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2. [Goldenrod Tennis Haus / video + action for the house]

[VIDEO]

[the video starts with Gastly cackling into the camera, and another pair of purple hands holding the Gear up.

They aren't the main focus though - the main focus of the video is the Meowth in the corner, wiggling it's way up onto the kitchen counter and through the cupboards for food, along with the Purrloin swishing it's tail at the bottom of the screen waiting for it to come back down.

Where is the owner? Niou is simply watching from the sidelines - if only because he's interesting to see if Bonita can get to Marui's hidden stash in there.

It's a pretty badass cat the video feed gets to see though, as she's making it to the top cupboard and opening it up already.]

Just a bit higher. [Niou's voice comes from the background, obviously egging the Meowth on. Oops.]

[ACTION]

[Niou is pretty much in the corner of the kitchen watching the whole thing. He's not going to stop Bonita either.]

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... Uu-.. [ Maria tilts her head a little as she watches it. ]

What is he trying to do?

[Okay, so Yagyuu's not too happy about the ghosts in the kitchen, but there's also no denying that he has manfully endured worse for the sake of figuring out what the hell Niou is doing, so here he is in the doorway, leaning against the jamb to observe the spectacle himself.

And as it turns out, he's not alone; today he's flanked by Lady, Bagel, and...what looks like a red-and-white pockmarked oblong...thing that Bagel is carrying around like an egg. Delightedly.]

Quite the budding criminals, aren't they?

_{[Oh, is that ...]

[Let's just say he recognises that cat. And seeing her doing what she does best makes him feel kind of bittersweet. He connects to the feed with a face that's trying to be kind of nonchalant, but there's a sad smile hiding there.]}

Two cats. What, are you asking for trouble?

[hi there Maria, though really he can only guess because of how many times Bonita has done this already.]

Apparently she's still hungry.

[Party in the kitchen, apparently. It could be worse though, at least most of Niou's Pokemon are outside or in the barn. It'd be difficult to fit an Aerodactyl in there, after all.

He glances back when he hears Yagyuu speak, and sends a small smirk in his direction.]

Saves me from going out pick pocketing if they can do it for me.

[Now just how serious is he being...?]

[Yep, yep it is. He never knew her though, so... sorry bro.

He can read that expression though - when he gets his Gear back from the Mismagius that had been filming the spectacle.]

What if I am?

[There's a smirk on his lips though.]

But he could just ask for food, right? That would be much easier! [ she nods to herself, as if this is clearly the easier solution. ]

That's certainly one way of training your Pokemon. Though perhaps not quite the way they had in mind.

[Sometimes it's better not to inquire as to the seriousness, and just take everything at face value.]

[Well it is, yes... but-]

I only just fed her around 30 minutes ago. [side eye] I'm sure she likes earning her food anyway.

Not the one I had in mind either. [shrug.] In the letter it said she'd do this though, Musica is just doing it because she wants to.

[That is if she's even doing it for that reason - at the moment she's just watching and swishing her tail.]

There was a letter?

From the previous owner? Yeah, just saying what kind of things she likes.

[glance] Why?

It's just curious. My inheritances haven't generally come with correspondence attached.

[Bagel, for example, being one of them.]

Noble didn't either. [he assumed it was because he didn't know the previous owner though - maybe that was assuming too much?]

Think it's different from someone you don't know, then?

Uu-, maybe she really, really likes food..! If she's hungry, then she'll grab food, that's only natural!

[ nodnod - kids don't have any sense of not feeding everything to death.. ]

Well, Kirihara-kun was never one for writing letters anyway. Perhaps it depends on the person themselves, not the affiliation.

She's probably going to end up unhealthy if she keeps doing it though.

[he's encouraging it at the moment though, just to see how good at this she is...]

S'Possible. [his eyes shift back to Bonita who is... well, almost into the top cupboard now, digging around just a little more.

Musica is making noises at her from the floor and has started pacing a little as well.]

Did you know who 'Ise Nanao' was?

[And near Yagyuu, Lady is watching all of this with a critical, almost disdainful eye. It's not that she disapproves of the shenanigans, so much; she just thinks they're beneath her.]

...I got a Christmas present from her, once. The sheep in the barn. We were loose acquaintances more than anything else.

[Oh, Lady. One day she'll have to learn that this is how things will partly be done. Especially as Bonita finally tosses down a bag of sweets and some bread as well - Musica catching one with her tail, the other by rolling over and catching it with her front paws. Some skill there.]

So would you know her well enough to say whether that theory could be proven correct?

[There's a faint amused smile as the two cat Pokemon pull this off though, and Bonita starts wriggling her way back down again.]

... Then shouldn't you be stopping her, uu-? Do you want her to be unhealthy..?

I'm just letting her do it this once.

[he's testing her really.]

Uu-, Maria gets it now! [ nod. ]

It's like a special occasion, right? Just like how Mama took Maria out for dinner on Maria's birthday, and Maria could eat as much as she wanted!

Then good luck to you. You're gonna need it, trust me.

_{[He cocks an eyebrow to go with the words. And truthfully? Niou probably would need it, at least if he knew Bonita right.]}

[ so someone's walking home from work and finds this on the 'Gear. and he knows that cupboard. he knows it so well. ]

OOOI!!

[ here is marui's face pressed up close on the 'gear. ]

GET YOUR PAWS OFF THERE-- [blip! the feed suddenly stops here.]

[ but never fear! about ten minutes later, there's a Marui bursting through the kitchen, looking angryhorrifiedpanicked and searching for that darned cat pokemon. ]

Where is that little--!!

[...Oh, Maria.]

If you count it being her first time let loose in the kitchen as a special occasion.

I have more confidence in stopping her than that.

[Well he got the note from Nanao - but honestly, the only problem is they're a little alike. While Niou isn't about to start digging through the cupboards for food - he likes the idea of world domination.

Maybe. Saa, who knows~?]

[The video was an amusing twist to Bonita's first trip to the kitchen, of course him bursting into the kitchen 10 minutes later while the two cats are already nomming on his secret stash... well.

That's priceless.]

I hope you don't mind, they just helped themselves.

[Niou doesn't even sound sorry, nope.]

That must be a special occasion for her, Maria's sure of it! Maria remembers the first time she was allowed to go outside alone, it was a re-al lot of fun!

No, trust me. I know that one.

You'll be surprised.

_{[And he sounds kind of amused, really, because he'd love to watch this guy get utterly owned by a meowth.]}

I got her from someone who left, so it is her first time away from them as well, possibly.

[It could happen, yes, but Niou has a few tricks up his sleeve as well. He also has two very mischievous ghosts on his side too.]

She might enjoy it more if I let her loose on other people though, don't you think?

... Really? Uu-, that must be sad, if she lost her previous owner.. Poor thing. [ she pouts. ]

[brb screaming at the pokemon-- wait no here's something even better

he will up to niou

grab his collar

and shake him.

never mind that they're teammates or classmates or whatever-- that doesn't matter right now!]

Why did you let them get to my stuff, you bastard!!

Oooh, that's cruel.

_{[He looks a little amused though, and raises an eyebrow.]}

Very cruel. You're a cruel kid.

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