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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[Right!... G-gotta keep schedule.. ahahahah...]

It's a duty I take very seriously. [Very. Seriously. Though this is the closest to smiling he's gotten today, so far. SO CLOSE.] Oh, yes-- my apologies. "Pokémon" are perhaps congruous to "animals" of other worlds... but with more elemental powers and capabilities. They're an integral part of our home world. [That's a fairly simple explanation... anything to add, Silver?]

Integral's right. It's almost impossible to live without them. [Unless you're. From here. How people manage to live without Pokémon will continue to evade him until the end of time.]

[ Perhaps they can address the identity issue somewhere down the line so misinformation won't be spread. ]

It's wonderful you have a special bond with these creatures. Working alongside any but a couple types of animals in my world is unthinkable. [ Oh, is that the fainest hint of a smile?! She can almost see his muscles twitch! Or it could be video interference. ] What are your favorite Pokemon? Can you describe them for me?

[ The same way people live without magic: very carefully and with lots of drudgery and hard work. ]

Certainly. [aw man you just opened a can of tl;dr. Happy tl;dr! But tl;dr.] My very first Pokemon, Chandelure, very closely resembles chandelier light fixtures, especially older ones that use fire as opposed to electricity. He is also a Ghost-type, and his species has quite the ominous background, but with right training Chandelure's species can become excellent companions. You see... [blah blah light fixtures on fire, blah. Chandelure definitely won't suck out souls of people, promise! Ingo doesn't stop there: he also has a dragon ("dragon" is a term used across some other worlds, right?) with an axe for a face but she's a really sweet dragon despite that! And then Excadrill is a pretty stoic character, but can be counted on for reliable help...

Throughout his spiel it's clear that Ingo cares a lot about this subject, but... he has perfected the frown-smile. It's... it's close, but.... god dammit, that expression is kind of weird...]

[...This is really sappy, Ingo.

This is really really sappy. But that's okay, because you seem happy... (But man is that frown-smile weird. Are you sure your face isn't stuck that way?)]

I'd love to meet your Chandelure and the others someday, if that does not pose a problem. [ There is no not-smile, frown, nor scowl in the world that can perturb Susanne! Even if Ingo hasn't yet broke into genuine smile velocity, they're getting there and she isn't about to give up yet. THERE IS HOPE AROUND THE BEND. And to be quite honest their talk of Pokemon fascinates her. Auldrant has somewhat similar monsters inhabiting its lands -they even have one called an Axe Beak- but communicating and partnering with these creatures who have their own personalities is inspiring. It reminds her of another animal-and-human relationship that benefited both parties. ]

Is there a particular achievement that either of you are proud to have accomplished with your Pokemon? [ Work with her here, Silver! Together we can flip that frown upside down! ]

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