Streaming in the Pokémon World

After a whole day of battles, selfies with new fans, and chasing Bean away from the festival's prize table (twice!), Joseph and his team stumbled into a cozy noodle shop on the edge of Viridia City.

The old wooden sign read Mako's Legendary Noodles. Inside, the air smelled of miso broth, fresh spring onions, and sizzling pork slices. Tyrunt's nostrils flared wide. Bean's hat started to wiggle like a radar dish detecting tasty secrets.

Riolu just sighed — the most done Riolu in history — but followed them in, ever vigilant.

"EeTvee fam!" Joseph said, holding Rotom steady for a quick handheld stream snippet. "We're celebrating today's win the only way that makes sense: with legendary ramen."

Chat: "TYRUNT IS ABOUT TO BANKRUPT THIS SHOP." "Bean's hat is vibrating. 😭" "Riolu's patience is eternal."

Joseph slid into a booth with extra-long benches so Tyrunt could curl his tail comfortably. A kindly old waitress peeked over the counter, did a double take at Tyrunt's big grin, then laughed and waved them in.

"Your Pokémon are adorable!" she said. "What'll you have, dear?"

"Uh…" Joseph scanned the menu. "One Mega Pork Bowl for Tyrunt, one plain veggie bowl for Riolu, a Mini Shroom Special for Bean, and the regular miso for me."

He glanced at Bean. "You hear that? Mini. That means not stealing everyone else's."

Bean just squeaked, adjusting his hat to a 'sneaky angle.'

Chat: "Bean heard: 'Steal everyone's.'" "Tyrunt's gonna order seconds." "Riolu deserves two bowls."

Within ten minutes, their table looked like a festival itself: steaming bowls, bamboo chopsticks, little plates of pickled veggies. Tyrunt wasted zero time — he lunged face-first into his Mega Pork Bowl, noodles dangling from his jaws like party streamers.

Bean's Mini Shroom Special was adorably tiny: a dainty bowl with mushroom slices, carrot flowers, and a little swirl of seaweed. Bean sniffed it, squeaked in delight — then his eyes darted to Joseph's bowl.

Joseph pointed a chopstick at him. "No. This is mine. You have your own."

Bean slowly, dramatically, turned to Riolu. Riolu, eyes closed, calmly sipped his veggie broth as if he could will himself to a peaceful dimension.

Halfway through their meal, the shop's cook stepped out to greet Tyrunt — who was licking the bowl so clean it practically squeaked. The second the cook turned his back, Bean made his move.

Hat low. Tiny feet shuffling. He scurried right off the bench, under the curtain flap, and straight into the open kitchen.

Rotom caught it all.

Chat: "NO WAY BEAN!" "He's about to rob them blind." "The Mushroom Bandit strikes again."

Joseph facepalmed. "Bean! Get back here!"

He leapt up, but not fast enough — Rotom's feed showed Bean perched on a bag of dried shiitake mushrooms, cheeks puffed like he'd found treasure. He squeaked triumphantly and launched a mushroom at Tyrunt — who snapped it out of the air in one bite.

The cook turned around, confused. "Huh? What was that?"

Bean vanished deeper into the pantry, giggling all the way.

"Riolu," Joseph sighed, "please."

Riolu put his bowl down with dignified calm, hopped over the counter, and stalked into the kitchen like a tiny sensei about to drag his chaotic sibling out of detention.

A few muffled squeaks, a clang of a pot, and then Riolu emerged holding Bean by the scruff of his little cape-like leaf. Bean squeaked, limbs flailing dramatically — then pretended to faint.

Riolu plopped him back on the bench. The cook just laughed. "It's fine, kid. This one's got spirit."

Chat: "Riolu's a single dad at this point." "Bean's new nickname: Shiitake Shogun." "Tyrunt is innocent. He just eats."

With the drama over and bellies full, Joseph leaned back, petting Tyrunt's giant skull head while Bean nibbled the one mushroom he was allowed to keep.

He turned to Rotom's lens, voice soft but excited. "You know, all these battles and new faces today gave me an idea…"

He spread his hands wide. "What if EeTvee isn't just my stream? What if we do a real EeTvee Fan Meet-Up? Trainers, fans, other streamer wannabes — everyone can come, hang out, share food, trade Pokémon, maybe have friendly matches. Tyrunt can flex. Bean can… not rob the kitchen."

Bean squeaked like he disagreed with that last part.

Chat: "YES! FAN MEET! DO IT." "Tyrunt flex booth 😂" "Bean will have a mushroom merch stand."

Riolu nodded solemnly — an actual sign of approval, which made Joseph grin wider. Tyrunt, oblivious, burped so loud the waitress jumped. Joseph tossed him a leftover pork slice to keep him busy.

As they paid their bill (with extra tip for Bean's antics), Joseph closed out the stream in front of the noodle shop's paper lanterns.

"Alright, EeTvee fam — today we battled, ate enough noodles to fill a Lapras, and dreamed big. EeTvee Fan Meet-Up is gonna happen, I promise. Keep sharing the stream, keep showing up — we'll make it real together."

Rotom added a tiny animation: Bean wearing a chef's hat, juggling mushrooms.

Joseph laughed so hard he nearly dropped the camera. "See you tomorrow — don't let Bean steal your lunch!"

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