|17| [Video] [Text] Backdated to 7/29

[wing_attack]

[The video opens up on a boy shrieking and crying, and from the camerawork it's definitely a Pokemon holding the 'Gear. Regal the Braviary is trying to calm him down, but it doesn't look like it's working. Tobias is just curled up in a ball, trying to get himself to stop screaming, but it doesn't look like that's working well, either.]

[The large furry paw passes it over to something with large blue claws, who types carefully.]

Our young Trainer needs some aid
Some comfort here indeed
So if you all have some ready made
We have a most great need.

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[ratherbelocky]

Whoa, what--hey, what happened? Tobias?

[Video]

[wing_attack]

Stop! Stop! I'll talk! I'll talk, just make it stop!

[Rachel takes the Pokegear back and stares down at York. Not sure that's gonna help, friend.]

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[ratherbelocky]

[Sorry, Rachel, he's doing what he can.]

Tobias. Tobias, breathe, you gotta work with me, kid. Make what stop?

[Video]

[wing_attack]

The memories... the pain... stop it! I'll tell you what you need to know, I'm human, we're all human except for the one - stop it, stop it...

[He rolls over and looks like he's going to throw up, entire body shaking.]

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[ratherbelocky]

[Shit.]

Tobias, listen to me. You're having a flashback. That stuff, it's not happening again, you're safe. Do something for me, bud? Count the Pokémon in the room with you. Tell me what colors they are.

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[wing_attack]

You... you're not... one of them? I...

[That's right. How would they know his name? Maybe it's another hallucination. He takes a deep breath and looks around the room.]

Pokemon aren't real.

[That gets a huff from Rachel, who scoots the 'Gear over to her trainer.]

There's... there's a brown one, and a blue and red one... there's a brown and tan one over there... and another brown and tan one...

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[ratherbelocky]

Are the two brown and tan ones the same kind? What makes them different?

[Get the kid to focus on the here and now. He'd head over, but he needs to make sure Tobias is calm, first. Can't get off the line with him.]

[Action oh boy]

[charcoalfeather]

[Shrieking and crying is an effective way to wake Rakka up, that's for sure. Holy shit. She's looking for you.]

Tobias? ....Tobias!

[Aaaaand now that she's found him, her panic has increased tenfold.]

W-what is it?

[wing_attack]

[Between the giant bird and the giant bear it's not really that hard to find him. But he's curled up, trying to breathe.]

I'll talk, I'll talk! I'll tell you whatever you want!

[charcoalfeather]

[There was a time that the sight of beasts like that would scare Rakka away. My how things change.]

T-talk...? Wait! [No, nope not important. Tobias is still in a ball, and Rakka's rushing over to crouch by his side. Excuse her, Regal, Rachel.]

T-tobias! It's me, Rakka!

[wing_attack]

I don't... I don't know anyone... who's that...

[Rachel makes a confused noise at Rekka. This is bad, isn't it?]

I'll talk, I'll talk...

[charcoalfeather]

[Her gaze slips to the Pokemon... even as a couple of animals, she could sense the fear in their eyes for their trainer. Really, she was right in the same boat with them.]

...O-okay. [Lightly, almost nervously, she placed a hand on Tobias's shoulder.] Talk to me, Tobias. Please. Can you?

[wing_attack]

[He flinches away from the touch, eyes wide and unfocused.]

I... we're all human, all except for that one... it's really just us. I... I could give you their names if... if you just make it stop, make it stop hurting... I want reality again...

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[anexcitableboy]

[Well shit.]

Tobias...? Hey, buddy, are you okay?

Where are you?

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[wing_attack]

[There's a grunt as Rachel picks the Pokegear up and stares into the screen, shaking her head. She's not sure that he's going to answer you, Jimmy.]

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[anexcitableboy]

Look, I gotta know where he is, before I can help.

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[wing_attack]

[She does not speak person very well, how can she even tell you? She gives an annoyed grunt and sets the Pokegear on the ground again, patting Tobias.]

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[anexcitableboy]

No no no, don't put it down! Uh...hold it like this. Out. See?

[Jimmy holds his gear away from him, to show the scenery around him. He slowly turns, giving a panoramic view.]

Can you do that? Show me where you are?

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[wing_attack]

[Ohhh. She gets you. She picks it up and turns it around, revealing buildings that look very... Japanese?]

[It's Ecruteak.]

[Video] SUPER LATE, in the evening of the 29th

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Heather has spent the vast majority of the day running around after a loose, memories-lost Envy.]

[Needless to say... she didn't really get the chance to catch up on the network until much later.]

[But whether Tobias has started regaining his memories or not, he'll get a call.]</sub>

Tobias?

Are you all right?

[Video]

[wing_attack]

[He's at least managed to get herded inside and fed even if it's hard to believe what people are telling him.]

... Who? Who... who's...

[He picks the 'Gear up and peers at it.]

Um... hi?

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[foolishwren]

_{[Have a concerned, freckled, baggy-eyed young woman peering out at you through the screen, Tobias! Fortunately... after the day she's had? She at least knows what to expect from this conversation.]}

--Hey.

Uh, Tobias?

Do you... know who I am? It's okay if you don't.

[Video]

[wing_attack]

I can't... I'm sorry. I... everything's fuzzy...

[He lets out a long breath.]

This is a really... really long hallucination. Longer than the others.

Am I... dead?

[Video]

[foolishwren]

--What?!

Oh, jeez, no.

No, dude.

_{[A deep sigh. Poor kid. But at least he's calmer than Envy's been.]}

Look, there's this... widespread memory-loss thing happening today. People are losing like... literally years' worth of memories in some places. Sounds like that's what happened to you.

Just hang in there awhile, hopefully by tomorrow you'll get them back and everything will make sense. Okay?

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[wing_attack]

... I. Okay. Maybe... maybe that's true. I guess... we can figure out later, right?

[He takes a deep breath, and shakes his head.]

From bringing up memories I hadn't thought about in years to removing them... that's... really weird...