FILE 1 | [network/action for New Bark Town] adjusting to a new UI

[gainedlove]

[NETWORK]

[Frisk frowns into the camera, sitting a ways away from Elm's lab with their backpack in their lap and a worried looking Skiddo hovering over their shoulder. They chew on their lip and look back in the direction of Mom's house before finally speaking up.]

Does anyone know where Mount Ebott is? I...I think I'm lost.

Mom? If you're here, I'm by a lab right now...I made a new friend! His name's Buddy, lemme show you--

[The feed swings around, and now you all have a...very close up view of the Skiddo's face. It sneezes on the lens.]

He's really nice! I think you'll like him, too. He doesn't say a whole lot, though.

Um, okay, bye!

[ACTION]

[Frisk shuts off the feed, and slumps forward over their backpack, the cheerful facade falling away into worry. Buddy bleats and nudges their cheek, but Frisk doesn't respond outside of reaching up a hand to pet the Pokemon.]

[This is really bad. Nothing like this has ever happened before...it doesn't feel like a RESET, but Frisk can't think of anything else that would pull them away like this. And on top of that...]

[Again, Frisk closes their eyes and turns their mental focus inward, reaching and reaching and trying...but they're alone. Nobody came.]

[Frisk sniffles, and buries their face in their arms.]

...I wanna go home...

[Action for New Bark Town+Route 29/Video]

[mon_dieu]

 [Action]

[Why two places? Because Antoine's been running back and forth between the two, screaming his head off for a good half-hour now. He's not having a good day. When you finally locate the source of the hysterics, a young man is up in a tree, clinging to a branch, while down below, a confused Honedge is floating around and waiting for his new master to come down.]

WHY DOES ZIS KIND OF THING ALWAYS BE HAPPENING TO ME?! Did I wrack up bad karma een another life?! I DEMAND TO BE WOKEN UP FROM ZIS NIGHTMARE ZIS EESTANT!

[A pitying howl, he clings harder to his branch.]

I cannot find my wedding ring either... Can zis day get any worse?

[Video]

[This face appears on screen! ... Looking thoroughly, THOROUGHLY exhausted.]

... Assuming zis ees not a bad dream, or one of Doctor's Eggman's nefarious albeit confusing plans... Zis ees Antoine D'Coolette from ze main branch of ze Freedom Fighters, calling all branches and teams! Report een at once and identify your location! I am needing updates as soon as possible... along with a hug.

 [Hey, there's Honedge, peering over his shoulder!]

Once I am with ze Princess, at least, we shall formulate a plan to - GAAAAAH!

[Honedge's mere appearance seems to scare the heck out of him, as he drops the communicator.]

I TOLD YOU TO STOP DOING ZAT! EEF YOU ARE GOING TO POSSESS MY FATHER'S SWORD, YOU WILL DO SO WITH DIGNITY!

[Video - 001 | Action - New Bark Town]

[notachocobo]

[Network]

[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.


[Action]

[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.]