tsuntrader | Turn that frown upside down [Video/Action]

[It had a pretty simple beginning. ...Okay, maybe not simple. Silver needed a distraction. Badly. And Ingo was a rather comfortable and effective person to serve as a distraction. Of course, Silver wasn't consciously aware of this at the time. If he had to be asked why he would go to Ingo at his time of need of a distraction, he'd honestly say that he wasn't sure.

But there he was, spending time with Ingo. Nothing too heavy, just some casual conversation. Of course, some casual conversation with Ingo... Led to a question about a certain rumor about his face. Namely, the fact that Ingo always frowned. Was his face really stuck that way? Silver had to know. Of course, when Ingo confirmed that it was false, he needed proof. What, is it comfortable to frown like that? Yes didn't quite seem like a legitimate answer, so...

Silver took on the task of finding the answer through first ~~hand~~ face experience.

Which left the obvious "if you can smile, why don't you?" ...But Ingo does not simply smile. Of course, there's gotta be some way to get him to smile. Which is where everyone else comes in.

So Silver heads to his journal and flicks on the video. Both he and Ingo are present.

He has a harmless and innocent enough question, if a stupid one. And an awkward one.]

So what's a good way to get someone to smile?

[Feeling the need to provide context, Ingo adds his piece, albeit awkwardly.]

Silver is attempting to get me to smile, you see-- ah, it's a little unnatural... But he'd like to make the endeavor.

[Which adds on to the initial awkward, so Silver adds a little more to the table.]

It's a long story.

[Once that's sufficiently awkwardly dealt with, it's off to go find something that can make the two of them smile by walking around... Well, everywhere.

The frowns never leave their faces. There are a lot of conversations about trains, subways, and Pokémon. Puns are included. Do you dare to take a ride on the super double frown subway? It's quite the challenge and it takes quite some time to make it to the next station.]

[SO HEY, A RIDICULOUS AND LIGHTHEARTED POST. Ingo is present! Tagging order is You--> Ingo --> Silver.]

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[Green sees what you two are doing there and he rolls his eyes so hard.]

Those rumors, huh. I'm guessing the rumor is that his face is "stuck that way"? That's a wives' tale.

[TOTALLY UNINTENTIONAL. ~~LEAF them to their fun, Green.~~]

That's correct. It was a common warning when I was younger, but it wasn't the cause, of course.

How do you know for sure that it's not true? [This is Pokémon, okay. Nothing is too ridiculous to not be true.]

[If you're looking for someone to indulge in puns, you're BARKing up the wrong tree.]

Because facial muscles don't work like that. Muscles in general don't work like that - holding your hand in a position for a long time wears them out, but you can still move them. Any stiffness comes from the tendons, not the muscles.

[...He pauses...]

...I'd recommend a biology textbook. Particularly one on human anatomy.

[...as he realizes that Silver was very likely not schooled at all like he was and has only streetwise knowledge or hearth wisdom at best. Practical things.

Oi vay.]

[dfgsjksf you WOODn't even give it a chance??

Ingo nods at Green's recommendation. Yay, edumacation!]

It was also a personal choice on my part. [He wasn't forced into it via stroke or strong wind, promise.]

[Maybe it will grow on him.]

The rumor said a strong breeze could keep a facial expression in place forever, not just holding it like that. [And licks can paralyze things and Houndour can give burns that hurt forever. Come on, Green. This isn't too crazy, alright? Surely a Pokémon could make this an actual reality.

It's beginning to become more and more clear that Silver's not arguing that Ingo's face is actually stuck that way.]

The concept might hold some validity. It's got nothing to do with human anatomy. [Leave his pseudo-education out of this, man.]

[There's poke-science behind those I am absolutely certain, Green is just a skeptical person by default. He'll accept Yellow's oogie-boogie mind reading and healing powers but the wind getting your face stuck that way?]

If that were the case, there would be more documented cases. Or any documented cases. Simple as that.

[...what is even going on here anymore

Have fun with your debate, guys.]

Just like all of those documented cases of Rhydon's evolution, right?

[Some competitiveness, that's just innate in teenagers. Especially these two: Silver, who constantly argues with Gold anyway, and Green, who is stubborn and confrontational.

All. Of the teenage hormones. You can practically feel the testosterone levels starting to rise up.]

The difference is that the Protector item is a recent development, and the story about the wind has been a wives' tale for ages. Like most wives' tales, it's a tool for parents to create imaginary consequences for annoying behavior. It's a cautionary tale, a smaller form of those folk tales like Hanzel and Gretel or Little Red Riding Hood.

[Ah. Yes. Sure is teenage boy in here. Ingo will share a look with Chandelure floating nearby, who giggles.

Well sure, what Green's saying is technically right-- but does this even matter when they already established that the frown-thing is untrue? Isn't this a little off-topic? Hah...]

[Yeah, then what about Steelix, and Sneasel, and all of that other stuff Kanto didn't even know about-

Ugh. Whatever. He's not having this argument.]

[People apparently really suck at Pokémon, okay.]

If you have evidence pointing towards that conclusion, then by all means, I'll consider it. You just shouldn't consider fairy tales facts until you have something to back it up.

That's a very scientific outlook. [Said mildly.] That is generally a good line of thinking to take; however, here in Luceti many worlds stop at the same station and as such many different truths and falsehoods cross paths. What is true for us could be false for another world; therefore, statements should be considered carefully even if we believe it one way or another. Silver's questioning could be beneficial in some cases.

[...] However, in this situation, I believe you're correct about the wives's tale.

[Kanto sucks at Pokémon, okay.

And yeah, see? Ingo agrees with- oh, wait. He doesn't. Not completely. But whatever, that's okay.]

[Excuse me, Johto is not any better]

If I have a reason to suspect something may be true, then I will look into it. But in a case like this... it's a waste of time! It's something parents say to their children to keep them from making embarrassing faces in public.

[lol Unova represent

Silver gets a brief shoulderpat. You're good, Silver. He agrees with your reasoning, just not in this particular circumstance. Green, you're okay too... aah, but quite stubborn here.]

That may be true. However, I wouldn't condemn an open mind. After all, we thought Pokémon were a complete, unerasable constant.

[Which turned out to be completely untrue here. So you never know.]

[Johto is so better, okay? At least we know about seventeen types and stuff about our neighboring region.

In the meantime, Silver's going to make the incredibly mature decision of sticking his tongue out while Ingo isn't looking at him before turning his head away.]

[You'd be surprised at how wildly that throws Green off guard, Silver! He's not had someone stick their tongue out at him since Red or Blue, and that was when they were much younger.

He is totally surprised that you are not the mature person he seemed to assume that you were.

Ingo you just get to look at Green do a double-take and make a hilarious face at the screen.]

[Wow, you two. Wow. Naturally, Ingo is confused. That was a bit of an overzealous reaction to his counterpoint argument....]

Is something the matter, Green? [He looks down at Silver-- but Silver has turned his head away, so he mustn't have done anything....?]

[Nope, just keeping quiet. Nothing to see here.]

...Nothing, I just got the wrong impression.

[OF WHAT? Of Silver, that's what.]

Never mind it. This whole discussion makes a lot more sense now.

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