thisonetime_withkeith | Three Zombies; Video

[The feed clicks on, and Ellis is holding up his Zephyr badge proudly, a doofy grin on his face as the light hits it with a dramatic glare.]

Looky what I got. Man, y'all would never believe it, but that was the best battle of my life. And I've had lots of 'em since gettin' here, but hoo boy, that was just intense as hell. It was fun though, don't get me wrong! Suee fought so good though, oh my god. You ain't ever seen a piggy fight like her, let me tell you! And then the last one... Bird versus Bird. My Pidgeot against Falkner's. Hahaha, that was amazing. We whooped his ass GOOD.

Let me tell ya though, bein' surrounded by birds? It reminded me of this one time with my and my buddy Keith back home. We went to an aviary, which is this place where birds and shit just fly free, right? Well, Keith decided to practice his bird calls. Hahahahaha, oh man. Apparently there's this call that makes birds angry or somethin'. Turns out, he used that one instead of somethin' friendly, so suddenly all them birds? They attacked. Keith couldn't get outta there fast enough!

And I mean that literally! By the time he actually got out, he had claw marks and they'd pecked him to hell and back. What was worse? They plucked out like 90% of his hair, so he was bald. He had tufts of hair stickin' up everywhere and he looked like an old man with his bald head. It was insane! He gave up bird callin' after that, unfortunately. Me? I think he could've gotten good at it, but... I guess there's somethin' about gettin' attacked by birds that just kinda turns you off the idea...

Haha, luckily nothin' like that happened to me at the gym, so it's all good!

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[Wait, is it? Yes, there was a story and then there was another story. Yes.]

Congratulations on your badge.

[Beat.]

I'm very relieved that you didn't attempt to command your pokemon with bird calls.

Edited 2013-04-27 07:48 (UTC)

Hey, thanks, man!

[He lets out a laugh.]

Don't worry about that, I learnt my lesson from Keith! You ain't gonna be hearin' no bird calls from me any time soon. I like havin' hair.

[France laughs a little nervously. He has to resist the urge to pat at his own hair]

I very much do, too.

[He clears his throat.]

I'm actually quite good with birds, especially homing pigeons. You can make whistles that'll make the proper calls for you to avoid, uh, accidents.

Well on the bright side, it grew back! It just... took a while...And he refused to get a haircut 'cuz he didn't want the birds to win and get all of his hair, so he never shaved off the bits they didn't get. Man, he sure did look weird...

[He lets and shakes his head. Keith, what a guy.]

Really now, though? That sounds awesome! Too bad Keith didn't have you, I bet he never would've had his accident if ya had been.

[Oh, dear, France can totally imagine what that must have looked like and it's not pretty.]

I... suppose if keeping the hair kept his spirits up...?

[Everytime he talks to you, France ends up being baffled. He clears his throat, going back to something he does understand.]

If you're interested, I could make a whistle for you. I don't know if the call would be familiar to your Pidgeot, but it might be interesting to try.

Edited 2013-04-27 08:08 (UTC)

It might've, but mostly he's just stubborn, I think.

[Poor France. He doesn't mean to baffle you! He's just being Ellis.]

Mmm... That'd be cool! But are ya sure it won't make birds attack me or nothin'? I mean, I trust ya! I just... don't wanna get attacked by no birds, y'know?

[France smiles reassuring, although it's obvious he's becoming a little bit amused.]

I can guarantee you that no birds will come and attack you. I'll test the whistle on some wild birds and flying-type pokemon myself before I send it to you.

[Ellis smiles then, and gives France a nod.]

Alright man, I'd really appreciate it then! You're such a nice guy, I dunno if anybody's told you that or not. But I'm lucky to have met ya!

[Ellis's words bring a surprised, truly pleased smile to France's face. He laughs, soft and a little breathy, to fill his momentary loss for words because, to be honest -]

Most people wouldn't really describe me as nice.

[Elegant, maybe. Grandiose, definitely. But nice... Well, Nations didn't really get very far being known for being nice. It's a novel feeling to be thought of in such a way, and it does a great deal to endear France towards Ellis.]

I count myself lucky to have met you as well.

[Ellis is a little surprised by how happy it made France, but it causes him to smile too, especially when he says that last part. France sure is something else, that's for sure. He really is glad to have met him.]

Well most people are kinda dumb, in my opinion, 'cuz you're great.

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