[Video] Thoughts of Home

[shizuo_heiwajima]

[The feed doesn't seem intentional. Shizuo can be seen staring down blankly at something other than the Xtransceiver. After a while, he speaks.]

The hell is this...

[A few more moments pass before the video starts shaking and tearing sounds can be heard. Evidently, he is opening a package. A glimpse of black and white - the package contains a new bartender outfit similar to the beat up one Shizuo is still currently wearing.]

....

[When he sees what is inside, Shizuo's expression softens slightly to one of melancholy.]

Kasuka...

[action / partial video] Pinwheel Forest

[mediocrespells]

[ Hazel has decided to move on to Pinwheel Forest. She got some extra supplies and is taking it slow. she hasn't decided whether to really explore or just go right through.

At the moment she's found an empty area and is trying to teach two of her Pokémon Ice beam. Yeah, she's made sure they both want to try first. Cloud is just watching and standing guard since he can't learn that move. ]

Okay, I know the two of you have potential to learn this move with one of those TM things. We're going to see if we can get it down without it.

Now watch carefully.

[ She aims at a nearby rock and manages a passable imitation of an Ice Beam. ]

Give it a try.

[ Yuffie tries first and just gets a squeak for her efforts. Cid snickers at her failure before giving a try himself... and is disappointed when nothing happens. ]

It's alright. [ She's doing well at sounding reassuring at least. She finds Pokémon much easier to talk to than people. ] I didn't think it would be that easy.

Okay next... we'll sit quietly. [ She sat and motioned for the Pokémon to sit on either side of her. ] Close your eyes and clear your minds.

Breathe in... and out. In... out.

[ While her Pokémon were doing that Hazel set the camera on her Xtranceiver to record without broadcasting... or she tried not to broadcast. Maybe she should have double checked how to do that. Oops. [video-->] Yuffie kept fidgeting and peeking over at Cid... who was actually doing okay. ]

Now search within yourselves for your potential. Breathe in... and out. When you think you've found it... Breathe in, grab hold of it... and breathe out.

[ Yuffie took a minute trying to follow Hazel's directions but, lost patience before she actually got a hold of it and just tried the move again. She got another squeak for her efforts but, her breath might have been slightly cold. She pouted and watched Cid, hoping he'd fail just as much so she wouldn't feel stupid.

Cid waited until he thought he had a hold of it, breathed in.... and burped out a snowflake.

Hazel couldn't help it. She giggled. And then went about making sure her Pokémon understood just how well they did for a first try and then gave out cuddles. ]

(( OOC: I'd prefer to say she got through the part where she demonstrated with her magic without anyone seeing since Cloud would warn if someone was coming... Except for N maybe since he already knows. ))