victory_road | [Video] | Backdated to the 30th

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[Hunter is coming to the network from a hotel in Goldenrod, judging by his background, though at the moment he seems to be in the lobby rather than a room. This is because there's a Cinderace and a girl who, for those who know her, looks like a shrunken version of Eda, running back and forth in the lobby racing. A Lopunny is going around trying to get them to stop, but to no avail. Then, on one pass, both of them just explode out the front door, Eda laughing all the way. Lopunny stops, leans over a bit to breathe, then takes off after them. The video spins around to a harried Hunter-]

Is this- normal!? Is it happening to anyone else??

[-and then the whole thing is just a blurry mess as he dashes off to catch up to the whole group. The feed cuts after a few moments, with Hunter shouting after Eda and nothing but laughter in return.]

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Oh no, is that person the wrong age too? It looks like you've got your hands full...

[Fortunately, Boober at least seems his normal self, if not somehow more fussed than usual.]

Yeah I've got my hands full-! [A short little breath, and he sighed.] Sorry Boober, I didn't mean to snap.

I just- it really is crazy.

I understand, don't feel bad. Today has kept me busy, too. At least I have help-- One of my friends from home, he wound up here not long ago at all.

Ohhh, I wish I could help you and Chocolate out, but I don't think I can leave Gobo alone with all this.

Gobo? Oh! Is he the one that does all the kind of meditation and stuff?

Uh.......................

[That's.. That's a good question. That's-]

I...what's going on, exactly..?

[You're gonna have to clarify Hunter!]

I- that- I don't know!

[The duo are still goofing around in the background, but at least Hunter can now sit and rest.]

She's supposed to be a lot older, but this morning was just... like this?? I don't know, super weird stuff keeps happening here, is that even normal?

She's supposed to be older..?

[Oh god.] Weird things definitely happen but this is a first for me...I'm a little worried about what I'm going to find at the aquarium actually...

[Just ignore that he's fine.] Did you see any strange pokemon before it happened?

The aquarium?

[He mutters that to himself in kind before he shakes out of it, back to business.]

No, but I guess... One could've been around and I didn't know it? I was asleep before I saw her and what'd happened.

Three Island? Armin's Gym?

[Ring any bells? He'll happily advertise worst case. Anyway-] Eugh...now I'm kind of worried about the others...I haven't seen either of them all morning.

Three Island is a little familiar I guess...? It's still there as far as I know, but I've never been on it.

Who else are you with? Maybe- maybe something like this weird age thing happened to them too?

[Oh god, oh no. Oh god oh no-]

You should drop by when you can- there's diving here, and you can find unique colored magikarp-

[His heart isn't really in the advert, and for good reason-] ...It should just be Armin and Louie...but I haven't seen them around either, and I thought it might be because we have to work on repairs from the orthworm but...

[Oh No,]

I know who Louie is, and I haven't seen him yet today either. But I'll keep an eye out, and let you know if I see him.

[That's starting to worry him too. He wouldn't say Louie was a friend of his, they haven't talked all that much, but he's definitely a Good Acquaintance, and if he's missing on today...]

Eeeeeerrrkk...

[Well. That's a sound. No longer able to just sit around, he's quickly picking up the pokegear to walk as he talks.] They can't be too far at least...now I'm worried though, if Louie's younger too, he's going to forget why he's not a duck probably..!

[Oh god, did he make it worse? Okay hold on he knows just what to do.]

Here look, watch me and do the same, okay? It'll- it'll be alright.

[He shifts a bit so he can hold up a fist. A long inhale went with counting four fingers up, a matching exhale went with putting them back down. He's gonna keep talking, but keeps moving his fingers, too.]

Whatever happened to Eda she's not hurt, she's just... a little confused. If Louie got hit he'll be fine, even if he's a little mixed up too.

H-Huh-?

[Watch? Watch him, watch for what-

The question floats in his mind, and soon vanishes as he starts automatically doing as the other says. It doesn't take more than a few seconds to realize it's an anxiety aid- but honestly, he can't be upset about that. Not when, well.

He needed it.] Alright....Right. I...

[He needs to focus on the breathing and fingers. Hoooboy.] ...I'm going to have to explain this to them aren't I...

[Well, at least Armin is going to turn out to just be older.]

