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Video, One: time to meet all the pokemon!

[The feed opens to somewhere on Main street.It's some time in the afternoon, and a small green bird with glowing eyes is held in Fumiko's arms. Her bow is deep, but she holds it for only a few seconds.]

Hello. My name's Kasahara Fumiko and it's very nice to meet you all. Because we all come from different worlds, and none of you are from mine, I thought-

[She inhales, nervous smile on her face. It's quite obvious she's rehearsed this. Still, that does not prevent her stutter from showing up here and there.]

The creatures with me are pokemon. The one in my arms is a neiti named Naty. I also have others; some of you may have met some of them. They are Hinoa, Ponpon, Minryu, Moafu, and Kairos.

[The feed expands as she speaks. As she says each name, she holds up various types of pokeballs (two pokeballs, two safari-, one premier-, one ultrall). From each of them come various pokemon, all released in multicoloured light. Some look rather cartoonish depictions of pokemon, such as the dratini. Though at 6'4, it's still rather big.

Others angle to a more realistic look. The charizard's centre of gravity between the wings and hips, giving it a slightly more raptorish stance. Its wings are folded against its back, part of tail resting against the ground as it settles. Next to Fumiko, it easy stands 5'7 at the shoulder. Alongside her Starter, there's a rapidash that's also 5'7 at the shoulder. Its features lean more towards those of a Friesian, flames flicking as it -he- tosses his head, pawing at the ground before - yea. Head down to munch on some grass.

Fumiko doesn't seem to mind.

A giant deep purple cartoonish moth hovers in the air next to the charizard, while what looks like a battle scarred pinsir from hell (who has not fed) stands next to Fumiko. Both are smaller than the human, but only just.]

If you see them wondering without me nearby, please do not attack them. They may look frightening but they are harmless to humans, and would never attack one. Thank you for understanding, and please do not hesitate to ask any questions you may have.

[There's a few more seconds that show Fumiko fussing over Kairos, then the feed cuts out.]

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[Taako seems... pretty put off by something.]

Okay, that's all fine, but if I see that fuckin' bug thing around by itself, you guys are going to see a grown wizard pee himself. I'm just saying. What is that thing?

Please don't worry. I'd never be so irresponsible as t-to intentionally allow them to wonder, but... sometimes things happen. I-I'm sorry.

[There's another bow, this time held a bit longer, and a deeper, than the greeting one.]

K-Kairos is a kairosu, a bug-type from m-my world. He only looks this way be-because he was made to fight in death matches by h-his old owner.

Eeeugh. That is... a toughie. But, hey, I mean, lucky he's with you now, huh?

[Man. He can't help it: Taako is nicer to Fumiko than he is anybody else in this place. But she hasn't messed with him, and she's so genuine and nervous.]

Of course. I don't battle them to the death; training them up isn't easy. Not at any level...

[There's something sad to her smile, even as she say that, but then she brightens.]

T-That, and I don't think I-I'd find another one as cute as Kairos!

[... well. Taako doesn't say anything rude out loud, but the expression on his face all but says it for him.

"Cute," huh...?]

Yyyeah. Anyway, hey, that's pretty chill of you, you know, not getting into all that nasty monster-fighting-monster business and what have you.

[There's an honest to good confused confused look on her face.]

I... Um... W-What do you mean, Taako-san? T-They're not pets?

[She looks more than a little uncomfortable at that idea, actually.]

What...? I'm just saying, you know, if that kind of thing is... a thing where you're from, it's good for your whatevers that you didn't get into that scene.

It's... part of life. [Her shoulder's hunch before she shakes herself, and the change from timid to, well, blank, is noticeable. It sounds like she's said the words before, that she's reciting from memory.]

I don't aim to kill in battles. I dislike the waste of a battler, and to do so is not who I am. Yet, for all we aim, we cannot control what happens on the battlefield. But, please don't worry. I have items on me that heal them of injuries, and I'd never allowed them to be placed in danger the items cannot heal.

They are my prized battlers.

[For all she's an honest, genuine person... she has been shaped by her world. Trained to say the right thing; trained to appear that she's only attached to them because they are prized fighters. Trained in some many small ways that mean she's eventually going to have a breakdown.]

Edited 2017-09-21 03:14 (UTC)

... uh-huh.

[Yeah, Taako understands what she's getting at here. Even with as absent as his sense of empathy typically is, he can't help but feel kind of bad about this, just in general.

He gets the feeling that the world this girl comes from isn't the best one out there.]

Well, uh... still in all, good job keeping them alive and all that, I think? Especially in this fuckin' place.

Ah, thank you for the kind words, Taako-san. I.. I can only do that because I'm good at it, because I honed it in school. I'm better than Anzu, too.

[And, as if to demonstrate what she means, her hand snaps up, an ultraball pointed at and recalling the pinsir within several seconds.] L-Like that, see?

[What a wide array..... he's never seen a menagerie that looks quite like this before. A few things look..... well, roughly analogous to species he knows of, like the horse that is literally on fire, on the little bird cradled in Fumiko's arms. He remembers meeting Naty before. Others, though, he has no idea what they should be--except, well, exactly what they are, strange creatures that can magically emerge from tiny balls and form themselves out of light.

He takes his time getting past the unnerved confusion--especially over the Pinsir--before he bothers to respond, to be able to present a calm, matter of fact expression.]

Those are all of them, right? If we see any other strange animals wandering around, we'll know they don't belong to you?

That's right, this is all I have here. I.. I have more at home, yet they didn't come with me, n-nor did my newest captures.

[She pouts for a second. She'd been looking forward to training ger bidoof up into a bibarel; the same for her snover and starly. Now, she couldn't.] I-I haven't seen any monsters that look like pokemon, e-either.

