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[mightdoriya]

[It could have all been a dream, given the way Izuku wakes up in a bed that isn't his own. It could also very well be the hospital- a fact that wouldn't have been surprising- but the stark lack of a sterile atmosphere leads him to believe otherwise even as he sits up with a start. His heart is hammering in his chest and between his ears with such ferocity that believing this is anything but reality would be difficult...

He isn't afforded much time to collect himself, because someone has noticed he's awake and immediately lept up onto his chest to greet him, his fluffy tail wagging excitedly.

Okay, maybe this is a dream after all.

Everything happens pretty quickly after that. Your usual fair of arrival: Izuku's "mom" comes in the room upon hearing his Eevee chirp at him, ushering him up-and-at'em even as he's stammering questions and trying (and failing) to get her to give him a straight answer. She is in fact not even remotely his mother but she doesn't seem to know that or care, and before he's able to get a word in edgewise he's out the door with a bag over his shoulders. Eevee had taken advantage of the chaos to climb up Izuku's back, sitting pretty on his shoulder as if he belongs there. So what does Izuku do? Well...

He starts to walk, hoping he'll be able to come into a town and maybe someplace more familiar than the route ahead of him. ...only for a Pineco to drop from a tree and attack both him and his Eevee pretty much immediately. It's a pretty sudden and surprising introduction to Pokemon battling before he's even finished reading up on it, leaving him to find a tree to sit down under for a while before anything else can happen. He has the PokeGear, so let's just try to contact someone. Anyone.]

Hello? I don't know if anyone can hear me on this, but it's worth a try...

[He pauses as Eevee pushes his head into the screen's view, hello he's here too.]

My name is Midoriya Izuku. I'm not sure what's happened, but I'm really not where I'm supposed to be right now. My only guess is this all is due to the effects of a Quirk, but I don't remember anything that could have lead to that.

[Unless Shigaraki had some tricks up his sleeve he really wasn't prepared for. Doesn't explain how his injuries have ceased to exist, either.]

I've been reading the guidebook, but it's really just giving me more questions than answers. Not only that, the pet the lady had in her house where I woke up followed me outside and I can't get it to go back home to her. She won't answer the door now so I'm not really sure what to do about that.

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[mightdoriya]

[Izuku is unfortunately not the missing Chip, though if he were on the same route there's no doubt he'd probably be trying to help look for them even if he's not in much of a state of mind to be helpful currently. Once a hero, always a hero.

The way people can respond to posts is interesting he's noticing, connecting him to someone relatively quickly in real time. He holds his Gear a bit closer before having to pull it back once his Eevee immediately starts to try to get in close to the screen again.]

A...Palien? Eevee?

[Something seems vaguely familiar about it, but not enough for Izuku to put his finger on what it is for certain. This guy seems to know though, given the way he's handling the rodent he's holding. Both Eevee and Rattata are unlike anything he's seen before...]

I don't understand, why-

[Izuku starts, but before he can finish his sentence he notices that Dimitri looks. Well, dead.]

...are you alright?

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[nastyboy]

No.

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[nastyboy]

[Dimitri continues on without missing a beat.]

People here have been pulled by a... strange force with no solid explanation, from what I understand. Here, creatures called Paliens - not quite animals, and incredibly intelligent in their own right - are considered steadfast companions.

Everyone, through mysterious means I also cannot comprehend, starts out with one.

Despite the fact that we are outsiders, the locals of this land seem more than happy to assist where they can... So if you need any immediate help with shelter, or food, feel free to ask, although there does not seem to be any room in New Bark, the town where everyone seems to awaken for some reason.

[mightdoriya]

[Well that does not inspire any confidence in him whatsoever Dimitri, please love yourself??

Paliens though. That...Izuku isn't sure he's seen that name anywhere. Isn't it "Pokemon", or did he misread it at some point?]

I guess I should go to the next town then...that explains why I couldn't go in any of the buildings to stay here.

[He's welcome to explore it seems, but not welcome to stay. So much for "mom's house" being his home.]

Um...before I ask anything else about this, I'm sorry if I'm overstepping, but is there anything I can do to help you? You look pretty bad.

[Which is maybe not the best thing to say about someone you just met but he's worried okay.]

[nastyboy]

[Listen, loving himself is really hard right now, a lot has happened. Let him just do things to feel Useful.]

