005 [Audio/Action]

[aerialassault]

[Audio]
Yo. Everyone.

[It was midday that he addressed the village as a whole, without any lead-in or hint of apology in his tone for being so goddamn casual.]

I'm lookin' for a friend of mine. He's got long hair and has a pet pig-- lemme know if you see him.

[Action]

[It was training, Souji had been insisting for the last few weeks when he set an enraged, squealing Saizou upon him without any warning. Speed training for a little game between the two of them that they both had a stake in. And, finally-- after many days of running from the grumpy little pig-- the game was on.

Cliff had 24 hours to catch Souji. Truth be told, he had no idea what the little prankster was up to.

He'll be anywhere and everywhere around town that day, searching every corner and under every table for any hint of that teasing smile...all the while remaining on high alert for anything that would attempt to dive-bomb him.]

Comments

[Video]

[aerialassault]

...Couldn't tell ya, but the pig is definitely a grump.

[And, while he didn't know pokemon very well, he was fairly certain that Saizou was not one of them.]

[Video]

[friendshipfirst]

What does a pig look like? Why is it a grump?

[Video]

[aerialassault]

A pig is a fat little thing that runs around on four hooves, has a stubby nose and a little tail. The one I'm talking about...well, I dunno why he's a grump. I think he was born that way.

[Video]

[friendshipfirst]

It kind o' sounds like a Grumpig! 'Cept they stand on two hooves. He's not always grumpy is he?

[Video]

[aerialassault]

Guess your pokemon aren't too different from other kinds of animals then...

[Interesting. He wondered if there were any slime-types that would be able to stand up to his fists. Or mushrooms that actually were cute and didn't literally drain your energy.]

Yeah. Saizou's always grumpy. Never seen him anything but grumpy either. My friend thinks it's cute and encourages it, too.

[Video]

[friendshipfirst]

I guess not! I want t' see a pig one day t' see what it looks like in person!

[ Because hey Pokemon or not he wants to meet everything he can! ]

They encourage it 'cause it's cute? That doesn't make sense.

[Video]

[aerialassault]

[He chuckled, amused by hearing a question that he had asked himself, once upon a time, voiced by someone outside of the situation.]

I've got a few odd friends, and he tops the list. There's no point in trying to understand something that he doesn't want you to, so it's best to just accept it for what it is. And, there's no avoiding that pig-- they go together, like you and your friend.

[Your...pokemon. Pikachu. Whatever word that the yellow mouse critter was called.]

[Video]

[friendshipfirst]

If they're best buddies like me and Pikachu then it doesn't matter if the pig is always grumpy! 'Cause no matter what he will still have someone beside 'im! [ Ash logic ]

[Video]

[aerialassault]

Yeah, ain't that the truth? [He was almost certain that Souji and Saizou had something similar between them.] If you really wanna meet the pig, then keep your eyes open for a guy with long, black hair that he doesn't tie back-- he'd love to introduce you, and I think he'd love to meet your Pikachu too.

[Video]

[friendshipfirst]

Okay! Me and Pikachu will keep an eye out for 'em! And if we find them before you do we'll tell 'em that your looking for them!

[Video]

[aerialassault]

Thanks alot, kid. I'll owe you something big if you can find him.

[He'd make good on that one, too. He had something at stake in this little game, after all.]

[Video]

[friendshipfirst]

Got it! We'll try our best!

[ aaand... off he goes to do just that actually. ]