victory_road | 2nd Recipe [Olivine City, Video]

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2nd Recipe [Olivine City, Video]

[It's definitely evident in this video that Jane's begun to settle in to the world of Pokemon. She's got her 'gear propped up so it can film her as she sits cross-legged on a bed (obviously in the Olivine Inn, for anyone who's ever stayed), backpack leaning against the pillow behind her, and she is all smiles.]

Hello again! This is Jane, for those of you who didn't see my, erm...grumpy introduction a few weeks ago. But yes, ah, so! I'm alright, my friend Dirk managed to pick me up on Route 31 and now I'm staying with him and some of our...relations, I guess you could call them, in Olivine City! It's really beautiful...but then again, this whole region is full to bursting with plants and people and Pokemon...

[She pauses, having caught herself gesturing as she spoke so excitedly, and blushes.]

Um, anyway. Pokemon - lots of types. That's what I wanted to talk about. I'm from a world where Pokemon was a video game that children played, but they only had 151 species. It's grown very apparent to me that there are lots more than that around, and I was wondering if anyone on here could give me some...opinions, I guess, on what kinds would be good to catch. I've heard we can talk to the Psychic ones, which would be so interesting to experience! But I also want to make sure I've got a balanced team, I've heard that is a very important thing to do, especially if you want to challenge the gyms, and...[She shrugs.] Well, it doesn't seem like you can travel with practicallity anywhere without some gym badges, and the closest one to me is a...Steel type gym, I think. So, for starters, I know I'll need to train a LOT just to get ready for the gym, but if I had something with a type advantage, I figure that would help heaps. For reference, I have an Audino and -

[She's cut off by the click and creek of an opening door, and soon a Kricketune toddles into view, forlorn as he climbs up on the bed to flop into Jane's lap. His mustache is a total mess and there are bits of green berry smashed all over his face, and Jane lets out a small gasp of surprise.]

Oh, Poirot, what happened? I thought you were playing with Dinah - wait...she didn't, did she?

Tuuuuuune...

[She shakes her head and tsks, reaching into her backpack for a small wooden box and a towel.]

Oh, it figures she'd do that! I'll give her a talking to when she comes in - ah, wait, hold on.

[Jane sets the things down and leans over, smiling sheepishly into the 'gear. As she talks, the Kricketune watches her and pales, hiding his face in the bedspread and groaning in mortification. She's talking into the thing, that means people can see how undignified he is doesn't it???]

Sorry about this! Um, anyway, if you've got suggestions for what kind of Pokemon I should catch, please let me know! I'll be able to respond once I've taken care of this poor fellow.

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Hoo hoo! I suppose I will, but that'll take time and some hunting for sure. I'm kind of limited to what I can catch in the area.

Oh yeah? Then what kind of Pokemon did you catch?

[Not that Mabel really knows anything about it yet but...!]

Well, did you see Poirot in my message? He's a Bug type, which is pretty obvious. My Audino I mentioned, her name is Dinah and she is a Normal type, but I started out with her. So...I suppose I've only really caught one Pokemon.

[But Jane he chose to come along with you. You complimented him.]

But that's still pretty good! I mean, I haven't even caught anything at all! I just got cute little Princess Fluffball over here so you're doing a lot better than me!

[But Mabel, that Eevee was the one you got....]

[A chuckle.] Aw, well, it's not like it's a competition. I know the old advertisements wanted people to "catch 'em all", but I'd be happy just having enough new friends to get by, you know?

"Catch 'em all"? Don't think I ever heard of something like that before. Not that I should, I'm just happy to get as many friends as I can get!

Oh, oh! I bet I can even start my own fairy collection and become the best Fairy Pokemon trainer around here too! That would be really cool!

I don't see why not! As long as you're here, if you've got a type you've taken a liking to, there's nothing wrong with learning all about it!

You really think I could do that?

[Pause] ...Or would that be considered cheating?

How is learning how to play a game the way you want to play it in any way cheating?

I don't know, I mean, aren't those Fairy types suppose to kick a dragon type's butt really easily?

It just doesn't seem very fair.

Well, everything's got its checks and balances, doesn't it? If you learn about Fairy types, you'll know what they're weak to, too, and you can plan around that.

Good point! Maybe I should do that while I'm here figuring what kind of world this is!

Think you can spare some advice to a 13 year old on what I'm suppose to do?

I can try, but honestly, even at sixteen I'm still feeling my way through the dark, as it were.

The whole concept of this place, so I've been told, is to catch wild creatures called Pokemon, train them, and battle them against other folks' Pokemon. Then, once you get strong enough, you can fight the gyms and earn badges, which I suppose unlock something for you, and you can travel faster on your Pokemon with them, to places that normally you wouldn't be able to reach.

So wait, I think I read something about this in that weird book! I mean, I know I can have a giant army of whatever Pokemon I want but I'm still not too sure about the idea of fighting.

[Not that she didn't mind it but having her Pokemon do the work for her? That was something kind of different]

It's not really like "fighting", as if you had an argument or something. It's more...like a sport, I guess? The Pokemon seem to enjoy it, and so long as you don't overwork them and make sure any injuries they get are taken care of, then they should be fine. They like to grow and learn what sort of talents they have, just like anybody.

I still don't know about that. I mean, isn't it like mean to just let animals fight against each other? I know they enjoy it but it's still kind of super weird to me!

[Not to mention she just couldn’t stand knowing she’ll might be the cause of some of those Pokemon getting hurt too.] I just don’t want to get hurt or something.

Hm...well...I suppose you'll have to discuss it with your Pokemon and see if you can come to a compromise. They really are quite aware of things - I think they'd be willing to hear you out if your misgivings really run so deeply.

I guess, I never really thought I would have a talk about this with them.

[She said before looking back down at her Eevee. With Princess Fluffball tilting her head to the side, she gave a sigh]

But then again, I never really thought that I would have to use Pokemon to battle. This place is really really weird!

It's definitely different from what I'm used to, too. But you know, they say there's a first time for everything.

You got that right!

But how did you get started on all this weird and bizarre stuff anyway? I think it's pretty cool but you got any ideas of how to do this without fighting?

Uh...

[She pauses for a moment, really racking her brain.]

I...had to deal with a lot of incredibly weird stuff through fighting, so unfortunately I may not be the best person to answer that question. I know there are people who've been here for years and years - if you can find one, ask them what they know. They'd know better than I do.

Well, as long as I don't have to fight some kind of weird evil triangle again, hopefully I can handle this! Because trust me, you do not want to see some of the stuff I've seen before I got here!

[Then, there was a dramatic pause]

I even had to fight a unicorn once!

...Uh...right.

[I mean it's about on par with fighting giant skeleton monsters and finding out your great-grandmother is an immortal fish alien dictatoress, but it's still weird sounding.]

I'll take your word for it.

[All things considered, Mabel wasn't sure if anyone was going to take her word seriously. After all, having fought a demonic evil triangle from the brink of an apocalypse isn't exactly a topic people would take seriously.

So instead?]

By the way, I don't think I introduced myself to you before! The name's Mabel Pines, it's really nice to meet you, Jane! I hope that we can become friends and figure out what kind of world we're in!

- Oh! Mabel Pines, right? I don't know if you - your brother is here, did you find each other? When I spoke to him, he wanted to know if you were here too!

[She's just checking because, honestly, the poor kid sounded distraught looking for her in his initial video.]

2nd Recipe [Olivine City, Video]

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