]

[garbagechild]

<sub>[Wrath watches the entire Eli confrontation with great interest.]

[When Edward finally gets his 'Gear back and is able to look at any replies, he will find this awful little ragamuffin beaming his shark's grin at him.]</sub>

That bird is very sharp!