[Suddenly, on a video feed near you for no reason whatsoever, a llama.]

[A llama with a crush on our special agent.]



[OTP.]

[Also, talk about deja vu.]


(As per usual, action absolutely anywhere, with or without llamas! GO WILD. I want all of you!)

( Diane ... )

[Private audio to France:] France, it's Cooper. Are you still in Ecruteak?
_{[He sounds sort of tired, but otherwise carefully neutral.]}

[Action:] _{[You can run into him anywhere in Ecruteak, where he'll be spending time walking practically every street, looking a little closed off. Unless you find him by night - he'll be near the lake, looking at the half moon.]}

[Audio, broadcasted to the network; nighttime:] All things considered, it wasn't too long ago people believed you would go crazy if the moon shone on you while you slept.
<sub>[Enjoy that little bit of information, Johto.]



(ooc: BACKDATED to thursday the 18th.)</sub>

[AUDIO]: Is this turning into a regular event? I'm not sure I consider myself a fan.

[Or, in other words, guess who remembers the last 4th wall! Words are spoken in a sort of tense harsh tone, because he doesn't really like this whole thing. Obviously.]


[ACTION]: Feel free to run into him absolutely anywhere between Olivine and New Bark, as he's experimenting with the suddenly very easy distances. He'll probably be fiddling with a ring on his left little finger and looking a little stressed. (There are, once again, birds everywhere.  Poor guy.)

( minor tl;dr in which there is musing )



[This video is brought to you by a plateful of cake, because cake is what you eat on birthdays, and Coop’s voice behind the feed is … well, almost amused, really. Most of you might be used to the brisk business-like tone? Yeah, it’s pretty much gone. Much more casual, here.]

I realize I might not be the best at celebrating properly, but I’d like to think I’m off to a good start.

[He turns the gear over smoothly to film his face, which, while grinning, also has something near-disbelieving expressed in it, mixed with ... sort of like there’s a really good joke and he hasn’t quite gotten the punch line yet, but has a good idea of what it might be.]

Ventus, thanks again. I only recently found the extra money in my account which I assume is your doing. Will try to spend them well. If nothing else, ice cream is a real good idea.

Dee – [a small pause, where the grin softens a little and he shakes his head] I really shouldn’t have expected anything different from you.



All in all, this is shaping up to be a fine day.

[Cause the filtering-private-feed stuff? Yeah, it isn’t his style. Anyone in Goldenrod can feel free to run into him, either at the café-thing or in the hotel! Assume he's about and doing stuff, or just ... APPEAR AT HIS ROOM.]

[Private to France:] How about that coffee? Any time that works for you. (ooc: we could totally skip right to that and tag as if saturday coffee stuff, if you want?)

[And action, after that:] [Basically Cooper is all over the streets of Goldenrod today. He needs a new coat (there’s a nasty-looking tear in the sleeve of the one he’s wearing right now). And a suit (same there). And some strong coffee.]

[If you run into him, you might notice that he looks a bit different – could be the scratches on his face and general messy state. Coop is ... never in a messy state. Feel free to bother him about this and the fact that he seems generally tense.]

I've been thinking about the significance of our first pokémon. I find it hard to believe the species given to us are random.

[A brief pause. He's been bothered by this ever since his arrival, actually.]

The initial reaction on meeting your first is important, whether it was fear, familiarity, anger, amusement, or the more unlikely indifference. Then there is of course the more pressing question: why were we given these particular ones?

I'd appreciate your thoughts.

[He's investigating again. Action for anyone in Azalea - he'll most likely be hanging around the pokémon center, working there and all.]

Concluded getting lost in a cave to be an all around interesting but undesirable experience. Believe I could use some coffee and a good night's sleep.

Are there always trainers in this Union Cave? Those I've encountered never appeared to want to leave.

[Guess who made it to Azalea? Action if you feel like running into him on the streets or at the inn/center.]

I was planning to start this year on foot. While Violet has been kind to me, I'm sure Johto has a lot more for me to see.

However, I've been stalled by the appearance of a Xatu. I know she answers to Misty, but I never got the name of her owner when I met her. If anyone has any information about where to find this girl so I can return her bird, I'd be very grateful.

[Or, you know, in other words, "I already have one huge staring bird too many". He's walking the streets of Violet rather aimlessly (accompanied by a very elated Electrike), so if you want action feel free to run into him, as per usual.]

Oh, and I almost forgot - happy new year. Let's make it one.

Diane - it's a beautiful day.

[That's all the network gets (by accident, no less). Those in Violet will probably spot him walking along the streets, looking generally cheerful, and even occasionally whistling. He's been feeling rather troubled lately, but the snow definitely picked him up.]

(Action for anyone in Violet /o/)