[Still, at that offer... Dimitri glances down to the purple rat he's idly scratching behind the ears.]

...I do not think they went that way, but perhaps they get troubled, or confused... [Well, maybe Chip would use the warp in Olivine to head back, and panic upon not finding them. It's a low chance, but, still. Just in case.] If you see an eleven year old named Chip - medium length brown hair, brown skin, dark brown eyes, they should have a small lizard named Lazzo with them at all times - please let us know.

Ah... I am Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, for the record.

[mightdoriya]

[Oh my god that sounds alarmingly like a missing child and suddenly Izuku is sitting up straighter and giving his Gear even more of his full attention. Eevee seems to sense the change in him as well, giving a curious sound as Izuku replies.]

I'll keep an eye out for them, I promise. Here, let me write down your number so I can call you if I find them...

[Give him a moment, he's rummaging in his bag off to the side. There's a non-zero chance that Izuku won't be spending most of his energy searching now instead of prioritizing himself, but he'll get back around to that eventually.]

Dimitri-san- It's good to meet you. A-and thank you for the information too, it's really helpful. I think I'll be able to get my bearings and a better handle on what's happening once I get to the first town, I hope...I just need to get there without running into more, ah. "Paliens"?

[nastyboy]

They should be... They should be fine. They took all their, ah, travel equipment, and their Pokemon should help keep them safe, they're all sensible...

[This may or may not sound like something Dimitri has had to repeat many times to himself for reassurance.]

This world is a kind one, so both them and you should do well. It is only the weather that is a concern...

[...]

[The Rattata gently pats his hand and Dimitri blinks.]

Ah - Paliens is something of a - it means the same thing as Pokemon, only, a different country's way of referring to them.

[He.... cannot remember the word.]

That is what Chip knows them by, and they will be very happy if they hear it from someone else.

[mightdoriya]

Oh. Okay, that...makes more sense, if I'm honest.

[Though now he might be swapping the two names in his head mentally for a while, just until he hears "Pokemon" from the locals enough. You did this, Dimitri.]

It's relieving to hear that things are peacful here. My home...isn't doing well right now. That's why I need to figure out how to get back as soon as possible.

[nastyboy]

[That's his life every day, Izuku]

I understand... My home - that is the same.

But things will wait for you. I can at least promise that much. It would not be so anywhere else, but this place - or the method for getting here - is unique in that regard.

[mightdoriya]

["But things will wait for you."]

How can you be sure?

[nastyboy]

Someone... I am close to here went home, briefly, while being asleep for little over a week.

[mightdoriya]

They went home...while they were asleep?

[Like a dream...or maybe more like how he visits with the vestiges of OFA, given the way it's being explained here. Sortof. Probably not exactly like that but something similar enough...]

What happened after that?

[nastyboy]

...He woke up. And he told us things from home, how he experienced months there.

[Dimitri rubs his face, exhausted thinking about it. Or maybe that's just the usual sleep deprivation.]

He has no reason to lie to us, and never would of such things.

[mightdoriya]

I see...

[He has no reason to refute that, just as much as this man must have no reason to lie. It doesn't make sense, sure, but very little about any of this does.]

If that's something that happens to others too, then it must be true...I guess there's no real explanation for that either?

[nastyboy]

Not that I know of.

However, it... has not been my focus, in the time I have been here. [Sure, that's a way to describe it.] I have only been here for a few months, as well.

[mightdoriya]

Oh- no, it's okay. Thank you for explaining it to me, I would have been wondering otherwise.

[And probably fighting tooth and nail for a way home he'll never find. Not to say he won't stop trying to find it, but...maybe he won't run himself ragged in the effort to do so.]

You've been a lot more helpful with answering my questions than, um..."Mom" was.

[nastyboy]

Yes... I feel bad for that woman. I think she is rather... in a daze.

[He could go into a whole thing about that, but, for now - he shakes his head.]

I am sorry - but my companion and I are about to take to the skies again. I wish you well with adjusting to this place.

[mightdoriya]

Thank you. I'm probably going to start heading for the next town in a little while, once I read up on a few more things...I really appreciate all the information you gave me. I'll make sure to call you if I see any sign of Chip.

[That is still one of his main priorities alright.]

[nastyboy]

Ah... Thank you. Truly, you have our gratitude.

[And with that, Dimitri clicks off the Gear.]