Video | Featuring Pikachu!

[ashwantstobattle]

[ Ash is using the communicator today - good for him. Or he is, at the moment. He's set the device up so he can have two free hands, Pikachu is sitting comfortably in his lap enjoying a few good pets and making happy little 'chaa' noises. ]

I don't think I've met everyone yet so, I'm Ash and this is my buddy Pikachu. [ He gently lifts Pikachu up to show the camera. ]

Pikachu! [ The little mouse greets with a small wave of his hand, there are tiny sparks emanating from his red cheeks. Ash holds him close, wrapping securely around his middle but is careful not to touch his cheeks. ]

The thing with Pikachu is-he's not really an animal like you guys seem to be used to-he's a Pokémon so he can learn special attacks based off his type-which is electric.

What I'm getting at is- because he's an electric type he can build up and store electricity in his cheeks. [ He indicates to the sparking red cheeks without touching them. ] But if he can't release the extra electricity then he can get really sick.

Pikachu's okay now but I need to know if there's somewhere or someway he can safely let loose some electricity. We usually just challenge other trainers to a battle but since that's not really an option [ Pikachu's ears droop in disappointment ] And there's no Pokémon Center here, I thought we should ask.

If you see us around, feel free to say hi. We love making new friends but Pikachu can be a little wary of new people sometimes. If you pull on his tail or cheeks he might try to bite but more than likely you'll be in a for a shock.

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[quark_assassin]

Wait
So you're saying you have a living capacitor
And you're struggling to find uses for that?

[ashwantstobattle]

A living what?

[ You'll have to excuse him, he's ten and from a small town so vocabulary is not his strong suit. ]

[quark_assassin]

[Dustin has to take a moment to manually temper his expectations. Normal children don't know what capacitors are. This is reasonable behavior, albeit a little frustrating.]

It's a device used to store electric charge.

[He's midway through typing out their common materials and construction before, again, reminding himself that he's talking to a ten-year-old, and deleting the entire thing in exasperation.]

They're basically exactly what your creature can do in inorganic form.
Including failing if they're overloaded, actually.

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[ashwantstobattle]

Oh. Okay.. but how does that help with Pikachu being able to safely discharge electricity? Pikachu's not a tool, he has thoughts and feelings just like everyone else.

[quark_assassin]

It means that he has an absolute shitton of options that are both safe and provide a useful service for someone else.
Do you know how much of a pain in the ass it is to create chargers that hook up to Temba's electrical grid?
No, of course you don't.
If I made a battery bank for Pikachu to periodically charge instead, we could use that for non-Agra-10 electronics and skip half of the bullshit power conversions that I have to do otherwise.

[ashwantstobattle]

[ Ignoring all the words in their he's pretty sure would make his mother or Nurse Joy faint, Ash focuses on the parts he can understand and uses that to figure out the rest. ]

If its ok with Pikachu, I dont see the harm in that.

[quark_assassin]

Good.
It looks like he's already near or at capacity, so I'll rush a prototype that he can at least use to bleed off excess charge.
I'll likely have to make changes to the design anyway based on his output parameters.
I can use the prototype to make those measurements, too.
Give me a week.

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[buildingitsir]

That looks like an oversized yellow mouse.

_{[And York does not look impressed by this.]}

Why don't you just get a lightning rod to have him zap to drain the excess? or some other metal?

Also keep him the fuck away from me. I'm not going to let my death be caused by a rodent.

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[ashwantstobattle]

[ Ash would have asked about where he could find a lightening rod but he gets caught up in the assumption that Pikachu would cause anyone's death. ]

What do you mean!? Pikachu would never hurt anyone!

Pika! [ Pikachu responds with same level of offense ]

[buildingitsir]

Accidents are a thing, I didn't say it would be an intentional death. Not that I think the Agrii would allow for death here. Seriously, keep him away from me. I'm not about to let an electric mouse short out my circuits.

And I was serious about the lightning rod suggestion. Install one near or on wherever you're staying and have him use that.

