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[championbound]

[ Well, here's a familiar face! Green manages to grace the PokeConnect with her presence, even in the midst of all of this havoc, and...she's got a tan, it looks like? ]

Alola, friends! Green here! To those of you who are new here, I hope you guys are all faring well in our weird little weekend! Don't worry, this happens every year! Once you're with us for a while, you get used to it! It'll pass, I promise! And to all of our newcomers, I hope you guys choose to stick around!

I, myself, managed to time coming back from my vacation just right for this! If you guys have never been to Alola, let me tell you, it is great! Melemele is beautiful! And everyone there is so friendly!

But while I was there, I was taking notes on how we could make our wonderful Johto and Kanto even cooler, because they have some really neat ideas down there! And one of them is this baby right here!

[ She shows off a little green remote! It doesn't look like much, but... ]

So this is what they call a Ride Pager. People in Alola have them, and they're all the rage down there! No more having to teach your Pokemon HM moves to get across water or to fly around! Need to get someplace quick?

[ With just a push of a button and a little bit of time, a Tauros comes barreling over! ]

Good boy, Tauros~! And when you want to fly to somewhere you've been before...

[ Another button brings out a Charizard, sent right to her location! ]

Cool, right?! When we roll out these bad boys, the long and short of it is, you'll be able to press a button and be put in a queue to rent a Pokemon League-issued Pokemon for a short period of time! That Pokemon is specifically trained to perform an HM move, or something like one, and for the duration of your rental, you can use that Pokemon and its HM move as much as you'd like! It's basically a subscription service that gives you full access to an arsenal of convenient moves at your leisure! And the best part is, these Pokemon don't count towards the six in your party! When you're done with them or your time is up, just put them back in their Poke Ball and they'll be sent right back to us!

We're hoping to roll out Ride Pagers, and the PokeRide system, at the end of the month on November 30th, and most Pokemarts will stock them, so feel free to get your hands on them the second they hit stores! It'll cost P10000 to get one, and then P100 each time you rent a Pokemon for an hour, so it's pretty affordable option, especially for people who don't have the Gym Badge for the HM move that they want!

Anyway, that's enough from my cute mug! If you guys have any questions about the system, feel free to hit me up with them! ...Or, if you want to ask me how my vacation was, or if I met any cute boys over there, I mean, I'll take that, too!

ATTENTION: TOTALLY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

[laughingstawke]

Hey!

[Hawke, the Champion of Kirkwall as most of Johto ought to know (she'd been screaming it since her arrival, after all), appeared on the screen. There was a playful sort of light in her eyes, and a rather mischievous expression on her face. Anders sits in the background, looking absolutely smitten. His eyes aren't on the camera, but on the woman in front of it.

Screw that admittedly very handsome guy and his wedding. We're gonna talk about me for a minute.

Me and my fiance went to get hitched while we were still able to feel some amount of connection to our old lives. It was great. I'd say you should have been here but... you weren't invited.

[Hawke held out her hand, showing off a band of-- is that ice? Is that an ice ring? Even if it is, she's proud of it. Not that she's paying much attention, she's turned to look back at Anders. Don't tell her, but her expression has softened, a more tender smile replacing the sarcastic one.]

Have anything to say, love?

[Anders shifts, peering around the raven-haired woman. His expression is just as tender and amazed as the one she's hiding.]

"She's my wife. Andraste's sword. Marian Hawke is my--"

[Whatever he was planning on saying is quickly interrupted by Hawke smacking a hand over his mouth. Her loving gaze is replaced with a glower.]

That's Hawke. Just Hawke.

[Anders chuckles from behind her hand. He shifts his head away, freeing his mouth just enough to speak once more.]

"Wrap it up, will you? I've a gift to give you."

[Grin plastered across her lips once more, Hawke turned back to the screen. She gave anyone viewing a quick wink, followed by a wave.]

Please forward all gifts and well-wishes to the Ecruteak Inn. There had best be plenty!