7th rebuttal; video/action for goldenrod

[superordinary]

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[ For once, Naegi's trademark hoodie is nowhere to be seen. This is worth mentioning because he is a person who is willing to lie about the hoodie doubling as a safety helmet just to keep Ishimaru from taking it. But there are days when it's too hot to be wearing a hoodie and today is one of those days.

...Which is why he's wearing an abomination of a short-sleeved hoodie instead. Because that's how this protagonist rolls. Judging from the background of the video, he's somewhere in a park and the BGM is a giveaway that said park is in Goldenrod. ]

...You know, there's one thing I've been wondering for a while. I've never been to the cave since it's over in Kanto and I haven't even seen one for myself, so...

[ Pause. ]

What does the rest of a Diglett's body look like? You only ever see the head, but there has to be something hidden beneath the ground.

[ Naegi asks the most important questions, apparently. It's one of those things that suddenly occurred to him and it refused to leave him alone, hence why he's asking the network. ]

(ACTION)
[ Anyone who happens to be out and about in Goldenrod might find him in the aforementioned park, where he's currently training his Scolipede to catch a frisbee. So don't be surprised if you see a giant murderbug go after a flying disc at speeds you wouldn't expect from something so bulky. Sometimes she misses her target but when she does manage to catch it... well, she basically does this (pretend it's not a shiny, okay) and looks pleased as hell.

If you need some sort of hook, maybe said frisbee is about to hit your character in the head. c: ]

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[Video] that isn't an abomination it's a masterpiece of clothing that's what it is

[codeforhope]

Diglett...?

[Chihiro seems to mull that over for a moment, but once he continues he doesn't look any closer to an answer.]

Well I....I've never seen one in person, either. Only pictures in books, and in the Pokedex.

Nobody knows what the rest of it looks like? ...it never...comes above ground beyond... just the head?

[It has to have....legs or something, right? He can't really imagine it being just an oblong tube of a creature without cringing.]

[Video] sore wa chigau yo

[superordinary]

Yeah, that's what I heard. Kind of strange, isn't it?

[ IT IS A MYSTERY. ]

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[codeforhope]

Very strange....if they never come out of the ground....does that mean it is impossible to release them indoors?

[Now the mental image of a poor Diglett stuck in the floorboards comes to mind.]

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Maybe something like a mole? Or perhaps a ballerina...it could be that sort of surprising thing...

Maybe we should pull it out...

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[superordinary]

...Why a ballerina?

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Wouldn't something like that having long, slender legs be a surprise...? Sometimes surprising character designs like that are added to keep things interesting.

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[islandshore]

[Ha. He remembers seeing a discussion like this once upon a time, but to be fair, it's a good question. One that merits serious thought...

But Riku's not really in the mood for that. Instead, he grins at the camera, leaning close and speaking in a semi-hushed tone.]

Maybe it's hiding an eldritch abomination beneath the ground. Could just be biding its time for the right moment to strike...

[And then he shrugs.]

Funny thing is, I don't think I've ever seen any books on what's down there. No research articles. It's like the locals just don't care to look.

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[superordinary]

...That'd be kind of terrifying. I hope that's not the case.

[ He's picturing some kind of Godzilla-like creature lurking underground and nearly shudders at the thought. ]

So no one's ever tried to...I don't know, pull one out of the ground?

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[islandshore]

Not that I can tell. Maybe they're afraid they'll hurt the Pokémon.

[He rubs his chin, brow furrowing in thought.]

Back when I had a Dugtrio, I tried pulling it out, but it just wouldn't budge. Add that to the fact that it hit me with Earthquake later, and I decided to steer clear. Still, you'd think they'd at least find some other way to handle it. Maybe go under the ground and try to examine it that way.

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[nostabbing]

Wow, that is a really big bug.

[HELLO MAKOTO DON'T MIND PARKER JUST POPPING UP RIGHT BEHIND YOU

jesus christ how does she do that the world may never know]

[superordinary]

[ CONGRATULATIONS YOU MADE NAEGI JUMP

ARE YOU PROUD OF YOURSELF, PARKER? ]

--Aah!

[nostabbing]

[...If it makes him feel better, she's been doing it to Ishimaru for a year and he still jumps every time, too.]

I know, right?

[SHE SEES NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS]

[enjoymyatelier]

[...don't mention the hoodie. don't mention the hoodie. don't mention the hoodie.

focus on the science question]

...You know, I really do have to wonder --- particularly given what its evolution is like. I think that's the one I'm more curious about, honestly, given that there is a chance that whatever's under there suddenly grew two extra heads.

[superordinary]

[ you're just mad you don't have a hoodie this cool, aren't you ]

According to the Pokédex, Dugtrio is a team of triplets that split from one body. But apparently all three heads think exactly the same thoughts, so they're not like Doduo.

...I wonder how they even figured out the splitting thing if no one's seen its body.

[enjoymyatelier]

You know... I've never been certain how plausible that entry was. It wouldn't surprise me in the least, but half of the entries I've read in the Pokedex read more like urban legends than anything else.

Still, I think that you could run some sort of experiment to see if Dugtrio are functionally a hivemind without seeing what their actual bodies look like, so there's that, at least.

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[no_ufo_ending]

I think it's some kind of iceberg deal--the small head that we see and then the real pokemon is like the size of six Gyarados and just as horrible.

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[superordinary]

That makes me picture Godzilla or something. You're the second person who's suggested that there's some kind of...abomination lurking down there.

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[no_ufo_ending]

It's got to be true. These pokemon have existed for years before any of us ever got here. Someone had to have taken them to the pokemon center for some kind of help. There's no dirt in there!

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[babel_hacker]

Maybe it's like a mole? Or it's hiding its true form only a few people can able to comprehend in its entirety.

[IT COULD BE A POKE-LOVECRAFTIAN. But seriously, now that Atsuro's reminded of this, he's thinking about it as well.

Hm...he vaguely remember someone's Diglett on a wheelchair...]

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[superordinary]

Diglett having a subterranean abomination for a body seems to be a popular theory. I think I prefer it being a mole, though...

[ A bit boring, maybe, but at least it's not terrifying. ]

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[babel_hacker]

A mole makes the most sense, but the eldritch horror theory is just more fun to talk about.

[As long it's not true, it's all in good fun.]

But it is weird there's no records or anyone mentioning about Diglett's body. You'd think researchers would want to know as much about their body as possible.

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[crystalballer]

Has anyone tried pulling it out of the ground? That'd get you your answer pretty quick, Naegi-chi.

[...what the hell is this actually decent response, Hagakure. Where are the stupid ideas?? Apparently he decided to have something resembling a brain today.

Except he's just being redundant since he didn't read the comments. So maybe there's still hope of stupid ideas.]

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[superordinary]

There was one guy who tried to pull out his Dugtrio. But it wouldn't budge and hit him with an Earthquake.

[ ...Wow, Hagakure's actually possessing a brain, what is the world coming to? Naegi expected some weird conspiracy bullshit from him, not... this. ]

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[saxsongs]

I had to deal with the cave myself and all the Diglett's and Dugtrio's I encountered never came off the ground.... so there's no telling what they look like.

[And he wouldn't take one of those into his arms even if someone asked nicely and gave him five hundred pokedollars.]

That said, I have to wonder how they're in the Pokéball... or how they battle at the sea.

[superordinary]

You didn't try pulling one up? [ Or dig around it, or something. ]

I get the feeling that it would sink if you'd sent it out to battle at sea. Has anyone actually done that before?