[ Good morning, Johto! While most of you might have been busy with intense stuff like digging and legendaries, one little girl is just sitting in the lobby of the Pokémon Center as if nothing special happened. The table in front of her is filled with paper in all sorts of colors and she's just cutting away at it and folding it to make all sorts of silly party decorations like paper strings. She's not particularly good at it, but at least it seems she's working hard.

She's humming along to the music, by the way. With her typical 'uu's. ]

Uu-uu-uu... Uu-uu-uu-uu..

[ She starts to making something remotely pumpkin-shaped as a paper string decoration. ]

Uu-, have to work hard for Maria and Lion's ice cream party.. Have to make really pretty decorations so it will be the best party! And then lots of people will come and have fun together, it will be really fun and.. lively..

[ At that last word she drops the paper back on the table, her facial expression dropping. ]

Why.. Uu-.. Why did Battler and Ange go home, why didn't they stay for Maria's party.. uu-..

Beato too.. Beato promised to come! Beato would come visit Maria and then come to the tea party too, uu-uu-! Why? It's not fair, not fai-r! Everyone's leaving without Maria.. uu-uu-!!

[ There's another sniffle and congratulations, Johto, you have earned yourself one kid in the middle of a temper tantrum. She starts crying, the 'uu's still mixed in all over the place, as she picks up one of the paper decorations she made and crumbles it up before throwing it away. ]

( ooc: feel free to action it up if you're in Violet City. )

[ As the feed starts there's a quick shot of water - apparently the owner of the device is near the edge of a big pond in Violet City. Then the camera turns to reveal a brightly smiling Maria. ]

Uu-! Hi everyone! Today Sakutaro and Maria are going to catch lots of Magikarp!

[ She eagerly points to the water. ] Maria has learned that witches always have to take care of Magikarp, uu-. So have to catch a lot.

Uryu-! Lots of Magikarp! Catch a lot, catch a lot! [ Nearby, Sakutaro's voice parrots Maria's words. Then he appears onscreen behind Maria, waddling closer to the edge of the pond. ]

Uuuu... [ A small whine. ] Haven't seen one yet...

They're probably re-ally hard to catch if they're Pokémon for witches..

[ A small pause as she puts a finger to her cheek as if she's thinking. ] ... Uu, should get one for Ange too in that case! It can be a present!

The first one we catch can be for Ange. We're going to have to look re-eeally hard for one! Uryu-!

Uu-! We have to look--

[ Maria's sentence is cut short when something stirs in the water and she lets out a gasp. ] ... Uu-, Sakutaro, there, there! Look, uu-uu-!!

Uryu-? [ Sakutaro turns towards the water again and the noise soon turns into some splashing. He waves his floppy sleeve. ] Has to be a Magikarp! Have to catch it soon or we'll lose it!

[ Then a pause. ] ...uryuu. How do we catch it, Maria?

Don't know.. Uu-..

[ Maria takes a few steps towards the water curiously, as if peering into the water will give her an idea-- but then the Magikarp suddenly splashes a bunch of water on her, soaking her completely. The feed promptly shuts down as well. ]