Post by Andre Jenson on Oct 10, 2021 11:54:57 GMT -5
Hey folks, narrator here back once again with another 2 gents adventure! Our erstwhile heroes, Jenson and Teo are enjoying their much needed Long Rest and Relaxation period, insomuch as their rest part is taken up by a huge amount of work building the business side of their enterprise. They are currently in a pitch meeting, talking to some TV guys about an anime starring your favourite duo. Jenson looks confused, while Teo is super excited about it. The very excitable rep is going through what they can do, or at least explaining the concept to a thoroughly perplexed Andre.
“So you see, we can create two new Pokemon, or have one Pokemon, the choice is yours.”
Oh yeah, the idea is to have an official 2 gents Pokemon. The debate is whether to have 2 different Pokemon or 1 Pokemon for the both of them for some reason. Jenson doesn’t get this.
“One obviously, right?” Says both of the gents in unison.
“OK, that was easier than I thought. The Gentizard it is!”
He shows a picture of a two headed dragon ready for battle.
“Now the cool thing is, if he were to be captured by team Rocket..” He continues. Jenson cuts him off.
“Team Rocket?”
“You know this one Andre” Teo says, “we’ve been through it.”
Jenson looks back to Teo, shrugs and looks confused again.
“Bad Name Bob”
Jenson suddenly has a realisation and smiles. “Ah yes, those guys! I got it!”
Now it’s the rep’s turn to be confused.
“What does that mean to you? I don’t get it.”
“Oh, sorry, yes, well you see, sir we have a little code - I don’t necessarily know much about cartoons”
“Anime”
“Sorry, Anime cartoons”
“No, just anime”
“But they’re cartoons.”
“No, well yes, but it’s different”
Jenson furrows his brow but he lets it go.
“Anyway, I don’t know much about whatever this is called, and my memory is terrible for names so we have this system. I know that Bob is Rocket.”
“How?”
“Well, according to my friend here, Rocket generally has an overinflated ego, so much so they can be popped with a paperclip. While you might initially celebrate their determination you can only go so far until you feel annoyed and or sad for them. To constantly chase after a goal while being woefully unaware of their own incompetence without realising, growing or changing. At some point you gotta just say “Stop, get help. Go to sleep” right?”
“OK”
“That’s just like Bob, he’s our AW version of team Rocket. He has all these plans but always ends up on his back asleep in the ring while being pinned. He may as well just come out with a massive R on his shirt.”
“That’s….Surprisingly insightful.” Says the rep. “But yes, this is how it looks if it’s captured by Rocket.”
“I don’t like it” says Jenson
“What?” Says the crestfallen rep.
“Why should he be captured?”
“That’s...That’s the point of the game, therefore the show? You gotta capture the pokemon.”
“Since when?”
“Since….Always? That’s, that’s kinda the point”
“Seems to me it’s a vehicle to justify abhorrent things done to these poor creatures. Seems to me that whoever decided that and sticks by it is a sociopath. A man who needs to be reigned in, like a dog who’s got away and is all super excited but doesn’t know what to do with his new found freedom”
“What?” Asks the rep.
“Like all Pokemon are wild beasts initially right? Powerful beings of pure magic and strength. Then they somehow get captured by a weedy guy or Rocket and turn into these tame assed creatures that are forced to fight in battles against other creatures. They get Hixxed!”
“What are you talking about?”
Teo suddenly has an epiphany
“Oh! Hixxed! Eli!” Yes! I get it now!
“Right! I mean he thinks he’s a wild animal, when in fact he’s kept by his owner Lochlyn. He’s more of a pokemon than we can ever be! Make that your new pokemon Doc, call it the Dark Dynasaurus or whatever. We’re gonna go now. Got a meeting about rebooting scrubs.”
The gents smile, then offer a fistbump.