CASE 01 ★ [video / action for new bark town]

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[Well, he-llo there, Johto! On this fine day, you are treated to a terribly exciting view of... gravel. And shoes. And someone's legs, clad in a well-worn pair of green uniform slacks. In the background, you can clearly make out the sound of people shuffling around and going about their business, and closer still is a shrill and excited trilling. A

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[Mac cringes a little at the SUDDEN BLAST OF NOISE coming from the Pokégear, before waiting for the broadcast to finish.]

Uh.

Dude. You okay? ...Well, y'know, aside from being here?

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[It takes a few minutes, but eventually the feed on Yusuke's end clicks back on, revealing him looking... rather comical, given that the Swablu has now gotten comfortable on the top of his head, but also still pretty annoyed.]

NO, I'm not friggin' okay! [Way to snap at people trying to help you out, Yusuke. The Swablu, seemingly a bit startled by the noise, cheeps and flaps its wings. Yusuke hunches his shoulders, cringing, and waits for the bird to settle again before continuing, his tone slightly more level this time.] Just where in the hell is this place? [He's eyeing you pretty hard right now, Mac, but don't worry - he's just trying to make sure you aren't some kind of creepy devil thing trying to screw with him. You definitely aren't the guy he was yelling at to start with, at any rate.]

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[Mac doesn't like that look, but seeing as how he knows what it's like to be dumped in the middle of who knows where, he's going to try to be cool about it.]

You're in Johto. And whoever you were screamin' at before probably isn't gonna hear ya. Chances are they ain't here.

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[Shit, shit, shit. He'd kind of figured that Koenma wasn't around, but that wasn't worrying him nearly as much as the fact that his spiritual awareness and his abilities had both gone completely AWOL. Was this some kinda screwed up technicolor part of the underworld, or something? ...even if it was, he wouldn't have been able to tell. FFFUUU...!!]

[Okay, play it cool, Urameshi, play it cool. This wasn't the first time he'd ended up in a bind! Granted, it was the first time he'd just suddenly gotten stripped of his powers, but he wasn't gonna accomplish anything if he just stood around freaking out about it. He stands there gritting his teeth for a moment, and then responds.]

"Johto", huh? Where's that?

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Heck if I know. Some people say it's a different world entirely. It's seriously weird, man.

People, including me n' you, just kinda...show up here.

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[Well, that explains something. Still, Yusuke's a little baffled, and after a moment of just kind of... staring, he pipes up again, sounding incredulous.]

Okay, so-- what, nobody's found the guy who put us here and kicked his ass? Don't tell me you all've just been sittin' around doing nothing! [Goddammit, he wasn't in the freakin' mood to play rescue!]

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Hey, chill, man!

We don't even know how we got here, much less who!

[Not that Mac has been trying to figure that stuff out, but he's gonna just...not mention that.]

People just come and go without warning, man. Dude, I've met people from the future.

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[GRRR. This was all just so STUPID. In a rare moment of common sense, Yusuke falls momentarily silent in order to try and wrap his head around what was happening. That doesn't really work, though, so he moves along.] So what're we supposed to be doing here, anyway? Something about an adventure, right?

[Oh hey, Yusuke, you DO have listening comprehension! Good on you for listening to Mom. Y'know, even if that lady looked nothing like you and was way too sober to actually be your mother. Atop his head, Puu suddenly decides to busy himself with picking at Yusuke's hair, to which Yusuke reacts by cringing and reaching up to give the Pokemon a small push.] Hey, quit that! You better not be planning on leaving me any surprises while you're up there...!

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We're supposed to like, train Pokémon and fight 'em and travel around n' stuff. That little guy on your head is one.

...Huh. Seems to like you okay. You lucked out, man!

I know it sounds totally weird, but...

Actually, it is kinda weird.

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Yeah, no kidding. [He peers up at Puu.] So I'm supposed to battle with him or something, huh? Doesn't look like much of a fighter to me.

[Puu looks pretty indignant at this. He flaps his wings and fusses in protest, and Yusuke, ducking his head a little, makes a face.] Hey, easy...! I was just saying!

Geez... [He looks back at the camera, and an awkward split-second follows.] So, uh, hey... What'd you say your name was again? [He didn't, obviously, but Yusuke figured that if he was gonna be stuck here for however long it took for him to kick the ass of whoever displaced him in the first place, it wouldn't hurt to try and familiarize himself with some of the folks already here. It was either that or be stuck talkin' to his stupid bird all the time like a weirdo.]

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Well, you fight 'em against other Pokemon. It...It sounds kinda shady, but they seem to like doin' it. Though, uh...some Pokemon probably won't mind fighting with ya.

[That last part is said with an expression that just says "Unfortunately."]

Oh, yeah, uh, I'm Mac. Nice to meetcha.

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[He grins.] Heh! Not anything I couldn't handle.

[Yeahhh... let's see how cocky you are when one of your future Pokemon pals knocks you halfway across a room or something, buddy. If birds could roll their eyes, Yusuke's Swablu would be doing just that right now.]

Yusuke. So how long've you been in this dump, anyway?

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[Just how long has he been here? Mac thinks for a second. He may or may not be actually trying to count the months in his head.]

Let's see... Got here in...

Yeah. About five months or so I think.

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[--What. WHAT.]

F--

Five months?

[Just. This face, man. This face.]

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Yeah.

And that ain't even that long compared to some people! I hear some dudes have been here for like, over a year. A YEAR.

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