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

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[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.]

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[sincereheart]

[ Hey, someone has a problem Mimi can help with! Sort of. ]

If you want to get to the next town, you should go west! Just stay on that route and in a few days you'll make it to Cherrygrove! That's where I am, and it has the most darling little inn... [ Mimi. Mimi there's only one route out of the town. He would have figured it out by himself sooner or later. ]

My name's Mimi, by the way! Mimi Tachikawa. [ A sunny smile. ] What's yours?

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I kind of figured. That's what the map says, at least.

[... Uh. Should he give his name? His name is kind of common...]

My name's... Tobias.

[video] whoops forgot my subject

[sincereheart]

Ooh, you've figured out how to access the map already? Excellent! I'm glad we're on the same page! [ Mimi is not going to be deterred in her quest to help by the fact that her helpee doesn't seem to need it. ] If there's anything else you need to know about the New Bark-to-Cherrygrove area, I'll do my best to help you out! [ Because that's all she knows so far lol. ]

It's nice to meet you, Tobias-san! [ Hmm, a foreign name... ] Where are you from? [ please be America please be America ]

[Video] It happens. :3

[wing_attack]

... Sure.

[He probably won't ask but it's... nice that people are offering to help him? What is this. Also what is the... thing attached to his name.]

Uh. America.

[video]

[sincereheart]

[ Silly Tobias, you need to watch more anime! ]

America! [ yyeeeeessssssss ] Oh, I'm so jealous! Is it just like the movies? Do you live in New York City? [ Her eyes are sparkling. Run, Tobias. ]

[video]

[wing_attack]

[But early to mid 90s anime problems.]

N... o. I'm from California. And it's not really anything like the movies. I bet wherever you're from probably isn't like the movies there, either.

[video]

[sincereheart]

Oh, I don't know about that... You know how in the movies, Tokyo is always getting attacked by monsters? Well, that's about to happen! At least, it was before I came here.

[ She seems a bit worried about her hometown, but she's been told that time stops there while you're here, so she's not freaking out or anything. ]

[video]

[wing_attack]

[Uh.]

Seriously?

[video]

[sincereheart]

[ She nods earnestly. ] Uh-huh! See, I came here from the Digital World, which is full of monsters called Digimon, and a lot of them are good, but some are... well, not so good. One of the bad ones, Vamdemon, just made it to the real world, and my friends and I were on our way back to Tokyo to stop him when I wound up here instead. [ Phew. Hope you got all that, Tobias. ]

[video]

[wing_attack]

[... You know what, that's not the craziest thing he's heard, to be honest.]

Sounds pretty rough...

[video]

[sincereheart]

It's not exactly a walk in the park! But we all have our own Digimon too... back home.

[ Mimi grows quiet. Is Palmon doing okay without her? She's not sure she's doing okay without Palmon. ]

It'll be fine once I get back and we can fight together! ...Probably.

[video]

[wing_attack]

Yeah. You'll probably be all right.

[Maybe. For the sake of monsters not stomping everything.]

[video]

[sincereheart]

I certainly hope so! [ Mimi takes this as a genuine vote of confidence, whatever the intent. ] And I'm sure you'll be fine on your journey to Cherrygrove! [ ...He'll probably do better than you did, Mimi. ] Good luck, Tobias-san!

[video]

[wing_attack]

[Um.]

Thanks. We should be okay. And... good luck?

[Social skills what do.]