[Once the gear is on, Masato gives the camera a small bow.]

I've... been requested to sing another song. An... original work, written by a member of my musical group of STARISH.

[And with that, there's a very, very dark look sent off camera before he just clears his throat and hits play. All of a sudden, an oldies style pop song begins to play. Then, on cue, Masato starts to sing.]

Ooh, We're on a battleground...
You know the rules and so do I
A full-fledged battle's what I'm thinking of
You won't get this training from any other guy.

[By the way his head rocks a little to the song, he's keeping the beat rather well, but he doesn't look particularly enthusiastic with this performance. However, he seems to be taking this ridiculously seriously and has put his heart into singing this to the best of his ability.]

I just wanna catch you in my ball
Gotta make you my Pokémon

Never gonna give you up
Never gonna run away
Never gonna go to the PC and release you
Never gonna let you fry
Never gonna see you die
Never gonna teach you HMs and forget you

We've been battling each other for so long
I've used so many balls,
but you're too shy to get caught
Please get inside this Ultra Ball
It's my last one that is not Master Ball

And if you'll come and be my teammate
I'll make you my strongest one

Never gonna give you up
Never gonna run away
Never gonna go to the PC and release you
Never gonna let you fry
Never gonna see you die
Never gonna teach you HMs and forget you

[This is his life. Singing over the Gears just seems to be his thing now. And he can practically hear Ren laughing at him in the background. Once the song ends, he bows, looking slightly more miserable than he had at the beginning. Can you tell he lost a bet?]

Thank you for listening.

[Now he has to go and find a rock to climb under for the rest of his existence.]

[[OoC: Big ol' shout-out to Anna-Liisa who wrote the song and then dared me to do this post.]]