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[schachmeister]

I'm sorry to take a moment of your time, but I just wanted to ask--

[Armin holds up the scavenger hunt booklet. It was laying on his pillow when he went up to his room earlier with no sign of how it had gotten there.]

Is this real? It's not... it's not a prank or something, is it? I mean, did everybody receive one?

[Because the whole idea of travelling all over is very appealing to him, but at the same time, he also lives with Zappy and Blue. He's starting to develop trust issues.]

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[starry_forehead]

I got one.

It looks like it might be fun...

[He really needed something to focus on anyway.]

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[schachmeister]

If you got one too then it can't be one of Zappy and Blue's pranks.

[Unless they learned to teleport to a whole different region and Armin is just going to stop that line of thinking right there because Zappy and Blue are already enough of a menace without reality warping abilities.]

It does look like fun. It's been a while since I last travelled outside of the islands.

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[starry_forehead]

Nope.

[Not sure who those are but he's pretty sure his pokemon would have noticed. They'd been jumpier ever since that weekend. Not that he can blame them.]

Yeah and it'll give me something to do this summer.

[He doesn't mention that the stickers remind him of Mabel, and how he knows she'd love something like this. Because well, he doesn't want to talk about it. Instead he'll throw himself into a scavenger hunt. It might make the summer easier.]

Finding people shouldn't be too hard.....

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[schachmeister]

There are some cities on this list I actually never visited before. It'd be nice to change that.

[Maybe he can finally see the Safari zone! Or Mt Moon.]

Normally I'd say finding one person in a city could be pretty hard, but some of these sound like they would stand out a lot.

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[cyan_maid]

I think...I think it must be real - I've gotten one, too!

[Jane holds up her book. Weirdly enough, her stickers are very appropriately themed.]

Everyone's usually out and about during this time of year anyway, so...I guess it's worth seeking these folks out. What harm could it do, right?

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[schachmeister]

I was wondering if it was just me, but if everybody has received one, then I don't think it can be just a joke.

[Or if it is, then there must be one very dedicated prankster out there.]

It does sound like fun. I suppose even if these offered prizes don't end up being real, there is nothing wrong with doing a bit of travelling during the summer. It's one of the best times to see new places.

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[cyan_maid]

Believe me, I know my jokes - this is on an incredibly hefty scale for a chuckle. I don't think there's anyone who's got the time, resources, or energy to pull it off. So...that's got me leaning on the side of it being legitimate.

[She glances down to flip through the descriptions of the people they're supposed to find.]

There's that, too...and the fact that if all these people are real, that perhaps we haven't been looking as closely at the world as we thought we were. I mean, some things are pretty straightforward oddities, but still...

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[lordofthefries]

[There's a big wad of... something in Sasha's cheek. It's got her looking like a chipmunk shoring up for winter.

Take one guess what it is.]

I got one too. It's been a while since I hunted.

[Sasha, please swallow your SNACK before you speak.]

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[schachmeister]

[It looks like someone is enjoying their snack, at least.]

I think just finding the people is probably enough, Sasha.

[Please do not hunt down people. Armin doesn't think he has enough bail money for that.]

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[lordofthefries]

I'm not going to eat them, Armin! Just find them. Sheesh...

[Don't you have any faith in her, Coconut boy?]

It's a hunt and I'm a hunter. I'm just saying I know how to find animals, so finding people can't be that much harder, can it?

[forsaintcecilia]

I don't think it's a prank! I got one too!

[Kazuki holds his booklet up in front of the camera as evidence.]

It's kinda funny-- whoever wrote it made it sound like we're the Pokemon, not the other way around.

[schachmeister]

It's really starting to look like everyone got one.

They sound really interested in us. I wonder if they also have something to do with us being here.

[forsaintcecilia]

Really? Wow, I sure have some questions I'd like to ask them! Like... Why? Why us? Why now?

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[thumbsdown]

Yeah, I got one. I dunno, guess I'll do it if I'm in town. Something to do, right?

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[schachmeister]

There are some cities on this list I haven't even had a chance to visit yet. I've wanted to see them, but it's easy to get caught up in daily life. This is as good a reason as any to visit them. And there might be other amazing things to see there too.

[thumbsdown]

Yeah. And since I'm already travelling through cities, I can check them off as I go. Don't you travel much, then?

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[shiro2hero]

[Yeah, Armin, he gets you.]

I got the same thing. If it's a prank, then I need to redo Blue's training schedule.

[Because this looks elaborate for one of their Pokemon's pranks.]

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[schachmeister]

[Zappy and Blue meeting and befriending each other should not have happened and yet.]

Well, it seems that everybody in every region got one of these. So I guess they are off the hook. This time.

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[shiro2hero]

Did you get... some kind of granola bar, too?

[logical_lioness]

[A very huffy Hermione appears on the screen, also holding the booklet.]

It appears to be legit. While I'm all for a scavenger hunt, I'd rather the time spent organising this had been spent on actually fixing the major problem at hand - bringing people in and sending people home.

[Look, she arrived home from the prom a couple weeks ago, and found Tina and six of Newt's pokemon on her doorstep. She's going through a myriad of emotions right now.]

[schachmeister]

It's possible that the individual responsible for organising this scavenger hunt is not really related to us being brought here.

[A short pause.]

Or perhaps they don't see it as a problem.

Does this help?

[logical_lioness]

[She's not convinced.]

Even if that's the case, you would think that someone, or some legendary pokemon, with the ability to deliver thousands of scavenger hunt books instantly may have the means or knowledge of how to reverse the effect. Or know someone who can at least provide some information about what's going on.

You know what? I'm going to do this scavenger hunt just so I can meet the person in charge.

It's also an excellent opportunity to do more research myself - I still need to visit libraries in a few of the other Johto cities, and I haven't even been to Kanto yet to see their literary collections.

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[toxicodendron_isley]

It seems like everyone got one, buttercup. So unless someone is very dedicated to their prank and willing to face many an angry and/or disappointed recipients I think you're safe.

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[schachmeister]

[Oh boy, still with the nickname.]

Well, in that case... it looks pretty interesting, doesn't it? Even if the prizes don't turn out to be true, this could still be fun to do.

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[toxicodendron_isley]

It's certainly a good motivator for people to explore outside their usual stomping grounds.