ITP: Opening Move

[zero_approval]

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First of all, a question:

Is this a joke?

[The feed opens up to a very serious man looking on at you.

Wearing the Gentleman trainer class get up.]

While I don't subscribe to the idea of having hallucinations moments before death this is just ridiculous.

...

Also if anyone would explain the true nature of this...

[He points at a

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[zero_approval]

[Oh good, someone he has never met before. Clearly this is just another hallucination, like that mother of his.]

Are you mocking me, girl?

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[zero_approval]

Something pointless, I assume.

1/? comment spam, i choose you!

[usedrapidspin]

[ hm, well. if he didn't know any better, he'd say that the person on the other end of that feed looks just like some guy he was friends with one time. ]

[usedrapidspin]

[ ... actually, now that you mention it. ]

[usedrapidspin]

[ it kinda does look like-- ]

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[ !! ]

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[freezetheskies]

[...Yep. That's definitely a Psyduck. Somebody should warn this guy those are trouble waiting to happen. First things first, however...]

This isn't a hallucination. It's as real as wherever you were before you woke up here.

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[zero_approval]

...hm. And how can I be sure of that?

[Because for all he knows, this could be just another side-effect of his near-death brain.]

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[freezetheskies]

You could always stick your head in the water and see if you run out of breath. A hallucination might change according to your will; this place won't.

[It does, however, have Golducks that tower over you and look like some kind of monster to who ever is watching the feed, just like his is doing. Rather silly thing, isn't it?]

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[zero_approval]

[He's not joking is he...]

I see.

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[usedfuryswipes]

Nope, not a joke. I'm pretty sure you're also not dead. Or at least you aren't now.

[...way to not sound more concerned about that, Ken.]

And that Psyduck is your starter Pokemon. It has abilities you can use to fight other Pokemon and trainers.

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[zero_approval]

Pokémon, you say?

[What the hell is a Pokémon, even.]

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[gentiana_clusii]

Yup. It's short for Pocket Monster or something, I can't remember exactly...

[He was too busy for Pokemon games when they came out. :|]

Anyway, that guy's a Water type. If I remember right.

[He definitely remembers laughing at Nagi's kinda stupid one.]

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[zero_approval]

A water type, so it swims?

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[darkenedgales]

Welcome to Johto, newbie! Nope, you ain't hallucinating. And you ain't dead, so that's probably good news!

And I see you got Psyduck as your first Pokémon! Rejoice! [... is he making fun of you? JUUST A LITTLE.]

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[zero_approval]

Speak in a manner even normal humans can understand.

[Gdit these hallucinations are starting to get more varied by time.]

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[darkenedgales]

Oi, what's with that attitude? [POUT. He was just trying to help. But fine, we can have it serious way.]

In case no one's told ya yet, we've been brought from different worlds to this one to catch and train creatures that inhabit it -- Pokémon, as they're called. That duck you've got over there is one of 'em.

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[zero_approval]

['Catch and train', hm...]

Are there anything else of importance?