Case 010: [video]

[fortunatewings]

[So how do you keep a strategist trainer with what basically amounts to a super bug-killing party from steam-rolling the things all weekend? You poison the trainer, of course! So the feed opens in the back of the Pokécenter, with Naoto tucked into a bed and being fussed over by a Nurse Joy. She looks pretty pale, and one of her arms is heavily

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[photonsaber]

I have six badges! But I really wonder if the rumor is true...

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[fortunatewings]

I have six as well; I'm only missing Olivine and Cianwood. And as to the rumor, while I'm no longer certain that gathering the badges will get us home, earning badges does open up new areas, and there may be clues in the unexplored places that we discover.

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[photonsaber]

[There's a small pause on the other end, since this is a little girl trying to take in all that information at once...]

S-So... even if the rumor isn't true, some other stuff can happen?

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[fortunatewings]

Yes. It is nearly impossible to get through some areas without the abilities the badges allow our Pokémon to use. Surf, for example. I almost never made it back to Goldenrod at all after I was transported to Blackthorn, and it took far longer than I expect going back would. It is as if this place is nearly designed to make getting the badges, or traveling with someone who has, necessary.

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[photonsaber]

People keep saying it's like a video game, so... that?

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[fortunatewings]

Yes. I played the game for a time in my own world. While there are very noticeable differences, signs do point to this being far too similar to that game to be a coincidence.

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[photonsaber]

... M-Miss, you're talking with big words that I don't really get...