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I've been thinking about the significance of our first pokémon. I find it hard to believe the species given to us are random.

[A brief pause. He's been bothered by this ever since his arrival, actually.]

The initial reaction on meeting your first is important, whether it was fear, familiarity, anger, amusement, or the more unlikely indifference. Then there is of course the more pressing question: why were we given these particular ones?

I'd appreciate your thoughts.

[He's investigating again. Action for anyone in Azalea - he'll most likely be hanging around the pokémon center, working there and all.]

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Why wouldn't there be?

[He laughed at that, though it was more an 'ahaha, please don't arrest me' laugh.]

I'm p-pretty good with them. There's not much else I know about but robotics and computers.

Well, they might not exist. Or at least not have visited here.

_{[Oh Otacon. You're a-okay.]}

They're valuable skills. Just don't abuse them.

But with so many separate accounts of alien encounters, there's no way some of them aren't true.

[This is what an MIT and Princeton graduate actually believes.]

I-I wouldn't. I'm not out to hurt anyone or do a-anything wrong.

[Just, you know. A few less-than-legal actions for the sake of stopping a nuclear apocalypse.

Not to mention he built a giant bipedal nuclear robot.]

It's quite hard not to notice something like that when you have been involved with it yourself.

_{[Coop drops the subject of aliens. He's mostly interested due to strange messages delivered to him via alien communication ... Things. But he doesn't think said messages ARE from aliens.

And haha oh don't be so nervous, Coop doesn't bite. He shows this with a smile.]}

Like I said, I won't hold it against you.

_{[He can sympathise with stepping outside the law when necessary.]}

Exactly. And it doesn't look like there's an FBI equalient here.

An interesting name. I'm Dale Cooper.

FBI... [ Kristoph is quiet for a moment as he thinks. ] I see. From the looks of it I'd say that nothing of that sort exists in Johto.

Th-thanks, I appreciate it.

[He had enough trouble with running from the authorities as it was--damn right keywords are relevant.]

_{[He's still totally gonna keep tabs on the guy for a while, but you know. Right now still pondering the issue of why these starters more.]}

Don't worry about it. I couldn't arrest you even if I wanted to.

I noticed the lack of such an organization, yes. But I suppose I should consider it a sign of peace in this land.

Owls... not what they seem...? [That just... gives her the heeby-jeebies...]

Heh, yeah, I always kinda thought owls were... just a little creepy. I mean, they live in the Everfree Forest! [She waves her hands around emphatically.] ... Even though that Digger guy says he used to be an owl, and... he's pretty cool.

What are the owls like where you're from? I mean... Why would somepony warn you about 'em and everything?

_{[Yeah, imagine what Coop felt when he heard that warning. ...or well, he was sort of only halfway conscious at the time, but he was freaked out when it was repeated to him later. :|b]}

What's the Everfree Forest?

_{[He needs to know about the owls. Watch him think about a response.]}

I don't know. I thought they were simply nocturnal birds of prey living in the woods, but that is evidently not the case.

I guess I can agree with that in a sense, yet as a lawyer I can't help but worry about the state of the legal system around here.

I agree that it's worrying. However, in all fairness, all crime I've witnessed here has been committed by us outsiders. Their system could be lacking in our eyes only.

I... we had a very good relationship, I think. [he looks sad at the fact that he has to use the past tense.]

[ ... ]

The system might have been feasible once, but with the growing amount of foreigners the changing situation should be dealt with accordingly.

Ya know-- that totally creepy forest we had to go through when we were lookin' for the Elements of Harmony! It's all dark and spooky, the weather changes by itself, clouds move on their own, and the animals take care of themselves. [And no matter how many times she tells this to people, she always manages to make it sound dramatic.] Songbirds always hung out around Ponyville, but ravens and owls hung out in the Everfree Forest. So most of 'em take care of themselves.
... Which is creepy.

[Pause.] Ya think they're, like... actually evil or something?

_[...oh.]

What happened?

_{[Ah yes, he remembers. ...and he can't help but smile a bit at how this forest is so creepy.]}

I don't think I told you, but I believe your world sounds like a really nice place.

_{[And, contemplating the question brings on a more serious face.]}

... no. If they are, it's not their own doing. I don't know what to think past that.

Of course. But they don't seem to acknowledge us or the fact that this is happening in any way.

[She beams.]
Yup! Heh, it is! [Beat.] This Johto place sure is different...

[She considers this.]
Hm... Sure, somepony may've told ya that owls aren't what they seem, but... what about your owl-- your starter? Whadya think about him-- or her?

Him. Holmes.

_{[Most original name ever, of course.]}

I couldn't find peace with him at first, but he's proven himself a good companion and partner.

I'm aware the warning probably holds no ground here, but I still find it interesting that I was given an owl.

She was killed.

I've noticed that most people come to enjoy their pokémon even if they didn't at the start.

Marianne kind of helped me feel like I still existed, at least as a person, even in the absence of country. Without country, I had always expected to just fade away...

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