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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]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

Maybe the answers are outside of Johto. Haven't seen any maps of anything outside this region.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

That is a good idea. It's unlikely that Johto is all there is to this world.

[video]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

Exactly. The map's drawn so y'can't tell if Johto's a part of a bigger continent or if it's an island.

Seems like they're trying to keep us within a particular area.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

Which leads us to another question: why this particular one?

[video]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

[ He shrugs his shoulders. ] Suitable environment, or something.

Maybe they have more groups of people in other locations.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

Maybe. The topic makes for a lot of speculation.

_{[As a detective, he tries not to speculate too much, though.]}

[video]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

But little fact.

If we had a boat, we could sail along the coast. Check how much of the area the map doesn't show.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

_{[Hang on looking at map function]}

Olivine looks like it could have a harbour.

[video]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

Yeah. There's probably some ferry service between Olivine and Cianwood.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

_{[He makes a humming sound in agreement.]}

I wonder if something would stop us if we were to try.

[video]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

Then I'd find another way.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

_{[Cooper smiles at this, nodding.]}

If you do find a way to leave, I'd like to know.

[video]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

Sure, sure. Who wouldn't? Besides the nerds and otakus.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

I imagine most would. Now, what is an otaku?

_{[Because he wouldn't know.]}

[video]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

People who obsess over Japan's games and stuff. Something like that.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

_{[He'll just make a humming sound because huh, people do that? That's curious.]}

So this game people have been saying we're in is Japanese.

[video]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

Japan made 'em, then they were released in the rest of the world and it got all popular.

You from before the mid 90s?

[video]

[tapestodiane]

1989.

[video]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

The 80s, huh. I'm from 2010.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

Most people here appear to be from the future, seen from my perspective. I'd ask what it's like, but I think I'd like to see for myself.