[video]

[dejabrewed]

[ to recap recent events…

sandalphon is a very confused angel, but for the most part, has adapted to the new world. it helped that his milcery had a general dislike of her pokéball. constantly seeing her was a reminder that this was indeed a new experience. homesickness aside, there was a small part of him that was curious as to what this new place would bring. he’d been poking and prodding away at the pokégear, figuring out the map and pokédex features during his travel on route 29, but the pokégear connect feature was something he had not fully understood just yet.

that is, until milcery gleefully hit the ‘start video’ feature with a knowing smile on her face. ]

—briel, what did you do?

[ the milcery cooed once, as if saying ‘introduce yourself!’. sandalphon just stared at her as if she was insane. as he tried to hit end, milcery pushed his hand away, still cooing and expecting her partner to say at least something. the angel just sighed. there was no winning this fight, it seemed. ]

At the insistence of my Milcery, who I simply call Gabriel… [ she waves a blobby hand as if to say hello. ] I am Sandalphon… and I’m new. Quite frankly a lot of this is new, but thankfully I haven’t been too lost.

[ he wants to end it there, but gabriel stares at her partner. go on……. ]

If… any person has any advice as to where to go and what to do after the town I’ll be arriving in soon— it should be Cherrygrove— please, go ahead and tell me. Astrals knows I’d rather have something rather than nothing.

[ sandalphon then turns to gabriel. ] Can I please end it there?

[ gabriel nods, completely satisfied with herself, and the feed goes dark. ]

Comments

[dejabrewed]

“… Yes, that does make sense. But even so, I don’t exactly want to stay in a cave for an extended amount of time.”

Autonomy was still something new to him, but even he had his limits. He preferred not worrying if the elements will destroy what he has.

“Even so, I take it you’ve been here longer than I have?”

[fayblood]

"There's places to stay in the town. Cherrygrove City."

He could do like Shrike's been doing and just stay in town until figuring out what to do and where to go next. Or so Shrike's trying to get across. He's still not very used to talking to people much so he's not very good at explaining things.

"I got here about two months ago."

Yes, he's still been hanging out in the first proper town he reached since for the most part.

[dejabrewed]

Two months ago, and still in Cherrygrove…? Something told him that the person he was talking to didn’t like to do much in terms of exploration.

“I see… but the question lies in if they ask us to pay for lodging. I only carry so much money…”

Whatever this “pokemoney” was, it certainly wasn’t rupees. “How do you earn money in this place, anyways…?”

[fayblood]

Exploration is fine... if Shrike can do it without having to stop and interact with people along the way. Unfortunately, this world isn't very accommodating for that kind of hunting and gathering lifestyle, so he's more than a little slow to adjust.

That, and there's been a few big things that have happened since his arrival that might have impacted matters just a bit.

"Oh! You can work for people in the towns." He's a little knowledgeable on this topic, at least, so it's easier to explain. "And... I think you can win money from Pokémon battles?"

[dejabrewed]

“You can win money from battling other Pokémon?” That just left even more questions in Sandalphon’s head. Working for others, that’s easy enough to understand. But battling others…?

He looks at Milcery. He had a lot of work to do, if he wanted to do any sort of traveling.

[fayblood]

"Um, from winning against other trainers. I think."

He hasn't exactly done much of that, himself, so it's all hearsay to him.

[dejabrewed]

“I’ll be searching for some then. I need to be able to feed everyone.”

He was about to cut off the feed there, but remembered something important. “… Thank you, for all the information you’ve given me.”

[fayblood]

"Oh, um. Other people can probably tell you more..."

He's not used to being thanked.

[dejabrewed]

“Regardless, you assisted. Have some confidence. Thank you again.”

He cuts the transmission there, having a lot to think about.