01 | video (action for new bark town)

[mianhe]

[ When the video feed clicks on, Namsoon looks rather ruffled up: his clothes are all askew, and there are signs of a bruise beginning to purple on his right cheek and a cut along one of his arms. There's a Mienfoo sitting on his lap, looking very excited!! to be out and about; it can barely seem to sit still. ]

I have a question. The Pokémon we’re partnered with... they aren’t supposed to attack you, right? [ there’s a pause, and then a sigh -- ] I don’t think she meant to, but she was very -- enthusiastic, when I let her out of the ball... They’re pretty strong, aren’t they? Even though they’re so small. 

[ For a few moments, he seems to zone out, staring blankly and not saying anything. Rather abruptly, though, he snaps out of it after half a minute or so: ] I was wondering, though... do they really enjoy fighting? And do we have to battle them? It just seems kind of...

[ He trails off, changing subjects abruptly: ] I think I need a band-aid. 

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[mianhe]

Maybe a little bit... like how this training thing is supposed to work. But maybe it would have been weirder, somehow?

[ he imagines it might be even more traumatizing to land in a video game... after having actually played it. ]

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[unended]

I guess nothing could really prepare for this. [ animal battles and walking for a week to get to one town to another...probably a lot easier in a game than in person. ]

The training...you get used to it. Especially if your partner happens to enjoy it, it doesn't seem so bad.

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[mianhe]

No, not really. But I guess all-in-all, it's not... that bad? Just very, very strange.

... Having a partner around is kind of reassuring, actually. [ even ones that jiggle constantly and can't stay still no matter what. ]

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[unended]

Yeah...having Yoonjae around definitely helped. It's still pretty crazy but it's nice to not be alone in it. [ he misses his creepy, staring bird. ]

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[mianhe]

Yoonjae... the name of your starter? [ for some reason, he feels like that is a very manly name? he's expecting something kind of big and maybe vaguely wolf-like now... ]

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[unended]

Yeah, she was my first pokemon. [ very manly name for a funny female bird. he didn't know she was a girl when he named her! and it kind of fit, right down to the random whispering into his ear. ]

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[mianhe]

[ he might be a little surprised at that female pronoun... but then, people who hear his name before actually meeting him are often a little surprised at his more traditionally feminine name belonging to a guy, so he supposes he shouldn't judge... ]

What kind is she?

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[unended]

She's a Xatu, she was a Natu when I first got her but she evolved not too long ago.

[ he'd introduce them if he hadn't lent Yoonjae to Tenten. ]

How about your starter? What's her name?

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[mianhe]

Ah... [ there's a pause; it's more embarrassing telling somebody her name when the other person will understand it. ] I named her Yeonkkot.

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[unended]

[ he doesn't really see anything to be embarrassed about though... ]

It's a cute name. [ it's gender appropriate! so his grinning isn't so much laughing as just...amused that Namsoon seems to think it's embarrassing. ]

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[mianhe]

Thanks. [ he probably really is the only one who thinks it's embarrassing...! ] It doesn't really fit her personality, but -- I think she's fond of it already?

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[unended]

That's all that matters, right? And maybe she'll grow into it, sometimes they calm down after they evolve.

[ well. not his but he's heard of it happening! ]