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1st Cast Off [Video/Action New Bark Town]

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[It doesn't take him too long to finagle with this new machine, eventually finding a way to create a video. Great. Excellent start.

He doesn't put the camera on himself but on his surroundings, recording everything around him.]

My name is Kira Yoshikage. I think what happened... well, it doesn't matter. I come from a town called Morioh and probably got washed up here. I'm a little confused about my surroundings and these creatures. [The camera turns to the Lapras, who leans in to push her snout into the phone. Large sniffs can be heard that muffle the audio for a moment. His voice is just made out, as he tells the creature to stop that.]

Anywaaaay... I got a brief explanation and while this is all weird I'm hoping that maybe someone else got washed up here with me. Someone who also came from Morioh. Uh, Morioh is a really small town in Japan, if that helps at all. If he's here or not it will give me a clear idea on my current situation. I don't want to draw any drastic conclusions until then.

Soooooo, thanks ahead of time. [The video cuts out.]

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[He finishes his video, stepping back before the Lapras can shove her nose into it again. Yeah, he learned that this was his. She's... she's pretty big. She's got big flippers so she's not going to be able to go far unless she's in the water. And she's really friendly.

She's nothing he's ever seen before in his whole life. But he can conclude that she's some kind of sea faring thing. Inside his backpack he found some interesting things but the most useful seems to be a notebook and pen. This is perfect. If nothing else he can start documenting what he's found here.

He's also learned that he can point this thing at these creatures and he'll gather information about them. So this is what he knows:

Lapras: The Transport Pokémon. People have driven Lapras almost to the point of extinction. In the evenings, this Pokémon is said to sing plaintively as it seeks what few others of its kind still remain.

Well, that's pretty sad. He doesn't even really understand what's going on here but he's been given some near extinct creature and a book on breeding. The answer is kind of obvious, huh? He's here because there is work to be done. He did all he could in Morioh and now he's here with a clear task at hand.

This is bizarre and a lot to take in, no doubt, but he's never been one to fight the current. It's better to go along with it. Fate is fate. What happens when you try and stop the inevitable? You end up in a situation like this.]

I don't know about you, Lapras. But I can take a hint. [She wiggles about in response. He can't help but smile. He takes out his notebook and put's the pen behind his ear, it's time to get to work.

If you happen to be in New Bark Town you'll find this young man, dressed in a sailor suit, fussing with his Lapras. Measuring her like you would a horse, with hands. He fusses with her shell, shoves his face into her mouth to see if she has teeth and if they're sharp. Around and around this creature he goes, taking down notes whenever he learns something new.]

You may need to call out to him more than once as he's a little lost in his work. But his Lapras will notice you right away and will start to sing immediately.]

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[Thida had barely spent a day in this strange place, and already she can't bring herself to stay still. She holds the Inkay (Maika she calls it, the name slipping from her tongue as easy as anything) in her arms and walks around New Bark Town without much of a sense of purpose just yet. Seeing a human man stick his head in the mouth of a big blue dinosaur creature, though? That gives her pause. She watches...

...And she starts laughing. It's a bubbly kind of sound, but for the first time today the blue-haired girl is smiling into the mantle of her quiet Inkay. She's in plain sight for the Lapras to see.]

[Lapras is moving about, attempting to sing it seems. It's a good time to remove his head before he loses it.

Letting out a sigh, he runs a hand over his face removing any saliva he undoubtedly managed to get on him. What in the world was up with--

He hears someone laughing. He wants to be annoyed but he was just doing something stupid and a little humorous, he supposes. If his friend was here his head would never have gotten near the inside of that creature's mouth. Josefumi was a lot of his impulse control, huh? But that's not important, she's got a creature of her own. And it looks interesting.]

Stay there. [He tells his Lapras as he grabs his notebook and pen from the ground. She slowly shimmies across the ground anyway, in attempts to follow.

Once appearing in front of Thida he's at a bit of a loss. He's not a people person and when he is he's not exactly the most pleasant of people. He's well aware of his own faults. Be nice. He has to remind himself since no one else will.]

Uhm. [He clears his throat.] My name is Kira Yoshikage. I'm... well, new here, I guess. Anyway. I figured I'd busy myself and take some notes about the animals here. And yours, looks like a squid. [A squid that's looking incredibly good for being outside the water. This world, while different, is incredibly fascinating and he's only been here a couple of hours.]

Can you tell me about him? I won't touch or anything. I just want some documentation about him, if that's okay.

[Well, that makes two of them for not being people persons. As he approaches, Thida's laugh cuts off, and she presses the lower part of her face into Maika's mantle, a little shy. She doesn't run away though - she listens, and when he's done, she speaks up.]

'M new, too. [New to a lot of things.] Maika's a girl. 'S okay t'look.

[She holds the Inkay out hesitantly, while the Pokemon in question regards the human in front of her with calm curiosity. You can't really fit your head in its mouth, sir, it seems to think.]

You're new too? So, you suddenly just kind of appeared here?

[Interesting... But he'll focus on that later. Research and notes first.

The Pokémon definitely reminds him of a squid, so he's careful not to touch it with his bare hands, though she seems to be fine with direct contact. He uses his pen to lift up the the dangling parts and lightly prods and pokes at it. Kira quickly scribbles a few things down and estimates it's size with just a glance. He also catalogs the Inkay in his Pokédex so he can take more information on it later.]

Nice. I am... or used to be a marine surgeon. I'd be on a boat for long periods of time. There wasn't too much underwater exploration because I had to do my job but I got to see really cool underwater creatures occasionally. I guess I'm just really into sea life. Sooo it's kinda cool that the first few animals I've come across are ocean savvy. [Although the dex doesn't say this is a water type. Dark and psychic? That's... a weird classification for an animal.]

Anyway, thanks for letting me look at him. He's really neat. You can look at my Lapras if you want. Climb on her back or something. She's meant to carry people across the ocean so she won't mind.

[Lapras is still slowly shimmying her way across the dirt in an attempt to get closer. But her happy calls confirm what was just said. She'd be thrilled to be climbed on.]

[Thida nods. She watches him inspect Maika, who is an absolute trooper about being poked and prodded, and waits patiently until he is finished to wiggle out of Thida's hands and float back to sit on her trainer's head. All the dangling little tentacles make Thida laugh again.]

Not a normal squid. Maika's like me! [She grins, and perhaps her eye teeth look a little sharp, but otherwise that's a normal set of chompers that...still feel too flat in her mouth.

She simply nods at Kira's offer and makes for the Lapras, reaching up on her tiptoes to pat its neck - she's quite short - before climbing aboard. It may not be what she's used to, but it does seem like she has a good sense of finding places to put her feet and hands.]

Swimmin' dinosaur!

[She proclaims this as she gives your Lapras a hug.]

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