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[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.]

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[fony]

What's that thing with you?

[Help? Nah, he's in about the same boat as you are, Naoya. He's most curious what the Spiritomb is.]

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[crouching_sin]

I'm not entirely sure yet. Some sort of Pokemon, at least.

[He tilts the camera down.]

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[fony]

It looks like a ghost.

And probably poisonous. I wouldn't touch it.

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[crouching_sin]

[Excuse you. The Spiritomb puffs up again. He's not poisonous!]

I think he took offense to that.

[If it's even a 'he'...]

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[fony]

[Oops.]

Well, he does.

[A pause.]

...Sorry. I didn't mean it in a bad way.

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[crouching_sin]

[The Pokemon looks at his trainer, and they both start laughing.]

I don't think he was really all that offended.

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[fony]

Oh...that wasn't very fair!

[He looks and sounds more unhappy than angry.]

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[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?

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[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.

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[crouching_sin]

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

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[fony]

Nope. I would've stayed in it if there was, after 'Mom' kicked me out.

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[crouching_sin]

She's definitely not my mother.

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[fony]

She's not my mother either. She doesn't even look like me.

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[crouching_sin]

Nor me. I wonder why she thinks that?

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[fony]

I think someone's messed with her head and made her think she has children.

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[crouching_sin]

Something able to do that would have to be pretty powerful.

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[fony]

Yeah...no one I've talked to seems to know anything about it.

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[crouching_sin]

Heh. We'll just have to keep looking, then. Right?

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[fony]

Right. Lemme know if you find anything out, and I'll do the same.

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[crouching_sin]

Will do.