IC; Pokegear Contact Post

[wing_attack]

"Uh. It's Tobias. Leave a message."

Comments

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[She snorts and rolls her eyes.]

Mmmhmm. I just want to be an author to give culture back to my friends.

[wing_attack]

Maybe I could...

[Oh. Maybe this is awkward.]

Maybe I could draw your book covers.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

Hm? Ohhh... You're an artist, Tobias?

[wing_attack]

Oh. Um... yeah. I'm not the best, but I'm okay...

[hashtagafreakingghost]

That's so cool! I can like...doodle? A little? But I'm crap at real drawing. I'd love to see your work sometime! If, uh, you don't feel weird sharing it.

[wing_attack]

Oh, no, it's... fine. I mostly doodle my Pokemon. Sometimes I'll take a picture and try drawing it. It's good practice.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

It's more than I could do, I'm sure.

Thanks for meeting up with me, by the way. This is nice, just...doing something normal.

[wing_attack]

It's mostly practice, really. But... I like doing normal things. You have to take them where you can, right?

[hashtagafreakingghost]

I definitely understand that.

[At least, she does now at least.]

[wing_attack]

[He nods and works on is burger some more, until there's just the fries left.]

Okay, question. Do you drizzle ketchup on your fries or dip them?

5/12, Audio

[ratherbelocky]

[Jiminy Christmas, but it has been a day. York's not sure he's ever been this tired in his life. Poor fuckin' Alpha.]

Hey Tobias, it's York. Just checking in to make sure you're okay, with all this craziness going on. Just let me know, kid, all right? Over and out.

[wing_attack]

[What comes back isn't a phone call, but a picture - a slightly blurry one with brown fur peeking in at the edge, but Rachel's paws are big. What do you want?]

[It's a picture of a small boy with dirty-blond hair, a blanket wrapped around him, crammed into a corner. He has a book in his hands, but it's not open. Instead he has a terrified expression as a Noivern tries to sniff at him.]

[Does that answer your question, York?]

[ratherbelocky]

Aw, shit.

[THIS AGAIN!!!! York sighs and keeps his voice low and gentle as he switches to video as well.]

Tobias? Hey, kid. It's okay, they're not gonna hurt you.

[wing_attack]

[There's the image of a large paw over the screen before the 'gear is slid across the floor towards Tobias.]

Huh? What's this?

[He picks it up and tilts his head.]

It kind of looks like a Gameboy...

[ratherbelocky]

It's a little more like a phone. Hey, don't be startled, I think Rachel picked up.

[wing_attack]

Ah!

[He jerks back and whaps his head against the wall.]

Ow... who's Rachel?

[ratherbelocky]

[Oh, now, that's just about the most heartbreaking thing he's ever heard.]

That's your bear's name. Rachel. You okay? I heard a thump over there.

[wing_attack]

So it's like a communicator in Star Trek... neat.

[He peers into it. There's definitely someone there.]

Um... y-yeah, I'm okay. I... I guess. The bear... Rachel? S... she made the big dinosaur... thing... go away. Um... but she's not mine, she's a bear...

[You don't own bears. Unless you're in the circus or something. Little does he know...]

Wh... who are you? Wh... how did I get here? He's gonna be really mad if I don't get home... and then he'll lock the cabinet again...

[hashtagafreakingghost]

It's gotta be drizzle.

[wing_attack]

That's so weird. You're weird. What if you get a fry that doesn't have anything on it?

[hashtagafreakingghost]

That makes it fun! It's kinda like a game of chance, right? Youuu hope it falls well enough so it'll get everything, but if it doesn't you hope you're not left with a bunch of dry fries at the end.

[wing_attack]

That sounds pretty gross to me.

[He laughs a little and squirts some ketchup in a small pool on his plate.]

You're still cool, though. Even if you eat your fries weird.

[charcoalfeather]

Yeah.... but I heard what happened with another trainer...

[It doesn't sound fun.]

[wing_attack]

Huh? What do you mean?

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[An amused snort. She's finishing up her crepe on this end.]

Don't knock it until you try it.