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[medicament]

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[While Luna has seen other people's video messages on the PokéGear, she's not sure if she's ready for her debut, especially without knowing how many people are here exactly.]

Hello, everyone. My name is Luna, and I've just arrived here. You have probably seen many messages like this one, but I have a few questions and I'd greatly appreciate some answers.

1) What is this place? I'm aware that this question isn't too precise, but any information will be of a great help.
2) Is there a doctor here?
3) Is breeding...what I think it is?

Thank you in advance,
Luna

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[While this town can't be called a big one no matter how you look at it, it's still a bit too much to Luna who after wandering around for an hour or two needs to rest, even if for a while. Thankfully, she notices a bench just after the exhaustion kicks in and sits on it while her Audino takes a seat by her side.]

Do you know what is going on here?

[Clearly, she's addressing her own Pokémon; it just tilts it's head in a response, not sure what Luna may be referring to.]

Oh, that's silly of me...you can't speak human language. I-I'm sorry.

[There's no reason for her to apologize and yet. Looking pensive, Luna lays her eyes on her hands as she takes turns curling them into fists and opening them. Audino seems to be watching over her all this time, but all of a sudden it scoots closer to Luna and presses it's ear against her, just like the Pokémon was performing physical examination.

Which, in fact, Audino does. With that done, it reaches to the backpack Luna has received before and pulls the boxed lunch out. In the meantime, she doesn't move much, wondering what Audino is up to. It becomes clear a little while later, when the Pokémon is holding up a sandwich, trying to feed it's trainer.]

B-But it's not—

[Audino is having none of it and puts the sandwich into her mouth. Moreover, it seems that it won't let her off the hook until she'll eat everything.]

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[dashdash]

NO WAY!!

[Mafuyu shoots down the idea immediately, shocked at the mere suggestion. Piled one on top of each other, they'd be able to reach the Pokemon easily, but to have a girl stand on her shoulders is unthinkable! How could she do that to a girl, make her bear the weight? No way, no way, it should be the other way around.]

I'll do it! I'm strong, so--

[She crouches down at the base of the tree right below the branch Burun is clinging onto for dear life. While her skeleton isn't anything like a metal framework of a GAULEM, she trusts a lot in her own strength.]

[medicament]

I-It's fine, I'm strong too! And I don't mind at all!

[Well, that may not necessarily be true given the fact that her body has became more fleshy than metallic upon her arrival, but it doesn't seem right to ask Mafuyu to carry her, so...

Are they going to continue this conversation like this while distressed Burun is stuck on a tree? Yep.

Okay, maybe not, because Audino takes matter in her own hands (?) and tugs Luna, pointing up at the Snubbull with her other hand.]

O-Oh...

[dashdash]

[Mafuyu looks over at Audino, then up at her Snubbull. The branch will be able to hold the weight of the Pokemon for the time being, but not she keeps shifting around in fear and agitation, especially as they take the time to stack themselves up in a rescue pyramid.] OKAY!! [Time for a decision!] Let's do this, doc! [And by decision, she means she refuses to be carried by another girl, so it's down to her original plan with a workaround for jumping. Mafuyu pulls her leg back, and with a running start, swings her leg out to collide with the base of the tree, knocking Snubbull's grip loose so Luna can catch the Pokemon. ...along with a rainfall of Pineco and Ledyba that also happen to sleeping in the tree.]

[medicament]

Ah, but—

[Mafuyu catches Luna completely off guard, but she realizes what she's supposed to in an instant and steps forward with her arms raised up to catch the other girl's pokémon. Of course, there's no way she would predict that more creatures are going to fall off the tree.

Despite the more or less literal rain of pokémon, the story ends well for Snubbull who ends up being held in Luna's arms. That's not the only pokémon she has rescued; the same goes for a sleeping Pineco that hasn't even woken up yet and is still resting, tangled in her hair.]

H-Here...!

[She turns to Mafuyu, smiling softly and not really paying attention to the creature on top of her head.]

[dashdash]

[Snubbull's appreciative that someone's there to catch her, even if it's not her aforementioned trainer, who's too busy fighting off a shower of twigs and Pidgey feathers to save any fallen Pokemon.] Thanks. I- wah. [She stops short of reaching out to reclaim her Snubbull, her gaze drifting to the Pokemon in Luna's hair. Should she... catch it? It's the perfect opportunity to catch it off guard, but can Snubbull get a good bite on it without ripping half of Luna's scalp off in the process? Maybe she shouldn't risk it.] You have a... [Mafuyu points to the top of her own head, mirroring where the Pineco lay on Luna's] Something. Right there.

[medicament]

Hm?

[Even after tilting her head, the Pineco is still here; she lifts her hand up to touch whatever got stuck on top of her head and gasps quietly.]

Oh...

[It's not like she's scared, even...just feeling a bit confused and uncomfortable. It stings a bit, after all.]

What should I do? I-It's one of these creatures, right?

[dashdash]

First, uh. Take it off your head. It looks heavy and spiky. [What is that liquid? Sap, or... is it just drooling? Mafuyu reaches over to help while the Pokemon's still asleep. Her Snubbull can fall out of a tree and Mafuyu would manage to make up with her Pokemon somehow, but a wild Pokemon falling off someone's head onto the cold, hard ground as the rudest wake-up call is just asking for a battle. Which Mafuyu is okay with and would gladly do, but is it okay to straight out ask, "Hey, something's on your head. Want me to kill it?"]