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[It's fairly late in the evening when N decides to make a broadcast. In a shift from previous messages, he's looking rather chipper, beaming at the screen. He's sitting in the center of a bed (one of those provided to travelers by the Pokemon Center), legs folded. An egg with a dark purple shell sits in his lap, wrapped up in a sort of makeshift nest formed by some of N's clothes.]

Look. [The Xtransceiver is adjusted to better show the egg in his lap. There is a patient silence from N, until the egg makes the smallest movement-- a slight twitch. N's face lights up with wonder.] There! It moved! Did you see?

[The swell of pride in his expression is almost akin to a doting parent's.] It's amazing, really, that there's a Pokemon inside this. I hope I'm caring for it correctly... [All the Pokemon N ever cared for were full-grown; this is his first experience watching over an unhatched one.] Linoone and I have been keeping it warm and watching over it. Oh! And I can hear the Pokemon inside it sometimes too! When it moves. That's good, right?

[And here he's supposed to be the expert of Unova. He pauses as the aforementioned Linoone steps onscreen, with... what appear to be several DVDs in its mouth.]
Ah. Right. Paprika, I found a video store nearby! I... wasn't sure which genres to look for, so I had Linoone pick out some. [Yeah, fool proof plan there, N.] Is that okay? I think he got you a zombie movie. [He picks out one of the DVDs and scrutinizes it.] ... But I do not approve of the portrayal of the Pokemon on the cover. It is... unsettling. [A movie with zombie humans and zombie Pokemon! Linoone hit the jackpot.]


((OoC: Moving Team Socially Awkward Failboat to Striaton, if that's alright with everybody! If it's not and I'm moving too fast or something, please let me know!))

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[He sets the video down on the bed. Linoone darts over and returns it to the pile.] Do you mean the egg? [He carefully shifts his position to face Dragonite and give her a better view of the egg. He looks up at her with a broad smile.]

It's fascinating, isn't it? It could be any type... But if it's purple, maybe it will be a Dark type? [A Purrloin's fur was purple, after all.] Or perhaps Poison? I don't know. [Which just makes it all the more exciting.

He glances over at Dragonite's egg.] ... Have you ever cared for an egg before, Dragonite? [He hadn't thought about it before, but he didn't know how old Dragonite was. Did she have children? He doubted it; she seemed too solitary to have a mate, and too busy surviving to raise young.]

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[Dragonite gave a small snort - yeah, she meant the egg. But... she leaned in, still a bit more curious.

But with the slighest pause, Dragonite shook her head - letting out a small laugh.] Of course not - it'd be weakness to have something like that. And I can't let myself get weak. [Though, she had been. With her lack of battling and sharpening herself... she would be dead by now back home.]

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[He gives a slight nod.] I see.

[He glances over at Dragonite's egg again, offering Swablu a smile.] Well, if you need help with it, you can ask me anything you'd like. Though... it looks like Swablu is already handling it just fine. [He laughs lightly.]

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So...

...How do I know if it's working? [If it's still alive, she means. Dragonite is not good with babbies.]

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[He can't help but give an amused grin at that.]
Well... Sometimes, the egg will shake or twitch, like mine did-- that's the Pokemon inside moving. And if you listen closely, you can hear sounds from the inside too.

[As if on cue, the egg in his lap gives a very slight twitch. N beams.] Did you see? This one moves around a lot! Maybe it is close to hatching...? [Or maybe he just has a hyperactive baby oh no.]

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[Of course, twitches make Dragonite nervous.]
...So, you can basically hear life.
[She's silent for a few minutes (yes, minutes), before sitting down next to Swablu and egg. She's listening for any sounds, any twitches...

...And then it makes the slighest of movements. Most people wouldn't notice such a twitch, but, hey. Dragonite is used to seeing the slighest movements.]
...Hah, so I guess it's alive. I wonder what my egg was like?