[VIDEO] (Action too if folks want)

[seacub]

[The camera opens to what may or may not be a familiar scene right now. Swathes of snow along a trail. Tall, tall trees, branches weighed down by the same. However, what may not be so typical is the large Aurorus on screen that's attached to a sled, looking concerned at his passengers. On the sled are a small mountain of boxes as well as a very annoyed looking Espurr who, while adorably bundled in a wollen hat and scarf, is covered in icicles. Behind the little Espurr is a sneezing Glalie, who is occasionally being pulled away by Jotaro so he doesn't sneeze on the boxes.]

You got the camera working? [In the background, Emporio- spotted only by the gold of his hair and the accents of red against stark white snow clothes- gives a nod. 'Lemongrass knows where to point it- go ahead,' can be faintly heard if one raises the volume. So, Jotaro speaks.]

Hey, I'm doing medicine deliveries to various cities in Johto. I needed to ask if anyone knows which cities need more medicine than others. Preferably quickly because-

Guh-Guh- GLALIE!

[Jotaro practically has to football tackle the Glalie to look the other direction to stop him from using Frost Breath on the medicine. The Glalie releases a thick gale of ice behind him, further coating the ground in snow.]

... Because Omikuji also needs some help. Good grief... apparently Pokemon can sneeze their way out of Pokeballs... [Jotaro looks utterly exhausted. Emporio, coming closer to camera range, continues for him.]

We've been focusing on runs for the pokemon between Cherrygrove and New Bark- if people handle other towns without teleports, that should help a lot, but whatever this is, it's really contagious, [the teen adds, and more white reveals itself to be a pokemon from behind him as streaks of red appear- Haema the Hisuian Zoroark wearing...some sort of mask.

There seems to be an alolan vulpix in the crook of Emporio's coat wearing a similar mask now.] Like Dr. Kujo said though, every little bit helps!

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[phoenixwiz]

(At the moment Harry is in the middle of ferrying Snorunts to the clinics and Pokémon Center in Ecruteak City when he saw the video post. He takes the time to stop for a moment and respond to the call for help Jotaro is making to the network.)

Hi. I’m currently at Ecruteak City right now so I could try to deliver medicines in there. The clinics in there are reporting a shortage in medicine for the Snorunt line at the moment so it should be easy for me to assist in sending the deliveries to them.

[phdepression]

Hey Harry. [Jotaro tilts his hat in greeting.] Good to know. We'll leave Ecruteak City to you then. It'll make things easier.

If you need a restock, we have extra medicine, so we can meet you halfway to give you more.

[Jotaro's Glalie sniffles. The man pats him on the head and sighs.] Good grief...

[seacub]

I think I have some kerchiefs in here... [Poor glaile...]

It might not be a bad idea to pass around some masks with the medications if you can- they only do so much, but it's something at least.

[phoenixwiz]

Yes thank you. I’m quite honoured to handle much of the deliveries to Ecruteak City myself. The medicine restock is greatly appreciated even in mask form. At least they can do a lot to help the Snorunts to recover from the ongoing illness in peace.

[phdepression]

Probably need more blankets over handkerchiefs, Emporio... [Or handkerchiefs the size of picnic blankets, at very least.

Anyway...]

I wonder what caused this sickness. Has anything like this happened before? [Jotaro is the newest arrival out of the three of them on this call...]

[phoenixwiz]

From what I can recall, I don’t think that I have encountered anything like this before in this world. But encountering sick Pokémon isn’t entirely new for me, in fact whenever I work at the Pokémon Centre part time I often encounter very sick Pokémon all the time both wild and with Trainers alike.

This Pokémon sickness is also as just new to me too.

[seacub]

Mnnn...the problem is, I don't know if Ice types appreciate heat that much...

[Ah, but that's beside the point.] I think it's pretty rare here, [he says to Harry.] At the very least, I think we'd have been warned about any recent pandemics like this.

[phdepression]

No, the blanket is to be used as a handkerchief. [Look how big that mouth is. A small handkerchief will do nothing for it!]

So this illness is new... Strange... Hopefully it's not an omen for the year to come. [Jotaro...]

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[senorita_perfecta]

Yes hello? I’m coming in from Olivine City: I could try to deliver the medicines to the city’s clinics as they are reporting some shortages at this time.

It is getting crowded in there with plenty of Snorunt, Glalie, and Froslass in need of medication.

[phdepression]

Mmm... Olivine City? It's a bit out of the way. Are you stocked enough? It would be good if you did that... but if you need any help, please let us know.

[seacub]

If Olivine is getting crowded I can only imagine places like Blackthorn...

[Mmmmmm...]

Are you able to use the teleporters?

[senorita_perfecta]

At the moment, they are able to secure enough supplies to aid in the recovery for the next few days at most after I had delivered a big batch of medicine and masks. At most now they just need extra masks for the Pokémon.

