[Really, what else is there to say when you've been rushed out the door of a home that's unfamiliar with only a backpack and some kind of toy ball to protect you, by a woman who calls herself your mother but very clearly is not? Bruno isn't sure how he's going to wrap his mind around this, though he can already tell doing so will most likely stretch his brain to its limits.
A vision is an option, he figures. It's just not one he thinks will help much, because knowing how this all ultimately goes doesn't show him how to get there. And what if he sees himself staying here forever? No thank you! He'd rather not know. And, in all honesty, he also super does not want to anyway. Visions are exhausting. He can't wipe himself out doing that, he has to stay on his guard.
Even if he's just sitting on the front steps of the house he was just kicked out of. Again, it's a lot to wrap his mind around. He needs a moment. But during this moment he's taking, he starts to get fidgety, and pulls out the red and white toy that woman gave him. He starts tossing it from hand to hand, and at one point fumbles it. That's when things get even stranger.
Bruno doesn't know how that intimadting creature was in there, nor does he dwell on it. He just stares at it - after an instinctive flinch when he first sees it, that is. But this beast doesn't seem to want to hurt him, because it's just staring right back. Expectantly.]
...Um. Hi?
B: Network, Video [Bruno is still trying to figure all this out a week later, but he's also kind of enjoying himself? It's not the best place, and he misses his family. But deep down, he also feels relief to be here, traveling on his own, and not back in Casita where there's all those people, and he loves them, but everyone's trying to work on the family dynamic and themselves and they're all sharing one bathroom on top of that; every moment has the potential to get very awkward in the blink of an eye. Bruno? He's an introvert. Always has been.
Which is why this is his first time addressing the community over the Pokegear. Some will no doubt recognize his location as Violet City. Or, rather, very nearby: Bruno is sitting on the edge of Slowpoke Well. This is probably a bold move for someone who could catch a Pokeball he threw to himself! But so far, so good. Absol sits beside him, looking around with alert eyes, and a Galarian Slowpoke is lying across his lap.]
Buenas tardes, everyone. I'm, uh, Bruno Madrigal. This is only for us guys who don't belong here, right? I've met a couple of you on the way to this town. Probably not that many overall, though. [He pauses, thoughtful.] Well, I don't know, how many of us are there?
[Video calls are 100% new to him. He is genuinely expecting an immediate response that of course doesn't come. So he shrugs.]
Eh, it doesn't matter, really. ...Right, introductions. This is Absol. [As he says that, he just his head in said Pokemon's direction.] And this guy joined us today. [With a little difficulty, this wisp of a man picks up Slowpoke and turns it to face the camera. Then, in a goofy and deep voice, he speaks as the Pokemon.]
Hello, I'm Slowpoke! I was sleeping next to the well and Bruno tripped over me! He almost fell into the well, isn't that silly? Oh, but don't worry, everyone's okay now.
[That's as long as Bruno can comfortably hold up nearly 80 pounds of Pokemon, so he sets Slowpoke back down in his lap with a soft chuckle.]
That was just a little-- Well, nevermind, I really only wanted to introduce myself and my team. So... Thanks for listening.
C: Wildcard Hit me with anything else you may have in mind, and don't feel like you have to stay locked to Johto locations.
Bruno | Encanto | ota
...That was very strange.
[Really, what else is there to say when you've been rushed out the door of a home that's unfamiliar with only a backpack and some kind of toy ball to protect you, by a woman who calls herself your mother but very clearly is not? Bruno isn't sure how he's going to wrap his mind around this, though he can already tell doing so will most likely stretch his brain to its limits.
A vision is an option, he figures. It's just not one he thinks will help much, because knowing how this all ultimately goes doesn't show him how to get there. And what if he sees himself staying here forever? No thank you! He'd rather not know. And, in all honesty, he also super does not want to anyway. Visions are exhausting. He can't wipe himself out doing that, he has to stay on his guard.
Even if he's just sitting on the front steps of the house he was just kicked out of. Again, it's a lot to wrap his mind around. He needs a moment. But during this moment he's taking, he starts to get fidgety, and pulls out the red and white toy that woman gave him. He starts tossing it from hand to hand, and at one point fumbles it. That's when things get even stranger.
Bruno doesn't know how that intimadting creature was in there, nor does he dwell on it. He just stares at it - after an instinctive flinch when he first sees it, that is. But this beast doesn't seem to want to hurt him, because it's just staring right back. Expectantly.]
...Um. Hi?
B: Network, Video
[Bruno is still trying to figure all this out a week later, but he's also kind of enjoying himself? It's not the best place, and he misses his family. But deep down, he also feels relief to be here, traveling on his own, and not back in Casita where there's all those people, and he loves them, but everyone's trying to work on the family dynamic and themselves and they're all sharing one bathroom on top of that; every moment has the potential to get very awkward in the blink of an eye. Bruno? He's an introvert. Always has been.
Which is why this is his first time addressing the community over the Pokegear. Some will no doubt recognize his location as Violet City. Or, rather, very nearby: Bruno is sitting on the edge of Slowpoke Well. This is probably a bold move for someone who could catch a Pokeball he threw to himself! But so far, so good. Absol sits beside him, looking around with alert eyes, and a Galarian Slowpoke is lying across his lap.]
Buenas tardes, everyone. I'm, uh, Bruno Madrigal. This is only for us guys who don't belong here, right? I've met a couple of you on the way to this town. Probably not that many overall, though. [He pauses, thoughtful.] Well, I don't know, how many of us are there?
[Video calls are 100% new to him. He is genuinely expecting an immediate response that of course doesn't come. So he shrugs.]
Eh, it doesn't matter, really. ...Right, introductions. This is Absol. [As he says that, he just his head in said Pokemon's direction.] And this guy joined us today. [With a little difficulty, this wisp of a man picks up Slowpoke and turns it to face the camera. Then, in a goofy and deep voice, he speaks as the Pokemon.]
Hello, I'm Slowpoke! I was sleeping next to the well and Bruno tripped over me! He almost fell into the well, isn't that silly? Oh, but don't worry, everyone's okay now.
[That's as long as Bruno can comfortably hold up nearly 80 pounds of Pokemon, so he sets Slowpoke back down in his lap with a soft chuckle.]
That was just a little-- Well, nevermind, I really only wanted to introduce myself and my team. So... Thanks for listening.
C: Wildcard
Hit me with anything else you may have in mind, and don't feel like you have to stay locked to Johto locations.