ladywithnovoice | Function (1) - Text/Action for Route 29

[Eventually, after punching Royce and a couple one sided conversations and getting the hang of battling before anything else, Red finally discovers her own 'Gear has a text function. She actually types a lot... It's just that none of it really goes through, every line deleted. There's so much to say, she doesn't even know where to start.]

[Well... Royce is on information gathering duty, as much as he hates talking with people, so she finally decides to go with something more mundane.]

I don't know who voted for all the rain, but I don't suppose anyone wants to let a lady borrow an umbrella? [A pause before she adds-] Or a pack of cigarettes.

[And because she can't help herself...]

As for these Pokemon, are there any kind that can sing? Or any more dogs. I wouldn't mind another if I could figure out where to find one.

[For anyone in New Bark or on the route itself, they'll be able to see Red along it along with an Electrike that's constantly chasing Pokemon out of the tall grass. They're both actually rather quiet, but she's quick to look up when she realizes there's someone else nearby. Well... Someone besides Royce, who's nearby as wel and who she's also keeping an eye on.]

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Nope! Has anyone told you about the gyms yet?

And yeah, a circus! If you and Red are ever in town when there's a show, you guys should come watch! It's loads of fun.

[Another long pause.]

Yeah

I understand.

A lot of my friends went away too. To a place called The Country.

Maye we could be friends.

no. i believe there was something in the handbook about it but it wasn't very clear.

maybe we will! we'll see.

FRIENDS
ARE REALLY RUDE
SOMETIMES
DO YOU AGREE ?
HEE HEE

EVE THINKS
EVE WOULD LIKE THAT !
EVE THINKS
YOU ARE A NICE LADY
WITH A NICE NAME

Well, there are gyms in certain towns that you can challenge with your Pokemon! If you beat the leader, you win a badge. Badges are useful for training strong Pokemon, and you get money and TMs too!

useful how?

Yeah but sometimes because they're our friends it's okay.

I think you're nice too. Maybe tonight after we're done traveling, I can hum for you. It's not singing but it's still nice sometimes.

YES
THAT IS HOW
EVE FEELS

OH !
EVE THINKS
SHE WOULD LIKE THAT VERY MUCH !
CAN EVE
INVITE DADDY TO LISTEN
TOO ?

Of course. The more the merrier, right?

RAH RAH !
EVE CAN NOT WAIT !

EVE WILL SEE IF
DADDY
CAN COME LISTEN
AND MEET HER NEW FRIEND

[Someone just remembered that internet safety is a thing.]

EVE THINKS
HE WILL LIKE YOU
AND HEARING SOMEONE ELSE
HUM

Sometimes, if a Pokemon gets really strong and at a high level, they won't listen to you when you try to train them.

Having a badge will make them listen, though. The tougher the gym, the more likely a tough Pokemon will listen to you in battle!

Let me know what your daddy thinks, ok? I wouldn't want to get on his bad side.

DADDY'S BAD SIDE
IS HIS LEFT
SO
STAY TO THE RIGHT !

[And after that warning, Eve will be zipping around to try and get Hiccup's attention. It might be a bit of a wait, but Red will eventually get a differently-styled text from the same number as that little girl.

...He just has to stop erroring out every time he sees himself referred to as Eve's father.]

Hello, this is Hiccup. Listening to you would be nice, I think, if you really don't mind.

It doesn't hurt you, does it?

... why?

[That makes her shoulders shake a little in silent laughter before she goes to waiting. Good thing she has company. Seeing the concern in those words is nice.]

No. It's fine. There's no pain. It just

stops after a point.

I dunno! That's just the way it works, I guess.

that's extremely strange!

You don't think it's similar?

Yeah, a lot of things are kinda weird here. You just gotta get used to them.

... i don't follow

i'm starting to see that. such as the - what was it, magnemite? are there more creatures like it? i mean in the same sort of mechanical vein of things.

I think so, yeah! Like Porygon, I think? I've never trained one, but they're supposed to be made by people, or something.

It reminds me a little bit of the Transistor and the Process.

Or maybe that's just because the two of us were using it and not your or Grant.

[And by 'two of us', she doesn't mean you and her, Royce. She means her and a certain nobody.]

i'll have to see about getting one then!

if it were that simple then i would have found a way to fix it.

but... maybe.

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