022 // Video

[pipers_son]

[To those perhaps familiar with Kanto, the camera opens up onto a view of none other than the beginning of Bicycle Road. Joker is posed on one of its namesakes, in fact, his one hand on the handlebars and his feet firmly on the ground. He's beaming at the Gear.]

There ya go, Elsie, perfect!

So we're gettin' closer ta Fuchsia now, after we met up with that Erika! Nice girl, by the by, took things in stride. Probably seen it all before, y'know how it is.

Anyway! There's a real long way ta the next city, but, as it turns out, there's this real handy road that takes ya there much quicker! S'just that ya can't use yer Pokemon or anythin' on it. Gotta use a bike. [He pats said bike proudly.]

Now, uh, I've never actually used one a these, won't be dishonest about it. But ey, I've ridden all manner a Pokemon while here, so how hard can it be? Ya just gotta- balance and the like-

[Way more wobbly than is in any way reassuring, Joker pushes off... right down a hill...]

[...Yeah, he's immediately falling off and crashing down the whole damn thing. Yelping, clanging, swearing- Elsie the Pyroar, the current cameralion of the day, jolts forward after him. In the chaos, one of her teeth nudges the Gear off.]

[SO THAT CERTAINLY HAPPENED.]

[He probably shouldn't have done this while it was raining.]

Comments

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[awesmazings]

[Guess who was standing just off screen messing with his bag when that happened? Unfortunately he wasn't close enough to actually stop Joker from crashing and burning, but he can be heard running down the hill- a hill, Joker are you trying to get a broken neck- with Leader at his heels.

The Manectric manages to beat Jimmy to the bottom, on high alert and looking over at Elsie just in case they need to combine forces to take him to a doctor or something.]

Joker!! Are you okay?!

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[monge]

[Great crash, 10/10, would watch again.]

That was a good first try, but maybe you should get some training wheels, zura.

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[stonebird]

Mister Joker?! (She winces. What is that contraption? Did he call a...a bike? Sansa thinks it looks far more dangerous than any horse or Pokémon!) Please answer when you can.

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[seasaltkey]

[That looked painful.]

Uh... are you gonna be okay?

[islandshore]

[Riku tries not to laugh, but it's difficult, and he ends up looking away to hide his tiny smirk. You've got his sympathy, Joker. So much sympathy...]

Heh. I always just flew from city to city once I'd gotten my Johto badges, but I guess the downside to that's that you miss out on some of the adventure.

You gonna be okay?

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[veggie_vamp]

Joker?!

Joker, are you okay?! Joker!

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[anexcitableboy]

Oh man, bad weather to try and learn to ride in!

Bikes aren't really...uh...what's that word? Instinctual? Your body don't know how to sit right for balance.

And you wanna wear a thick hat.