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[a_sin_for_him]

Good evening Johto, Kanto, and the Sevii Islands.

[The video feed is focused on Lust, in front of a nondescript wall. She's looking a bit...different in this broadcast - wearing an old fashioned white button up blouse and a fashionable pair of glasses, with her hair pinned up on top of her head.]

[She's in her Miss Fitz persona.]

[Occasionally, throughout the broadcast, a large eyed Ekans' head wanders into frame before being hauled off by an unseen helper.]

The month of Halloween has come again, and that means it's getting to be time for Miss Fitz's Story Hour to put out our spooktacular radio special. I'm delighted to announce that this year's production is an entirely original anthology written by myself - Miss Fitz - and my new partner, Mr. Ease.

[Because Lust isn't one to abandon a clever theme.]

If you're new to our community, I produce a radio show over this network. While we're an amateur production, we've been making shows for a few years now and put a great deal into every production. But we need you. If you've any interest in volunteering your time, please contact me. We especially need anyone willing to lend their voice as acting talent. And I use the word 'volunteer' on purpose, there's no profit being made here, we simply enjoy what we do.

I hope to hear from you...and that you'll be waiting to hear what we have in store.

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[sociallychallenged]

As atmospheric as Hoothoots probably are for the season, I'll at least try to do something for you when we're at an inn or a hotel.

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[a_sin_for_him]

Oh you needn't worry too greatly about that, we have equipment to edit sound. We're quite the operation, if I do say so myself.

[sociallychallenged]

That makes volunteering easier. Just send me something to read and I'll put something together for you.

Does the background music get recorded too?

[He's still confused about how anyone could record anything without regional noises. He knows it's possible or at least there's technology that can remove it (maybe???) but he just does not get this magic fucking background music bullshit.]

[a_sin_for_him]

Perfect. The scripts will be going out next week.

Ah...your name, by the way?

It does, but it's easy enough to minimize and lay my own music and sound effects over. I have an entire box of record albums that are only sound effects.

[sociallychallenged]

Are there any record stores in the bigger cities, then? Because I've been on the lookout for some jazz. [At least some of that he's heard over the miscellaneous stations has sounded decent.]

I'm Hank Anderson. Though not really as good a stage name as Miss Fitz or Mr. Ease.

[a_sin_for_him]

I'm not sure about stores that sell only records, but you can find them in music shops in the cities.

You're a jazz fan? Have you spent much time in Azalea? They have wonderful jazz clubs.

A pleasure. Thank you, I'm rather proud of those both. My real name is Lust.

[sociallychallenged]

I am. And that would be great. I think we'll be stopping there next.

[He doesn't really have a record player at the moment, but maybe he'll be in a place eventually where he has access to one. It's almost for nostalgia that he wants something that's his to hold onto while he's here.]

You know, 'Lust' is a hell of a name, too. Looks like you lucked out in first impressions.

[a_sin_for_him]

It's a lovely city.

Mmm. It's...something of a family name. My brother is Envy.

[sociallychallenged]

I hope there are seven of you. I hope it was for good reasons.

It's good rhyming name. It sucks to have one of those as a kid but it's great as an adult. [You can come up with your own self-disparaging drunk limericks or song lyrics.]

[a_sin_for_him]

I'll leave you with that hope.

Ah. You're still relatively new, aren't you? In this place, among us who have been brought here, it's not always wise to assume someone was human or led a conventional human life beforehand.

[sociallychallenged]

Ah. Yeah. Sorry about that. My partner was an android so I know this place does that to people.

[a_sin_for_him]

It can be quite an adjustment - many here come from worlds where humans are predominant.

[sociallychallenged]

At least I think the part about a good stage name for first impressions still stands, at least.

So this radio show you do, what's your usual audience? Kids? Adults? Get a variety? I'm wondering because I've tried to put a little more effort into making sure the kids traveling between towns stay safe.

[a_sin_for_him]

Yes, I'm rather proud of my stage name. I answer to 'Miss Fitz' the same as I do to 'Lust'.

A variety, so I like to consider us 'family friendly'. Nothing too frightening or upsetting, but nothing aimed directly at children either. Though this is a surprisingly safe world for children, even younger ones.

[sociallychallenged]

I've noticed it's a lot safer.

[He's already had the thought that, if Cole ended up anywhere after he died, he hopes it was somewhere like this. Where he doesn't have to worry too much about him.]

My general line of thinking is that it's getting later in the year and colder out, and it'd be nice to eventually give them a reminder that they can go to a Pokecenter for some help if they need to.

[a_sin_for_him]

I...am something of a caretaker for a ten year old boy, half the time he's off and about on his own.

[Of course Wrath isn't an average child, but still. Lust doesn't worry about him much when he's on his own - and he's never entirely on his own, he has his Pokemon.]

If there's one thing I know about children, they don't need much urging to find somewhere warm and comfortable that will feed them. And plenty of us do what we can.

[sociallychallenged]

Are you sure about that? Because there are a lot of stubborn kids out there.

[He's been training his dogs as rescue pokemon just because of the local stories.]

It was just a thought.

[a_sin_for_him]

It's a very natural thought - I think most of us are at the very least nervous of how loosely children are raised here. When we've arrived recently, anyway. It seemed madness to me, to simply let any young children off into the world all by themselves.

But then it seems madness to plenty of people here to give a fussy child alcohol to calm them. Different worlds.

[sociallychallenged]

There's enough of a problem with stray pokemon and lost kids that I trained my dog-types to be rescue Pokemon. [He's lucky that he was given Dame. The Stoutland came ready-made for the job.] Any one of them with a good sense of smell.

Even if the problem is slight compared to home.

But yeah, that's not really a method of calming a kid down I'd prescribe. [That's more one for himself.]

[a_sin_for_him]

Is there? I've been in Kanto for a time, I'm afraid I'm a bit behind. Stray Pokemon are always about, but I hadn't realized there were children wandering off and getting lost. A wise decision, in that case.

It works.

[sociallychallenged]

Obviously it's not a huge problem, but considering that there are Pokemon here that like to lure kids deep into the woods.

It might work, but it's not worth it. But like you said. I don't know if alcohol has the same effect on people where you're from. Where I'm from, though, it fucks you up if your brain's still developing. [Fucks you up if you're an adult too but there are whole thoughts there he's trying to skirt around.]