Box 3 [The birds are coming!]

[eeveedispenser]

[The video cuts on with Bill fumbling around with the camera, trying to find a steady position for it with one hand as the other is being used as a perch by a colorful little mess of feathers. Once the camera is settled, the Chatot has already started making its way up Bill's arm as if it was pretending to scale a mountain.]

Ah, hello! Does this little fellow belong to anyone? He seems very well socialized.

Yo ho!

...Among pirates, apparently.

Call me Ishmael! Chato~!

[A chuckle] He's safe and happy right now, but if he looks familiar I'm sure he'd very much like to get back to his home. Thank you!

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[eeveedispenser]

Pleased to meet you too, Otogi. [He accepts the handshake, Chatot poking his head up.]

Otogi!

[puppypaws]

Beammmmm~~

And really, you're an interesting pokemon Chatot... Quite vocal isn't he?

There's snickering from Audino in the background at that before Golett gives him a look.

[eeveedispenser]

Chatots are known for being pretty talkative, yeah.

All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind.

Though I've never heard of one with...this kind of vocabulary.

[puppypaws]

Nod nod.

Are they proverbs of some sort?

[eeveedispenser]

He's been quoting a lot of literature, at least from the bits I've recognized. Maybe his trainer's an avid reader.

Chatoto~

[puppypaws]

Perhaps... There's an odd glint in his eyes as he types the next bit though.

If he could find some way to tell us where is trainer is however, it would probably be a little more helpful... Ohoho..! And just what are you hinting at there Otogi?

[eeveedispenser]

I've tried asking, but I can't really decipher his answers. Just a lot of excerpts about jungles.

[puppypaws]

Really? As in... The pokemon language itself?? Wide eyes at that one.

[eeveedispenser]

Well, no, I can't ask him in his own language. Or understand it if he wanted to answer that way either. I've just been going by his parroting.

[puppypaws]

Ah, of course. Not so wide eyes now. He does seem to prefer that method doesn't he.

[eeveedispenser]

Yeah. So it isn't really productive either way.

But I've sent out a video on the public network, so hopefully whoever's missing him will see it and come looking.

[puppypaws]

Provided, of course, that there IS someone. It's migration season- this Chatot could just as likely be from an area with a lot of people and not belong to anyone after all.

"Hrn..."

[eeveedispenser]

It is, isn't it...?

H'm...I guess that's an option. Still, I'd rather be safe and make sure he's alright before letting him off on his own.

[Chatot seems to take that as an invitation to nestle further into Bill's hair, making himself comfortable.]

[puppypaws]

"....

Well, he's certainly attached to you.

bleaugh sorry, got hit hard with sick

[eeveedispenser]

Heh, I seem to have that effect on a lot of Pokemon.

So have I. ;u;

[puppypaws]

His tail is wagging despite himself (and Audino is noticing from the corner of his eye...), but he hasn't seemed to notice.

Instead, more typing!

It says good things about your character though- you must be a very good person.

summer go away we don't want your disease

[eeveedispenser]

[Bill doesn't notice the wagging, but it catches Chatot's eye. Before Bill can get out a sheepish reply, Chatot hops up and raises its voice.]

A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial! Chato!

headaches are the bane of my existence

[puppypaws]

"Rrrnm?" The tail stops wagging immediately after that, and with an audible face-palm from Audino to accompany it.

...Is that one particularly common as well? That phrase seemed just a bit...

Hnn.

[eeveedispenser]

I don't think I've heard that one befo--GUH! [Chatot uses Bill's forehead as a springboard to launch himself at Otogi, aiming to land on his head.]

[puppypaws]

"RRF-!" Oh boy. If you landed on his head, good for you as Otogi stumbles- he still yelped in shock.

Course with all the flailing, Chatot might have just smacked into his face instead...

In any case, the others aren't pleased. "Oii oiii!! What do you think you're doing..!!!"

"Get off..." Golett adds with a stone warning.

[eeveedispenser]

Hey--! Cut that out, what are you doing!? [Bill rises to try and coax Chatot back over, but it isn't attacking or anything, just...proceeding with the human mountain climbing he'd done before. Only this time down Otogi's back.]

[puppypaws]

"Nn-" GET OFF GET OFF GET-

And now he has Audino snatching at the bird too- "OI OIIII!!!! WHAT'D I JUST SAY..!!"

It seems Golett is the only one realizing what's wrong here- "Ahhh-"

[eeveedispenser]

Chatot, come on!

[Chatot stops somewhere on Otogi's lower back, making a very odd-sounding, yet recognizable imitation of a Zorua's call.

And then Bill sees the anomaly.]

...Huh?

[puppypaws]

Ulp.

As Audino finally gets a swipe toward Chatot going (FLY, FLY-), Otogi stiffens.

Uhhhh... "..." After a few awkward moments he'll eventually manage to cough and type in a 'sorry'.

Eventually.

[eeveedispenser]

[Chatot finally lets off, landing on Bill's shoulder as he tries to process this new information. Was it...an accessory? He's seen people wear costume parts like this, but...]

...For what?