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[ it's pretty clear that whoever's putting out this video has little to no idea of what they're doing - not only is it being shot upside down, but it's framed pretty badly, with only one red eye and a few locks of blue hair visible against the familiar backdrop of New Bark Town.

Though it's hard to make out her expression, her one visible eye is a little narrowed and when she starts talking, her voice is understandably nervous. ]

Uh... H--hey... Is this some kinda messed up prank? Mitsuru-san, Akihiko-san, Aigis - or whoever's watchin' this - w--well, it ain't funny, yeah?! I dunno where I am! I ain't never heard of New Bark Town an' I never heard a' no Pokémon either!

And-- an' all this--!

[ she jerks the camera down to point it at her body, revealing the slight build of a high school girl, still dressed in her summer uniform. ]

I don't even wanna know how you did it but-- but just quit it, alright?! [ her voice wavers a little and she sounds almost like she's close to tears. ] Just stop it! It ain't funny at all!

[ there's a little bleat from off camera and then an exceptionally fluffy Mareep wanders into the shot at the girl's feet. She sniffs a little and when she speaks up again, her voice is a little calmer and gentler. ]

Oh -- s'you again. What are you, anyway? Some kinda--?

[ and that's when either her finger slips or something and the video abruptly cuts off. ]

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[You're making her all sad now, Labrys. Making her remember how she hasn't seen Fran in months....]

...It's nothing. Don't worry about it.

Mitsuru Kirijo? [She runs the name over her tongue, frowning at it.]

I-I'm sorry, but I don't think I have.

Ah. Right.

How about Akihiko Sanada? Or Ken Amada?

[ she'll keep asking, but she has a feeling that she already knows what the answer is going to be. ]

I-I'm not sure. I've never heard of those names before.

[She honestly can't say that they might have been here or not. She never was a people person, so things like that would have gone past her undetected.]

They're your friends, right? I think if they were here, they could've heard your video and replied. So, then....

[Sorry, kid.]

... yeah. Figured as much. Guess I was hopin' they'd just missed it or somethin'.

[ stuck all on her own in the middle of a completely different world with nothing but a bunch of travel gear and a fluffy sheep that collects static to her name. isn't that just her luck. ]

Guess I gotta make the best of it and hope either they turn up, or I get ta go home.

[It's better than being stranded with a bird that likes to steal your stuff. At least, in Veronica's opinion.]

...I'm sorry. [Veronica, what are you apologizing for.] I can't be much more help then that. I haven't seen anyone from my home here either. We're supposed to make the best of it, I suppose.

[A mild shrug.] It sucks, in my opinion.

Nah, s'fine. Ain't your fault we're all stuck here, yeah?

[ unless it is in which case she's going to kick your ass all the way to Kanto ]

Yeah. Really sucks. I don't really wanna go travelin' around and fightin' but I guess I gotta. I mean, s'either that or I stay stuck in this little town forever.

Yeah... it's not, I promise.

[She'd punch herself too, if it was.]

Well, you could just travel to one place and stay there, I guess. Lots of people do that. Apparently we don't have to do the gym thing.

The gym thing-- makin' 'em fight for prizes or whatever, yeah?

[ making the most unimpressed face imaginable rn ]

Yeah, I ain't up f'that. What else is there to do around here?

It's kind of important though, cause badges are supposed to be helpful around here.

[Keyword being HELPFUL. Bluh.]

I guess you could get a job somewhere? You could be a Pokemon breeder too, they don't have to battle.

This is startin' t'sound more and more like a weird-ass video game, y'know.

[ ~hilarious irony~

She dips her head in a little nod ]

Yeah, I think I got uh... Some kinda handbook for that, with my other stuff. Breedin', I mean.

[Shruuuuuug]

I don't really play video games. [Apparently she should???]

Okay, so you can do that. A, uh, friend of mine does Pokemon breeding. It's apparently a really good job if you need money.

What, you sell the babies?

[ that sounds kind of

wow ]

... people do that with puppies, yeah? And kittens. So I guess it ain't that different with Pokemon...

[ still sounds kinda creepy though. ]

How much money we talkin'?

Well, yeah.....

[They're like... eggs, y'know? Which is.... sort of even worse, maybe???]

Uhh, I don't know the exact numbers, but a friend of mine could buy these really expensive things for me without any worry. I guess if you're a breeder, you wont need to worry about money at all.