|1| [Video/Action for near New Bark Town]

[wing_attack]

[There's a... very uncertain-looking young man peering into the camera. He's really not sure what to make of any of this. It's a little hard to believe that he's like this, and he can't morph, and that there are Pokemon.]

[... He's trying to keep it together.]

So... uh.

[Great start, Tobias.]

I guess... I'm stuck here? No one in town really had anything useful to say. None of this makes much sense. And I'm guessing asking how to get home isn't going to get me any real answers, either.

[There's a squawk off-camera, and he looks concerned for a minute.]

I'm guessing the first step is to head to the next town, right? And start building up a team...

[... Why did he make this broadcast anyway?]

... If anyone's got any advice for that kind of thing, feel free to give it.

[He clicks the broadcast off.]

[Action]

[He's not in New Bark Town anymore. He's nearby, but he's sitting in a small area free of tall grass, staring down his Pokemon. What's a Rufflet, anyway? ... At least the body language is familiar. He holds out his hand, waiting for the little Pokemon to approach.]

[... This might take a while.]

Comments

[Video]

[teammother]

Yeah, it didn't seem like we'd find anything helpful sticking around there. Are you heading west, or - I think I might have seen a ferry docked down there?

[Video]

[wing_attack]

I'm heading west. It seemed like the better option, and I don't have that much money.

[Video]

[teammother]

Ah, that's a good point. [ he laughs a little sheepishly. ] I wonder how the money works here, anyway?

[Video]

[wing_attack]

Probably the same way money works everywhere else? You give people money for products and services?

[Video]

[teammother]

Oh-- no, sorry, sorry! I figured that much at least. I meant more... do you think they let people from outside take on small jobs, or is earning money really all battle-based...?

[ these questions never seemed so pressing when it was just a video game!! ]

[Video]

[wing_attack]

Oh. I don't know. I guess they'd have to, considering that there seems to be a lot of people from other places here.

[Video]

[teammother]

That's true... well, I guess that one way or another, we'll find out when it gets to that. Honestly, I'm still having a little trouble wrapping my head around the Pokemon...

[Video]

[wing_attack]

Trouble how?

[Video]

[teammother]

Aha, it's just a little weird seeing something you remember playing as a kid come to life. Not in a bad way! It's just kinda incredible.

[Video]

[wing_attack]

Yeah. Weird is... a good word for it.