First Smile [Video]

[smilegonnakillu]

Oh dear…

[The video feed turns on to reveal a very teary eyed girl. She’s wearing a pink lace dress and an umbrella is in her hands. The hand not holding the umbrella reaches up to wipe her tears away. It takes her a moment to notice that the feed has turned on. She sniffles for a second before turning to the camera.]

H-hello? Is anyone

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[video]

[totesaladder]

Hey, um... are you okay?

[video]

[smilegonnakillu]

Y-yes...I am alright. I think I'm just a bit shaken.

[video]

[totesaladder]

I think Poke-thing land does that to everyone. But hey! It's okay! No one is going to hurt you.

[video]

[smilegonnakillu]

Everything is just so different than what I'm used to...it's a bit terrifying.

[usedsketch]

... hey. You new here, sister?

It's alright -- place is called Johto, and it's a little confusing, but harmless enough.

[smilegonnakillu]

Yes...I've just arrived here.

H-harmless enough? Is there something dangerous here?

[usedsketch]

Nothing scarier than pets with superpowers. This is a different world from the one you live in, see.

[smilegonnakillu]

Superpowers...? What do you mean?

[Because yeah...that's totally not normal. But perhaps these pets with powers can be useful to her?]

[voice; 1/I don't even]

[cheapblusuits]

[Phoenix should be busy fighting off legions of Missingno. The only thing he should be focusing on his prtecting the Violet Pokemon Center from the static monsters, and since his Pokegear has been glitching so much since yesterday, there's no reason why he should even be paying ANY attention to it. At all.

But as he's taking a breather, he decides that oh, what the hell, might as well see if it's fixed itself now.]

[voice; 2/maybe four?]

[cheapblusuits]

[And then

he

just

stops.]

[voice; 3/4]

[cheapblusuits]

[He knows that voice. He knows that face. He knows them so godawfully well and suddenly everything he was doing just sort of...flees to a far off corner of his mind as every other thought is replaced by Dahlia, Dahlia, Dahlia. She was here. In the flesh. Not an illusion, not a hallucination born from the stagnant fog of weeks before, and he doesn't know whether he should be angry or terrified.

...the only thing that can be heard over the transmission at first is breathing. Or, more noticably, lackthereof, as the man's breath has caught in his throat at the sight of his former girlfriend making that face.

Because in some irrational part of his mind, he still loves her.

God, this is NOT going to end well.]

[voice; 4/4! sob Phoenix ;; ]

[cheapblusuits]

[After a few more moments, there's what sounds like a nervous gulp from Phoenix's side of the transmission, and then;]

...Dahlia?

[His voice is uncharacteristically quiet, tentative and full of too many emotions to even try and decipher.]

[bottletothehead]

[ Well, well, well... now there was a familiar face Kristoph had never expected to actually see live. Looking into Phoenix's past like the stalker he is he had learnt a thing or two about Dahlia. Wright himself had been tight-lipped about the woman, only mentioning her once or twice, and even then only after drinking more than the usual amount of his grape juice. But now that the girls herself appeared to be here... well, it wouldn't hurt to change a few words with her, would it? ]

I'm afraid you're quite far away from the courthouse, Miss.

[smilegonnakillu]

That's what everyone has told me so far...

[Sorry Kristoph, she really has no idea who you are. Though, if you give her some time, it won't take her long to get some information on you.]

[bottletothehead]

Ah, my apologies. I didn't mean to repeat what others have already said. I can assume they've already broken the news to you, Miss? I'm sorry, it must be terribly distressing for a frail young woman like yourself to suddenly wake up in a completely another and foreign place.

[smilegonnakillu]

Yes, a few people have told be about this world already.

It's alright. I know you were just trying to help me. It's so nice seeing so many kind people that are willing to give a helping hand. It really warms my heart.

[Aka it disgusts her, but she won't be saying that!]

[video]

[smilegonnakillu]

[This is probably a good thing.]

Yes...I'm doing much better now that things have been explained a bit.

[video]

[smilegonnakillu]

Everything just seems so very strange here...

[Oh wait...that name.]

Trucy...Wright? Do you happen to be related to a man named Phoenix Wright?