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[misterbriefs]

So why is it that I'm the only one around here who seems to have picked up mutant head lice?

[He looks like he's been eaten alive by mosquitoes, due to sleeping out in the woods almost every night. Not to mention there's a happy little Joltik nestled right in his hair.] This is almost as bad as sitting in a pile of intergalactic fire ants. [Joltik gives him a glare, because this is so not even the same as that at all. Vegeta glares back, turning his mouth up before looking back at the camera.] Either way, I'd like to know if there is some kind of industrial head lice removal product I can acquire, since nothing I've found at the shops in this Cherrygrove City you have here has seemed to work. In addition, I also need information of how I can start receiving an income so I can eat something of substance for a change. Saiyans don't exactly eat lightly, you know.

[Because what sucks the most is that Capsule Corporation's massive million-zenni income isn't around to fund his eating habits anymore.]

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[believeit]

Oi Mister, you can ask in the PokeMarts or PokeCentres for jobs y'know? They've usually got something for ya, or you can ask around the other shops and restaurants.

[No comment on the lice, he has nothing to offer other than shaving hair off.]

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[misterbriefs]

[He pulls a face; he doesn't know if he wants to work in one of those places.]

If that means I'd have to put up with the masses then no thanks. You could say I'm not a people person, if you catch my drift. Besides, I've got to get rid of this infestation first before I do anything at all.

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[believeit]

[And he pulls one right back.]

Yeah but anywhere you work's gonna have people, right?

[As for the lice..]

You could shave your hair off and get rid of'em.

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[timelymaid]

Intergalactic fire ants? [ That sounds intriguing, but...probably isn't what she should be focusing on, here. ] That's a Joltik, though, not industrial head lice! I think they just like sitting on heads. Or at least I have met several who have that inclination!

As to income, you can either get a job or sell eggs or battle trainers - including gym leaders - for cash!

[ ...He looks really beat up from mosquitoes... ]

Oh, and the attached document has camping tips!
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ATTACH: beginnersmanual.doc

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[misterbriefs]

Yes, those ants would eat you alive if you let them. [He has lots of bad camping memories from his travels in space.] Anyway, I don't care what it is but it's got to go. I can't believe a bug could be so problematic that even chemicals can't remove it. I'll keep in mind those options however for getting a little money. [Wtf is selling eggs, has she lost her mind? He disregards that part of her suggestion.]

[He sees the attachment she'd sent, glaring at it due to it saying "beginnersmanual".] Yeah, right, thanks. [He'll probably...not look at it.]

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[timelymaid]

Hm! I travel in space a lot, but I've never found any of those! Are they from your planet?

Also, it's your pokemon partner, probably! So I wouldn't advise you to get rid of it.

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[shadowdive]

[... Nice mosquito bites man. The Joltik and mentions of head lice are what make him snicker quite a bit though, smirking.]

It's just a Joltik, I know someone who has one and those just do that kind of thing. Best way to make money is just pick up a job at a center or a Pokemart. Move boxes for a few hours for a week and you'll have some cash. Another quick way is to beat gym leaders, they shell out a lot when you wipe the floor with them.

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[misterbriefs]

That's nice and all but I'd really like to know how to get rid of it. [Joltik looks pretty perturbed, he's been nothing but sweet to Vegeta for a week now and his trainer still wants to get rid of him. Kill 'em with kindness, they always say, or until the Pokémon finally loses its patience.]

You know, you're not the first to tell me to get a job at one of these places. Though I'm much more interested in the latter that you've mentioned. I'm sure it won't be a problem. [He cracks his neck just to make a point. Even though he doesn't really get he fights the leaders with Pokémon, not his own fists.]

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[shadowdive]

Catch it in a ball and put it on your belt. It shouldn't be able to get out of there if anything for a while.

[The crack of his neck makes Vanitas just laugh a bit, but he nods again.] It's a way easier way to make money. Find trainers, kick their ass. You'll have more than enough in no time.

So, you're new to this world?

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[lieutenantantichrist]

[Blake gives the bug clinging to the guy's spiky hair an appraising look. It's yellow, that's a hint to the type.]

