10. Must Obtain Every One!

[pompous_today]

Who: Simon Tam and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Bloodsport
When: July 21st

[Simon had been about to make one of his rare appearances on the network, when his face scrunched up in confusion... and suddenly he seemed to trip and fall, lucky face-first into a convenient sponsor-provided crate of Flootemon stuffed toys and other assorted merchandise.

And let out a snore. Oops.

Once someone extracted Simon from the mess, he made another broadcast.]

... I have absolutely zero use for any of these stuffed toys, so they are free for the taking if anybody else is enjoying that monster-catching game. [He then squints at some of the name tags attached to them, holding up a black and gray-furred dog that's totally not a Mightyena.] ... Bigby? Really? ... Pikablu? And why is this frog called Sableye?

Comments

[stefanged]

[Stefan tilts his head, peering closer as if that'll give him a better look at the stuffed animals.]

I don't exactly know what you mean by "monster-catching game," but I'll take a couple.

[pompous_today]

I'd appreciate it. ... there are trading cards, too, now that I am digging deeper. And some t-shirts.

There's a game that appeared on our communicators not so long ago- Flootemon Catch. It's surprisingly addicting. This merchandise has characters from the game on it.

[stefanged]

No kidding? So that's what that game was all about...

[Stefan doesn't care enough about video games to give it a try. He has learned his lesson with Katamari, okay? Never again.]

I'm guessing you've gotten a chance to play it, then?

[pompous_today]

Yes. I am usually not one for frivolous timewasters, but this adds an element of fun while I am walking from place to place.

[stefanged]

True. I'm all for anything that gets people up and moving....

[He shrugs.] I'll give it a shot and let you know what I think.

[pompous_today]

And do let me know if you'd like to take some of this merchandise off my hands. [This is said with a big wink.]

[stefanged]

I wouldn't mind taking one of those ferret guys. [He means an Eevee.] Seems like the kind of thing Alex would've loved.

[pompous_today]

Of course. [Simon smiled sadly.] I... saw that you'd been promoted to Captain and presumed the worst.

[stefanged]

You assumed right. [He bows his head a little.] I figure, the best thing to do is keep her memory alive and move forward, rather than dwell on it forever.

[pompous_today]

Some dwelling might happen, though. I felt that way when my sister left... I wanted to just put it behind me and keep going, but in truth, sometimes it is just... difficult to push aside.

[stefanged]

Maybe. But right now, a broody Captain is the last thing our ship needs.

[He moped about it, alright. He also might've moped about it for far too long.]

[pompous_today]

Yes- having responsibility is a good distraction. When there are people counting on you for something, it's hard to find time to brood.

[stefanged]

Or, well - anything, really. Maybe it's just my luck, but we've had more chaos in the past week than we've had in months.

[pompous_today]

Could be that Atroma's trying to stir things up again. We HAVE been rather low key for a while.

[stefanged]

Nah, I think it's just my crew. [Beat] So uh, give me twenty? I'll be over as soon as possible.

[pompous_today]

Ah, certainly. Take your time- I won't be going anywhere else for a while.