[video] /aggressively insists the off-brand is the real deal

[demonpuppy]

[The video starts with an awkward close up of a young child, face scrunched up as they navigate the Gear's interface. Once they realize it's started recording, they pull it back to a proper framing, though.]

--didn't know they put this in--um, hi! I'm Chip, I just got my first Palien a week ago! His name's Lazzo and he's a...um...

[They reach for their Pokedex and fiddle with it some until the tinny voice comes on with 'Salandit, the toxic lizard Pokemon'.]

Right, a Salandit! Um, does anyone know why they're using weird names for stuff? And Patty's just got one type, it's really weird...

But! Right I was gonna ask, where can I find a Espcheep? I really really wanna get one for real! I tried looking in the 'Pedia, but there's nothing in there and they've gotta be around!

Okay bye!

Comments

[cometkin]

Hey, kiddo. What's an Escheep supposed to look like? Maybe they've got a different name here, like how in some people call rolly-polies pillbugs or even doodlebugs.

[demonpuppy]

I never heard 'em called a doodlebug before. ...oh, um--!

[There's a quick bit of scrambling before holding up a slightly rumpled shirt.]

It looks like this!

[cometkin]

I didn't either until I went on tour as a kid! [By which he means when he was twenty. At this point in his life, twenty is a kid.

Anyway, Greg peers at the shirt.]

Huh. Don't think I've seen one of those before. Maybe they're one of the ones that you can only find in other places than here.

[demonpuppy]

But--but Espcheep is in like all of them! Why would they get rid of it?

[They're a bit fixated to really think much about the 'on tour' part of that comment just yet, but that landmine has certainly been planted.]

[cometkin]

I mean, I dunno. It might not be that they got rid of it. It might just be it hasn't made it to this region yet. People say that happens all the time, that brand new species just appear and then suddenly they're everywhere. I think maybe they sneak onto boats.

So maybe you just need to wait it out until it shows up?