[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

[questioneverything]

Oh, those you can get at PokeMarts. You can also get medicines for your Pokémon there, too. Different PokeMarts in different towns sell different kinds of them, depending on what you need them for. The red and white ones are your basic kind, and everyone can get those. As you earn more badges, you'll have access to more kinds of balls.

Kanto and Johto both each have a large department store, as well, where you can find lots of things once you get to the bigger city in each region. In Johto, it's Goldenrod City. In Kanto, you should head for Saffron.

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[ sandalphon makes mental notes, finally realizing that being a trainer was a lot more jam packed than it should be. he definitely liked the challenge, however. ]

That… is going to be rather lengthy in terms of travel time, if I want to make it to the mall. I have to do so on foot. But I assume that if it’s a long trek, then it must be worth it…

[questioneverything]

Mm! [Romelle nodded.] It isn't that bad once you get used to it. I was pretty put off by a lot of it early on, too. It's gotten better as I go along, and you can always count on your Pokémon partners to help you when you need it.

[This was coming from someone who liked learning, but hated "adventure", so there was that, too!]

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I’m already put off, as heeled shoes are my current predicament. [ heels are not ideal for long trips!! but sandalphon soon spares a glances at milcery for a moment or two. ] As for Pokémon help… We’ll see how that works out with Gabriel here…

[ cue indignant cry from milcery. ]

[questioneverything]

You'd be surprised. What I thought was a cute little klamuirl turned into this!

[She swung her gear around to show her Bewear.] He's really big and really tough.

[dejabrewed]

[ sandalphon gave a bewildered look at the bewear. pink. and large. it reminded him of one of the crewmates aboard the airship. ]

… I’ll be honest, it looks like it won’t harm a fly. But even I recognize that looks can be deceiving.

[questioneverything]

[Romelle giggled a little.]

They can be pretty rough when they want to be. Bewear likes battling, too, so usually I have to calm him down. But, for the most part, you're right. He loves to cuddle and hug.

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I'm not sure if I'd appreciate the cuddle aspect, but I'm at least relieved to hear that you appreciate it.

[ he looks at the milcery once more, who's now decided to sit atop his head in glee. ] Maybe I'll learn to appreciate them as well.

[questioneverything]

They're hard not to like. [Romelle giggled just a bit.]

Good luck to you and your new friend.