Dëlusion;01 ◙ [ Accidental Video / Action for New Bark Town ]

[knight_hart]

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[video]

[pokemondolly]

[Midori does NOT like the look of this transmission.]

H-hey... Are you alright?

[video]

[knight_hart]

[There had been the slight pause of noise from the device when he finally managed to shut off the sound, but now a completely different voice rang from it. Moreover, it was definitely talking to him rather than at him. He choked out a partial scream as he was startled from it, and he fumbled with the communicator, nearly dropping it. But along with the voice was an image, a video of... a girl. With video like this, she sort of looked CG (of course he preferred traditional 2D animation, but anyway). He stared back; she did sort of look like a character he had seen somewhere before. Maybe he had activated some sort of cell phone game? A dating sim type...!? Should he answer? Or was he supposed to type an reply?]

A-... Ah...

[video] . . . I love your character already. So much.

[pokemondolly]

[Midori frowns worriedly.]

Come on, talk to me... What's wrong?

[video] Ahaha thank you! Takumi appreciates it :'D

[knight_hart]

[It responded!? No, maybe not. After all, didn't these things have set phrases when you let them idle? At least, he had heard people talking about these sorts of games. It was his first time personally experiencing it.

Heh. After everything that had happened, he still makes first effort to start playing this game. He was always a master of priorities, after all, and it was the closest thing to relief he was finding here.

But, he still wasn't sure. Was it voice-command or typing? Maybe he should try typing...

Although he was definitely inexperienced with texting, and it was clear he wasn't getting anywhere with it.]

Come on! Stupid thing...

[video] I am making glee faces allll over him.

[pokemondolly]

[Well, okay, at least he doesn't look like he's going to cry anymore. That is clearly an improvement.]

Is your pokegear busted?

[She pauses to try and figure out how to troubleshoot a device she knows nothing about from a distance.]

I can hear you, but can you hear me? Oh, wait, how could you answer that if you can't hear me...

[video] ;w; ♥

[knight_hart]

[H-...uh? Looking closer, was that a... person? A real one?

Wh-What the hell! Tricking people with cosplay-like outfits and... What did that make this, a video call? If it's something like that, say so sooner...

Now he was all embarrassed- Not that she could have read his thoughts or anything during this process, but it didn't make it any less embarrassing. Besides, how did this phone call even start anyway? Why his number?

But it wasn't his phone, so it wasn't his number. Maybe she was trying to reach the original owner. Maybe she knew who it was.]

U-Um!

[Though he spoke up, he wasn't sure just what to say. Conversations were his worst nightmare, and starting them? Nearly impossible.]

I can... hear you.

[video] . . . He's shyyyyyy, can I hug him?

[pokemondolly]

[Cosplay-LIKE? Try flat out cosplay. She'll have to explain her hobby to him at some point.]

Oh! Good! I was worried you had a broken pokegear, and that's kinda a problem around here!

You... were kinda freaking out, there! Wherever you were a minute ago... You're safe here, you know!

[video] He is!! And you may, though be warned, he's still pretty much a jerk :p

[knight_hart]

[Well... At least he had the right idea, then...

But- What was she saying? "Wherever you were a minute ago, you're safe here"... Somehow, those words without a hint of malice behind them were enough to bring the tears back to his eyes. N-No, he couldn't let his guard down, just because a cute girl was showing him some sympathy... That wasn't a mistake he would ever allow himself to make again. But...]

H-How...

[He wanted to ask how she could be so sure, but he was only able to manage the first word.]

[video] I'm cool with that! :D

[pokemondolly]

[Indeed! :D

Oh no, he's crying again... Midori makes a sad cooing noise. She doesn't like it when people cry.]

Nobody knows how we get here... But your pokemon will protect you, and we're all in this together! Don't be scared...

[video]

[knight_hart]

[But he was scared. He was scared and alone. This video chat wasn't cutting it- Not that... he would be enjoying a leisurely conversation had this been in person.

He shakes his head.]

I want to go home...

[video]

[pokemondolly]

[SAD COOING NOISE, PART TWO!]

I know how you feel... But there isn't anything we can do about that...

[Damn, what to do to cheer him up?]

Um... Have you met your pokemon partner yet?

[video]

[knight_hart]

[Pokémon this, Pokémon that. He really didn't care in the slightest. But she was saying something about protection, right? Did he have something like that? Something that would protect him...? He looked back at the screen and shook his head, disagreeing.]

[video]

[pokemondolly]

[Okay! Progress, she can help with this!]

Okay, open your bag and look for a pokeball! They look like this! [She holds up one of hers.] Push the button on the front!

[video] 1/3

[knight_hart]

[... He did so, cautiously. The ball was sitting right on top, and so he had no problems finding it. He pushed the button, as instructed, and suddenly-]

[video]

[knight_hart]

[A huge flash of light that caught him completely off-guard. He ended up dropping everything- the PokéGear, the Pokéball, and the bag- all at once as he fell backwards to the ground with a loud scream.]

[video]

[knight_hart]

[Only to see... a big, red fish, flopping uselessly on the ground before him.]

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