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[fortunatetoaster]

[ 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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[solas_ion]

Anythin', really. Travel around, explore the world, settle down somewhere...whatever you feel like.

[Shrug.]

Hey, mind if I ask you somethin'?

[fortunatetoaster]

... yeah. Go ahead. I mean, I've been askin' you a ton a' questions. Guess it's fair.

[solas_ion]

It's kinda obvious you got some kinda personal issue with it, and that's probably none of my business. I ain't gonna go pryin' into stuff I got nothin' to do with, so if you don't wanna answer don't bother.

[You're not subtle, Labrys.]

But what's wrong with havin' a fight just for fun once in a while?

[fortunatetoaster]

... s'nothin' wrong in fightin' someone if ya both agree and it's how ya have fun. 'Cuz then it's fair, yeah? Y'both go into it knowin' what's gonna happen, and ya can back out whenever ya want. Or y'can say 'no' before it even starts if y'really don't wanna do it.

But bein' forced t'do it... that's different.

[solas_ion]

...you're havin' kind of a rough time, aren't ya?

[Lancer frowned, voice unusually calm and patient, by his standards. Damn his soft spot for kids.]

No, you're right--I get it.

[fortunatetoaster]

[ a little sullenly; ]

Well, I ain't havin' fun.

[ then she sighs. ]

... what else is there ta do here, then? 'cuz I ain't fightin' but I'm not just sittin' around on my butt, either.

[solas_ion]

Same kinda stuff you'd get around any modern world, I guess. Me, I traveled until I found a city worth settlin' in for a while, and I'm still here for now.

[fortunatetoaster]

Travellin', huh...

[ while being stuck here doesn't exactly sound like a barrel of laughs, the idea of being able to explore -- to go wherever she wants without being boxed in -- that's certainly appealing in a way she can't quite articulate. ]

S'that what everyone does? Travels?

[solas_ion]

It's a pretty big world, kid. You'd have to get around it somehow.

[fortunatetoaster]

[ okay this is

maybe starting to sound a little less terrible and terrifying than she was first thinking ]

Yeah...

[ it actually sounds

dare she say it

fun. ]

Where d'you live then?

[solas_ion]

Me? I'm in Goldenrod--handful of towns away from where you probably are now. But it's a big city, tough to miss.

[fortunatetoaster]

Ah-- a big city? S'good, I guess... I was kinda thinkin' the whole place was gonna be like--

[ she makes a sweeping gesture with her arm but that's probably a little hard to tell with the terrible framing of the video. ]

-- this. Just a buncha tiny little villages.

[solas_ion]

A lot of 'em are pretty small--I think Goldenrod and Celadon are the biggest cities, maybe. I hear Saffron's nothin tiny, either.

[fortunatetoaster]

What kinda stuff's there to do? 'part from fightin' or whatever it is everyone does with their critters.

[ then she suddenly looks a bit embarrassed and looks away, scratching her cheek. ]

... uh. Sorry. I'm probably askin' a whole lotta dumb questions.

[solas_ion]

Don't worry about it--I've been here a long time, so I'm kinda used to people showin' up asking questions.

As for what else...well, I work at a breeding center that takes care of eggs and stuff like that.

[fortunatetoaster]

Breedin'?

[ her eyes light up with recognition at that and she looks down and away as she goes hunting through her bag. ]

I had a book in here that was talkin' about breedin' or somethin'...