OKAY FINE HERE'S YOUR FREAKIN' TRAINWRECK

[charbroiledcash]

[Who's this suddenly running into the CMA with seemingly no provocation? Why, it's Charon! Though something seems slightly off about him. For one thing, he looks a lot more disheveled than usual.]

Keep running, you fools! They're right... behind... us?

[When he notices that whoever he's yelling at is gone, he slows to a walk and eventually brings

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[oceansbane]

[Well, this one seems...easy. Maxie really ought to be around the CMA more often; one can only stare at Hoenn for so long, after all.]

The way I see it, you're somewhere preferable to wherever you were.

[charbroiledcash]

[... well, even though he lost his men, at least there's no sign of the International Police, so...]

That still doesn't tell me where I am.

[oceansbane]

No, it doesn't. But at least you're no longer being pursued, are you?

[charbroiledcash]

[Charon looks over his shoulder just to make sure. Yep, no policemen.]

Well, no. But again, this isn't Stark Mountain. Doesn't this place have a name?

[oceansbane]

I'm sure it does, though I can't tell you for sure what that name is. I think I may have heard it called anything once, and the name I heard was probably a sarcastic one.

Although I can't say that I've heard of this 'Stark Mountain', either.

[charbroiledcash]

Not from Sinnoh, then? Just my luck. There's no point in asking you for directions, then, is there?

...the shift in icon perspective made my vision go wonky for a second

[oceansbane]

There wouldn't be if we were in Sinnoh, no.

[He'll just leave that there.]

UP AND DOWN AND ALL AROUND

[charbroiledcash]

[... give him a moment to process that.]

Are you saying this isn't Sinnoh?

[oceansbane]

Exactly what I'm saying.

Of course, I could give you directions if you want them. I just don't think you'll be getting anywhere you may want to go.

[charbroiledcash]

Well, what good would that do if I'm not in Sinnoh?! Are we even anywhere near it? If we are, then just give me those directions!

[oceansbane]

You're not leaving.

[charbroiledcash]

Then why would you offer directions?!

[oceansbane]

I believe I also said that you wouldn't be getting anywhere you may want to go.

From what I understand, Sinnoh is north of this island. Unfortunately, since you're here, this island seems to think you need to be here for some reason or another.

And this island doesn't seem too prone to let people leave, once it decides you need to be here.

[charbroiledcash]

You talk about the island like it's alive. I don't think I've ever heard more nonsense in my life!

[oceansbane]

I'm not the sort to make things up, you know - especially when it comes to the landmass and what it is and isn't capable of. I'm a bit of a specialist, you see. Plate tectonics. Study of the lithosphere. I have extensive knowledge when it comes to exactly what makes this planet tick, so to speak; making things like that up wouldn't serve me very well.

So I think you can believe me when I say I've never seen anything like this before.

[charbroiledcash]

[Butbutbut... there is no sense here! It's enough to make me throw my arms up in the air out of exasperation!]

But it can't just be alive! That's ridiculous! Maybe there's something else causing this.