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[kodaksoldier]

[The feed on the PokeGear starts off with a screen full of puppyface, and then a nice view of teeth and a pink tongue as the Growlithe picks it up in his mouth.

A man's voice can be heard offscreen.]

H-hey! Stay out of that please, I don't know what that's--

--Growl, growl!

[The Growlithe drops the device at his feet and stares up at the man,

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[audio]

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy had just been checking around the network, not really intending to talk to many of the newest batch of people, but wait a second. That was the Amestris military uniform. This was somebody from home.]

[He's not too keen on revealing himself right away; who knows what this guy knows, if anything. Better to be safe, so he keeps it on audio.] I haven't seen anybody else from Amestris in a long while.

This is Private Victor Smith, sir, and we're a long way from home. [The name he came up with on the spot, but he figures he might get more out of this person if he thinks Envy's some other, harmless military man.]

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[kodaksoldier]

[He did ask for a secure line, but Hughes realizes that he has no way of knowing right now if it is secure or not. Further, the name is unfamiliar, and right now he's not up to sharing any intimate details about what just happened to him unless he's sure he can trust whoever's on the other line. So he'll talk as if it were public (which it is).]

If I may ask, where is this, if not Amestris?

[A moment of debate. Hesitation might be just as risky as giving his name and rank outright.]

Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes, Private Smith.

[The reaction he gets will likely tell him what he needs to know.]

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[exeggutorhead]

This is a world called Johto. It sounds strange sir, but it is an entirely different world. And right now you're the only other person from ours.

[Envy notes Hughes' brief hesitation, and wonders at what it could mean. Then again, the name does sound somewhat familiar. He has to think for a few moments before he can remember.] Lieutenant Colonel Hughes...you're in Investigations, aren't you?

[audio] I need moar srs icons :/

[kodaksoldier]

[Entirely different...?]

But...how is that possible?

[If it's true though, then this probably isn't some sort of afterlife, after all.

He flinches slightly at the next bit, but forces his voice to remain even.]

Yes, that's right.

[Well. That doesn't sound like the shocked tone of someone speaking to a dead man...hrm. So confused. He almost wishes Roy were here, but then again it's probably better that he's not.]

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[usedforesight]

You're in a place called Johto. To be honest, I don't think anyone knows how exactly we came to be here, however.

That's a type of creature called a Pokemon. It seems that everyone receives one when they come here. [At this point, he moves his pokegear slightly to show the Oddish sitting in his lap.]

Eeee, Ion! :D

[kodaksoldier]

I...see. What can you tell me about this Johto?

I assume you also awakened in a house that wasn't your own, then?

[...And then he just...stares at that thing which looks something like an animated radish.]

A...Pokemon. [...Yep. Just gonna. Keep staring, for now.]

[Video] =D

[usedforesight]

It seems that people from different worlds have been brought here, although I can't say why or how. We also loose any powers we may have here.

[He nods.] Yes,a woman calling herself my mother gave me some things and then locked me out though.

[Video] I miss TotA ;A;

[kodaksoldier]

[That allows him a little bit of a chuckle.]

Didn't have any to lose. But I guess we lose any weapons we might have had on us, too?

[...Well then. That's so strange.]

The same thing happened to me.

[copystarfighter]

Hiii!

[Congrats, Hughes, you're looking at a boy barely 10, with bright pink hair. An Igglybuff is bouncing on his head happily.]

The dog's yours, kuyo!

action or video to start?

[kodaksoldier]

[...Too many questions. Just, what does he even--

--but it's a kid, and Hughes forces himself to smile weakly while his brain works on processing things in the background.]

Hello there.

...Ah, how do you know this dog is mine? I don't think I've ever seen it before...

[Rubs at his neck a little sheepishly.]

[video] SORRY ABOUT THAT I AM DERP

[copystarfighter]

Because you get friends when you first arrive, kuyo! Like Chuchu!

[The Igglybuff puffs out her chest, making a single, sweet note.]

Your dog's your friend, pyaa!

[video] S'all good! Also I am going to bed!

[kodaksoldier]

[Oh so confused. But...that other person mentioned something like that, didn't he? A...Pokemon, right? But his expression relaxes a little--something about a kid talking to him makes him feel a little less on edge.]

Everyone gets one, then?

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[of_france]

[France was pinged by the request for contact by military persons.]

I've heard mention of Amestrian military from a couple people here, but it doesn't exist in this world. I'm very sorry, sir. Are you in a town with four buildings, a river, and a pathway going west?

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[kodaksoldier]

[And again, Hughes is plagued by indecision. He wants to ask for their names, but there's still that fear that he might be endangering them, somehow. He just...doesn't know, nothing that's happened so far makes any sense.

But...well, he's already given his name to someone, and if the military doesn't exist here, then...it might be safe, right?]

...It's all right, thank you anyway. May I ask for their names, by chance?

And yes, that would be it.

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[of_france]

[France pauses. He senses that there might be something about the names of the two people from Hughes' world he's met that doesn't equal Hughes necessarily. After all, Envy and Greed are and were pretty tight-lipped on details.]

I'm not sure I should tell you their names exactly. They were pretty cautious about their information, too, and I don't want to upset the one who is still here.

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[of_france]

[He smiles brightly, making a flourishing gesture.]

I am the Republic of France, Nation of Love, Light, and Beauty! It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, sir!

It's seems you're in New Bark Town. Unfortunately, no one knows for sure how we got here.

[pineapplet]

Um, this place is called Johto--all of us have been taken here, and we've yet to find a way to go home.

..>Um, that 'dog' is your pokemon--he's yours' now.

I love that username jsyk. :D also, voice or video?

[kodaksoldier]

...Ah, so I've been hearing.

[It's still confusing, and he's still no closer to understanding if he should be dead or not, but...at least he appreciates the information he does have.]

Thank you.

WHOOPS VIDEO PLZ. also thanks! I also have this journal for more icons jsyk ;3;

[mosorgans]

You're welcome.

[She pauses, loitering a little and fiddling with her eyepatch. Now what?]

Er. If you want to set out, you just have to follow the path leading out of town. It takes a couple of days to get to Cherrygrove, and after that is Violet, which takes about a week of traveling.

[Another pause and she bows her head a bit] Oh, um... My name is Chrome.

[Video] Aaaah Chrome, y so moe? ;u; /hugs that icon

[kodaksoldier]

Ah, I see.

[...Well. There's nothing much for him to do here anyway.]

Is there anything in particular we ought to do in these towns?

[Grins a little as she bows her head and waves his hand at the screen in a gesture that hopefully tells her to relax.]

Hughes. Maes Hughes, it's nice to meet you, Chrome.