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[bravury]

[The camera feed clicks on to the view of a fairly normal looking man in not so normal looking armor. His eyebrows are furrowed in concentration as he still messes with the pokegear in question for a good minute before-]

Ah. Is this thing working?

[Look, it's a good thing he got practice during that weird weekend or he would be worse at this. His gloves aren't really making things easier either but.]

If fate should decide I must be stuck here, then so be it. I was already made aware of such things during a... 'weird weekend' I believe it was called.

Nay... [He shakes his head before turning the camera to the real point of this video. His Galarian Meowth who is just living it's life. Head slightly turned, chewing on some long grass. Little bit of a vacant wild expression to it.]

I understand we are supposed to rely on beasts here, but I don't see how. It just keeps wanting to chew on grass.

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[fingersandteeth]

Eggs. All pokemon lay them, even the ones that you'd assume would give birth live.

And-- I think a lot of worlds are more dangerous than this one.

[bravury]

What an odd place this is...

[It's bizarre, but he has no reason to doubt what this man says.]

But I do not claim my world to be special in that regard. I have traveled another much the same as mine before. I take it your world is similar?

—Ah, but where are my manners. I'm Ardbert. You'll have to forgive me, it's been far too long since I've spoken to someone like this.

[Well never actually, video wasn't a thing for him. But in general it's been a while!]

[fingersandteeth]

Steven.

And, ah, mine is dangerous in a different way. You're far less likely to be attacked by monsters in the wilderness, far more likely to be attacked by the monsters lurking among your fellow men.

[bravury]

Ah, I'm no stranger to betrayals if that's what you mean. If I had to choose, I'd much rather the beasts in the wilderness.

[He of course doesn't take it literally. Men could be just as vicious as the beasts of his realm. He's heard and seen people turn into monsters too, but the root of the cause was usually one person delving into powers no mortal ever should. Like the court mage in Voeburt.]

[fingersandteeth]

My world definitely has plenty of that too.

[Just also vampires, werewolves, and Frankenstein's monsters.]