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[newhero]

[When the video feed first clicks on, there isn't much in the way of visuals except blackness, interspersed with the occasional flash of dull light. The sounds are much more fascinating than the sights, as it were: something is snuffling at the pokégear, and after a moment there's a series of sharp thunks, as if someone were rapping against the

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[mysticpearly]

[Safe to assume he's in New Bark Town?

If so, if he's anywhere outside, he'll soon notice a young girl peering around a corner at him, looking both wary and curious.

Peeking a bit more obviously around the corner is a very small Phanpy, its trunk raised in curiosity.]

[newhero]

[Indeed! Sora catches a glimpse of her out of the corner of his eye, feeling a pang in his chest- he's still assuming he's lost somewhere in the realm of Darkness, and it shouldn't surprise him to find others lost as well. how many worlds were destroyed before his own, after all? it still hurts to see it, though.]

Hey.. Are you okay?

[mysticpearly]

[Her eyes widen slightly at being noticed, and she seems unsure of what to do for a second. Then, without taking her eyes off of the stranger, she kneels for a second to whisper something to Fanny. The Phanpy makes a little 'Phan'-trumpety noise, then gallops (on its tiny legs) over to where the stranger's at, sniffing his legs and possibly hands if they're in reach with his trunk.]

[newhero]

[Sora breaks his gaze from the girl to this.. blue pile of adorable- not that he'd admit how completely cowed he is by it- he wants to show both girl and Pokémon that he's harmless, so he crouches down and offers both his hands for Fanny to sniff at, a wide grin on his face.]

Are you hungry, little guy? I'll make Puddles share.

[mysticpearly]

[The mini-phant seems to have a moment of non-derp, sniffing said hands thoughtfully, and he's about ready to accept the food, but first!

He turns back toward where Pearl's hiding, trumpeting to announce the all-clear. (note that Fanny is all of one foot tall, so 'trumpeting' is in the vaguest sense of the word) Pretty much immediately, Pearly steps out from behind the house, hesitates for just another second, then she's hurrying over to crouch beside her Phanpy.]

I don't know when he last ate... I just have people-food. [She still seems a liiittle unsure, but that's how she is around people her cousin/role model Mystic Maya hasn't professed her trust in.]

[newhero]

[it's hard to smear off that huge, completely-disabled-by-tiny-blue-elephant grin, but when he finally manages, he moves his hand to offer it to Pearl instead, his smile downgraded to something softer and more reassuring.]

That's probably okay for now. At least until we figure out what he likes to eat, right?

[mysticpearly]

[A hand. What do you do with a hand? She knows this one, Mr. Nick taught her to-... Aha!

With barely any hesitation, (no matter WHAT he meant to offer it for,) she reaches out to shake it, oddly businesslike for a ten year old. Guess who spent the last year with a lawyer.

As for his words, she glances to Fanny, who's caaaasually reaching his trunk up and into the bag of whatever it is that the much larger (and slightly scarier) pokemon is eating. And then he's caaaasually sliding it out to stuff some in his face. He thinks he's so sly, yes he does.]

...Am I supposed to teach him manners, or is this okay? [She assumes he knows more about this place than she does, since he's ~older~.]

[newhero]

[a handshake works just fine; Sora returns it back happily.]

You've got a great handshake! And don't worry about him. There's plenty for everybody.

[that, and Sora would personally consider punishing Fanny equivalent to kicking kittens or punching puppies. he draws his hand back once the handshake has slowed, though he remains crouched on one knee, closer to Pearl's level.]

So what's your name? Mine's Sora.

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[mysticpearly]

My name's Pearl. Pearl Fey, from the Kurain Channeling School. But... I don't know where that is from here.

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[mysticpearly]

[Wait! How could she have forgotten!? When she meets his eyes again, she looks quite determined.] I'm looking for Mystic Maya. Can you tell me where she is?

[newhero]

[his smile falters into a small frown, sympathetic.]

I'm sorry, Pearl, I don't know where Mystic Maya is. I'm lost myself.

... You know what, though? We could look for our friends together.

[mysticpearly]

Really? [She looks gleeful... for a second. Then, warily:] You don't want my guts, do you? And... you never thought you were a fish? [The two others she'd met here have clearly been very colorful characters.

Fanny extricates himself from the foodstuffs long enough to listen to the answer--you can tell because now his upraised trunk is pointed curiously at Sora.]

[newhero]

-- What? No, I don't want your guts! And, well.. I was a merman once, but I definitely don't think I'm actually a fish.

[bends down to pat Fanny again; he really can't help himself. the Girafarig, meanwhile, has devoured all the food and probably a quarter of a shirt, so he trots over to inspect Pearl curiously, with much snuffling of the hair and face.]

... Puddles, be careful.

[mysticpearly]

You were a merman? [She loves fairy tales, so she's about to be all up in that story, but omg there's a big curious thing poking at her head. She looks up at it, a little more uncertain now that it's up close... But once Fanny quits derping in the food bag, he'll be making an offended 'Phan!' noise and hurrying over to claim Pearly's lap (with the food bag prooobably on his head), making a noise quite similar to blowing a raspberry at the large beast's nose.

Pearl watches this, giggles a 'heehee', and blows a raspberry at Puddles too. All in good fun, of course. The creature's a little less scary when you've got a basketball-sized elephant honking at it.]

[newhero]

[he can't help but laugh at Fanny, too, and steps closer to gently guide Puddles away from its insistent sniffing, patting his snout and trying to distract him. Puddles snorts, but is successfully redirected, and takes to snuffling at Sora's hair instead. it's a curious and boundary-less Pokémon to say the least.]

I was! We used magic to turn me into one, so I could go somewhere that was completely underwater without drowning. There were lots of nice merpeople there.

[mysticpearly]

Really!? Like who?