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[cyclonely]

hello, poke universe, i'm john egbert! or, general poke land, i guess... poke lands. i have a probably really dumb request but just stay with me here for now. come with me on this, uh, idiot journey.

so, i arrived here two days ago and i thought i knew what was going on. i have done pokemon before, i know how the game works. i even got nostalgic and replayed it four years ago so i'm not THAT out of practice. the thing is, i forgot that stuff that takes maybe ten minutes on the game boy would obviously take much longer in person?

basically, i bought some more snacks but i am still on route 29 with no sight of cherrygrove city and i am out of food. is there anything like a bike delivery service that i can order from because i am not finding it with a preliminary search. i can't afford much because there don't seem to be any people to fight on this route but it would be pretty stupid if i couldn't even make it to the first real city?

did they fix it here so you can ride the horse pokemon, incidentally, because i always thought it was weird that you had to get a bike instead of just putting on a special flame proof saddle and riding a ponyta. or non fire horses i guess because there are actually a lot of pokemon here i don't recognise and i guess a special flame proof saddle would cost the same as a bike anyway.

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[captainash]

I don't recall a delivery service that reaches route 29, but there should theoretically be enough edible plants to sustain you. The trip takes three days, though, so if you can find literally any other option I'd suggest taking it.
I'd offer to send you supplies myself, but by the time my birds reach you you'll probably be in Cherrygrove. Maybe there's someone closer?

[cyclonely]

three days?! sheesh...

i haven't camped for...over a decade so i was trying to avoid foraging but i guess i will have to if there's no other option. how likely is it that i'm going to poison myself by trying?

[captainash]

If you don't eat the berries, you'll be fine. If you eat the berries, you're going to beg your starter for a quick, merciful death. Probably while it snacks on the damn things, because Pokémon are immune to their unpleasant effects and it's very unfair.

[cyclonely]

ok, that shouldn't be too hard. wild berries are pretty suspicious a lot of the time anyway.

[captainash]

The fact that Pokémon can eat them safely can deceive newcomers, if they're not warned. They're a painful, tasty-looking trap.

[cyclonely]

but it's definitely ok for all pokemon to eat them?

[captainash]

Yeah. I've yet to find one that's allergic to them so they can eat them all. Unless they're picky, of course.

[cyclonely]

that's good, i wasn't sure how real things were going to be.

so are there a lot of trainers here? how long do people usually stay?

[captainash]

There's a few dozens of us around, these days, but that's including the breeders. Tons of people stay a few months, maybe a year or two, but I've heard the record's something like eight years or so.

[cyclonely]

what about you?

[captainash]

Seven years in October, if I get that far. This vacation's gone on a bit longer than I'd planned for.

[cyclonely]

is it weird for me to say that that sounds kind of nice?

[captainash]

It is rather nice. Just a bit too long for my tastes, even if I did need a break.

[cyclonely]

yeah...it is pretty long, especially if there is stuff you were in the middle of at home, or people there who aren't here.

[captainash]

Yeah. Some people are lucky enough to be brought along with their friends, at a convenient time. Others are not.

[cyclonely]

well, in that case, best of luck with visiting home or home visiting you, then!

um. do you mind if i hit you up for more questions later? you seem to have a lot of experience here and you have been really helpful.

[captainash]

Thanks! I'd be happy to answer any other questions you might have. Passing important info on to new arrivals is a very important tradition, especially when it spares them broken bones and food poisoning.

[cyclonely]

thank YOU. :)

[captainash]

You're welcome! Good luck on your brand new Pokémon journey!