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...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.
B.
Hola! Welcome to this strange and unusual place. I'm Radley. I see you've got a couple of buddies there.
[It's still just him and Eevee, as nothing he's seen yet that tried to attack them particularly catches his eye, and he's not sure how well he could provide for multiple Pokemon. But that could always change. Maybe he'll meet a Pokemon in a strange way like Bruno did.]
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Those are good words to describe it. [He chuckles, this time less awkwardly.] Have you been here long?
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[He starts trying to sketch the area and the two paths to Goldenrod and holds it up.]
B
Pretty sure they don't stay in that little ball just for personal puppet shows, cúmbila.
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[He's not really sure what else to say on that subject, since though Slowpoke doesn't seem to mind-- Much of anything, really, Bruno really does see the man's point.
But what he can see over the feed of the tinkering does have him curious, so fortunately there's his out.]
What are you working on?
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[ah. finally. people asking questions. attention. he likes that part of it, but what he likes far less is how much explaining he'll inevitably have to do. because if this guy is playing Lamb Chop with a glorified lap-warmer, he's probably not going to understand alternating current]
Building a spectrum analyzer. It'll eventually help me detect the elements I need to [urrrrp] recreate the fluid I need for my portal gun. A-a-and the stuff I need to build the portal gun.
You know. So I can get the hell out of here.
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And maybe delusional? But then again, Bruno knows if he could tell anyone from home about this place, they'd think he'd lost his mind- Who's to say the places other people here are originally from wouldn't be just as different from what he's used to, or even more so? With that in mind...]
Portal gun? Heh. I'm not sure how a gun gets you home, but, is that how it works where you're from?
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It's how that particular one does. And I'm the only one who's figured out how to make them, so. It's not surprising that you haven't heard of one. You look like you've kinda got that rustic, timeless vibe going on, so I'm honestly surprised you even know what a gun is.
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Uh, but I do know what a gun is.
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But the name snaps her attention, and she's answering the device so fast. ]
Tío Bruno?
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Luisa! [Okay, he got it, but a little loudly.] Kid, what- What are you doing here?
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I’ve…actually been here a while. I think it’s been a couple months?
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[Well that shouldn't be possible, he just saw her back home. But honestly, that part doesn't even occur to Bruno right now. The important thing is making sure his niece has been managing okay, here for a couple of months...!]
Are you alright? Have you found a place to stay?
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Uh, kind of? It’s just a temporary place before I start traveling again. There’s a lot of…moving around here.
But where are you? I can try getting to where you are.
excellent starter choice friend
"Ordis...?" It wasn't the first time she called out for her ship's cephalon, and the lack of response was at this point expected. It had been a long time since she felt adrift like this. She sighed and reached out to take the creature in her hands. "Don't suppose you have a name, huh?" At least the cheerful little cheep she got in return was endearing.
The next logical step, it seemed, was to talk to someone who looked just as lost as she felt. Her first instinct as she approached the man was Ostron, given his clothes, but her second instinct was that there was no reason to assume this world had any connection to her own. "Hey, I hope I'm not bugging you. Do you, uh... know anything about where we are?"