video 001 † where am i?
[ The video flickers. It comes on to show the face of a man. Then off. Then on again. Then, there's no video, but you can here indistinct mumbling in the background.
Finally, on, again. There's a man wearing some sort of uniform. The floor behind him is strewn with stuff; obviously, he's dug through all the supplies that came in his little ( Read more... )
Finally, on, again. There's a man wearing some sort of uniform. The floor behind him is strewn with stuff; obviously, he's dug through all the supplies that came in his little ( Read more... )
[That stops him for a second. The guy just seems so... enthusiastic.]
[Stab. Twist. This is going to suck.]
You're in a place called Johto. No one knows how to get back. People seem to pop in and out at random.
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Well, getting back would be simple, wouldn't it? Just hop on a train bound for your home, and you'll get there.
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I don't think there are any trains that go far enough. ...Putting it mildly.
[Harry supposes it'd be possible, though he's not sure he wants to think about the magical power it'd take. Getting home from Johto is probably a bit more complicated than ripping open a portal the the Nevernever...]
Johto's not just another country. It's a whole other world. Even the rules of physics are different here.
[Way to ease the newby into the concept, Harry.]
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So then... my wife and daughter must also be here, somewhere.
[ Okay, so he won't question your weird theories. But wherever this place is, he's made it here alright. Therefore, Gracia and Elicia must have as well. ]
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They might be. Like I said, people seem to come and go home at random.
[As far as Harry knows he's the only one from his little corner of the multiverse to get pulled into Johto, for example. He just doesn't have the heart to be THAT bleak with Hughes.]
Not a guaranteed thing, unfortunately. Whatever brings people here seems to grab them out of time and space at random, and it does it to individuals, not groups.
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...Probably, anyway. Word of advanced warning, this place is WEIRD.
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I've... noticed.
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Trust me, it gets worse. Every damn time I think I've got this place figured out it throws some new kind of curve-ball.
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Oh, really? Like what, if you don't mind my asking.
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[Harry pulls out a Pokeball and releases a Hoppip, which he picks up in both hands and holds to the camera.]
This is Campbell. He ways one, maybe a couple pounds. As far as I can tell, most of that is in his body. The leaves aren't anything special.
Pip-pi!
[Harry looks to something off-screen.]
Lara.
SMOO-CHU!
[A Smoochum briefly jumps into view, headbutting the Hoppip up into the air. Harry picks up the Pokegear and tracks Campbell into the sky. He's flown much, much higher than something that size should be capable of and he's drifting down very, very slowly. When he gets low enough, Lara jumps up and bops him back into the air. Harry turns the camera back to himself.]
They'll be at that for a while now. But anyway, I'm pretty sure that shouldn't be possible by the rules of anything resembling normal physics.
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[ He's... just going to let his mouth hang open and stare at the screen. Because... what the heck are those things? ]
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That about sums it up, actually.
[A cough, Harry clearing his throat to get a little more composed.]
Those are Pokemon. Like the little fox thing you've got there. They seem to be the basis for just about everything here.
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Are they like... chimeras?
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[Now it's Harry's turn to be confused. A Pokemon with a lion head and snake for a tail isn't totally out of the question, but that's a bit of a leap from a mutant kewpie-doll and a giant tomato.]
Most of the ones I've seen are more like animals on super-soldier serum. The plant ones are sort of weird, but I haven't seen any that are like two things smushed together...
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And... those balls? You can't expect me to believe these things actually come out of those tiny little things?
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