1st Sketch [Video]

[colorofdeath]

[The feed is turned on to reveal the face of a very pale looking girl with an eyepatch. She looks...a bit confused, but that's probably normal. She glances away from the device for a moment, as if making sure no one's following her before finally speaking.]

...that wasn't my mother. I'm not sure what this place is, but I'm hoping there's someone who does. [There does seem to be a network of sorts, so she's assuming she's not just talking to some useless machine.]

...I hate phones.

[She grumbles quietly to herself for a moment.]

There was some odd creature following me too. Like some sort of cartoonish ghost. [She holds up a very well-done sketch of what's clearly a Shuppet.]

I would appreciate it if someone could fill me in. Thank you.

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[usedflareblitz]

[ Yang keeps her end audio only because she honestly doesn't need people seeing her in her current condition. She sounds tired enough; she must look like hell by extension. ]

The ghost Pokémon's yours now. Congratulations. [ She does not actually sound congratulatory about that at all. ]

[colorofdeath]

[...that's not very helpful.]

Mine? Ghost? [Sure, it did look like some kind of cartoonish ghost, but...she didn't see anything on it. Actually, she can't seem to see anything out of that eye. It's concerning.]

I'm confused.

[usedflareblitz]

Yeah, that happens. [ This is hard. But this girl is in much the same place that Yang herself was on arrival, so it isn't fair to be harsh. Yang sounded halfway apologetic. ]

...I mean. Whatever pokémon you woke up with is the one you get to train and fight with for however long 'til you capture new ones. Better get used to it.

[colorofdeath]

I don't like fighting.

[Why would they make small animals fight? That sounds fairly cruel.]

What is this place?

[usedflareblitz]

Huh,... I never asked what this planet's called. [ And she's been to its Moon, so that's kind of weird. ]

You don't have to fight unless you're traveling.

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[anexcitableboy]

Yeah, the mom thing....

[Jimmy shakes his head. His first words to Pokeworld at large had been very similar.]

Messed up, right? Folks here told me she's a little...you know. Confused? She don't mean no harm.

So, you're on a whole different planet or in a different dimension or something. This place? It's all about Pokemon. Like that little guy hanging out with you! He's an animal. And...also some kind of ghost. But he's your best friend now.

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[colorofdeath]

She...seemed harmless enough. Looks can be deceiving, though.

[The whole different dimension thing doesn't help with her confusion. Is that even possible? Then again, the idea of a curse that struck a class for decades is probably a far off idea to some, too.]

I'm not sure where it is right now.

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[anexcitableboy]

Nah, she's fine. She doesn't ever leave that house, she starts everybody off.

Not far, I bet. There's hundreds of Pokemon, and they all got abilities and powers and stuff. And everything in this world revolves around them. They're pretty great, really. I got like forty of'em. I train'em and do professional battles - I mean, not much, I just got started - but you don't gotta. It doesn't hurt'em or nothing, if you do. It's what they do in the wild.

I know it sounds really messed up.

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[colorofdeath]

Hundreds of them?

[Great, now she's imagining hundreds of purple tissue ghost things. At least they look a little cute?]

It does sound odd.

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[veggie_vamp]

Oooh, that's such a cute ghost! You're sooo lucky! Maybe once I collect all the bats in this game, I should catch all the ghosts too!

[Priorities.]

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[colorofdeath]

You think this is a game?

[Someone obviously doesn't.]

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[veggie_vamp]

Oh, yeah, didn't anyone tell you? We're stuck in, like, a giant video game.

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[colorofdeath]

This doesn't seem like a game.

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[dashdash]

[Mafuyu can't help at all, but that doesn't deter her from picking up her Pokegear and talking to anybody and everybody who appears on the screen. Unhelpful to the girl's situation, Mafuyu peers close to the screen to see the drawing.]

So cool...! What's its name? What's your name?

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[colorofdeath]

I'm not sure it has a name.

[A pause.]

Mei Misaki.

[dashdash]

I'm Mafuyu!

[She pummels on undeterred, excited to be able to talk to people. Anyone would do, but cute girls? She sure is lucky]

Names are super important, so you should give it one! Something funny!

[colorofdeath]

[Mei is definitely not the energetic type. She's not sure anyone should be if they found themselves in this situation, really.]

Why funny? [That seems kind of rude to the creature.]

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[coolskeleton_95]

[Papyrus appears to be in a hospital bed, but in pretty good spirits.]

GREETINGS, HUMAN! DO NOT FRET, THAT MONSTER FOLLOWING YOU IS YOUR NEW POKEMON FRIEND!

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[colorofdeath]

[Understandably, Mei isn't fond of hospitals.]

I'm not sure it can be my friend when I only met it for a few moments.

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[coolskeleton_95]

[WELL IF HE HADN'T TORN THE CRAP OUT OF HIS BACK TRYING TO SINGLEHANDEDLY LIFT A HUGE TREE...]

NONSENSE! HE ALL READY SEEMS QUITE FOND OF YOU!

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[colorofdeath]

[She blinks. That's a lot of confidence.]

I haven't seen it for over an hour.

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[hashtagafreakingghost]

[...So it's not the girl who owns the PokéGear that's on the other end of this call, but rather a male Meowstic, who appears to be sitting in a bookstore café, eating a poképuff.]

You've got a ghost. My trainer's a magnet for them. I was looking for anyone with other cats, but this is fine too.

[.....this is not helpful you little shit- the cat's just talking telepathically, that must make this girl SO happy to see.]

What kind of ghost is that? I should know.

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[colorofdeath]

[Mei is...not sure how to react to this at first. Is that a cat of some sort talking to her? As if she needed to be confused even further. Is she supposed to respond? Give her a moment.]

...I've been told it's a Shuppet.

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[hashtagafreakingghost]

[The cat's eyes go a little wider, and he smiles in approval.]

A Shuppet! That sounds like a fun name. She'll probably scream. That's okay, she likes them eventually. [Munch, munch.] Oh, right, ghosts like to pull pranks. So watch your back. Yours probably will.

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[colorofdeath]

Your...trainer?

[She assumes so.]

Are you sure about that?