struck_out | 003 Video

[Looks like Leon's hit the road again. The video shows him with sitting down with his back leaning back on a tree, as he practices a few simple chords on the guitar. It...looks like there's some improvement since his last video; at least he can play the simplest chord progression without error.

He strums the guitar idly, almost seemingly lost in thought before he turns to the gear and properly addresses it.]

Well it's been a great week. And by great, I mean fucking terrible. A friend woke up from one of those comas and went completely nuts because his brother died back home, and of course I had to suggest to him that he should go hang out with said brother to feel better because I didn't know what had happened. And then I pissed off the heir to the biggest and most dangerous yakuza families from my home. He's probably searching for me right now so if you see my body floatin' in the river you'll know why.

I also got fired from work 'cause I yelled at a customer but I was jus' so wound up from everythin' that happened that I jus' didn't have any fucks left to give, so if you're the one I yelled at then sorry, but you really have no business bein' a Pokemon trainer if you can't tell the difference between an Antidote and a Burn Heal. Damn things are already colour-coded, and there's a no refund policy so don't come crying to me.

So yeah. All in all it's been shit. Real shit. Just can't catch a break, can I?

Anyway, if you're watchin' this and if you're not too bored or busy...tell me somethin' funny. Or somethin' interestin'. Somethin' that makes you happy. I don't care, just...somethin' that'll be a break from this fuckin' week 'cause I am just done.

[Leon's just about to switch off the Gear, when he suddenly remembers.]

Oh yeah to everyone back at the house, sorry I forgot to leave a note but I'm leavin' for a few days, maybe weeks. Lemme know if ya need me for anythin', but other wise I'm gonna go an' grab some badges. Might be back by March. Will let you know.

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A Gengar that sings opera? You gotta be kiddin' me! Aren't Gengar supposed to be doin' the hauntin' thing? Unless your friend's Gengar used to haunt an opera house, maybe all that singin' rubbed off on'im.

You should try recordin' him an' puttin' it on the net. I don't like opera but it'd be somethin' interestin' to see, I guess.

Hey, that's a good theory, I've never asked Aku what he did before meeting Yusuke. He could have been in the Kimono Girls' theater for all I know.

I think I'll ask him for a special show to record, he does like serenading women of all types.

So he sings opera for the ladies? We got ourselves a player here! Think he's managed to, heh, get some eggs outta the ladies he's sung to?

Haha, well, I am a Breeder so I can attest to the fact that he has at least once out of my Mismagius. Sadly, Aku's habit of not sticking to his own species with his serenades hasn't gifted him with more offspring. [That last part was a joke, they've actually been monitoring the Pokemon in their party so accidental eggs don't happen again.]

I think, in all seriousness, he's a little shy too about his singing, he's never done a public performance before. Heck, only our group even knows about it or has heard it.

Well you should get'im to try that then! It sounds like it's his dream to be an opera singer right? And you won't accomplish your dreams by just doin' nothin'. Ya gotta go out loud an' show the world what you're made off! I think you should really get'im on the network. An' girls fall for the classic act really easily too, so he might even get fan mail an' stuff.

That's a good idea! You should always follow your dreams, especially if you have a talent like Aku does.

[Man what kind of losers are invested in the dreams of Pokemon.]

Maybe we'd run into other musical Pokemon as well!

Exactly! Someone who speaks my kinda language!

An' if there are other Pokemon out there, they could form a band! There's this kinda music called pop opera that my mom used to listen to back home. I think all moms listen to'em, 'cause it's all this sappy, boring emotional stuff. Still, it's kinda like opera an' it can be performed by a group of people, so maybe Aku might like that?

That's right, and considering his style maybe he'd find a nice lady Ghost Pokemon to have duets with. A lot of opera favors romantic or tragic stories, that's the most compelling subject for people I guess.

I mean I don't really get it myself, I prefer to think about happier things, but different strokes.

Hell, it's not jus' opera. There's tons of rock songs out there that deals with emo stuff, like bein' angry 'bout bullies, or feelin' so fuckin' sad that all you wanna do is hide in your room an' scream.

...maybe I might need to change what I listen to.

...Maybe. I like pop, personally.

[Of course she would.]

Eh, it's too...I dunno, it's too light. I need somethin' a little heavier. Bass, electric guitar, drums, an' a rockin' riff. But some pop songs are OK, I guess.

You mean you haven't heard of pop-rock?

[Botan that was terrible.]

Well, I suppose pop rock is more of a foreign music thing.

Nah, I know about it. That jus' ain't real rock, an' especially not punk rock! Punk rock's all about bein' yourself. It's really loud an' maybe kinda rough, but it has to be that way because in punk rock you sing about how society's pushed you down. Punk rock's a way of fightin' back against everyone who's tryin' to tell ya how to live your own life. It's so hardcore an' edgy!!!

Ahhh, you're very passionate about music, aren't you? It might be worth it to listen to different genres and viewpoints, though, to develop your own style!

You bet! It's my dream to be the Super High School Level Punk Rocker! And I'll definitely accomplish that some day. I'll be the best punk rocker this world has ever seen!!

Maybe I should give you an autograph now, so that when the future comes and I've made it you can tell everyone that you met me first! I'll even give you a front-row ticket to my show, but only if you promise you'll bring a cute friend with you!

It's nice to have a dream. [That's what's so admirable about humans, after all, that they can come up with these wild fantasies that they want to make reality and chase after them with all their might.]

Oh? Am I not cute enough for you as it is, sir?

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