moveslikestrider | [Video] Backdated to Monday.

[The gear clicks on to show someone’s shoes at first. They’re black with steel over the front and one of them taps in a slow rhythm.]

-I’d have been cool with like white, or blue, or some funky color that had to do with the rainbow but attacking my head with neon? Really??

[The view swings up to the familiar rounded shades and flat expression of one Dave Strider. There’s just one noteable difference. His hair is neon pink. There is blaring and then there’s eye searing and from the way he huffs and offers the gear to someone else, he’s not impressed. ~~He will get you back for this.~~]

[The new face on the screen doesn’t seem any more excited about this, neon green hair falling into her eyes and framing her face. Rose wears an equally flat expression and her eyes glance sideways at her brother.]

Pink isn’t that bad. I mean, compare it to this green? I don’t even have anything that matches this. I’m going to be a walking color clash until I manage to purchase some new clothes. Pink goes well with red though, so I don’t see what you’re complaining about.

Except that I do. I can’t believe this.

[She knows exactly who is responsible. After all, who else could it possibly be? Who was close enough to the two of them to manage to prank them both on the same day? Who would even dare to prank the Strilondes like this other than John?

No one, that’s right.

Rose sets the gear back, so that both siblings can be admired in all of their neon glory.]

[Dave sighs and cards a hand through his hair but, that foot hasn’t stopped tapping. Oh he knows exactly who is responsible. There will be prank war over this. Suddenly, his whole demeanor shifts and he smirks. He covers the gear, but you hear one last thing from him.]

-idea about this.

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I think you'd have to pick either pink hair or the sunglasses. The two together is kind of overkill.

Ah, there are other things you'd rather sing about I guess.

Singing isn't my thing, mixing music is better.

And man, the sunglasses is better than the alternative. I'd look like some dyed white bunny if I took them off. [Overkill he can do. Definitely.]

...that sounds much cuter than it actually is. [ he assumes anyways, unless Dave becomes magically adorable without glasses. ]

Saying I'm not cute? Wow. Cold bro. [No, he was implying something but it slid by you.]

Do you want to be cute? I didn't think that was your style. [ it was kind of vague, and not something he's sure he's supposed to comment on anyways. ]

My style is all cool. I'm just messing with you, bro. [He ruffles his pink hair and shoves the bangs out of his face.] So how's the pokemon trip going? Good? Awesome? Holy shit there's way too many eggs?

Ah, you almost ruined my image of you. [ ...actually it's been slowly shifting from cool to cool but weird. ]

It's been...normal? I've been staying in the same city for a while now, I'm not sure it can be called a trip at this point.

Still a trip even if you're taking a little break. That's the rule, man.

Well, if that's the rule. Yeah, it's been normal. [ as normal as magical animals will get but he's gotten over that by now. ]

Anything new with you other than the hair?

Not much. I took on Misty with all dragons and scored a win. Got some high marks for it which was a mood booster. Not that often I hear go take on the dragon master and call me when you do it! [He produces his badge case and flips it open. Zephyr, Hive, Plain, Boulder, and Cascade all sit nicely in their little nitches in the case.]

So I'm up to five badges now.

Congratulations...are you on your way to Saffron then? Or are you heading for Vermilion first?

I'll have to check with the others. John wants to get the badges he has left to get.

If you end up in Saffron again, let me know. It looks like I'll be here for a while.