[Voice]

[ashwantstobattle]

[ So by now the Power's gone out and that's... not ideal. It's especially bad for the hospital thought that seems to be the least of the hospitals concerns for the moment- not that Ash is aware of it. ]

If anyone needs power- Pikachu can hold a charge for things in an emergency. Just let us know if you need us and we'll be right there!

Pika!

Comments

[butterfly_kiss]

I'm guessing you're talking about small things for short periods of time.

[ashwantstobattle]

Not necessarily. Pikachu can produce at least 100,000 volts at a time.

[ He's pretty sure Pikachu has produced more than that on occasion but he hasn't really monitored it in some time. ]

[butterfly_kiss]

[She is glad this is voice because otherwise she might look vaguely horrified.]

What Amperage?

[ashwantstobattle]

Uh.. well.. I think it depends. He usually has control over that kinda thing so I guess I don't really know.

[butterfly_kiss]

[Oh dear she's not pleased to hear that.]

You could be doing serious cardiac damage and you don't know it?

[ashwantstobattle]

Pikachu would never hurt anyone that bad on purpose.

[ A beat… ]

Uh… what’s cardiac mean?

[butterfly_kiss]

[Is this Pikachu smart enough to know the difference?]

Related to the heart.

[ashwantstobattle]

Oh, really?

Well still, I'm pretty sure Pokemon have really awesome control over how powerful their attacks are when used on humans.

[ He's been shocked, flame-throwered, flame wheeled, bitten, scratched, tackled, frozen, shadow balled, confuse-rayed, vine whipped, psybeamed and every thing in between and survived (minus that one time he doesn't remember). But he has seen Pokemon kill people as well so he knows if a Pokémon really wants to hurt someone, they will. ]

[butterfly_kiss]

Why would you believe that?

[beyourzoomer]

Who's Pikachu?

[ashwantstobattle]

[ wait a second, he's switching to video so she can see the little lightening mouse sitting in his lap. ]

This is Pikachu. He's capable of producing electricity at really high voltages.

Pika PiKachu! [ Pikachu lifts a hand in greeting. ]

[beyourzoomer]

[Well Pikachu is actually too cute for words. She waves back, eyes a little brighter than usual.]

And he talks.

[She doesn't quite know what to think.]

[ashwantstobattle]

Yup! [ He says proudly. ] And he knows really great attacks, too!

Pikapi, Pikapika. [ Pikachu glances back at Ash before he can get too sidetracked. ]

Oh right. If you need something charged, we can help, no problem.

[beyourzoomer]

I think I'm good for now, but thank you for the offer.

I'm Max.

[ashwantstobattle]

Nice to meet you, Max! I'm Ash Ketchum.

Pika, Pikachu!

[beyourzoomer]

Nice to meet you, too, Ash. And you, too, Pikachu.

[ashwantstobattle]

Well if you need anything, Pikachu and I will do our best. But the truth is, I'm not so great at keeping up with the communicator-thing.

Pikapika. [ Pikachu side-eyes his trainer. ]

But if you see us around, feel free to say hi.

[video]

[the_tailor]

Pikachu?

[He has no idea what that is, but the name sounds kind of cute.]

[video]

[ashwantstobattle]

PiKachu! [ Ash lets Pikachu come on screen to introduce himself. ]

This is Pikachu. He's a lot more powerful than he looks. [ He says proudly. ]

[the_tailor]

Oh.

My.

God.

[Ever see a grown man squee? Now you have, Ash.]

He is one of the most adorable little things I've ever seen in my life! And trust me, after all the planets I've been to, that's saying a lot.

[Sorry, Arusians, but that yellow fluffball might be giving you a run for your money.]

[ashwantstobattle]

[ Kind of. He's heard James Squee and he's an adult. Supposedly. ]

P-pika... [ Pikachu retreats further against Ash at that squee and watches the screen warily. ]

Adorable and powerful. [ Ash nods sagely. ]

[the_tailor]

Power can definitely come in tiny packages. [Nodnod.] You said he could...hold a charge? Like, a battery?

[ashwantstobattle]

Yeah, Pikachu's an electric type Pokémon, so he naturally produces electricity-and a lot of it.

[the_tailor]

Adorable, powerful, and super useful. Man, what I wouldn't have given for a cute battery charger like him when the storms back home knocked out the power sometimes.

[Lance quirks another smile. He does have fond memories, granted, of those moments, dozens of candles brought out and card games played amongst the family.]

What's a Pokémon?

[ashwantstobattle]

Everyone keeps asking me that-and I guess the best way to describe them is they're a lot like the animals here but Pokémon are classified by their different types based of the special attacks they can learn.

Thunderbolt is usually learned by an electric type, Flame Thrower a fire type, Razor Leaf by a grass type and so forth and so on.