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[acro_mach]

[There’s a cluster of benches in the CMA. Perched the back of one is a Brendan, popping a wheelie on his bicycle as he balances precariously. A Manectric is nearby, keeping watch over his trainer's bag and looking skeptical.

He hops from one bench to another, face twisted in concentration; then to the next one; then to the next one. Finally, he

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[mr_neutral]

[Yeah you're looking pretty cool there, but he hears your question.]

Here it's December 29th.

[acro_mach]

Decem-- WHAT? [he looks around wildly.]

But it was just summer--! Aw, man, this sucks! Biking in the snow sucks!

[... ...wait] Hey, this isn't Mauville, either!

[mr_neutral]

Yeah... hear me out on this one. You're no longer wherever you last were: You're on "Awesome Island". A place that yanks people from different dimensions and time lines. You are also guaranteed to run into doubles of yourself, maybe of a different name because of the dimension thing.

I've forgotten how long I've been here but it's been a couple of months. Once you get here you can't get off no matter what you do.

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[acro_mach]

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no way]

[acro_mach]

[oh god oh god Rydel's gonna kill him he's gonna get fired his record'll be beaten what's going on--

NO. THINK, BRENDAN. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING GOOD TO THIS

...he's advertising to new people! Yeah! Okay, Rydel's okay.]

[acro_mach]

Er...well... at least there'll be new terrain? [HERP]

... ...Doubles... not named Brendan? Do you have doubles? ...What's your name?

[mr_neutral]

Well... I heard time here moves differently from the worlds we originated from, so you don't have to fret too much.

And doubles? I've met several, and I've heard of an insane one who has a different name than me, and a seven year old me as well who lives with me and is a pain in my back.

I don't recall meeting a double of you, but it won't be too long until you spot one.

[acro_mach]

Oh... Okay. [E-Even better.]

Insane? That's...[...what's another word for insane] weird!

Well, um. These doubles. Do you think they'll be good at cycling? [THE MOST BURNING QUESTION]

[mr_neutral]

I haven't seen anyone but one person ride a magical bike around here. He's a 14 year old guy named Red.

[acro_mach]

A MAGIC bike?! [AWE]

I must meet this guy.

[mr_neutral]

It's hard for even me to catch him, he's always on the go, never home. I'm sure you'll see him soon enough. Admittedly, I've never ridden a bike very much myself.

[acro_mach]

I sure hope so!

[wait did you just say--] You haven't?!

[HE MUST FIX THIS. He waves Manectric over and hops off his own bike. When his Pokémon brings over his bag, he pulls out another bike and begins unfolding it.] Here, you can try this! It's a Mach bike, so it goes really fast!

[mr_neutral]

[Blink blink.]

...You're just giving me a free bike?
[Well sure he'd take it but--]

[acro_mach]

Well, no, but you can try it! [this is his baby, he couldn't give it away ;;] Normally I'd direct you to Rydel's shop, but... since we're not in Mauville...

But try it! If you like it you could get another bike here somewhere, right? [Not that he knows anything about the island. :V ]

[mr_neutral]

Heh, alright. There's two areas that doesn't have snow. A desert-like area, and an amusement park lake hybrid too. The latter is more near by but the desert area probably would be more...'fun'.

[acro_mach]

[wow this island is pretty diverse]

Hm... Well, if you wouldn't mind the distance, how about the desert?