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[tapestodiane]

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.]

Comments

[video]

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

You know, I think you're probably right.

I thought mine was really nice...though looking back, I think this place was making a weird joke.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

How so?

_{[Cooper is straightforward. But kindly so.]}

[video]

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

I got a Mareep, Asimov.

[The Ampharos waddles in from off camera and sits down next to his trainer with an audible whump.]

There was a science fiction novel called 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'. And Mareep's...well, an electric sheep. I can't help but think maybe who and whatever decided to give me Asimov was referencing something.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

_{[He looks at the Ampharos curiously for a second, having never seen one before, before returning his attention to the other man.]}

It does sound like it. Given the number of replies I've gotten with people explaining how their initial partners do appear linked to them in some way, it wouldn't surprise me.

[video]

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

I read a lot of science fiction as a kid--mostly about robots. It's why I named him Asimov, actually.

[And never mind the fact that he was named after a murderous AI.]

Given all the other things that go on here, giving us relevant starters wouldn't be too surprising.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

I mostly enjoyed Sherlock Holmes, myself.

_{[And he named his starter Holmes. What better name for an owl?]}

Not at all. What worries me is the level of knowledge that would be necessary for us to get starters this relevant, and who or what is gathering that knowledge.

[video]

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

I read a little of that in college, I think.

...the idea that this place might know more about us that we'd think doesn't seem too farfetched, really.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

Damn good stories.

_{[He takes a second here.]} No, it doesn't. I find it troubling.

[video]

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

Just a little, yeah. Where do you think they get all their information?

[video]

[tapestodiane]

I don't know. But I would very much like to find out.

[video] someday I'll stop forgetting tags

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

Same here. Shame I can't get into any particular database through the computers here.

[video] haha, I don't mind

[tapestodiane]

That's possible?

_{[He was never much for technology. Also, he's from 89. Accessing databases through a different computer? woah.]}

I don't think you'd find any information if you could. I could be wrong, but I don't think this world is responsible for bringing us here.

[video] ;A; <3

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

Sure it is. I can hack into more or less anything if I need to.

[Beat.]

...good point, but you never know. There have to be answers somewhere, especially if someone here has the kind of information on us that would lead to relevant starters.

[video] xD <333

[tapestodiane]

That's fantastic.

_{[Just a second while he grins at this before turning serious again.]}

We should definitely explore every possibility to understand why we're here. In all honesty, trying a computer didn't occur to me.

[video]

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

I tried at the Pokemon Center here, but I couldn't get anything. it's like the storage system is all that's even there to access.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

I can't say I find that surprising, but it is a disappointment.

[video]

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

No, I wasn't too surprised either.

[Sigh.]

It was kind of a first, though. I've never found a system I couldn't break through--if there is anything, their security makes the FBI's look like a wall made out of digital toothpicks.

[And he would know--he hacked their database fresh out of college.]

[video]

[tapestodiane]

_{[Cooper can conclude. Also, Cooper is FBI.]}

You sound like you know what you're talking about. You breached the Bureau database?

[video]

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

[WHOOPS. 8|]

H-huh? Oh, no--I used to work there, after I graduated college. I helped with the central database's security and all that.

[Which wasn't ENTIRELY a lie, but... Way to slip up and mention some of your less-than-legal activities, bro.]

[video]

[tapestodiane]

_{[Coop doesn't entirely believe him but he leaves it for now. One, it looks like it's all ahead of his time, and two, this guy seems alright..]}

Mhm. What's your name?

[video]

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

[He adjusted his glasses, a nervous habit as usual.]

Doctor Hal Emmerich--everyone here just calls me Hal or Otacon.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

Special Agent Dale Cooper.

_{[He'd shake his hand, but video and all.]}

A doctor, huh. What kind?

[video]

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

[...no wonder he was so interested in the FBI's database. Inwardly, Otacon facepalmed.]

Mechanical engineering. Robotics, that kind of thing.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

_{[Yeah, and don't count on him to forget it. But he'll prefer to get things cleared up right away.]}

Sounds like interesting work. Did that have anything to do with breaking into the FBI database?

[video]

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

Uh...n-no.

[Screw it. Not like he was going to get arrested for it here.]

I had kind of just gotten out of college then--y-you know, stupid kids do really st-stupid things and maybe I was looking for evidence of aliens but I d-didn't do anything aside from hack in and look around, r-really!

[Flail a little more, Otacon, you still look remotely sane. :|]