1st Zapfish [Video, New Bark Town]

[agent3]

H...H'llo?

[The voice that comes from the video (all it shows is the dark blue fabric of a vest) is shaky, small, and afraid - but not the kind of fear that one would associate with a voice like that. It's a raw, primal fear, a fear of change, a fear of the unknown. There's a breath, and an Inkay settles into view, lifting up the 'gear to show the face of the speaker. It's a teenage girl, yes, but small, with big blue eyes and - weirdly enough - long sky-blue hair in twintails. The fear in her voice matches the fear in her expression, but she does take a moment to look at the Pokemon, give it a twitchy smile, and pat it once on the head.]

Thanks. [Now, back to the 'gear.] Somethin'...wrong. 'M not...can't...

[Her mouth moves, but no words come out, and she shakes her head. It's so hard to explain what should be natural.]

'S only...humans here? 'N these squids? No...Inklings?

[The stress she puts on that word is obvious - she needs an answer.]

Comments

[Video]

[agent3]

[You would be surprised at how many worlds out there are populated by beings other than humans.

She perks up at that last bit, though.] Not human...Inkling, then?

[Is it someone from home?]

[Video]

[bloodisthicker]

[...is it rude to ask what the fuck an inkling is...]

No, I believe they said they were a ghost...? I didn't really ask for details about it.

Re: [Video]

[agent3]

[Well I mean...you need to know, right...

She jerks her head back a little, an eyebrow raised.] Ghost...? Not real, though.

[Video]

[bloodisthicker]

...They might have been a spirit beforehand? I didn't ask, but they really did seem like they were having a difficult time.

[Video]

[agent3]

Still not real.

[Says the girl who is literally an evolved squid.]

But I'll ask. If I see 'em.

[Video]

[bloodisthicker]

Well, no, spirits exist back home for me, which is... sort of the issue here, I think. I thought there were only two different worlds in terms of planes of reality, but apparently there are a lot more than that.

[Video]

[agent3]

...Ooh.

[Different worlds? Well, she is in a different one, there's humans here and that's different enough for her.]

Spirits here too? For sure, or dunno?

[What does she have to work with here]

[Video]

[bloodisthicker]

I... think there are Pokemon that resemble them, but I'm not familiar with the spirits back home or the spirits here, so... I'm not going to be as helpful as I could be.

[Video]

[agent3]

'S okay.

[You're very helpful just by answering her questions to the best of your ability. She'll have to keep an eye out for PokeSpirits, then. And Poke-everything.]

Thank you. F'r answerin'.

[Video]

[bloodisthicker]

Ah... well, it's nothing, really. There are actually a fair amount of people who've been here for a long time who could probably give you more information about what's going on here, if nothing else.

[Video]

[agent3]

Still. Thanks.

[If anything, she knows to thank people when they offer any kind of help.]

Video]

[bloodisthicker]

Right. Good luck out there, then. It's a little rough starting out, but it's definitely doable.

[Video]

[agent3]

[Thumbs up.]

I'll be okay. Not scared.

[Video]

[bloodisthicker]

Well, good. Just remember that it's really easy to call for any advice in case you run into any trouble you don't know how to deal with.

[Video]

[agent3]

[Nod nod.]

'S a phone, right? I know phones.

[Video]

[bloodisthicker]

...it's not really like any phone I've seen, but it has pretty much the same functionality and has been reasonably user-friendly.

[Video]

[agent3]

Mm, 's a phone.

[Video]

[bloodisthicker]

...technology is amazing, really, isn't it.

[Video]

[agent3]

'S okay.