victory_road | 2. Video

[Newt's second video to the feed is a lot different then her first. She's smiling for one thing. She also has two new pokemon next to her, a Cubone and and Absol. They're both very young and sticking very close to Newt. She waves at the camera. A little nervous still, but smiling.]

I've got two new pokemon now. This is Hudson

[She points the camera to the Cubone leaning against her. Not looking at the camera]

And this is Vasquez.

[A quick point to the Absol who is somehow glaring at the screen.]

They're both a little shy but that's okay. We're family now. Thank you Walter. I promise I'll take good care of them! I told Feathers to say hello to you for me when he left, too.

Um, I do have a question though. How do people decide what to name their pokemon? I named my two new ones after people who are ....gone now. I don't have that many names like that left that I want to use....so it's going to be harder to pick ones that fit them.

And....I'm not really good at picking names and I'll have to do that in the future...what do you guys do?

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Hi Thida!

[Newt waves back.]

I thought names had to be different....I never thought of them as just sounds before...

[Though it is kinda true.]

Can be different. But, also sounds. Stuff from home's good, too, though. Judd is Judd 'cause that's th'only cat back home. Poko's Poko 'cause of..."p" in "Tepig". 'S okay t'be different.

[Teach her more things.]

That's really neat.

Oh. I know a cat! Ripley told me about her cat, Jonesy. I could name one after him.

[Now she has a pool of three names!]

Ooh! Yeah! Sounds like a good one!

[She will not take this name from you Newt. Find a Jonesy of your own!]

Maybe if I find a cat pokemon.

They're lotsa places. Judd was a Shinx! 'N sometimes y'see cats in cities.

I'm going to start travelling again now that the weather is getting warmer. Maybe I'll find one then.

Yeeah! [Thida gives her a thumbs up.] Gonna go back t'Olivine soon, too. Been trainin', so, gotta get a badge.

That's great. I bet you get it.

[Which brings up something she's been wondering about.]

How do you know if you're ready to try and get a badge?

M...y'don't. Jus' gotta...train real hard, 'n get strong, 'n go for it. Learn 'bout what's weak or strong t'stuff while doin' that. That makes it easier.

I'm learning about that stuff.

I guess I just have to train a lot.

Yeah, do it! 'S fun! 'N you gotta do battles with people, those're fun, too. Y'get money for winnin'.

Right....I have to do that too.

[She might have avoided people on her first trip to the town.]

Haven't tried yet?

Not yet.

I was trying to stay out of sight on the way to Cherrygrove because it was so open.

How come?

It's safer that way and I was new so I was still worried that people might be wrong about monsters not killing people. The last place I was at, I had to hide for a really long time from monsters.

It's hard to make myself stop trying to hide.

Ooooh.

[This is a completely valid reason for wanting to hide, everything scans.]

'N humans can't hide super easy.

I can!

I hid for weeks in vents with monsters trying to kill me and they never did! I'm really small and can hide in places where things can't get me.

[She's a good hider okay.]

Inklings hide easier, though. If y'got ink, can hide on walls!

I can hide in walls....

[But still...she's curious.]

What's an Inkling?

Me!

[Thida grins.]

You're a kid, but, y'change into a squid! 'N make ink t'swim in, hide in it...not that here, 's weird, but, still an Inkling.

Oh wow. That's so cool.

Other things can't follow you into the ink though can they?

Nope. Just other Inklings. If they got th'same color ink. But...then they're allies. Good guys.

That's good.

....Are there bad ...inklings?

[Video]

agent3 - 2018-03-12 15:17 (UTC) - Expand

sleepallthewayhome - 2018-03-12 15:20 (UTC) - Expand

agent3 - 2018-03-14 01:21 (UTC) - Expand

sleepallthewayhome - 2018-03-14 17:15 (UTC) - Expand

agent3 - 2018-03-14 17:18 (UTC) - Expand

sleepallthewayhome - 2018-03-14 17:48 (UTC) - Expand

agent3 - 2018-03-14 20:18 (UTC) - Expand

sleepallthewayhome - 2018-03-14 20:20 (UTC) - Expand

agent3 - 2018-03-14 23:43 (UTC) - Expand