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[bishop_frau]

[A spiky, blond-haired man shows up over the network.]

This is a funny landing place for a fall.

I'm looking for a brat about this high. [He indicates a height reaching the lower part of his chest with an expression of something akin to bland irritation.] I already spoke to the old man [at this point, he indicates to the man standing in the

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[usedhadokyuu]

I'm sure if you look hard enough you'll find him. That or he isn't here yet.

[A pause.]

Those are all the supplies you're going to need on your journey. Your mom packed them for you.

[Well, as "mothers" here go.]

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[bishop_frau]

[Mom?]

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[bishop_frau]

Mom, huh? I don't think mine would be here.

In any case, what kind of journey is this exactly?

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[usedhadokyuu]

[Oh right that doesn't explain things.]

She's not your real mom, she just calls herself that. Your real mom is back home.

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[usedhadokyuu]

It's a pokemon journey.

[He points his gear to show his Charmeleon and Monferno.]

You travel with these little creatures.

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[bishop_frau]

[Huh... he hasn't seen anything like those before, so he just stares at them for a while.]

An unusual thing to call themselves. Would she know more about this? [He shouldn't be here after all.]

And why would I want to do something like traveling with pets like that? [Still better to ask, he supposes.]

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[usedhadokyuu]

You battle them with other trainers and make them stronger.

[That's how it goes.]

There's also 8 strong trainers called gym leaders, if you beat them you can get a badge of them. It's supposed to prove your skill.

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[bishop_frau]

[He makes a soft humming sound, not interested in this journey he's hearing about.]

The journey I was on didn't have any small pets. [Burupya completely does not count in this case.

Frau looks like he's scrutinizing the guy through the device.]

You're not one of them, are you? [He points back over his shoulder with a thumb at the man who's still greeting a few people.]

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[usedhadokyuu]

[He shakes his head, rather quickly. He doesn't want to give off that impression at all.]

No, no! Nobody on the network is one of them. It's pretty easy to tell apart the NPCs after a few days.

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[bishop_frau]

What's making you go along with this? [Makes a gesture, as much as one can while not there in person, in the direction of the pets.]

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[usedhadokyuu]

Well, I want to. It's not like there's anything else to do.

And I used to play video games similar to this when I was a kid.

[He shrugs. That's really all there is to it.]

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[bishop_frau]

I suppose that music keeps going in the background, too. Can't say I've seen anything similar to this when I was a kid.

There isn't more to do here than that, huh?

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[usedhadokyuu]

I suppose you just get used to the music after a while. I've been here for three months, but it's still really annoying when I wake up in the morning.

And no. However the journey in itself is a lot to do.

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[bishop_frau]

Heh. Sleeping in the first place may be harder.

Know anything about why you get those pets in the first place?

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[usedhadokyuu]

Yeah. It depends on if you're a breeder or a trainer. If you're a trainer you're supposed to gather the 8 gym badges from across the land.

If you're a breeder you're just suppose to breed them and take care of them while exploring.

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[bishop_frau]

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There has to be more motivation than nothing better to do to go out and find some animals to breed and train.