Josuke Higashikata Meets Pokémon (part 1)

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Whoa whoa whoa hey, don't touch the hair - and you better explain what I'm doing here, now!

[Josuke is practically being forced out the door of "Mom"'s house not only by the mystery woman, but also by the Pansage riding his shoulders eagerly waving and pointing at everything in sight. He's sure never met her before, and it's really freaking him out. He thought his real mom could get crazy.

The door gets slammed on him before he realizes he's outside.]

Oh, now this is just great.

[He's gonna be strolling around looking for answers. You look out of place, maybe you know something?]

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[That... is the side of a face. Someone seems to have not noticed the lens... or maybe not.]

Apparently this thing I got is a phone, not just a camera? Fancy stuff. Guess the first question is, who am I even calling? Wouldn't think it'd make one with no number.

[He'd been poking around, and found some things that looked phone-like, so he gave it a try. It is acting odd, but maybe it's like a Stand or something. There could totally be a phone stand.]

Wouldn't be right to just say that, though. Name's Josuke Higashikata. A little confused by all this, but I guess I've got time to work it out since it doesn't look like I'm going anywhere anytime soon.

Got a song stuck in my head something fierce, though.

[He finally moves the Gear away from the side of his head, giving everyone a really clear look at his pompadour and face, finally. He's managed to get Yes to calm down, at least, but he also forgot to hang up.]

Wait, maybe...

[He's taking off his jacket on camera. It's midsummer so sure, that makes some sense, but the way he's looking over it might seem more like there might be a problem with it than just looking at it strangely.]

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[ What if she just covers her eyes at the first sight of him stripping down? Would that be inappropriate? She's a taken woman--not in the sense literally (she was freed just hours ago) but she has someone who she thinks of fondly. ]

I believe it calls everyone who has one of these devices. [ Please don't take off anymore clothing, sir. ]

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[It's not like he's not wearing anything underneath the jacket... but when he hears the voice he puts the jacket back on... and he can definitely see that whoever answered, he can see her and she's got her eyes covered.]

Everyone? Wonder how many people that is.

...Oh, you saw that... I was checking for like a tape recorder or something. Friend of mine pulled a prank like that once.

[Okay that last part was a lie, but it's accurate enough to why he did it.]

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[ Peeking through her fingers just a bit. ] That is an answer I cannot provide.

[ It appears as though there's a fair number of them but how many? She can't say. Lowering her hand completely, she seems less a blushing maiden than before. ]

I am Rosa Farrell from Baron. I suppose you have not heard of it, Josuke? [ Just going to go with the first name he spoke. ]

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Doesn't sound like any place I've heard of.

[Maybe it's in America?

...nah.]

I wouldn't expect most people'd have heard of Morioh, either, though, so at least there we're even.

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[ He's correct as Rosa nods to confirm that she's never heard of such a place. Now they're even, even if she never viewed it as a competition in the first place. ]

Regardless of our roots, it appears as though we are both equally far from our home.

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[Those who look out of place are the ones who know squat. Mafuyu doesn't have anything to offer anybody at this time, but look at that pompadour. The mark of a high school delinquent: her people!! Even though she doesn't look it anymore, with her previously bleached blond hair cut short and re-dyed so she wouldn't get kicked out of school. But delinquents means a gang which means a central location for information and friendship, so she calls him out excitedly.]

Hey, boy!! What school do you go to?

[Not that she'd know any of the schools around here, but where there's a school, there's people!]

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[This girl seems like she's got the same kind of problems he does right about now.]

Budou-ga Oka, which certainly isn't around here. We both must've been caught up in this.

[Morioh is a pretty small town, sure, but this one isn't even as big as it.]

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Never heard of it.

[Not a bad thing though; she knows all the strong schools in her area, so the ones that fly under the radar are ones she doesn't need to worry about. She rubs the back of her head with a bit of frustration; she's not getting anywhere like this.]

Well, whatever! My name's Mafuyu. I was hoping you'd live around here or something, 'cause none of the people in these houses ever come out to play or talk or anything...

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Not surprised. Morioh's a small town; anyone from one of the big cities wouldn't have.

[Oh, it'd depend what kind of strong. Really the strongest quality of his school - or really the town of Morioh in general - is "strangeness". Not that many of his exploits actually took place at school.]

Think everyone's just on vacation, or is this just a village of shut-ins?

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[medicament]

[If standing here and watching Josuke getting kicked out from one of the houses means someone is looking out of place, then Luna most certainly fall into that category.

There are so many unexplainable things happening, that she's not sure where to begin herself, but she points one thing out with a soft, trembling voice.]

W-Why your mom looks exactly like mine...?

[The fact that apparently she has a mother now isn't the only shocking thing that's happening, though.]

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[It's more than just the outfit, it's the hair - the style looks pretty normal but it is extremely orange, and it looks natural. He's never seen anything like it.]

Whoever that was, they sure weren't my mom. Mine's tough, sure, but not nearly that crazy.

From the sound of that, though, I guess I'm not the only one that just suddenly woke up in there?

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[Before giving him a proper response, she points at one of the many houses around.]

Y-Yes, I've just been asked to leave, so I did...

[Thankfully, in her case the woman wasn't so forceful; maybe she just somehow knew that Luna would walk out without her help?]

Do you have any idea where are we? Or where are we supposed to go?

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No clue. Not gonna get any ideas just standing around though, right? C'mon.

[There's gotta be something around that'll give them a little more information, but meanwhile Josuke would rather not have a green monkey on his back so he's gonna just... reach around and try to get him off.]

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[Oh, oh my.]

YOU....YOU LOOK SO TOUGH! I BET YOU HAVE A COOL MOTORCYCLE, RIGHT????

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[A... fan? He's a little flattered, almost. But he can't lie about this.]

Nah, sorry. But I know some people that do, and I can ride.

[He'll totally get one someday.]

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I HAVE A SUPER COOL CAR!

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[Nice.]

Now that sounds like somethin' I wanna see.

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[...WELL SHE BETTER SPEAK UP BEFORE HE STRIPS ANY FURTHER]

Um, I don't think the music's just in your head! We can all hear it, apparently!

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Changed my mind on that. I thought someone'd planted a CD player or something on me.

[Yeah... "or something". While it's true that words have weight...]

Kinda silly of me, wasn't it? I'd have felt it already if it was true.

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It's not that silly! I spent probably 20 minutes trying to find the stereo in my room to turn it off... well, maybe it is kind of silly?

[She gives a laugh at it though]

I'm still not sure how it's happening.

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Me neither. That wasn't the exact idea I had, but...

[It is at this moment that Josuke realizes that something is... wrong. The sentence trails off. Wouldn't do to worry whoever this though.]

Huh. It's not in my head, and now I'm feelin' a little strange...

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Somethin' wrong with your jacket, kid?

[lancer that is not the thing to focus on]

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[Based on the reactions of most everyone else... yes, it is.]

Thought there was, but I was wrong.

Don't suppose you know anything about what's going on?

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You new here? I know plenty about it if that's the case. What d'you wanna know first?

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Well, first off the way you've put that it sounds like you've been around for more than a day or two, and probably haven't been just sittin' around, so... what've you been doing for however long that is?

[Okay, so maybe it sounds more like small talk than a serious question, but. It's a serious question.]