|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

[wing_attack]

Oh, okay.

[The bird nuzzles Tobias' cheek. Friend!]

What kinds of Pokemon do you think I should go after first? Like, what's the most useful in the starting areas?

[neededlassie]

[...Oh boy.]

Ummm... hmm. Well, the first areas are mostly like normal and normal-flying types, from what I remember, but everything's low-level enough that you don't have to worry about type for the wild pokemon. Oh! It's also faster if you get a pokemon big enough you can ride on it. Like Arcanine or Rapidash or something. Once you get the Zephyr Badge, you'll be able to fly if you get a pokemon that knows it, but it's like ten days from New Bark to Violet if you're not riding something.

I know that the breeding center gives out a free egg to new people! If you're not going to Kanto, see if you can get an Electric-type or an Ice-type, because they'll be strong against the first gym. I think I heard you can sometimes find Shinx on one of the early routes, but I never saw one. But if you see one, catch it, because Luxray are really cool-looking.

[wing_attack]

Shinx, huh? I'll look for one. But the breeding center... it's still weird that Pokemon come from eggs.

[neededlassie]

Is it? ...I guess it's the kind of thing you get used to after a while.

It's pretty funny watching something the size of, like, a Golett come out of this egg that's small enough to carry around in your arms, though.

[wing_attack]

I guess I"ll have to get used to it, too.

[neededlassie]

Did they have the games where you come from?

[wing_attack]

[Shaun he's trying not to break the fourth wall.]

Y... yeah. I didn't really play much, they just came out.

[neededlassie]

[But we're in a video game, Tobias, isn't that so cool!]

Well, there's a whole lot of new pokemon, and two whole new types from the games. So it's probably good that you didn't spend a whole lot of time playing them, 'cause you don't have to relearn all the type stuff.

[wing_attack]

I didn't have my own Game Boy, I mostly just watched other people play a little. So I know the basics but not much else.

[neededlassie]

Well... At least you know the basics. Some people here had never heard of pokemon before.

[wing_attack]

Some people here seem older, though. So I'm not surprised.

[neededlassie]

That's true, I guess.

Some of the old people are okay, though.

[wing_attack]

Yeah? Like who?

[neededlassie]

Well, Cecil's really nice. He's been here a really long time, but he's married with a son back where he comes from. [Which...apparently lends credence to the idea that he's really nice?] And Captain Ash has his very own spaceship, back home. That's pretty cool!

...I dunno how old Miss Carmen is, but you should meet her. She's really cool and really smart.

[wing_attack]

Miss Carmen?

[... Smart people can be both good or bad, really.]

[neededlassie]

Yeah. She's like a teacher.

Well, she doesn't work in a school, but she likes teaching people.

[Teachers are one of the few groups of authority figures Shaun still somewhat trusts.]

[wing_attack]

... What sort of things does she teach?