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[The feed opens to the inside of...a mouth!

A canine mouth, if the teeth are anything to go by. A great big tongue swipes the screen, and static fizzes for a second. The mouth, startled by the noise, pulls away, revealing the long, slim muzzle of a Houndour. It would seem Nero's added a new member to his team...but that doesn't look like a hotel room behind the pokémon, or a route. Where is it?]

What the f—that's not a goddamn chew toy!

[There's the sound of a giggle, and some indistinct soothing words, probably from Kyrie. Basilisk the Houndour turns his head, perfectly dignified, as Nero plucks the 'gear from out between his legs. His expression is vaguely disdainful, lip curling to expose white teeth, but Nero ignores him, expression still mildly smug from the recent fight.

In Nero's hands now, the 'gear turns away to show...the battle arena of the Celadon gym.

Or at least. There used to be an arena here. Vast swaths of trees are now little more than charcoal, blast burns where green grass should be, wisps of black smoke curling like ribbons towards the vaulted ceiling. At the center of all this destruction is Red, scuffed and possibly poisoned but victorious, spreading her wide wings and taunting the yet-unevolved Buster with them. The camera pans a bit too quickly to see much, but Nero's tone brooks no argument.]

Red, cut it out.

[She's not inclined to listen, basking in her first gym victory, won only by the skin of her teeth. Looming over Buster, she huffs out a puff of smoke, her tail burning bright behind her like a banner. Her posturing earns her a headbutt from the smaller Shelgon, which only serves to make her upset—and there they go.]

Fuck this...

[Nero chucks the 'gear down at Basilisk's feet, taking off towards the skirmishing dragons. Now, most people might have a moment of concern when approaching this situation, but Nero? Nah.

Nero uses his Bagon as a stepping-stone to vault up and punch his Charizard in the face. You can't really see it from that angle, but the sound is pretty telltale.]

Fucking—stop!

[Basilisk watches this, mildly impressed, and then goes back to chewing. The feed goes out the same way it started.]

[[ooc: Rainbow badge approved by Stormy. Replies will happen a few hours post-broadcast once Nero gets himself a non-chewed up 'gear.]]

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[A hint of dry amusement.]

Good thing Red's not you, huh? She's a bitch, but she knows when she's asking for it.

I dunno. I'm pretty sure I could take you, if I was her.

I mean, big fire-breathing dragon... prettyboy.

Puttin' my odds on the dragon.

_{[Oh, Heather. You have no idea.]}

[Oh snap--Heather used TAUNT! It's super effective!]

'Prettyboy'? The hell is that supposed to mean? I've taken down demons ten times her size!

[Nero used SNARL! Also he's serious about those demons.]

_{[That snarl has probably the total opposite effect on Heather than what he wanted. The smirk she'd been wearing breaks into a big gleeful grin.]}

What's it sound like it means?

_{[C'mon Nero, face it. You're a pretty boy. It doesn't mean you can't still take down giant demons!]}

I mean, c'mon. Even I've done that.

Doesn't mean a dragon couldn't bite your head off.

_{[YEAH SHE'S TAKEN DOWN GIANT MONSTERS, NO BIG.]}

It sounds like you need to get your eyes checked--and like hell I'll believe that. You had trouble taking down Purple McPipsqueak that time.

[Remember that Gengar, Heather? Nero does. That shit was quality.]

UH, that was a ghost if you remember correctly. Not a demon.

_{[It's hard to punch ghosts. 8( .... Okay, even if hitting Slightly had kind of been like punching a beanbag. HE WAS STILL A GHOST OKAY.]}

Have YOU ever tried wrestling a ghost?

[Actually.]

Kind of. I once got stuck in an elevator cage match with these demons made of gas...

[--and shadows and death and whatever else demons are made of.]

I shot at them. Made 'em easier to grab once the gas was dispersed.

[DMC-verse...logic...these are separate realities.]

... Oh.

_{[... There's a pause.]

[... And then she starts giggling.]}

Ehehee, you were stuck in an elevator with gas demons.

_{[Sorry, Nero. You're arguing with a twelve-year-old, apparently. Just... sorry.]}

[Oh, for the love of--

The love of--]

[PFFFTTTT NO IT'S FUNNY WHO IS HE KIDDING]

Can you get any dumber...

[It's a mystery whether he's talking to her or to himself, but he's definitely biting a knuckle to hide that smile SHUT UP HE'S NOT LAUGHING.]

_{[IT'S TOTALLY FUNNY.]

[Heather doesn't bother trying to hide the mirth-- she just laughs openly, actually doubling over a little and disappearing from view for a second or two before popping up again, still giggling unashamedly.]}

Thahat must have sucked.

_{[GAS DEMONS haha ew]}

You don't know the half of it. The place smelled bad to start, forget the gas demons.

[You should've seen the ice toad with the weird little fairy feelers. The breath on that thing will haunt Nero's nightmares forever.]

_{[Heather's been through some pretty fnasty places herself-- slogging through sewage just to get home, for one. But still. Heeeeeeee.]

One of those fights you wanna take a million showers after, huh?}

One million? Try five.

[Looks down at himself. Leather's great for protection! Smells...] Plus the dry-cleaning's crazy.

Dry-cleaning, huh? How much did it cost ya?

_{[Heather hasn't had to have anything leather dry-cleaned yet... YET.]}

[...The look he's giving her, man.

That is some eloquent silence, right there.]

... What?

'spensive.

[LET'S LEAVE IT AT THAT.]

_{[IS THIS A TROUBLING MEMORY, NERO]}

Guess I'll stick to non-leather if I ever wind up fighting gas demons.

[Every time he goes his wallet flinches with the memory of a thousand aches. He's happy it's somewhat less expensive in Johto.]

Moral of the story: take the damn stairs.

Usually do. I don't like elevators.

_{[The ones in the Otherworld were wicked creepy. :( Climbing down an elevator shaft with a rope really gave her a new perspective in 'holy shit these things are kind of spooky'.]}

Better for ya, anyway.

Gotten stuck with 'gas demons' before?

[No one cares that much about exercise....]

Eh, from time to time.

It's the times the elevators have broken down on me that make me not like 'em.

_{[Nothing as dramatic as getting stuck in one forever or anything, but ...]}

And that...happens a lot?

[The elevators work fine where he's from...unless they're possessed.]

S'not about the frequency, s'about the severity.

_{[And... all right, to be fair, she'd only had to deal with a BROKEN elevator once, but getting shut into one and descending into the depths of the Otherworld for the first time while eldritch horrors gibbered and ground against each other just past the bars of the box, that sorta leaves a lasting impression.]}

Ever had to climb down a dark elevator shaft on a rope after prying the the doors open with a vice?

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