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_{[A miserable creature is what appears on your Poke'Gear feed today, friend. Where there once had been a broad, eager smile now hangs a pitiful upside down U. His hair is plastered to his face with sweat and the flecks of dirt and grime that tended to stick to his person has all but turned to mud streaking down his sunburned face. The man is red as a lobster. Or maybe a Krabby. Or maybe a Corphish. He's got a bright line right across the bridge of his nose and his cheeks where the shade of his hat saved the upper part of his face. It's a small mercy.]

[He is taking shelter under a tree and squatting awkwardly in the middle of a messy camp. He wheezes and for a long moment it looks like he's forgotten why he even turned his Poke'Gear on. Then, dull realization flashes in his eyes and he fumbles the 'Gear around to face his Pokemon. His Mimikyu is happily munching away on some non-descript food pellet but Dave is not the focus today.]

[Beetlejuice sniffs and grunts awkwardly from off-screen as he focuses the camera on an Exeggcute that sits nestled on top of his backpack. One wobbles to and fro before rolling off, alarming the other five.]}

Got some..._{[A wheeze.]} egg guys. I just wanted one but the more the merrier, am I right? Gonna name 'em uhhhhhh. Break...fast. Ha.

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[...Oh good gravy.]

Sir, I don't want to alarm you, but I think you may have been out in the sun a touch too long.

_{[Beetlejuice squints at his device for a long moment, his eyes struggling to make out the pale text in the sun. He does not have the energy to type right now so he simply records a voice message for Jane.]}

Boy, oh boy, I sure am glad a real trained medical professional happened to find my humble vlog. You saved my life, doc.

[Wow, rude. Just for that she's not going to change her text's color.]

Are you far out from a town? You'd probably do better in somewhere air conditioned than out camping...

_{[MORE text? Jeez who is this? Their communicator busted? BJ sucks in another loud sniff before hitting record a second time.]}

And a super hero too! Dr. Captain Obvious, I'm your biggest fan!

[God okay

Fuck]

Geez! Is it so wrong for someone to be concerned if someone else on the network doesn't look like they're doing well?

_{[He scrunches up his nose as the new text appears.]}

Then maybe don't talk to me like I'm a-- _[Wheeeeze.] chump!

Then - then do not act like a chump, sir!!!

Oh! Did they insist on staying together? [That's cute!!

...Also, though:] Would you happen to have any... ah, what was it... Sunscreen? ...Or any Paliens that could help protect you from the sun?

[That's how it works in his experience!! Either you get the things that humans need for protection, or you get a ~~Pokemon~~ Palien that can do the same thing.]

_{[He wipes his hair out of his face to get a better look at the face in the screen. Oooooh, who was this silver fox? He slicks his hair back to make himself a little more presentable.]}

No clue what a Paliens is, but I used all of that little good-for-nothing tube Mom gave me.

The locals call them Pokemon, but I am told Paliens is another word for the same creatures.

[Told by a guy who picked it up from an eleven-year-old. Definitely a reliable source.]

Oh, dear... do you know how far you are from the next settlement?

I'm sure this fancy phone will tell me the more I mess with it.

_{[He decides to do that right now, minimizing this kindly old tree man and mouthing silent beeps and boops as he thumbs through the menus, though his camera is still on.]}

Let's see...sssssoooo it's looking like, as the crow flies, two more days. Gerat! I hate it!

Oh my.

[Yeah that's bad. Hmm.]

I have no Paliens who could help with transportation... if you'd like, I can see if anyone I know may be able to assist?

[There are so many nice people here, surely someone can help!!]

You know what, I was thinking about trying to tough it out but a taxi is starting to sound really good about now.

I could not say if those are available [Because he doesn't know what they are] but... I believe there are services which use flying Paliens to transport people! Though I haven't used them, myself, so I could not necessarily advise on... how.

[ that man is dying is the first thing that pops into yachi’s mind, amd from there she can’t bring herself to a video. what if her panic causes the man to panic?! ]

Sir, where are you right now?

sorry my Ma always said never to give out my address on the internet

good thing i hate her and do not listen to her

i am under a tree which is next to at least four rocks

That might be true but this could be an emergency! I can send for help! Has anyone come to help??

[Sunburns! They happen....Emporio is...well.

He woke up to find himself alone, with Maria's things sitting around, and her pokemon largely scattered, so he's had...a time.

Considering that people have probably commented on him being RED, he's not going to ah. Remark on it. Instead! The eggs! Well.]

Hahaha! That's probably a good name- they're actually just one pokemon though; I...guess it's sort of like a hivemind deal? [He...isn't sure. Honestly Emporio's still dressed with the sort of clothes that Maria convinced him to get- lots of summer lolita going on. ~~He'll probably keep doing it because honestly, what is thinking about clothes for more than two seconds.~~

Eggs, though. He'd probably also name it Breakfast. Leaning on his Haunter- she's quite pleased to be a ride, as usual- he wonders if he should. He...does have that unnamed one...] I think there's other pokemon that do that too...though, these ones evolve into a tree with the right stone.

_{[Beetlejuice taps his chin with a finger as Emporio egg-splains his newest pal.]}

Iiiiinteresting. And I mean that, sailor! So what you're sayin' is I could leave one of these little guys somewhere and the rest of them would know what he's up to?

[Hahaaaaa, Sailor....

never heard that one before,

He seems to take it in good humor, though.] Haha! I think you could try to separate them, but it probably wouldn't work for very long! They'd definitely get right back together!

This is going to take some experimentation. Ciao!

...Are you... all right?

I think technically those are one pokemon. They're just... many in one.

My blood's still pumping, I think it's safe to say I'm right as rain!

_{[A wheeze.]}

Interesting! Legion, now that's a demon I'm familiar with! I think I can roll with that.

[Cassandra has Doubts.]

Are you sure? The... weather can be an adjustment, sometimes.

[Especially if you were not human to begin with, which Cassandra certainly wasn't.

And then she blinks.]

Demon?

You know! Legion! _{[He deepens his voice, tucking his chin against his neck and bellowing out in an admittedly impressive boom of a voice.]} WE ARE LEGION, FOR WE ARE MANY.

Like these guys!

_{[He gestures to the egg babies which have looked up at him with wide eyes at the sudden shouting.]}

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