That's probably for the best..... it'd be hard to care for all those pets in a dangerous place like this. Why do you even have so many?

Why wouldn't I have them? They protect me from threats, and th-they're Champion-level battlers. Plus, they're not that hard to care for. Like, P-Ponpon eats grass, Moafu eats s-small bugs. N-Naty eats worms and seeds.

[The rest? yea, they're carnivores.]

You use them for blood sports?

[Yeah, Noël looks officially appalled now. That sort of inhumanity is illegal, even if it's hard to stamp out entirely. ~~/BRB JUDGIN U FUMIKO~~]

[What do you mean illegal????

She's honestly baffled by the appalled look.]

Of course. I don't battle them to the death though; training them up isn't easy. Not at any level...

[There's something sad to her smile.]

I imagine not.

[Y e a h, wow. Um. He's really not sure what to make of that. She's sad that one or more of her battlers died for her? Her team is probably even sadder. And the pet or pets that pointlessly died for her sake was probably saddest of all, huh? He doesn't really know her that well to begin with, but his regard is plummeting with this new knowledge.]

B-But it's worth it. I have the strongest pokemon in all of Kantō. The strongest Dragon, too.

Is that so?

[Is he asking if they're really the strongest, or if it's really worth it? You decide, Fumiko.]

It is, yes.

[For a second, there's a look of blank hollowness in her eyes, but then it's gone, a bright, earnest, honest smile on her face. She wholeheartedly believes that it was worth it.]

I won't ever step down unless I'm defeated, and no-one can defeat me.

It must be nice to be that strong.

[That look, brief though it is, is enough to make him feel a little sick to his stomach. She's probably about his age, maybe a little younger..... but in that moment, she feels exactly like every shitty, arrogant adult that had ever looked down on him, and seen nothing but a worthless kid who ought to be kicked aside like a piece of trash in the gutter.]

Well, yes. Why wouldn't it be?

I wouldn't know.

[Noël just shrugs, forcing a feigned nonchalance. Even as Santa Claus, he doesn't think he's ever felt truly powerful, considering the work and world he's faced with.]

That's all right! N-Not everyone collects all the badges needed to challenge the Elite. So, t-There's only five Champions in the world.

[Five, because Johto doesn't have one, Alola isn't even in the League as far as she knows, and what is Kalos?]

Does that make you something like a queen, then?

No.

[She shakes her head.]

We haven't had a queen for a really long time.

What do you have, then?

The elected democracy of the Kantō Empire. Which is better than Jōto, the Sevii Islands, and the Orange Islands.

Better? Why, what kind of governments do they have?

['Incopentant, stupid ones that don't seem to understand that Kanto knows what's best for them' is what she wants to say, instead, she shrugs.]

The same, but they're not very good, s-so it's better that.. that Kantō guides them and h-helps them to better heights of civilization.

Mmm. Like India and Africa.

[He guesses that makes sense. Great Britain is the largest, most powerful empire in the world, after all. His concerns have never really reached to the colonies, so he hasn't exactly given them much thought before, but..... well, you may as well try to improve the lots of those less fortunate, right?]

[Exactly!]

Um... I-I guess...?

[Those are probably countries in his world. They have Very Funny Names - and now she's hoping Janine eventually shows up. If only because she knows her bestie would get a kick out of the names.]

That's fine, Fumiko. Whatever makes you guys happy.

Um...the first one, that's not a snake, is it?

N-No. Minryu is a miniryū, a baby dragon. I... I don't think her e-evolved forms are very cute, so I haven't let her evolve.

[Said 'baby dragon' butts her head against Fumiko, who offers a few scritches absent mindedly, electing a chirp-chur sound that might as well be a purr.]

S-She might be close to shedding, too. B-But I won't let her do that inside.

Oh. [There is a noticeable bit of relief in his voice.] That's fine, no problem!

Um...I'm not really sure what to suggest about shedding, though.

W-Well, when she sheds, I normally help her because shedding isn't easy. I-If you help, you c-can have some of the skin? I-It's said to be useful...

Really, are you sure? If it's so valuable, are you sure you want to just give it away like that?

I'm sure. I.. I don't know its uses. I'm sorry. I-I'm not f-from a Dragon Clan, so I... I don't know everything there is to know about Dragons.

[And there's a deep bow of apology follow that last rush of words.]

Well...thank you! That's really nice!

What are Dragon Clans?

You're quite welcome. I-I'll let you know when she sheds?

[Deep breath.] They're clans who raise and tame dragons, and often they're Old Clan. F-For example, the Tatsuno of Jōto, the Igarashi of Hōen, the Hata of Shin'ō. T-They know a lot more than I do, and m-my Second is f-from the Tatsuno Clan.

Really? So are there other types of clans too?

[She's also about to ask what he means, when it clicks that he probably means other types of Clans, which is a strange question in her mind.

Maybe his world doesn't have clans.] Well, yes. Old Clans might be the most famous, but there's also Gymfamilies, Ninja Clans, or the like.

I'm not f-from any of them though. My dad's a simple man who works at the docks.

Huh. That's really interesting. So I guess it's like the old samurai clans back home.

But it's okay that you're from a normal family. You got really far, right?

I... I wouldn't know. Samurai are from Ransei, in my world. I'm sorry.

Y-Yes. Being normal is better, as f-famous family's often have paparazzi around them. I think it would be hard to be from such a family. To be normal is better, though I worry for my family. Even it wasn't intended, I will never step down as a Champion, yet it also means my family is in the spotlight b-because of me.

[It also means a hell of a lot more than Fumiko even knows about.]

Edited 2017-10-01 05:49 (UTC)

[Eiji's face softens suddenly, and he nods, as if he understands.]

That's got to be hard for them. But at least they're proud of you, right?

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