001 [Video!]

[used_friendship]

[The video feed switches on to provide a blurred close up on someone's face. The user moves back slowly, allowing the image to come into focus as it shows a blond teenager sat on the ground, eying the device suspiciously.]

Hey- This thing even on? [A tap on the screen, the teen sighs, exasperated, before looking over to the Poliwag sat beside him.]

You know how to make this work?

[Silence.]

....Didn't think so. Maybe we just...

[Grumbling again as he shuffles in his spot, Naruto holds out the Pokegear a little further as he puts on one of his biggest, brightest smiles.]

Uzumaki Naruto, reporting for duty! Hehe. So, I really need to get home, everyone is counting on me, but the weird lady who thinks she's my Mom said I can't, so since I'm here I'm going to get all the badges and have everyone acknowledge me as the greatest Pokemon trainer there is, you'd better believe it!

[He hops up to his feet, facing the Poliwag once again.] C'mon Gama-chan! Training starts now!

[His speech is interrupted by the loud growling of an empty stomach.] Er... after we eat, that is. Does this place have ramen?

Comments

[believeit]

What, you're nineteen? You look younger than I am!

[...this guy...]

Yea, I guess that's what dates are.

[cakelover]

Ah, I get that a lot~! But I am, I'm in university!

Although having a sparring match on a date might be fun! Is that what you would do on one?

[ what are they talking about ]

[believeit]

I dunno if I'd spar on a date. I mean.. it would be bad if you gave your date a black eye or something, or hurt them by accident right?

[why even.]

[cakelover]

Oh, that's true...maybe that's something you'd only do after a date, or on a later date? Ah, and only if your date could do that sort of thing...

Eating cake is probably the best for a first date activity, then!

[believeit]

Eating ramen sounds better to me!

[cakelover]

In that case, ramen for dinner and cake for dessert!

[believeit]

That sounds perfect!

[cakelover]

Does Naru-chan have anyone he wants to go on a date with~?

[believeit]

[Ahh... dates. There's the one girl he's always liked but she's in love with their other team mate... then the other girl who has always liked him but he never even noticed...]

Not here, no.

[cakelover]

Ah, so at home?

Well, maybe we should go on a friendly playdate sometime! I will treat you to ramen if you treat me to cake~!

[ and then they would both be broke. ]

[believeit]

We could do that, yeah! I mean er, as a friend thing. Not a date date, 'cause that would be weird.

[cakelover]

As friends~! I know a girl back home, too.

[ If that helps put you at ease at all, Naruto. She's nice, and into creepy curses and ghosts.

...He has interesting taste. ]

[believeit]

[He does actually look relieved at that, he'd been worried that this guy would be like.. idk Sai or something, and be weird and hit on him.]

Cool!

[cakelover]

[ SORRY NARUTO YOU'RE NOT HIS TYPE, he just uses phrases like "it's a date" and happily converses about anything ever. ]

Are you staying in Johto or swapping to Kanto~?

[believeit]

[GOOD.]

I dunno, I guess I'll wait and see what my friends are doing..

[cakelover]

Is Obi-chan coming to pick you up?

[believeit]

No.. I dunno him. Right now I'm traveling with this guy I know and then this girl we just met.

[cakelover]

Oh? Well I hope you have fun with them~! Travelling with people is more fun than travelling alone, don't you think?

[believeit]

It definitely is! I wish I could have all my friend with me!

I mean.. I know they don't belong here, but if they turned up anyway I think it'd be great!

[cakelover]

I've wished for my friends to be here, too! I think that's a normal wish.

[believeit]

It's better than fighting in a war at least, I think. Or whatever other bad stuff people were doing before they came here.

[cakelover]

I wasn't actually doing much beyond attending University~!