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First Case {Video}

Okay, this is not cool. I was enjoying that cup of coffee, alright!

[The voice on the other end of your Gears comes through before the feed does, or at least it seems to. Then whoever's holding it seems to realize that they're covering the camera with their thumb and a man in a cheap blue suit with spiky hair that looks like it belongs in Tomorrowland is revealed.]

Oh, whoops-- Is this a camera? Nifty. Wonder if I can get my ringtone on this thing, I paid for that.

[Right when he says that he realizes that is not the point, and he coughs into his fist.]

Alright, considering this thing is hooked up to a network, I'm going to assume I'm not the only person who's been sucked away from home. Anybody want to share what's going on? I really, really hate being in the dark. And I really, really want to get home. Or at least get another cup of coffee. I feel like I'm gonna need it.

[ooc: IIIIIIIIIII will get a contact post up pronto. In the meantime, have this!]

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Oh, they don't die! Nobody...dies here. It's...strange.

Indeed! I'd say you lucked out.

Now, it's crucial that you train your Gastly and obtain other Pokémon as well. I don't know if you're the battling type, but whether you are or not, you need to train your Pokémon as much as you can in order to protect yourself against wild Pokémon and other trainers. Weapons are just about nonexistent here, and if you had any supernatural powers back in your world, you'll find that they've been rendered completely useless.

...Everybody dies eventually. Surely there aren't people here that have always been alive.

[You seem oddly disappointed, good sir. Phoenix isn't sure how to take that at all.]

So what, do they just fight until they're knocked out? Or is there some kind of rule they go by?

...Wild Pokémon I understand, but why would I need to protect myself against other trainers?

[Inwardly, he has to wonder how Maya would feel about this place.]

_{[Jack lets the DEATH topic drop and swaps back to Information mode.]}

That's right. That's generally how it goes. There are places called Pokemon Centers that heal them, and people, back to perfect health. But other than just fighting each other, your pokemon also protect you. They're our friends!

[And now Clive's expression and tone become more serious.]

Because some trainers can be just as dangerous as wild Pokémon, if not even more so. There was actually a very gruesome network post earlier of a young girl being viciously assaulted by another trainer's Pokémon.

It IS a good thing! Well, it might take others a while long to adjust than others.

[Que the Bambi transition.]

Well, that's...nice of them. I don't really get why they'd want to fight like that in the first place, though. This is all too surreal...

What?!

[Well--that's a great argument for protecting himself, but jeez.]

Is she alright?!

Why is it a good thing?

You can connect with your wild side! Explore the deepest depths! Meet all sorts of interesting people!

But... I have work to do at home! People to defend!

[...Except not really, Mr In-Between-Cases-Lawyer.]

Because this place sucks? And whoever's in charge seems to have this perverse fetish for stealing people from home and dumping them here. Jerk doesn't even provide a way back.

Get comfortable, bro.

Ohhhh? Are you a detective?!

...Yeah, that sounds pretty awful.

[He pauses.]

Comfortable? Everybody in this town seems eager to shove me out to the wilderness.

Huh? No, I'm a defense attorney.

[Give him a minute...]

...Though I guess I do a lot of investigating, too.

Hoh? That still sounds like a cool job. If you can protect people, then that makes you a hero.

I don't know. At the very least, I can say that if she ends up dying, she won't be gone long. I don't know how it's possible, but death isn't permanent here. I've already died here once myself, so I can attest to that.

Um, yes, but it's still not definite. Sometimes they're sent home for real. Sometimes, they're sent home while they're asleep. They stay asleep for a while, sometimes taking weeks, and when they wake up, they feel like they were sent back home. Or rather, have memories of going back home.

I meant in the world.

Which is pretty hard considering the wilderness part. You're walking for the first bit and it takes about three days to get to the next town, Cherrygrove. That place sucks, so I'd keep going. Takes a week to get to Violet city. Which is a step up, I admit.

You ever camped before?

Mm~ There's bound to be a coffee machine in one of the houses that you could make use of... *As if just walking into a NPC's house is Totally Normal.*

You get used to it though. Somebody once explained to me that this world is from something called a video game. They don't have those where I'm from, but I'd believe it.

Back when I was in boyscouts.

[Ohhh boy.]

Probably better to start walking when it's morning, no matter what these people are saying.

...How does that work? The dead are dead!

[Ohhhh okay, his brain is just going to break thinking about this. Dealing with homicides all the time is clearly the best way to prepare for a place where people don't stay dead.]

I can't just walk into somebody's house and start using their coffee machine.

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