Pocket Monster is a series of things that happen involving monsters and pockets. The great thing about pockets is that they hold things. The great thing about monster is that it fits in a pocket. Of course, some might think of Pocket Monsters AKA Pokémon, but this has nothing to do with that. This is better AND worse. This is… Pocket Monster.

Pocket Monster is a series of happenings that involve when the monster sits in the pocket. Pockets can hold many things can come in various sizes, which makes them a useful utility to have. I know that some people are often marketed clothes at them that do not facilitate pockets, and quite frankly this is impractical and should be considered unacceptable. There’s nothing wrong with having clothes that look good and also have pockets. Truly, the fashion industry is the real pocket monster.

But sometimes you have a monster that sits in your pocket, and it’s always just the right size for the pocket no matter what. The monster finds its home… in the pocket. And now you can’t get anything into the pocket. Suddenly you need to carry things with your HANDS. That’s just unacceptable. You need to keep your hands free for the ability to engage in locomotive processes that involve the maintaining of balance and direction-based momentum, and if you have, say, a wallet in one hand and your keys in the other and they do not weigh the same, then you might start finding yourself having to correct an unintentional veering, and all because there was no room in your pockets.

This is, of course, undesirable when in a crowded area because it starts forcing changes in traffic flow if you don’t realise, and that can cause delays. People don’t always move in the most efficient flow possible, but plenty try and you don’t want to increase the stressors on those attempts, unless you’re a jerk. So what do you do?

Well, you can’t always remove the pocket monster. Maybe it’ll nip at your fingers, and maybe that nipping won’t be playful. What then? What do you do at that point? Do you try and push it out from the side of the pocket that sits against the body? Those things are firmly entrenched. Good luck.

Of course, there are many reasons why a pocket monster might decide to take to your pocket. Sometimes it’s for a brief rest and sometimes it’s for being able to travel faster by letting someone else do the work. Sometimes it’s for mischief and the act of causing trouble, and sometimes it’s purely to screw with your day. You just have to tolerate it until the pocket monster leaves, of course. They’re too crafty and you are but one person in a cold and uncaring world, all alone, a stranger to your friends. Losing yourself every day.

But sometimes a pocket monster becomes a life friend, and just wants to form a lasting bond in a long life.

The time it took to write five-hundred words: 08:15:17

This is the most inspired thing I’ve written in a while. It came about because I wanted to show a friend something about writing this morning. Asked them to give me a topic, they said “Pocket Monster” and so I went with it and let it lead me.

Now to be clear, this friend is a really good writer for both reading and speaking formats, and speaking is where they mainly work. They don’t do much writing for reading, however, and it’s understandable as to why, but I still try to encourage them to write for that format.

Anyway, I’m happy with this bit of writing. Not great, but a lot of fun.

Written at Dirty Red.