016 Things Acquired [video; ACTION for Shark House]

[ossifragant]

[It's been a while since he was last on camera.

Greed looks cold and annoyed, and he's wrapped himself in a blanket. It's not that cold in his house, he's just being a little melodramatic.

Maybe.]

You know, the last time the weather went haywire, the world nearly ended a few months later. It's not like I'm saying another Legendary Pokemon is going to show up without warning--

[He frowns.]

Nah, who am I fooling. That's exactly what I'm saying.

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[exeggutorhead]

[Envy wanders down the stairs just in time to catch what Greed says.]

[...he's wearing a blanket around his shoulders too.]

[CENTURIES OLD BABIES.]

Two years in a row! If we're gonna get weather, why does it have to be snow?

I'd prefer another hurricane.

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[ossifragant]

[Greed nods, like this is the most reasonable reaction to being freezing cold in August.]

I'd prefer rain to this. Snow shouldn't be cold.

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[exeggutorhead]

It shouldn't.

[This statement makes no scientific sense and Envy doesn't even care.]

This place can have lightning summoning dogs, why can't it have snow that isn't awful?

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[ossifragant]

[Who cares about science, this shouldn't be happening to homunculi!]

Maybe we could get a bunch of fire types together and melt all the snow.

[Homunculi logic.]

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[exeggutorhead]

[...]

We could.

[GUYS NO.]

How many fire types do you have?

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[ossifragant]

[Hey, it was his idea. He's not about to change his mind now.]

Seven, I think.

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[exeggutorhead]

I've got... [Brief pause to run a mental tally. Scar ran off with his Charizard, so...]

Two right now, and a few with flamethrower.

Let's go melt it off the front walk and see how that works.

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[ossifragant]

[He stands up.]

Let's see what they can do. I can go get Emelia, we'll see what the three of them can do.

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[exeggutorhead]

I'll go get mine, meet you out front.

[AND HE WILL BE OUT FRONT, with Lucky the Houndoom and Ria the Ninetales. Lucky looks way more excited to be out there than Ria. Envy only looks enthusiastic to be outside because they're about to get in a fight with the weather.]

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[ossifragant]

[Greed doesn't take too long, showing up on the doorstep with a Charizard in tow. She looks at Greed, Envy, and then at the snow before letting out an unamused snort.

Greed looks incredibly excited, for his part.]

This should be fun. Right, Emelia?

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[exeggutorhead]

[Ria gives Emelia a long-suffering, sympathetic look of "just look what we have to put up with".]

It sure will be. It might even work.

[And even if it doesn't, it'll be satisfying. FIGHT THE COLD, FIGHT THE STORM.]

Okay, Lucky, send a nice Flamethrower at this bullshit coming down on us.

[With an enthusiastic bark, Lucky complies, shooting fire at the sky and the swirling snowflakes.]

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[ossifragant]

[Emelia gives an impatient snort, like she'd much rather be inside than out in the snow, but she doesn't move, mostly because Greed would probably call for her if she tried.]

C'mon, Emelia, join him! Use Flamethrower, too!

[The Charizard give an indignant chaar in response, but complies.

Take that, snowflakes!]

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[exeggutorhead]

Ria, quit sulking and join in, c'mon!

[The Ninetales lets out a little huff and her ears flick back, but she very delicately opens her mouth and lets out...an Ember. It melts a tiny pit in the snow covering the ground. She's not participating in this any more than she has to.]

[But Lucky is probably more than making up for her reluctance, as he sends out another attack at the buried front walk and melts a large swathe away. At...least it'd be hard for anything to catch on fire with the snow still coming down...]

Ha!

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[ossifragant]

[Emelia stops, apparently satisfied with her destruction of futilely attacking the snow.

She lets out an annoyed snort, and turns back to head into the house.

Someone's a spoilsport, and Greed doesn't even notice.]