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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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[trolkar.livejournal.com]

[What a strange person]

I'm not sure I understand what you mean...

[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

Which part?

The lack of asylum or the 'how are you doing?'

[Which... doesn't count for you 'cause you're a guy. Dang.]

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[trolkar.livejournal.com]

Both of them...

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[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

[Lift of eyebrows. Kind of shrugs.]

We-ell. You know what an insane asylum is, correct? Otherwise known as a mental institution, a funny farm, or a nuthouse?

Don't you think waking up in some kid's bed and getting your ass run out of the house with only a bento to show for the effort... well, qualifies for admission?

[He runs a hand through his hair.]

Unless you're used to this kind of thing.

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[trolkar.livejournal.com]

I would qualify it strange yes... But is it really necessary to send you to an asylum when you are just a victim in the matter?

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[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

Being a victim implies it's actually happening.

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[trolkar.livejournal.com]

You don't believe this is all really happening?

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[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

It'd make a hell of lot more sense than if it was.

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[trolkar.livejournal.com]

There aren't much things that make sense in this world...

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[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

So you are an optimist.

[Can you hear the sarcasm. IT IS THICK.]

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[trolkar.livejournal.com]

It's always good to keep a positive attitude in the field of battle!

[What is this sarcasm you are talking about? :P]

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[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

Battle. About that.

[He tosses his one little Pokeball, and out pops a prissy, adorable little Smoochum, one who immediately latches onto Youji's pants leg. She seems to want him to pick her up.]

You're not telling me this little thing can fight, are you?

[...Smoochum does not like this, and stalks over to some tall grass. Youji watches with mild interest.]

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[trolkar.livejournal.com]

[Not what Sousuke was thinking of but that works too]

Well yes... You battle wild pokemon to capture them and you can also battle other people to train them up... I am told that you can also battle 'Gym leaders' for badges...

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[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

I'd rather just buy a badge. So much less effort.

[Smoochum is still stalking through the tall grass, while Youji follows at a leisurely pace, taping her like a parent at a school play. Voice is again disembodied.]

I wonder who thought all this up. Training animals and watching them fight is illegal where I come from.

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[trolkar.livejournal.com]

I don't think you can buy the badges...

Animal fighting is also illegal in my world... But not in this one... In this world it's a way of life...

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[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

Then my interest in them has consequently plummeted.

[Youji goes back to watching the determined little Smoochum, up until a wild Hoppip appears.

He looks at with slightly more-than-mild interest. Smoochum gives him a curious look; the camera shrugs.]

...any idea what I should be doing now? Now that we've established it's legal.

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[trolkar.livejournal.com]

Use the device that you are holding to show you what attacks your pokemon can do and then tell it to use one of them...

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[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

[It's a very patient Hoppip while Youji scrolls.]

Anything like this happen to you at all? For that matter, what's your name?

[...ah, Pound or Lick? He's still off-camera, but Youji still blinks. Who writes this?]

I appreciate your patience with my ignorance... Pound, I suppose? If you can manage that.

...how much has your positive attitude helped you here?

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[trolkar.livejournal.com]

I'm Sousuke Sagara. I got here about three weeks ago... I've been trying to find a way back but so far it seems that we are all stuck here...

[video] oh gawd, I apologize for the html fail.

[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

Three weeks?

[Please, oh please, let him have actually said 'free drinks' and Youji be going deaf--that train of thought is cut when the Hoppip Splashes about. Youji blinks at it.]

Pound it again. I think you have it on the ropes, darling.

[Meanwhile, back to Sousuke.]

Sousuke, is it? Do you know anyone who's been here longer than three weeks?

[video] Haha no worries

[trolkar.livejournal.com]

[Sousuke thinks for a bit]

I believe I heard that someone had been here for seven months...

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[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

That isn't encouraging....

[The little Smoochum gives the camera a huffy, disbelieving look.]

I meant what Sousuke said, darling. Your progress is very encouraging.

Well. How have you been passing the time? Earning lots of badges?

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[trolkar.livejournal.com]

I haven't earned a badge yet... however I'm almost in Violet city where the first gym is...

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[coolest-cat.livejournal.com]

...don't tell me you have to travel between cities to get anything done around here.

I need you to lend me your optimism, Sousuke.

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[trolkar.livejournal.com]

That is indeed what you have to do...

[Sousuke pauses for a bit]

What do you mean by "lend you my optimism"?