rionaleonhart | And She Burns Through The Night At The Speed Of Light.

Saw a fireball in the sky over Brighton last night, to my alarm, and then ran to the Internet and discovered that I was probably seeing the Hayabusa space probe returning to Earth. How exciting! (But not too exciting, thank goodness.)

I've been thinking about the Not Set in Stone universe: the Pokémon AU in which Charlie Brooker is the Pewter City Gym Leader and David Mitchell a resident reluctant to embrace Pokémon ownership. Specifically, I've been wondering how other characters in the fandom would fit in.

Victoria Coren is another Gym Leader. I am in no doubt about this. Possibly, being a rather down-to-earth person, she specialises in Ground types: Sandslash, Cubone, Dugtrio? This would place her in Viridian City, which has the advantage of being quite close to Pewter City, so she and Brooker could easily be friends. (Alternatively, she could be a Psychic specialist, because it seems rather fitting for a skilled poker player, or a Grass specialist, just because I can see her with an Ivysaur.)

Aisleyne competes in Pokémon Contests and is extremely good at them. Brooker's not particularly interested in Pokémon Contests, but he does tend to watch whatever's on television when he's got nothing else to do, and so he's grown to rather like her, although they've never met.

The other reason Brooker watches Pokémon Contests is because Konnie Huq presents them. Sadly, I don't know Huq or Aisleyne well enough to assign them Pokémon, but I'm fairly confident of the role they would play in the Pokémon world. Brooker has met Huq, because she presents quite a lot of television and has covered the broadcasting of significant Pewter Gym matches on a couple of occasions. They don't really know each other personally, but they've got on well on the occasions on which they've met, so who knows?

Perhaps Huq could get Mitchell into television? PERHAPS THE POKÉMON WORLD COULD HAVE ITS OWN VERSION OF PEEP SHOW. PEEP SHOW WITH POKÉMON. Although that would sort of require the presence of Robert Webb, and in this universe Robert Webb is an Eevee.

'Nathan Barley' is the name Brooker has mentally given Gary Oak since he passed through Brooker's Gym, having forgotten Gary's real name. Gary was only mildly obnoxious, but Brooker has mentally built him up (down?) into the worst human being who ever lived.

(I love Gary. I love that he matures and develops over the course of Pokémon. But he would have met Brooker fairly early on in his journey, and Brooker would not have been impressed.)

I don't have any more fanfiction in this universe planned at the moment, but I'm very much enjoying thinking about it.

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yay for fictional playgrounds!

Although that would sort of require the presence of Robert Webb, and in this universe Robert Webb is an Eevee.

That would make the Mark/Jeremy slashiness tremendously awkward. I mean Mark has trouble enough dealing with how he's sometimes attracted to men: I dread to think how he'd take it if it was Pokemen.

And Peep Show without Mark/Jeremy implications wouldn't be the same.

What species would Super Hans be?

I suppose it's not inconceivable that a human Robert Webb exists in the Pokémon world and Mitchell naming his Eevee 'Robert' was merely a coincidence. I'm not sure even I can 'ship Mark-the-human/Jeremy-the-Eevee.

Oh, dear, my mind shies away from combining Super Hans and Pokémon. They simply do not go together. It's like trying to send Ash Ketchum to Silent Hill.

I'm afraid this universe might have to do without Peep Show. It's much better if Robert Webb is a Pokémon, so that has to stay. Otherwise he's going to start poking David Mitchell incessantly purely to generate a million terrible jokes about Robert the Pokémon and Robert the Poky Man. And then there'd be a needlessly pedantic argument about the various interpretations of the word "poky", and whether the joke would be less terrible if it involved Robert dawdling incessantly, or being thrown in jail (do British people actually spail it gaol these days, or is that historic?)

I don't know that much about Pokémon. Would it be possible for Super Hans to snort them to get high?

Would it be possible for Super Hans to snort them to get high?

WHAT AN AMAZING IDEA. He would at least try.

I'm guessing there isn't a Pokemon made of drugs (although I could be wrong - there are some really weird Pokemon), but he'd assume there was one, and start snorting them at random.

He'd go running around with a straw up his nose, chasing Robert the Eevee.

I submit Paras/Parasect the Mushroom Pokemon as a possible counter-example to the "There are no pokemon made of drugs" statement.

Ooh! Super Hans would be all over those!

and in this universe, Robert Webb is an Eevee

... Why do I want to see this so badly? This all sounds marvellous and I really want to read this.

Well, I don't know whether you've already read it, but the one fic in this universe does include Robert the Eevee (although, sadly, Victoria the Gym Leader is absent).

Just read it now, it was marvellous! :D ♥ I loved how reluctant David was throughout the whole fic to own a pokemon

These entries make me wish I knew more about Pokémon. I know just enough to appreciate fic and meta, but not enough to actually contribute. Woe.

It's the opposite for me, I wish I knew more about the comedians in the Pokemon roles, I think I'd enjoy this immensely. *__*

'Nathan Barley' is the name Brooker has mentally given Gary Oak

God yes. I can just imagine Gary sticking trashbat stickers to Brockers Onyx. Possibly during the battle.

He would.

Also, TRASHZUBAT.

Gah! I knew there was an aweful pokemon pun in there somewhere but I couldn't find it. You, sir, have a gift.

*bows*

'Nathan Barley' is the name Brooker has mentally given Gary Oak since he passed through Brooker's Gym, having forgotten Gary's real name.

That. Is a fabulous idea.

Well, David could still be on a lot of panel shows, but more Pokemon-related!

I just want to say that "Although that would sort of require the presence of Robert Webb, and in this universe Robert Webb is an Eevee." is perhaps the best punchline to anything, in the world, ever, and I don't even know these characters you're talking about.

Although that would sort of require the presence of Robert Webb, and in this universe Robert Webb is an Eevee.

This sentence perfectly encapsulates why you're awesome. I thought you should know.

RIONA.

RIONA RIONA. RIONA.

THE PUPPETS HERE ARE DOING BAD THINGS ON COMEDY SHOWS I THINK YOU SHOULD SEE.

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...that was an extremely strange experience. Hilarious, but very odd.

(I still love Mr Fuggles more, though.)

Oh I love Fuggles more as well! He's far cuter. ♥ But still, you were the first person I thought of when the puppet started sucking that guy's nipple. That's possibly a creepy thing to associate with you. Perhaps.

Three things:
1) I didn't know you'd seen Nathan Barley. That's well plastic.
2) Is the probe named after the Dead or Alive character? It'd damn well better be.
3) Your present:
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Hello, whoever you are!

1) Sadly, I haven't actually seen Nathan Barley, although I'm planning to give it a try at some point; I'm only familiar with the character through TVGoHome.
2) Hayabusa of Dead or Alive was actually my first thought when I learnt the probe's name. I haven't played Dead or Alive 2 in far too long. I seem to recall that I 'shipped Hayabusa with Hayate for no good reason.
3) ...well, that's the most creative Rickrolling I've ever fallen prey to.

And She Burns Through The Night At The Speed Of Light.

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