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

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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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[Well, it's sure something, that's for sure. Still, she can look them all up later.]

Chatot... Like chatty? What kind of creature is it?

It's good to hear that it will stop soon, then. It looks like I'm going to be doing a lot of walking.

A parrot. A chatty parrot. Very good singers, and even better at reciting lines from action movies when you're trying to sleep.

[Or stereotypical pirate talk. How nice.]

You will, unless you have a Pokémon large enough for you to ride or a friend that can fly you around. But once you reach the first town, you can buy more supplies and sleep with a roof over your head.

So "chat" and "parrot" combined. That's cute. It sounds like you have one.

These things get big enough to ride?

I do. Not the best battler around, but he makes up for it in personality.

They sure do. You can get horses, gigantic rock snakes, cows and buffaloes... If it's large and patient enough, someone around here is using it to travel.

I'm glad that Luna wasn't like that when I let her out.

I don't suppose any of the ones you listed are that big?

The luckier you are with your starter, the more trouble you get from the ones that follow, from my experience.

Swablu and Growlithe both get relatively big when they evolve. An evolved Swablu would allow you to fly, which would cut down most of your travel time, but you'd need a particular HM and badge for that. Evolved Growlithes can only run, but at least they can do so the moment they get used to their new legs.

My bad luck might be more

with something else.

I heard that they get bigger the more they fight, at least that's wht the book says. What's this about badges?

Most of them do, but a few need to touch special stones or to be traded to other people for a time. But battle experience never hurts anyway.

The badges are proof that you've defeated sixteen of the most powerful local Pokémon trainers. They also come with perks, such as discounts in store or enable Pokémon to fly or surf the waves with human riders.

...Yes, I know that doesn't make much sense.

It sounds like a game.

Apparently it is, in some places. But none of the games I've played before have ever left me dripping wet at six on a Monday morning, trying to unlock my door after going out to buy cat food.

[On the other end of the line, she gives a small quiet laugh. It adds a pause to the usual ones that already come before her replies.]

It sounds like there's a story behind that.

Cats tend to cause stories with their very existence, but let's just say that cats that also happen to have the power to create money from thin air and throw it at you can afford to be even more demanding than the average feline.

[...Well then. Red types out a few things, deletes them, and finally comes out with: ]

The animals here don't stop surprising me. What kind of cat does that?

The one called Meowth, if you wait a little before evolving it. Once it knows Pay Day, you can get enough money to buy a different umbrella for every day of the year.

I don't think I have enough carrying space for that.

Thanks, by the way. I'm Red. I know you said no umbrellas, but how about cigarettes? I'm traveling with a smoker. You know how they get.

You're welcome, Red. I'm Captain Ash, nice to meet you. Think that friend of yours would mind if the cigarettes were a little damp? Delivery birds can only do so much.

He'll just have to suck it up.

We're on that path that goes out of that little town... New Bark? Think your delivery bird is going to need a face to know who to look for?

Depends. If fifty people showed up today and have decided to travel in pair, a description or distinctive trait would be useful. The bird herself should be easy to recognize; she'll be gray and larger than any other creature around.

I've only seen the two of us around. Still, better safe than sorry.

And

We're not friends. We just know one another.

[With that awkward side note given, Red finally turns on the video function on her end. Even with the rain, she still looks rather put together, brushing bright red hair away from her face carefully. The camera is directed down, showing an Electrike looking up expectingly, and then towards a distance where a man with dark curvy hair and a Magnemite is.]

Your nicotine-addicted acquaintance, then.

[Well, that hair sure should be easy to find.]

Excellent. That'll be plenty enough for Princess to find you. She'll get there as soon as she can.

[Back to text we go.]

That's him.

Thanks again. I'll pay you back when we get to the next town.

No need for that. You can thank me by not getting eaten by Rattatas on the way, or not letting your Pokémon eat cigarettes like some other people.

I think we'll be fine from Rattatas. I have a pretty good guard dog with me.

But I'll be sure to remind Royce to be careful with his smokes.

Good. A good guard dog and carefulness will get you far in this world, at least until the weather and the ghosts decide to get funny.

Ghosts?

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