Room 001 [action/ voice]

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[See that slightly grungy-looking guy sitting by the edge of the water? No...no, that's a bush. Over some. There! There's our boy. Amateur photographer and helltown survivor Henry Townshend sits and watches what little evening traffic there is in New Bark.

At his side is his Shellder, artfully named "Clam." Its shell is shut tight.

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[audio]

[corvus_veritas]

[Awww man. This guy must be new. Byrne feels pity for you - he remembers just how confused he was when he first showed up in this....WONDERFUL world...]

Sorry to tell you this sir, but you're pretty far from home now. [Like a whole 'nother world away. But he won't say that just yet.]

And that 'talking clam' is your Pokemon, by the way. We're all given one when we first arrive.

[audio]

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[Footesteps! Sounds from the road! Henry's response is delayed, but it's still a response!]

That's what they've been telling me.

[audio]

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[A delayed response is better than none at all! Byrne's kinda meandering around himself, though instead of road sounds there're city sounds and...occasional happy Wooper sounds.]

Oh, you've already heard from someone else? Yeah, we're kind of all in the same boat here, unfortunately.

I'm Byrne Faraday. You?

[audio]

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This is...crazy.

[No, Henry, really?]

I'm Henry.

[audio]

[corvus_veritas]

Nice to meet you, Henry.

Tell me about it. If I were you, I'd keep a sharp eye out for danger when you start heading down Route 29.

[audio]

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I'll keep that in mind...

every time I turn around, I see some kind of new creature.

[Some of them HAD to be dangerous!]

[audio]

[corvus_veritas]

[Oh, Henry. You have so much to learn about the wonders of the Pokemon wilderness.]

Yeah, there're plenty of Pokemon that roam around in the wild, and sometimes they'll attack you without warning. That's what your Pokemon's for - they're there to protect you.

[audio]

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[There is a pause from the other end. Henry looks away from his 'Gear and at the (currently) useless mollusk under one arm. THAT was supposed to protect him? Yeahno. Henry was gonna grab up the first pointed stick he found.

And probably get arrested

However, Byrne seemed to be friendly and helpful, so he gets an agreeable:]

Okay.

[In return.]

[audio]

[corvus_veritas]

[Hoard of Rattata vs. Henry with a pointy stick = something that needs to be seen...]

Don't worry, you'll be fine! The power of Pokemon can really surprise you here.

What kind of Pokemon do you have, anyway?

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[OR MAYHAPS DRAWN.]

It's a big clam.

[audio]

[corvus_veritas]

[YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND ...it's a quickie sketch but THE FEAR FACTOR IS STILL THERE!]

A...a clam?

[Blinks. Byrne's...never heard of a clam Pokemon before. Huh.]

Maybe it's water type?

[audio]

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[ASDFLdkjsdgjdf THAT MADE MY LIFE *saves FOREVER* ;-; assgggnll ALL DEM RATTATA OH GOD THANK YOU]

I guess so...

[LIGHTBULB. Clam hasn't...really moved for a while.]

Oh, man, you don't think being out of the water will kill it, do you?

[audio]

[corvus_veritas]

[*salutes* You're most welcome, comrade! 9D]

I uh, it shouldn't! [Oh god scary thought! Can water types die from being away from water too long?? Byrne is going to be super paranoid for Tal now...but for the case of this dude's clam Pokemon...thing!]

Have you checked its Pokedex entry? It should tell you everything you need to know about it.

[audio]

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I haven't.

I haven't learned how this phone works.

[audio]

[corvus_veritas]

Oh!

Well--

Um--

...If I were there I could show you how it works in a heartbeat. Hard to describe this sort of thing over the phone. [Small laugh.] I think the best way for you to figure it out is if you play around with it yourself.

[audio]

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I'll try when I find somewhere safe.