Try spaying it with a garden hose. That'll get its attention.

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[misterbriefs]

A garden hose? Is that a joke? [However, it sounds like a perfect plan to make the insect suffer for plaguing him for so long, so he'll take a note of that idea.]

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[lieutenantantichrist]

[Blake gestures helpfully.]

What's worse, getting a little wet or having a bug humping your head forever?

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[gunkonmyboot]

[Well well... look who happens to be on the other end. You know... if he really wanted to, he'd be flying over there if he felt like it.In the mean time no, it feels more fun communicating this way. Besides, he's no fun without his powers.

17 is on the other end with one of his hands tucked away off screen, probably in his back pocket as 17 is looking down at the device.]

Now we know where Saiyans how they turn their hair blond.

[Geeze, how did he came up with that? Not commenting the length yet.]

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[misterbriefs]

You! What do you think you're doing here, android?! [NO WAY, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD...

But he looks normal. Like the one he knew before the rift from Hell to Earth was opened. What was going on?]

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[gunkonmyboot]

[...wtf English. /fails.]

Same reason as you, perhaps?

[Yeah, really. Dropped in a world with no god-like powers, and he doesn't want to think it was because he got swallowed by a bug. Whatever, he shrugs.] In the meantime being a trainer no less. I knew you were an electric type, but a bug?

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[killer_sweets]

Nah that's a jolik, not head lice, only thing it's probably munching on is any static electricity you're giving off. [Says the boy with a Jolik, who is also perked happily in his own hair.]

Most people will tell you to just get a job but you can also start up your own mini business or just challenge local trainers to battles.

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[misterbriefs]

[He looks curiously at the Joltik in Killua's own hair. Well, at least he's not the only one.] Oh, so the pest is nothing but a little freeloader, getting a free meal off of me. Well, perhaps I'll take your advice and open a business where this insect can carry its own weight around here.

[Joltik looks down worriedly, what was that supposed to mean? It's not his fault he got stuck with you, you old grump.]

[papshooshing]

Yeah, no. Don't think you're the special snowflake here.

[ there is most definitely a Joltik in his own hair. that's just how Static rolls. ]

[misterbriefs]

Hmf. It's more relieving to see that I'm not the only one who has to suffer. [Karkat is now the second troll person he's seen with one, thankfully. It really is making him feel a little better about the situation.]

[video] late, but dad bro /o/

[aflashoffaith]

Afraid that would be your new companion, not a parasite. I'm not overly familiar with the species, but some Pokemon have a tendency to be a little... affectionate.

[To put it mildly. His bed was piled high with zapping critters every night.]

As for income, most cities offer temporary employment as you travel through. Sorting papers, positions in the shops, that sort of thing.

[Uzumaki don't exactly eat lightly either, he'd been running full-time himself pretty much since he arrived 8|]

[video] You can never be late dad broham /highfive

[misterbriefs]

Affectionate isn't even the half of it. [IT LIVES ON HIM. UGH.]

As much as I'd rather avoid having to work for someone else, if it'll be enough so that I can sufficiently eat and sleep in a bed for a change then I guess I'll have to stomach it. [Pampered by Bulma for so long mixed with that attitude of his just won't end well. He'll probably get kicked out or fired.]

[artofthestress]

Ahh... [ She winces at the bugbites. ] Cream. A soothing cream is what I would recommend. Good heavens, the little creatures have done terrible things to your skin!

[misterbriefs]

Don't remind me, it's been a tortuous adventure enough. [Not that he hasn't done this before, it's just been a really long time. And he's prefer a house over camping.] Woman, I'm not so concerned about my skin rather than I am about sleeping in a bed for a change. I'm not a barbarian, and I refuse to continue to live like this.

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[cakelover]

For it to be an infection of head lice, wouldn't there need to be more than one~?

Ah, not that it's a head lice!

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[misterbriefs]

Yes, there would have to be more than one, looks like you've got enough brainpower to deduce that much. [Eyeroll.] I know it's not head lice, but it might as well be by how much it enjoys living up there.