Yay me? [Video]

[yay_heiress]

[The camera lens starts out filled to the edges with a close-up of a girl who's trying to figure out how to work the camera on her pokégear.She's slightly disgruntled by the image on her screen, but when she pulls the camera away and points it down at herself from a slightly higher angle, London's face lights up into a grin. Appearance is everything, and her appearance is now so much better!]

Hi everyone, it's me, London Tipton! So, apparently the last time I made one of these, my daddy didn't see it, and he didn't send the private jet. Or the private helicopter. Or the private yacht. Heck, I'd even settle for the S.S. Tipton.

So I guess this is my new home now.

[She looks around at the boring walls of the dormitory within Rocket HQ. It isn't that much unlike how it was in her cabin on the S.S. Tipton. Of course, this place doesn't have a port with an ocean view. And just like her cabin, the closet is way too small.]

But I survived high school on a cruise ship, I can probably survive this! Besides, I have Stiletto and Brooch to keep me company!

[London turns her camera toward her two Pokémon, Stiletto, her Ekans, and her Staryu, Brooch. Stiletto is coiled peacefully near London's feet, while Brooch stands atop the chest at the foot of her bed, looking aloof.]

Anyway, I know we have to wear these hideous uniforms, but can someone tell me where I can get something else? Variety is the spice of life, after all! [Suffice it to say, back home, London had enough clothing that it was feasible for her to avoid wearing the same combination of clothing for at least two years.]

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[Video]

[wonderland_vogue]

[The background is absolutely seeming a stage, red curtains and all. There's also two poles just barely in the side of the screen. Though there's the woman to worry about who's dressed up and just grinning at the screen.

Ignore the alakazam just sitting cross-legged levitating in the back. It's weird, okay.]

Isn't that cute.

I suppose that will be your new home until you get enough income going to afford your own place, but for now that's where you're stuck. As for clothing, you're in Goldenrod and it has a hell of a shopping scene. They should have given you an allowance and I see Steven is already on top of getting you some basic things.

Don't wear that hideous thing out in public, fair tip.

[yay_heiress]

[London grins a grin of false modesty wrapped in egotism. She is, in fact, adorable. Yes, she did just take that as a compliment.]

I've never made an income before. I'm an heiress!

[She gives the somewhat alluring stranger a knowing nod.] Oh, trust me, I've learned my lesson. Some farm girl threatened to beat me up when she saw the uniform! Does that happen a lot here?

[wonderland_vogue]

[Hopefully she'll figure out that Lydia is a sarcastic asshole and rarely means for anything to be taken as a compliment. Oh well.

Though she certainly can't help but roll her eyes immediately as she hears the term heiress. Of course this is some sort of weird... noble... thing... that has absolutely no idea how the real world works. Lovely.

Another liability, honestly.]

They usually teach you that immediately. A criminal organization is a criminal organization, darling. Also, whether you've made an income or not here, you're going to have to figure it out. The allowances they give here aren't going to cover literally everything.

Might as well get used to it now before reality comes to bite you in the ass, hm?~

[yay_heiress]

[London is already aware that she doesn't have daddy to fall back on, but she is still grappling with what exactly to do about that. Sure, she knows people who have occupations, but it's not like she paid all that much attention to what they did.]

I mean, $3000 is pocket change compared to what I would get from Daddy, but it's a start!

[Pls help her, she hasn't realized it's not in USD.]

[wonderland_vogue]

[Well, she could just fall back on the Rocket allowance, but she sure as hell wasn't about to do that. Except to expense literally everything she could to them while running her own business and pocketing the earnings from there.

Loyalties are for fools, after all.]

G o d, how old are you that you're still calling your parent "daddy"? Honestly, if you're over the human age of, oh, twelve, maybe you should cut the shit. Otherwise someone is going to think it an entirely different relationship.

Which, I suppose, works for some people. But ugh. Also your currency conversions might be a little odd. They use pokedollars here which I assume is different from whatever currency you use as it was different from the gold exchange I'm used to.

[yay_heiress]

[London tilts her head.] I've been calling him "daddy" since I was three. Why would I change it now? [The dirty connotation is lost on her, and that's probably for the best.]

Ooh! Are pokédollars more than regular dollars?