[Video]/[Action]

[crouching_sin]

[The video opens with a young man in green standing with New Bark Town in the background. There's a Spiritomb next to him, as evidenced by the top of its head poking into view.]

Aha. There we are. Now, I'm to assume I've been... pulled into the world of Pokemon?

[He knows what they are at least. He's not blind to pop culture, after all.]

Interesting. Though I hope they don't expect me to go after all of the badges. I don't exactly have any interest in that sort of thing. And this creature... well, he looks handy but I don't expect him to be a powerhouse.

[The Spiritomb puffs up a bit. Hey!]

... Insubstantial creatures usually aren't. In any case, I'm wondering what my options are. If anyone more... experienced here has any suggestions, feel free to make them.

[He clicks the video off.]

[Action]

[And for those in the area of New Bark Town, Naoya is wandering around with his Spiritomb following him. The two of them don't seem to be talking, and he's not pausing to look every few seconds like a tourist, but just by the area he's in he's pretty clearly new.]

Comments

[text]

[unkinder]

I'm not personally familiar with that pokemon, but if I had to guess, I would say it is a ghost type.

[text]

[crouching_sin]

Yes, though even ghost types have variety.

[text]

[unkinder]

I haven't bothered training any myself, so.

Good luck, I suppose.

[Video]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

It's apparently the fastest method of travel around here.

[She frowned.] Since no one around here uses cars.

Re: video

[fony]

Oh...that wasn't very fair!

[He looks and sounds more unhappy than angry.]

[Video]

[crouching_sin]

Interesting. I'm used to getting around on trains, but for a place that seems so... rural... I can imagine they don't have a big train system.

video

[crouching_sin]

[He just waves it off.]

It's fine, it's fine. Just a little joke. In any case, can you tell me more about where I am?

[text]

[crouching_sin]

Not fond of ghosts?

[Video]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

There is a train though. It's called a magnet train, and it goes from the city I'm in to all the way across the region.

I... I've never taken it, but it's aparently expensive.

[Video]

[crouching_sin]

I suppose I should save the money and just walk, then.

[text]

[unkinder]

I haven't really liked the ones I have interacted with, no.

[Video]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

That's what everyone else is doing, I think.

[A beat.]

Although... It's been really cold recently, so maybe you shouldn't leave?

Re: video

[fony]

If you got here the same way I did, you should be in New Bark Town, and there's a road leading out of town. It has a number...um...

[He takes a second to go retrieve his paper map.]

29.

I can't tell you anything about the town, I didn't bother to explore it before I left.

[Video]

[babel_hacker]

Nope!

There's the new fairy type, but I didn't know how that type factors in against Spiritomb's typing, yet.

[Video]

[crouching_sin]

... You know, honestly I'm surprised there wasn't a fairy type sooner. Fairies are a pretty standard sort of thing in video games.

[Video]

[crouching_sin]

... Weather doesn't bother me all that much. I know how to survive out in the wilderness.

video

[crouching_sin]

It doesn't look like there's very much here. Probably not even an inn.

[text]

[crouching_sin]

Maybe you just have a bad type matchup against them, then.

[Hehe.]

[Video]

[babel_hacker]

I guess either they haven't thought of it, or they couldn't fit them in at the time because of deadlines and gameplay balance.

[In the era where psychic types rule supreme.]

[Video]

[crouching_sin]

I guess so. It's not something I really paid attention to. The games were a little after I passed the target audience age.

[text]

[unkinder]

I wasn't referring to battling them.

[text]

[crouching_sin]

I meant personality-wise.

[text]

[unkinder]

[...think you're real funny, don't you.]

I prefer Psychic types, if it is all the same to you.

[Video]

[babel_hacker]

I figured. Still, this place is so much better than the games. More challenging, too, since we're physically travelling and watching over our Pokemon instead of pressing buttons.

[text]

[crouching_sin]

[He does, actually.]

Interesting. From what I remember, they're somewhat... tricky to use correctly.