VIDEO | UN: CamCotton

[creamcottonshepherd]

WHO: Cotton, her new pokemon, and THE INTERNET
WHERE: Libra
WHEN: 3/7
WHAT: A Mysterious Peach is....Hatching!?
WARNINGS: None atm

[The camera opens to Cotton- a little worried, a little flummoxed, worriedly looking toward something off camera.]

A bit of an odd problem for all of you today...I've just come back from the Goodwill, but I have no idea what to make of...goodness I think it might be a peach?

[A...peach?

The camera finally turns to said peach. Which, yes, but also...No?

Also it's shaking.]

I'm not really sure what to do about it, if I'm being entirely honest. It just started moving...

[Yeah. It's moving alright. It's moving more! It's trembling back and forth, and an entire line is splitting down the middle, and-]

OH!

[............. AND THERE'S A CHILD IN THAT PEACH?

At least there is for a split second before the phone drops- panicked 'oh dear I've dropped it!' echoing before it goes black. RIP, Cotton's phone.]

Comments

voice | un: et_machina

[deusversusmachina]

[A peach... that split down the middle... and a weird child came out...

That seems an awful lot like...]

...Granny, I think you just found Momotaro. Do you need help with him?

Voice | un: CamCotton

[creamcottonshepherd]

[There's a bit before Cotton responds, mostly because she has to figure out how to get all her stuff working on that big bulky Arcus-

But she does!]

'Momotaro'? Is that your name little one?

[Clearly speaking to that little peach lad, but anyway.]

Oh, that would be quite lovely if you could dear, I think he's a little shy... ...There there little one, it was only a small fright...

[Peach boy...]

Video

[prunedworlds]

"Oh, is that maybe a Pokemon?"

It certainly looked weird enough to be one. Maybe someday Ritsuka would properly study up on more than those that she and her friends and family happened to have...

text; un: doordasher

[doublethumbsup]

GRANDMA?? U OK???

[creamcottonshepherd]

I'm alright dear!

My phone took a bit of a spill though. I had to dig out this fancy one that I found in my bag some time ago, there are all these places for marbles and things in it...

I think the little one in the peach is a bit shy though, they're still shivering!

[creamcottonshepherd]

Aha, she figured out the video feature on this thing-

"Is it?"

Hmm. "I'm not particularly familiar with those creatures..."

[prunedworlds]

"I dunno, but some of them can look pretty weird. Like, uh. Hang on--"

And with that she would just set her phone down for a moment, then after some indistinct sounds of calling out followed by some kind of scurrying, picked it up again to show certain goblin.

"This is Ann, she's a Sableye."

[creamcottonshepherd]

"Ohh they certainly do look unique...that's quite different though dear, is there any clearer way to know?"

[prunedworlds]

"Oh, you should talk to someone from POKEGO! They like study Pokemon or something."

Ritsuka one of your dads is a member you should be able to explain better than that.

[doublethumbsup]

marbles?
in your phone?

oh uh maybe theyre cold?

[creamcottonshepherd]

Right in the phone! It's so strange, they're all connected by this little webbing...

Ohhhh now that's a thought. Oh, the poor dear. I should see about finding them a little blanket then.

[creamcottonshepherd]

"If they're creatures from another realm that does sound like something POKEGO would handle, yes..."

Which doesn't quite resolve anything now, but, you know.

"Oh?"

Meanwhile, Pecharunt has toddled back in view, for all that floating can be toddling.

"Oh, did you not like the blanket dear? You seemed rather cold with all the shivering..."

"Ch-cha-cha-cha..."

[doublethumbsup]

whoa that sounds COOL
where can i get a phone like that???

yeah and maybe uhhh
i dont think they should drink hot chocolate thats probably bad for animals

[creamcottonshepherd]

You need to keep watch at that goodwill- I found it in one of those little blind baggies they give out each month, so they must be there!

Hohoho probably not!

I might see about some warm milk though. A little of that didn't hurt anyone I don't think.

[doublethumbsup]

oh
that
uhhhhhh i dunno if i like that thing
it gave me knives

oh yeah!!! go for it!

[creamcottonshepherd]

Oh!

Maybe search through the bins there instead of hoping for a blind baggie in that case.

[Now then she'll be getting the milk going while they chat...]

[doublethumbsup]

idk
maybe ill just
u kno

use regular goodwill?

[creamcottonshepherd]

Do they have phones at normal goodwills..?

[prunedworlds]

It was a place to start at least! And really the best advice Ritsuka could give, seeing as how she was not any kind of Pokemon expert. Even if gacha was trying its darnedest to MAKE her one.

"Oh... Maybe it's hungry?"

[doublethumbsup]

oh yah!!
theyre usually like those old pay per minute kinda phone??

but then you just gotta buy minutes and thats easy
oh oh one time?? i found an iPHONE
it was super old and kinda cracked but it made calls and stuff on wifi

i didnt even need to buy data or anything!! just hang out around free wifi lol

[creamcottonshepherd]

"Oh, that's a good theory too isn't it? Are you hungry little one..?"

It's difficult to fully see the pokemon with the way the phone is being held, but Cotton is doing her best.

"Here now...why don't I bake you something nice, hm? Ohh, I might have some leftover pastries as well..."

Can strange peach children eat pastries? Hmmmm...

[creamcottonshepherd]

Oh goodness an iPhone even?

I do have to wonder at how complicated these things have gotten...

...oh dear, I hope these marble things aren't some other new internet upgrade, I only just caught up with what the company is using...

[prunedworlds]

"Usually most pokemon seem to eat things like normal animals they're similar to."

A beat.

"Well, Ann eats rocks and gems, but."

Because of course the little goblin would.

[doublethumbsup]

YEAH
i mean it was suuuuuper old and cracked but hey it was what i could find lol

hey its ok
if u need help grandma i am SO good at phones

[creamcottonshepherd]

"I see..."

...

"Oh dear me, but you look rather like a peach don't you sweetie..?"

Is.

Is the peach pokemon somehow cheering at being called sweetie??