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[nicepartner]

[When the video turns on, it shows an enthusiastic Ash, who's grinning from ear to ear, as he speaks in a chipper voice:]

Hiya, Luceti! I'm Ash Ketchum, of-- [He pauses, realizing that he doesn't need to say where he's from.] Well, from Pallet Town, but I guess some of you guys wouldn't know 'bout that. Anyway, I guess everyone was actin' a little

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[fffffacepalm]

...Does he like anything else with ketchup?

[nicepartner]

If I can eat it, then sure! [Which pretty much means anything that can be cooked and have ketchup in it. Like hot dogs.]

[fffffacepalm]

...No wonder it's called "Palate Town."

['...Sheesh, self. What kind of joke is that, anyway? I bet Koizumi would burst into annoying mocking laughter there.']

[nicepartner]

Really? [Ash has no idea where his town name comes from, but... that was a very bad pun, there, Kyon. But he's used to it. Everyone back home does really bad puns.]

[fffffacepalm]

...Really.

['Because it seems like it would be more trouble than it's worth to explain.']

[nicepartner]

... Huh. Maybe I should try cooking something and then put ketchup on top of it! [That is a very bad idea, even for him.]

[fffffacepalm]

Sure, go for it. If it's basically tomato sauce, maybe you could make a pizza.

['...Is that how Western food works?']

[nicepartner]

... But how do you make pizza? [And he pauses for a bit-] I wonder if it'll taste good with riceballs.

[fffffacepalm]

...Ketchup?

My instinct here is 'no', ['as in "hell no"'] but you can try it if you want.

[nicepartner]

Yeah.

... Maybe if I find some rice, I'll try it. And if we don't like it, we'll just have'ta try again!

[fffffacepalm]

...Good luck with that.

['Because it sounds like repeated disasters in the making.']