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--ome in! Anyone!

[Yikes, man, tone down the yelling. The voice is frantic. Rightfully so, considering the last thing he remembered was being ejected into space. This is not the planet he thought he'd wind up on. There are humans here, and it looks like Earth.]

[But there's weird animals here. And no one seems concerned about a yelling, very upset man who just appeared out of nowhere.]

I don't know what's happened! I -- I need pickup, immediately!

[Yeah, he maybe only half listened to the explanations, but seriously, things were bad a minute ago.]

Pidge! Coran! [And then, almost grudgingly:] Lance -- someone pick up! This is Shiro and something's gone wrong! I don't know where I am -- I don't know what's happened, but I need someone to answer me now!

[Give him a few minutes to calm down. To pace and refocus himself. To listen and read up on the situation. Anyone who happens by the area sometime after the basically panicked broadcast can find him in New Bark Town. Under a tree, just...]

[What is he supposed to do now?]

[There's an Aron huddled up by his leg, but he doesn't seem to pay it much attention, right now.]

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I don't think you sound very scary. [It's a simple statement, but it carried a bit in her tone. How could anyone that sounded that worried for others be scary?]

... I'm sorry about that. [but what can she do?] I-if it makes anything better, apparently time doesn't move when you're staying here. So, whatever is happening back home won't keep going until you're there.

[....] I think.

Well. There's some good news.

[It is. Scaring the ... locals (for lack of a better word) was never a good idea. Regardless of where you turned up.]

That's what I've heard. Guess we'll have to believe it, huh?

Uh huh. I don't know how true it is, but... I want to believe it anyway, I think. [The alternative is, well, wondering what her friends have been doing for the last few months. If that was the case.... maybe just not knowing would be better.]

...The good news is, this place is safe. It's really not that bad. As long as you have a Pokemon with you, being attacked won't be too scary.

[Unless it's a big one, like a gyrados. that is partly why Rakka stays away from the Lake of Rage.]

I think I want to believe it, too.

[He can't really smile for the camera, since this is Audio. But it's in the tone. A small one, but it's there.]

[The alternative is the others never knowing what happened to him or Allura, and... the worst possible scenario, honestly.]

I heard there was something about people stealing these pokemon? And attacking others?

Someone said that? [This is actually a shock to even her. Not surprising that Rakka's only been to half the region, and Rocket activity is on the downlow.]

Uh, well I don't know much about that, but normal Pokemon trainers aren't going to try to steal your Pokemon. Actually, I think stealing someone's Pokemon is against the law here.

[Or that's what an Officer Jenny told her.]

Right now I... guess you don't have to worry about it.

Several people, now.

[But if she hasn't heard about it, maybe it's not as widespread as it sounded.]

Things being against the law doesn't always stop people. But... I won't worry about it for now, I guess.

R-really? Oh. [Oh....]

I know it doesn't stop some people, but you don't have to worry about it right now. I haven't seen anything like people stealing Pokemon for months.

[She pauses.] Unless... it's happening in another region. Then, maybe...?

That's probably good news.

I'll keep an eye out, either way.

It should be. Uh, maybe people who have been around longer then I have can tell you more. [wait] Or, uh, if they haven't already then...

[Save it, Rakka. Save it.]

So, um, what's your name?

[Nailed it, Rakka.]

Shiro. It's... let's just say 'nice meeting you' and not try to figure out if talking over the comms is meeting.

[#nailedit]

Shiro. [She repeats quietly, committing it to memory.] My name's Rakka. It's, uh, nice to meet you too.

[There's a quiet laugh.] I-it's okay, I mean, about the comms. Meeting over the Pokegear is how lots of people come to know each other. The Johto Region is kind of a big place.

I haven't had a chance to look at the map yet. About how big would you say it is?

[....]

How... big? Well, it's... [Just from her tone, he can probably picture Rakka gesturing vaguely. Which she is, to herself.]

It's, uh, big. Huge? But, from where you are, it takes a day or two to get to the next town.

That's... pretty big. I guess we really are on another planet.

Er, uh huh, exactly. This whole place is part of another world.

...Did you know that? [She kind of... almost assumed everyone just picked up on that. But that would be silly of her.]

Someone mentioned that. It's all right though, I appreciate you telling me.

Well, it's really not a problem! Being in a new world can be so confusing at the start.

Yeah, you've got a point there.