[ashwantstobattle]

[ Ash can feel his temper building at how this guy would just assume Pikachu would hurt him either by accident or on purpose. Pikachu looks like he's getting more offended at well but finally, Ash decides to let it go, placing a calming hand on Pikachu's head. ]

You know, always assuming someone's going to hurt you isn't going make any friends. [ He says casually, ignoring the concerned look Pikachu is giving him. ]

Where can I get a lightening rod?

[buildingitsir]

Always assuming the best about a stranger might kill me too. I'll take my fucking chances. Also you said it's an electric creature. I'm a person that runs on electricity and biocomponents. I'm not going to take a chance in letting your peek-whatever send a shock through my system.

_{[He takes a moment.]}

Try the forge or something. Tony there might be able to make you one.

[ashwantstobattle]

I think I'd still rather have friends and it's Pikachu. [ Ash corrects, still mildly irritated that someone would assume Pikachu would hurt them. ] He'd only shock something if I told him to.

But thanks for the tip, I'll look into it.

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[tyrants_son]

My offer to spar with you two still stands. But otherwise there are plenty of open areas you can take advantage of. The larger amphitheater here, perhaps, or in Sh'Ka, the quarry. The latter has less of anything to worry about if potential damage is a concern.

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[ashwantstobattle]

[ Ash has to think about it. He doesn't want anyone getting hurt but if he doesn't do something soon then Pikachu could be the one that gets hurt. ]

I really don't want anyone to get hurt but I gotta do something fast. You sure you don't mind? A Pokémon's power is way different when in a battle versus just showing off their attacks.

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[tyrants_son]

I am more durable than you might think. Or do you mean to insult me by thinking I do not know my limits?

If I minded then I would not be offering. In any case, I look forward to a challenge.

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[ashwantstobattle]

I don't mean to insult you! [ He says quickly, waving his arms enthusiastically. ]

Okay, I see your point. Pikachu and I will be happy to battle you!

Pika!

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[tyrants_son]

Excellent.

There is adequate space south of the hangar, in the northeastern side of the city. I shall meet you there.

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[ashwantstobattle]

Awesome! See ya soon!

[ Ash gets there... eventually. He's not the best at navigation so he's a little late when he turns up and looks like he might have been recently running. ]

Sorry I'm late!

[ He pants a minute and Pikachu hops off his shoulder on all fours, looking ready for a battle.

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[giveusfreedom]

Hello Ash and Pikachu. It's Markus, we met at the tower.
Metal is a conductor of electricity, touching a metal surface will transfer Pikachu's electricity effortlessly. Another conductor is water.
I am too new to make an educated suggestion, but if there happens to be a lake or sea full of edible fish, Pikachu could let out an electric shock and electrocute them. It would be more humane and fast than traditional fishing methods and it would help with hunting for food.

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[ashwantstobattle]

[ That. Is a lot of words and he needs a moment or twelve to read through it. Unfortunately there's still just too much he's not sure what it means- or at least he hopes he's not understanding correctly because it sounds a little like Markus is suggesting- ]

I cant do that!! We dont want to hurt anyone!

[ He's so glad Pikachu can't read although he's sure that Pikachu will pick up on how distressed he is and quickly tells his Pokemon not to worry about it. ]

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[giveusfreedom]

Vegetarian and vegan diets can be healthy at any age, as long as they are well planned. Do our resources allow you to carry on with it? It's surely preferrable to inflict less damage as possible.

[As much as humans have given him grief, Markus understands that they are animals too and they need to eat. He would be saddened to hurt animals but he understands.]

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[ashwantstobattle]

[ He's still not really understanding. He's suddenly wishing maybe he'd paid more attention in school which is not a thought that crosses his mind often. ]

I dont get what your asking.

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[giveusfreedom]

Do we have enough plant based food to eat without needing to hunt animals?

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[ashwantstobattle]

I dont know. Why would anyone want to hunt them anyway? cant they just leave them alone?