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used_fireblast) wrote2011-10-08 02:40 am
used_fireblast) wrote2011-10-08 02:40 am
Casefile 002A - Video; Cherrygrove City
Three days wandering in the wilderness and I'm back to civilization.
[Harry's set up somewhere at the outskirts of Cherrygrove, right at the edge of Route 29. Lara can be seen in the background, rummaging through her trainer's backpack, occasionally tossing things out past her wiggling legs.]
Relatively, anyway. This road was pretty tame for supposedly rugged wilderness. And this city looks like it could probably fit into a couple blocks of Chicago. Without making room first. Maybe into ONE if they demolished what was already there.
Hoppi?
SMOO!
[Behind Harry, a curious-looking Hoppip floats over to Lara. The startled Smoochum ungracefully pops out of the bag, scattering a few of the items within as she spins to face the newcomer.]
[Harry, focused on the Gear, remains oblivious.]
I stuck around -New Bark Town, was it?- for a couple days before I left. Tried talking to some of the people. They didn't seem quite human. Only spoke a few sentences, didn't seem quite in touch with reality emotionally, that sort of thing. And that woman that-
[He breaks off for a moment, obviously not wanting to talk too much about 'Mom'.]
The woman who's probably seen too many of those 'Lifetime' movies.
Pi-pi?
[Lara stares down the inquisitive Hoppip for a moment, looking defensive. She abruptly jumps up, planting a solid Pound attack square in the grass Pokemon's face.]
CHU!
PI-I-IP-
Anyway, I've been thinking about it, and there seems to be two possible explanations. One is that these are actual people who've been put under a serious mind-whammy. Don't think that's it, though. Something this serious wouldn't leave them nearly as coherent as they are, not for long. Second is that they're constructs of some kind. Like... robots, I guess. Artificial recreations of humans, but whatever's controlling them can't get the more subtle stuff like conversation quite right.
[Lara is back to picking through the bag, wiggling back out and producing a Pokeball. She stands over the stunned Hoppip for a moment, ball held aloft, looking like a gladiator waiting for a signal from the emperor before delivering the final blow. ]
Smoo-CHU.
[She throws the Pokeball down at the Hoppip with more force than is strictly necessary, producing the familiar pop and whoosh of dematerialization. The ball lands on the ground with a soft click, wiggling a bit in the Hoppip's feeble struggles from within.]
So anyone else noticed anything? Seen any evidence that these people actually, you know, have to do biological stuff?
[The Pokeball lets out a 'ding' to mark a successful capture, falling still. The noise is apparently enough to catch Harry's attention, as he finally turns away from the Gear for a moment.]
Lara, quit playing around with that stuff, that bag's like a black hole.
Smoo-chu~
Fine, but if you get lost in there don't expect a search party.
[Harry's set up somewhere at the outskirts of Cherrygrove, right at the edge of Route 29. Lara can be seen in the background, rummaging through her trainer's backpack, occasionally tossing things out past her wiggling legs.]
Relatively, anyway. This road was pretty tame for supposedly rugged wilderness. And this city looks like it could probably fit into a couple blocks of Chicago. Without making room first. Maybe into ONE if they demolished what was already there.
Hoppi?
SMOO!
[Behind Harry, a curious-looking Hoppip floats over to Lara. The startled Smoochum ungracefully pops out of the bag, scattering a few of the items within as she spins to face the newcomer.]
[Harry, focused on the Gear, remains oblivious.]
I stuck around -New Bark Town, was it?- for a couple days before I left. Tried talking to some of the people. They didn't seem quite human. Only spoke a few sentences, didn't seem quite in touch with reality emotionally, that sort of thing. And that woman that-
[He breaks off for a moment, obviously not wanting to talk too much about 'Mom'.]
The woman who's probably seen too many of those 'Lifetime' movies.
Pi-pi?
[Lara stares down the inquisitive Hoppip for a moment, looking defensive. She abruptly jumps up, planting a solid Pound attack square in the grass Pokemon's face.]
CHU!
PI-I-IP-
Anyway, I've been thinking about it, and there seems to be two possible explanations. One is that these are actual people who've been put under a serious mind-whammy. Don't think that's it, though. Something this serious wouldn't leave them nearly as coherent as they are, not for long. Second is that they're constructs of some kind. Like... robots, I guess. Artificial recreations of humans, but whatever's controlling them can't get the more subtle stuff like conversation quite right.
[Lara is back to picking through the bag, wiggling back out and producing a Pokeball. She stands over the stunned Hoppip for a moment, ball held aloft, looking like a gladiator waiting for a signal from the emperor before delivering the final blow. ]
Smoo-CHU.
[She throws the Pokeball down at the Hoppip with more force than is strictly necessary, producing the familiar pop and whoosh of dematerialization. The ball lands on the ground with a soft click, wiggling a bit in the Hoppip's feeble struggles from within.]
So anyone else noticed anything? Seen any evidence that these people actually, you know, have to do biological stuff?
[The Pokeball lets out a 'ding' to mark a successful capture, falling still. The noise is apparently enough to catch Harry's attention, as he finally turns away from the Gear for a moment.]
Lara, quit playing around with that stuff, that bag's like a black hole.
Smoo-chu~
Fine, but if you get lost in there don't expect a search party.
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[Note to self, brush up on techniques for mental self-defense without magic.]
Living plushies who already wield the power of the elements, and can also walk through walls and read your mind. ...Why aren't these things running this place again?
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What if humans used to be Pokemon, too?
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DARWINIAN evolution doesn't work that way.
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[Harry is officially lost in Nerdville at this point.]
Could've given the humans here the chance to develop the Pokeball tech before the wildlife started incinerating them all.
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Apricorns were the answer.
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An' there's a guy in one of the cities around here who makes 'em into all-natural Pokeballs.
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[Definitely lost in nerd-mode. This is all raising more questions than it's answering, but they're COOL questions.]
You know which city this guy's in?
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I don't think he's ever told anyone how he makes Apricorn Pokeballs, tho'. You might have a hard time gettin' him to say anything about it.
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[Sarcasm might be the last resort of the weak-witted, but it's also, Harry has often found, the best response to Johto.]
Thanks for the lead, kid.
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