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[coolestcat]

[Video feed drifts lazily about New Bark Town. I'm sure you've seen it all before. An amused, disembodied voice begins speaking.]

All right. Obviously, there isn't enough room in this town for an asylum, so I won't bother trying to check into one.

[The camera lingers briefly on Mom's house. The unspoken implication is 'or trying to get others committed.'. The camera comes to focus on Youji's face. His smile is pleasant and friendly.]

I heard the 'Welcome to the world of Pokemon, they're fantastic,' spiel, so elaboration on what's going on is unnecessary. Far too sober to make sense of it anyway. I'd much rather hear about how you're dealing with this.

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[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

Charades must be quite the experience here.

That they're intelligent is interesting. It doesn't surprise me, this little one certainly has a mind of her own. I expressed doubt in her ability to fight and she went and found something to prove me wrong with.

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[when-turks-fly.livejournal.com]

I can't say I've seen it yet, but I imagine so.

Somehow, I'm not surprised, though. She's pretty cute, but it's often the cute ones you have to watch out for, don't you think?

[ Pausing briefly, she looks between Youji and the Smoochum with a smile. ]

I can't say I've seen one quite like her before, though. What's her name?

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[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

I will take your word for it. You're quite cute yourself, you must be an expert.

[He gives the Smoochum a thoughtful look. She attempts to kiss his nose.]

She responds equally well to "Darling" and "Dammit, quit--"

[See, she's backed off, looking pouty. Youji can't help a fond smile.]

That encyclopedia that looks like a calculator called her a Smoochum.

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[when-turks-fly.livejournal.com]

Why, thank you, Youji.

[ The smile on her lips tugs a little wider at their display. ]

I'd say all but the second one suit her just fine, too. It looks like you're going to have your hands pretty full, at the very least.

[ Pausing, she inclines her head forward. ]

Do you have any questions? I can't say I have all the answers, but I've collected a good few during my stay and I'd be happy to share.

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[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

Never thank a man for stating a fact. While I know better, some might get a swelled head.

[He stops to think a moment.]

Here's one. I've lived my entire life within running distance of Tokyo. 'Valeria' sounds more like an Italian name, and while I'm reasonably conversant in Italian, I'm pretty sure I'm not speaking it now. I'm not even sure I'm speaking my native language. Any thoughts?

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[when-turks-fly.livejournal.com]

I'll keep that in mind.

[ Crossing her arms, she pauses as she considers his words. That smile of hers sinks a bit as she speaks. ]

I can't say I've heard of Tokyo, nor am I familiar with the Italian language. It's more likely that we're from two separate worlds, hard though that may be to believe. I'm fairly sure we aren't speaking our native tongues, though. I've tried and the result is generally a headache from intense concentration and a little gibberish I can't even understand, verbal or written.

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[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

Well, if you'd said you hadn't heard of, say, Monaco or the Navajo language, I'd be a lot more optimistic.

Tokyo's a big city, the capital of my country, and we're industrialized, a key loser in a fairly recent war, and a unique culture besides. You'd have to be under a very remote rock not to have heard of it, and you can't get much more remote than another world.

[Pauses slightly, before smiling slyly.]

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[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

But we'll have to find a way around that block. To go your entire life without knowledge of the Italian language... it's the language of lovers, where I come from.

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[when-turks-fly.livejournal.com]

Tokyo... it sounds a bit like Midgar with the exception of being the capital of a country and a key loser in a fairly recent war. I suppose you could call it the technology capital of the world seeing as is the singlemost technologically advanced city in the world. It was the victor of the most recent war, though.

[ And she pauses, her tone somewhere between almost yet perhaps not quite but maybe considering. ]

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[when-turks-fly.livejournal.com]

The language of lovers, hmm? I take it your fluent?

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[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

I've been told I am.

[He's setting aside the serious talk now. May come back to it later.]

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[when-turks-fly.livejournal.com]

I can't say I'm surprised. You're an interesting man, Youji. I can't say I've had the pleasure of running into many like you.

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[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

You haven't? My condolences!

[The Smoochum looks at him incredulously.]

Well, let's make sure we make the best of it, hm? I'm afraid to ask how far ahead of me you are.

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[when-turks-fly.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm. Well, it takes a minimum of... I wanna say one week and three days of steady traveling to reach Violet City from New Bark Town. I can't guarantee I'll still be there by then, though.

[ There's a questioning draaa from her Dratini, who turns her head to look at her. ]

I believe my traveling companions are almost done preparing to challenge Falkner. They'll likely want to move to the next city after they do and if that's the case, I'm likely to miss you.