Level 18 [Video / Action for Goldenrod.] AROMATHERAPY FRIDAY

[rocketralph]

[ACCIDENTAL VIDEO]

_{[Ralph is furiously tapping away at his 'gear and has accidentally turned the camera on. Enjoy a worm's eye view of the guy's chin and thumbs and little else. He's outside, seated on a bench somewhere in Goldenrod's shopping district and ranting to someone.]}

And you know what really crosses my wires? They had the nerve to keep on pretending! I don't know about you, Wrath, but I'm sick and tired of this whole Johto-wide charade of everyone pretending like they aren't from a video game! I can't be the only one that remembers! I can't be the only one who didn't get his code scrambled!

I think they're all kiddin' themselves! So what if there's no quarter alert? So what if we can't see the screen and nobody knows where the tram is! That doesn't mean we should all pretend to be real!



[ACTION FOR SOME BAR IN GOLDENROD]

_{[After a long, exhausting day of arguing, it's easy to find the big guy with some empty glasses at his elbow tucked away in whatever dimly lit corner he could find. He has a Lot to think about.]}

Comments

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[callbacks]

uh
konami code

[?????]

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[rocketralph]

SORRY ABOUT THAT IM KIND OF STRESSED OUT I USUALLY DONT SWEAR SO MUCH

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oh that was a swear word
gotcha
it must be tough living in something rated e for everyone huh

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[rocketralph]

NOT REALLY
WHY?

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id lose like half my vocabulary if i couldnt say shit like

[Our censors bring viewers like you this important message: WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT WITH BLEACH, DAVE STRIDER]

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[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph is just going to stare down at his gear in horrified silence for a little while.]}

JEEZ

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[callbacks]

[What is wrong with kids today, indeed, Ralph.]

yeah so dont worry about it
the all caps guy im used to talking to drops filth like that like its punctuation so im pretty sure you cant offend me with like
nintendo 64 or anything
no apologies necessary

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[rocketralph]

IF YOU SAY SO PAL
ALSO TYPING LIKE THIS JUST MAKES THINGS EASY TO SEE. I WISH THEY MADE BIGGER POKEGEARS. IVE CRUSHED THREE SO FAR.

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[callbacks]

you cant like
plug a bigger keyboard into it?

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[rocketralph]

DO THE MAKE THOSE? I NEED IN ON THAT PRONTO. THOUGH TO BE HONEST I DONT DO A LOT OF TYPING IM MORE OF A VIDEO KIND OF GUY.

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[callbacks]

ive never looked but they probably do
or at least they did for smartphones and tablets and stuff back home and this is basically the same thing
also sorry if this is awk for you i can switch to video
its just not usually my first choice

[Video]

[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph swaps quickly, still in the process of tucking the ink pen he usually uses as a stylus behind one ear. He then gives Dave a small wave to better explain why he didn't text so often. Ham hands and all.]}

Thanks a million.

[Video]

[callbacks]

[Whoooaaaa this dude is HUGE.]

No problem, man. I'm Dave, by the way. Dave Strider.

[Video]

[rocketralph]

Nice t'meetcha, Dave. Wreck-It Ralph. Betcha can't guess what I do for a living.

[Video]

[callbacks]

Is it wrecking things. Tell me it's wrecking things.

[Video]

[rocketralph]

Yup, that's right, floral arrangements.

[Video]

[callbacks]

Awesome.

So what kind of stuff do you wreck?

[Video]

[rocketralph]

Buildings mostly.

What about you? Dave Strider sounds like a video game hero name if I ever heard one.

[Video]

[callbacks]

[The statement takes Dave aback, and then his head shifts slightly as his gaze slides away behind his shades.]

Naw, John was the real hero. Or maybe Jade. I never really contributed much of substance.

[Video]

[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph shakes his head.]}

Don't let anyone tell you that! Every character is important.

_{[You're JUST the guy who wrecks the building!]}

[Video]

[callbacks]

[That really takes Dave aback.]

Uh. Well, I mean. Yeah, sure? I just. Wouldn't call myself a hero or anything.

[Video]

[rocketralph]

So maybe you weren't the guy doing all the jumping around and getting power-ups. What'd you do?

[Video]

[callbacks]

...I did jump around a lot and snag power-ups, for a while.

[He really doesn't want to talk about SBURB, Jesus Christ.]

It was a co-op game, so I guess you could say...I did a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff to make sure everyone else could bring their A-game. Exploited mechanics, rustled up Easter eggs, things like that.

[Video]

[rocketralph]

That sounds pretty important to me.

Man. It feels good to talk to somebody who knows what's going on again.

[Video]

[callbacks]

Yeah, tell me about it. You wouldn't believe the looks I get for bringing up monster drops or sidequests or even, like, totally ubiquitous shit like sylladices. Everyone had a sylladex where I'm from, how else are people supposed to carry stuff in stupid and unnecessarily complex ways?