[Riku... surprisingly, is not in his late 20's anymore. No, he's back to being a teenager, raising an eyebrow because... okay. Did another wave of newbies pop up behind his back? Actually, a lot of weird changes seem to have happened.

He's got Pokémon he doesn't remember having. There's weird teleport things. Just... what.

Riku sighs.]

Wouldn't be the first time something weird's happened here. Feels like this whole place got an upgrade overnight. Did you see those teleport pads? And don't get me started on all the weird Pokémon that exist now.

An upgrade?

[Hold on, he's got to switch mental tracks from all the chaos going on to try and figure out what he means.]

I don't know what you mean, the teleport pads and stuff have been there the whole time. At least as long as I've been here.

No, they definitely weren't here before. Heck, for a while, we couldn't even access Kanto.

And now there's hundreds of new Pokémon in my dex, a "fairy type"... Feels like the world's playing a cosmic prank or something.

[It feels like this guy's playing a joke on him. It's definitely not a face Riku recognizes, and he was one of the first people to show up here.

...but the dates on the gear are all off, too. Ugh.]

No that's definitely all been there too.

[Wait. Eda didn't recognize him or any of the Pokemon she should've. Maybe-]

Yeah. Cosmic joke is right, I think whatever happened to Eda happened to you too. [He paused, a bit troubled.] Which probably doesn't mean anything to you.

[Great.]

...Yeah. Might be it. Someone's telling me there's some weird time and aging stuff going on.

[He rubs his brow, eyes shut and posture tense.]

It's weird, though. I remember this place fine, but I'm guessing your...

[Pause.]

Dunno if she's your friend, but I'm guessing she shouldn't be like this.

She's... Yeah. She's a friend of mine.

[No need to go into how complicated (for Hunter) that is.]

And no, she shouldn't be like this at all. Usually she's an older woman, though... [A crack of a smile.] ...just about with the same energy.

Oh wow, it really is happening to almost everybody, huh?

[ Holy shit ya'll, the baby is so BIG now!! ]

It's definitely happening to a lot of us! Me included, hehe! Although I think in my case I got older...? Feels more like I just got sent back in time, really.

You got... older??

[What kind of weird magic is going on here that's affecting people's ages?]

How many others have you been seeing this happen to?

Yep! Apparently I'm supposed to be uh... eight years old or something? Now look at me! Definitely not eight years old!

[ As well as a surprisingly far cry compared to the timid little girl Eri usually is. She's clearly grown up well. ]

Mm, I've seen a few others by now. Mostly just on the network, though. It's pretty crazy! It probably won't last, though, so I'm just trying to enjoy it while it does. Maybe I'll leave my younger self some video messages! What kind of advice would eight-year-old me appreciate...?

Wow, that's- that's a drastic change.

[He scrubs at his hair a moment, glancing away to check on Eda before turning back.]

Advice for a younger version? Um... [Give him a moment, something like that is kinda new to him. It's a long story.] I guess anything you may want your self to know. [WAIT THAT SOUNDS DUMB-] U-um! Like, always wearing warm clothes in the snow, and keep up with hygiene...?

Sorry, I'm really bad at this- [~~Taking care of onesself~~] -idea thing.

Right!? Everyone was so shocked when I suddenly showed up like this! Even my team was surprised! Though I guess getting older was probably the only direction I could go. If I got any younger at that point, I'd just be a baby!

[ She laughs, clearly finding all of this amusing, really. ]

It's fine! That's good advice! I'll keep it in mind! Though... [ There's quite a lot of chaos happening in Hunter's background... ] You should probably focus more on your situation rather than mine, huh? Is that someone who got younger?

[He watches that chaos himself a moment, then sighs.]

It is, yeah. She's gotten a lot younger, and doesn't remember anything about being here or the Pokemon at all.

Well, I guess if you go back further than when you arrived here, that's to be expected huh?

[ It brings Eri's mind to her own quirk... but it's not like she has it here, or has even had it for a long time honestly. ]

[He paused a moment, then clicked his tongue.]

Yeah. I guess that'd be true, huh.

[Breathed out a sigh through his nose.]

Unfortunately, it just makes my job harder too... The Pokemon are enough like the demons in our world that she's not like, freaking out or anything, but-

[And a scream of jubilation from the background cut him off and also perfectly punctuated everything. She's a handful.]

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