I tried using them a while ago to see if I can take the Snorunts to another city or town to ease the crowding. Sadly I haven’t ventured that much this winter due to the weather but I could still reach Ecruteak through the teleporters to take them the clinics in the city.

[phdepression]

Mmm... We should check on Blackthorn's status... [Jotaro mutters, more to himself than the other two there.]

We can meet you to pass on some masks if you can't make them yourself from Ecruteak. But try avoid that. You may make yourself sick from constantly teleporting.

Good grief... so much to do...

[senorita_perfecta]

Ah okay. That is a good advice to have. I have heard many stories of people being very sick from using the teleporters for too long, I’ll make sure to have breaks in between to prevent it from coming for me while I try to deliver the masks to both cities.

[seacub]

I can confirm, it's easy to get sick doing that, [Emporio admits with a quiet laugh.]

You could maybe use the time between teleports to get updates at each location?

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[outofsynth]

We're trying to do what we can over in Kanto, but we're sort of limited.

Ryan has a Froslass, and we really don't want her getting sick.

[Especially not after witnessing that... Boo might not pack as much weight as a Glalie, but Min-Gi has a feeling she'll still be difficult to contend with if she catches this.]

I'm not sure which cities are most short in Johto, but I'm betting any of them will be grateful to get their hands on some medicine.

[phdepression]

Makes sense. Prioritise her health... you'd be shocked at how quickly they show symptoms after infection. Omikuji caught it within hours of meeting a sick Snorunt.

[His heart is in the right place but it was definitely not worth it. The Snorunt was only slightly comforted and Jotaro has to periodically throw his Pokemon away from their medicine stash.]

We'll continue doing our runs between New Bark and Cherrygrove. But if it gets too bad in Kanto, I may take the ferry or train to Kanto and help out. It sounds you're pretty short-staffed there too.

[outofsynth]

We're trying. We've seen how bad it is out there. We don't want her coming down with this too.

[Their other Pokémon are probably fine? It doesn't seem like any other kinds of wild Pokémon are getting sick. But they're still worried about unintentionally exposing her somehow.]

Honestly, I think everyone's so caught out by it we're short no matter where we are. Hopefully once the Nurse Joys can start healing them we'll be able to get on top of it quickly.

[seacub]

Do you need us to send over instructions for making masks? [Emporio offers from around Jotaro.]

I'd say that the best option is to stay in the PC, but if she doesn't like being on 'house arrest'....

[phdepression]

Yeah, maybe you guys should mask up too when you get the chance. [There is the chance that most Pokemon are non-symptomatic carriers, which means the Froslass could be at risk either way. It's hard, given they don't know much about the disease.]

Sometimes Pokemon don't want to stay in the box, especially if they think they can do better outside of it and help other Pokemon of their species. [Not mentioning any names, Omikuji.]

[outofsynth]

It might not be a bad idea to have masks. Us too? I haven't seen any people getting sick.

[Look, his parents wanted him to have a career in finance and his personal passion is music. This is so far from any area of expertise he has.]

Or if they're just not used to being cooped up that way...

[It still might not be the worst idea to try it out if Boo's amenable to it. He'll have to talk to Ryan and see.]

[seacub]

It seems to be a Pokemon exclusive disease...

[Knock on wood.]

What has me curious is what started the breakout to begin with.

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[chickenchoicejudy]

[Ryan is a little delayed to the post, and when he responds there's still a little snow in his hair. His Froslass Boo can't really be around their other pokemon right now, but leaving her in the box forever feels mean so he was outside with her having some supervised snow time.]

Hey! I heard you were talking to Min-Gi about distributing meds? I probably can't help much without getting Boo sick, but Saffron's probably a good place to start in Kanto. You know, since it connects to like four other cities in a big plus sign.

[That's all he can really offer for help though - the real reason he wanted to reply was more in solidarity.]

Oof. How's your guy holding up? Omikuji, right?

[phdepression]

[No such thing as a delay to a post, especially when walking or even riding a Pokemon from town to town can take some time. Not much has changed when Ryan connects on call, the group still recovering from Jotaro's Glalie's sneezing fit.]

You must be Min-Gi's partner. [Jotaro says, nodding to acknowledge the question and Ryan himself.] Saffron does sound like a good place to start. That's definitely something for Emporio and I to look into.

[Jotaro gives a tired sigh.]

Yeah... Hard to say how he's going. It doesn't help though that he's refusing to take any medicine himself. He insists on making sure that every other Snorunt we encounter gets treatment. He's stubborn... which I suppose means he's doing alright, all things considered.

[Omikuji tries to protest but gives a shudder instead. Jotaro pets the large ball of floating ice on the top of his head, an expression of loving exasperation on his face.] How's your Froslass?

[seacub]

That's right- and Saffron's definitely a good spot to go from...We could probably surf to Pallet and go from there if we needed.

[Emporio gives a frown in Omikuji's direction.] ...We can't treat everyone if the ones helping are still sick, of course...

[That's directed at Omikuji, more than anything.]