arrogantalloy | Route 29: 002

I was thinking more of the disco balls, with all their flashing all over the place.

But you're on the right track.

Disco balls don't light themselves, you have to shine a light on them.

[Tapping his chin thoughtfully.]

Does the... shape of your Pokemon's silhouette change at all? Or does it use any attacks like Light Screen?

She's bright enough not to need external lights.

Yeah, I try to stick with the lesson I was taught as a kid of not staring into bright lights without proper eye protection. Kind of left all that back in my world.

Yeah? I was taught to stay away from strange animals, personally.

You know what evolution is in the context of the game, right? Has it ever happened for you? Hasn't for me yet.

I grew up in New York. The strangest animals I ever had to deal with were police horses... Though before coming here that would technically mean avoiding half of my team mates.

Not personally, but I've had people on my team have apparently.

I grew up in a traveling circus, but all that meant was that the animals weren't the ones breathing fire.

[Teammates, he thinks... is that referring to people or his Pokemon?]

Well, that's the only explanation I can think of for spontaneous glowing. Unless they swallowed a flashlight.

Hm. I know a guy that did that too. Don't know if he breathed fire though.

[Oh yeah, really not referring to pokemon.]

She's a Buneary, not really thinking they're making flashlights that small. That being said, the popular theory seems to be about evolution.

Even if he could, I don't think he could demonstrate it here.

[He's... intrigued. Wondering if he'll get a chance to ask.]

D'you know what Buneary's evolution conditions are? Might want to check that against her progress.

Don't really think it's much of his thing anyway. He's more about the arrows.

Evolution conditions....

[He pulls out his pokedex and looks away from the camera at it for a few moments]

...Happiness? What kind of evolution standard is that?

Possibly a potential metaphor on how we as human beings can only progress when at peace and well-adjusted. But I'd rather not think about that.

Seems a bit overly deep for a species of animal, don't you think?

Video game. Rules are different.

[Tony raises an eyebrow]

Video game? When you say that, are you really trying to say? I mean I know this seems like a really good idea for a game, but some how I don't think that's what you're trying to imply here.

You're close. This actually is a game. Or at least the concept is.

Please tell me you're pointing that in the direction of battling with the pokemon. Because I don't know if I can get my head around being a conglomerate of pixels right now.

Well, considering the Pokemon and the battling thereof only exist within the game, uh... you can add two plus two, right?

I can do more than just basic addition.

I was just operating on that this was just an alternate dimension, and well, statistically something this weird is bound to come up with out going tron on me.

Alternate dimensions should still follow basic laws of physics. Like, needing a source for this infernal music.

But, uh, if you're still in the '80s playing Tron, you might not be aware of that.

Me, I'm just used to hearing music all the time, though usually a much better sound track.

Been out of the loop, long? There's been a new Tron movie since the 80's. With a better plot too. Even if Jeff Bridges is still in it.

Yes, but does it have a legit source?

It's still way too nerdy for an adult to admit to liking.

Well, I'd assume on speakers somewhere.

Ignoring the fact I never said I liked Tron, being that you don't have to like something to know what it is and is about. Justin Hammer being an example of that, these days nerd culture is in. But then with me being a guy who built robots at 15, I'm one 'nerd' who's always been 'in'.

I still get grief for being a mathlete. I am allowed to disparage other nerds for that reason alone.

Well I was never a mathlete, so there's that. But then again I was busy putting my math into engineering projects.

This place must be terrible for you. You can't reprogram Pokemon.

Edited 2013-07-05 00:03 (UTC)

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