2nd Joke - Video/Action for Rocket Base

[used_trick]

[The Pokegear is on its side, at an awkward angle -- Harley doesn't seem to be aware that it's filming. She's happily dancing around a large, bushy Christmas tree in one corner of the room. Said tree appears to be holding roughly three times its own weight in lights, tinsel, and candy-canes, and Harley's adding more to it. She's singing quietly under her breath; careful listeners might pick out the lyrics.]

[Stan the Poochyena can barely be made out on Harley's bed. He's looking more resigned than usual and gnawing disconsolately on a large candy-cane, a massive red and green bow tied around his neck. A Koffing occasionally floats into view, wearing a Santa hat and apparently okay with that.]

[Harley tops off the tree with a surprisingly-simple star and flops back on the bed, dislodging Stan with a yelp. She picks up the Poochyena, who makes a half-hearted attempt to bite her face off, apparently more out of habit at this point than anything.]

We got a tree, Stanny!

[She's obviously very happy about this. It's been a while since she's been able to have an honest-to-God Christmas tree.]

Whatcha want for Christmas? You been a good dog, so I'm gonna getcha somethin' nice.

Comments

Re: ( video )

[used-trick.livejournal.com]

[This is one of those times where Harley ALMOST understands all the individual words, but stringing them together produces something akin to a large crowd of people saying 'rhubarb' a lot.]

....

Oh, are you one a' the aliens I heard about? ...What's a lusus, is that like an alien version a' Santa Claus?

[Video]

[usedstarpunch.livejournal.com]

Nah, uh, I think ya got enough. Too much more and you ain't gonna be able to see the tree...!

[Video]

[buckyouup.livejournal.com]

[She chuckles lightly.]

I wouldn't worry too much about that, sugarcube. It looks real pretty as it is.

[snapandscoot.livejournal.com]

...you mean the word they say....isn't their name?



This world is very confusing!

[used-trick.livejournal.com]

Sure! Ya don't just call a puppy 'dog', do ya?

[Harley might, actually, but right now she is edumacating someone.]

It really is. Fun, isn't it?

Re: [Video]

[used-trick.livejournal.com]

Christmas trees always look pretty! But thanks, I'm makin' up for lost time with this one.

Re: [Video]

[used-trick.livejournal.com]

[She laughs a little.]

Nah, y'can tell it's still there cause you can see the tree-shape!

Re: [Video]

[buckyouup.livejournal.com]

Lost time? You don't celebrate Hearth's Warmin' Eve in your world?

Re: [Video]

[used-trick.livejournal.com]

Hearth's Warmin' Eve? Izzat like Christmas?

[Confused Harley confused is.]

We celebrate it, it's just been a while since I been able to have a tree. Ivy din' like 'em an' the doctors at Arkham said we couldn't have one no more cause Mister J turned the last one into a rocket.

[Video]

[buckyouup.livejournal.com]

Christmas? S'that what hue-mans call it?

[And Applejack will share in the confusion.]

An'... what's a "rocket"? [She isn't sure what it is, but she's pretty sure a tree isn't supposed to be one.]

Re: [Video]

[used-trick.livejournal.com]

Human? Y'mean you ain't?

[Must be one of the aliens she's heard are wandering around.]

Oh! A rocket's this big thing that goes FWOOSH an' flies off inta the sky!

[Video]

[buckyouup.livejournal.com]

No ma'am. Erm... that is t'say, that I am a hue-man right now, unfortunately. But back home, me an' all my friends are ponies.

[snapandscoot.livejournal.com]

....



My goodness, I might have been offending you without realising it! I'm sorry, Ma...Mach...Machi?



Well, thank you for letting me know about that! There's so much to learn about this world; at times I feel I can't keep up! My name is Emmy, by the way. Emmy Altava!

[Video]

[usedstarpunch.livejournal.com]

...Huh. S'kinda a good point. Though, uh, your pokemon gonna be okay eatin' that thing?

_{[He's watching that Poochyena with that candy cane. He knows more about what Pokemon can eat (i.e. nearly everything) than about what they can't.]}

( video )

[abdications]

I guess you could say that! I mean, I was a troll before all of this "turning human" shenanigans happened.

No, stupid! A lusus is a beast-like custodian that takes care of young trolls. I think the human equivalent is called "parents"?

[video]

[foreveraclone]

He looks happy regardless.

[used-trick.livejournal.com]

Aw, I'm sure he don't mind. These guys're all just big sweethearts.

[Said without irony as Stan makes a token effort to tear her face off.]

Glad ta' help! I'm Harley Quinn.

Re: [video]

[used-trick.livejournal.com]

Nah, he looks WAY happier with th' hat. I'll show ya. Hey Olly, c'mere!

[The Koffing floats over, Harley takes off the Santa hat and replaces it a few times for Connor's benefit. There is no readily apparent difference in Olly's expression.]

With, without. With, without. See? He loves it!

Re: [Video] 1/2

[used-trick.livejournal.com]

[This look. Just... this look.]

Ponies?

Re: [Video]

[used-trick.livejournal.com]

That sounds adorable! Were you like alien ponies on another planet or somethin' or just regular ponies from Earth?!

[snapandscoot.livejournal.com]

It's been a pleasure, Miss Quinn! I hope you have a Merry Christmas; I'll leave you and Stanny to your decorating. I've got to get to Cherrygrove City as fast as possible!

If you ever see me around, do say hello!

Re: [Video]

[used-trick.livejournal.com]

Sure. Why wouldn' he be?

[Sounding a little worried. She's pretty sure a candy cane would be all right for a dog, buuuuuut...]

[used-trick.livejournal.com]

You too! An' hey, look me up when ya get to Goldenrod City!

[bent-causality.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, that's a really pretty tree! You know I was thinking of getting something like that but I don't know...

[used-trick.livejournal.com]

I ain't that stupid. Just cause I never heard of a lucies don't mean I don't know about trolls.

...They live under bridges an' stuff, right?