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[Cloud's frowning softly when he appears on the network, attempting to figure out this strange device he found on his person upon waking up. It's similar enough to the phones he's used for him to at least get it turned on but it's still strange enough that it has him unsettled.

As does the strange sword...thing.]

...Tifa? Barrett? If either of you are seeing this, I would appreciate an explanation.

[Because this had to be some sort of strange joke.

The camera gets jarred around as Cloud suddenly side steps and when it does focus again anyone watching can now see a Honedge as well, one that the blonde is eyeing rather warily.]

For where I am and what that is.

[Because he really wasn't keen on believing anything that man had said. His first thought had been 'fiend!' but he'd seen a lot of fiends before. Fought a lot of fiends. This? This was just...yeah. No. Whatever it was he didn't want it.]

I also want to know where my motorcycle is. I'd like to get back to Edge sometime today.

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[Shutting off his new little device--Pokégear?--Cloud tucked it away into one of his many pockets, the backpack he'd been given slung absently over his shoulder. Beside him, the Honedge he'd received from the professor was peering at him in a wary yet curious manner, sizing the blonde up almost.

At least that's what it seemed like to Cloud.

The blonde frowned before making himself look away, glancing around the town itself before he focused on the road leading out. He couldn't be on a different continent, that would be just a little too over the top for whatever sort of prank this was.

Had to be.

With that in mind the blonde started walking and made it a few feet before he paused and glanced over his shoulder. The Honedge was trailing behind him and immediately stopped when he did, an odd sound coming from the creature that had Cloud's frown deepening.]

Find someone else to bother.

[Because he really didn't want anything to do with this. He had way too much stuff to be working on back in Edge.]

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Yeah, I guess we are. [Which meant he was going to have to suck it up and be a bit more social than normal.]

..I'm Cloud, by the way.

Oh! I'm Ochako! It's nice to meet you, Cloud - and I hope you and your new partner get along!

[He offers a small smile.]

I hope so too.

[Even if he was still weirded out by the thing.]

I was told I should head to Cherrygrove...i'm assuming if I just keep on this road I'll find it?

Yeah - and someone finally took care of the tough pokemon that was causing trouble, so there shouldn't be any that are too dangerous right now. Though you still want to be careful and use your own pokemon! If you had any kinds of special powers back home, well, they don't work here.

[Okay hold up.]

I can't use materia here?

Uh, I have no idea what that is, but unless it's some kind of machine, probably not!

It's how we're able to use magic back home.

[Okay, now he's a little upset.]

So I have no choice but to rely on these things?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure magic's right out!

[She nods, but she's a lot less upset]

That's why I didn't want you running off without your partner! You might be used to fighting on your own, but some of the wild pokemon would totally overpower you if you don't have your own to protect you!

...in theory, anyway. The ones right outside town aren't that tough, generally.

[So he was going to have to really rely on this weird sword thing in order to stay safe here. Great.]

...So then I really do need to train this thi--my Honedge, don't I?

[He sighs, arms crossed now as he looks at the sword.]

Shouldn't be too hard, I guess.

Yeah! [Was that it's name? Time to pull out the pokedex! Which beeps helpfully and confirms, yup, that's a honedge! How cool.]

But yeah, the pokemon just outside town are easy enough to train against... just be careful of going too far and running into that tough one people are warning about.

The tough one? What tough one?

[This is news to him...or maybe he just hadn't been listening.]

There was this big like, elephant-like one? I think it's called "donphan", but it was out and causing a lot of trouble not long ago! I think someone dealt with it and sent it back to where it normally lives, but they're recommending we be careful in case it wanders down this way again.

[She'd already gone to Cherrygrove and back by now, but she definitely kept an eye out for any pokemon that weren't just tiny woodland creatures like the ones she trained against.]

[Cloud nods slightly, tucking that information away for later. If this..donphan thing was really as big as she was saying, it would probably be best to avoid it. As tempting as it was to go find it and see.]

Thanks for the heads up. I don't think we're prepared to take on something like that.

[As he says it, he motions slightly to his Honedge that makes a pleased sound at being recognized like that.

See? He's already getting better.]

[It turns out, she mostly means "elephant-like" in appearance, not size, but oh well!]

Yeah, maybe in the future! Got a lot of training to do until then though.

[It's probably for the best he took it the way he did; otherwise he really would go after it.]

Yeah, we do.

[He glanced a the Honedge and his expression relaxed a bit. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad.

Curiosity got the better of him then and his gaze returned to the girl, eyebrow lifting.]

What sort of pokemon do you have? [A pause.] If it's alright for me to ask?

I've got a couple now! I started with Chiru- [She pops one pokeball open, and a swablu pops out, giving a chirp as it flutters up and takes a seat on her head.] And I just recently caught this guy, Jumpy!

[A second pokeball, and a hoppip popped out - and skittishly floated over to hide behind her.]

He's a little shy...

[The more of these pokemon he sees, the stranger they all seem to get. And this is coming from the guy with a living sword for his starter.]

What kind are they?

[Though he has a feeling that the shy one is something plant related. Flying..or whatever it was the professor said for the bird thing?]

Umm, right! Chiru's a normal and flying type, while Jumpy's a grass and flying type! Though some people have mentioned Chiru will grow up to be a dragon?

[Interesting.]

...Someone mentioned to me that you can fly around on some Pokemon.

[A pointed look at both of hers.]

They seem too small for that.

Yeah, they're definitely too small... plus I hear they need to learn a specific move to do it? And you need, like, a gym badge? I'm not entirely sure how it works but I guess it's like a license?

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