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I don't know how, but this Pokémon found its way into my camp and looks like he's part of my team now.

[He turns the camera to show the newest addition:]



Apparently his name is Comet, if anyone knows who he used to belong to. It would also be nice to know how to get new additions to listen a little better. He keeps trying to curl up next to me when I sit down, but he's too big for that.

I'll keep this short -- does anyone have tips for beating the Azalea Gym Leader? I'd rather go in prepared this time so I don't lose and end up embarrassed like last time.

[No matter how much he complains about Psyduck, he's sitting here petting the bird's feathers lightly as it rests against him.]

[The scene is Route 33, Azalea Town in view not too far away. Nagi's resting near his camp, handing Marowak a snack after a battle when Alakazam floats up to show that two eggs she's been taking care of are hatching!]

I already know what you two are since you came from my former teammates after they went home...again.



Does anyone want a Smoochum? Tot, the Cleffa is yours.

[At the end, there's a very odd noise before the Psyduck who recorded the whole thing shows his face, plays with the Zoom feature a few times, and finally turns the Gear off.]

[Just outside Violet City, Nagi's Prinplup is fighting an NPC. The fight is pretty one-sided and after it wins, the penguin begins to flash in a pretty recognizable way.]

It's finally strong enough to reach its final form!

[For once, Nagi sounds more like a kid than an 18 year old. He's pretty excited until the bird stops changing....]


Pole?

[Nagi looks up -- the Empoleon is a few inches bigger than him. His visible eye is wide in shock.]

You're bigger than I expected. Maybe we should continue to Azalea now that you're evolved. There'll be another Gym there.

[Empoleon nods quickly. Only now does Nagi notice the light for his Gear.]

Since this is on...is there anyone near Violet that I can arrange a temporary trade with? My Haunter will evolve that way.

Putting more effort into training was definitely worth it. Even without an Electric type, I managed to beat him.

[Nagi actually did this a day or two ago, but hadn't bothered to tell everyone until he felt like he could handle whatever anyone had to say to him about the fight. With Tot at work, he steps into their hotel room, and a pile of eggs comes into view near his Psyduck and her Skitty.]

...seriously? How many are there?

[Psyduck looks at the eggs and quacks eight times as an answer.]

We don't need eight more Pokémon around here. They're up for sale if anyone's interested.

[OOC: Badge is mod-approved. Three of the eggs have been claimed already, but the other five are up for grabs in this post. Details here.]

I think I'm ready to handle that gym again. We've been training hard lately.

[Behind Nagi, a Gastly, a Prinplup, and an Alakazam can be spotted sitting and munching on various snacks. The Gastly finished first and floats over to the Prinplup. It sticks its tongue out, but before it can try anything, Nagi turns around and scowls.]

Kaoruko, don't Lick Pipsqueak. I'll give you more food later if you're hungry.

Gas?

I have things to do, so I can't spend time with you right now.

[He bends over and picks up a few eggs -- the observant might notice them as belonging to a Cleffa, a Smoochum, and a Slowpoke.]

Mamoru, one of these needs to go to the birthday boy. Crawford and Schuldig, I'll send the others to the Pokécenter closest to you -- is that Mahagony?

[Is the sound effect real or simply in the imagination of anyone who sees the look on Nagi's face as he hands six balls over to the person working at the Violet City PokéCenter right now? Either way, it's probably not hard to guess what happened and an NPC confirms it.]

You might want to try an Electric type against Falkner next time.

...thanks for the hint.

[He takes the balls back, lets his Psyduck out, and scowls down at it.]

Does anyone know why he hasn't evolved? He's at the right level for it, but he's still just a Psyduck.

Psyyyduck.

If he's trying to tell me, I don't understand him.

[Nagi puts his Gear in his other hand so he can adjust something out of frame, steps out of the Center, and Tot comes into view, playing with her Skitty. Not too far from them, a Shedinja waits in the grass. Tot moves closer, the bug turns around to move away...and she looks at it.

She collapses in a frilly heap.

Nagi lets his Gear fall to the ground, runs over to her, and a look much like this is visible on his face while he kneels down. The Psyduck wanders off in search of the Shedinja, only to return a moment later and sit down near Nagi. The practiced calm is completely gone from Nagi's voice now, replaced by honest fear as he talks to himself and strokes her cheek lightly.]

Wake up, Tot. We can rest back at camp if you're too tired, but I can't carry you there. Please wake up....

[Fortunately for him, the Skitty has enough sense to turn Nagi's Gear off before too much is recorded.]

[Nagi smiles proudly when he turns the Pokégear on. He rests on his sleeping bag and adjusts the view a moment later, so it only focuses on his face instead of on the Piplup resting on his chest.]

I know a lot of people complain about their Pokégears turning on when their Pokémon play with them or when they're dropped or fall out of your bags. At some point during the time we all don't remember well, I started working on a way to fix that and recently finished it. It's a small program that will lock your Gear until you either slide the stylus across the screen a certain way or hit the extra buttons in a certain combination.

I can't give it away, so I'm only asking P500 for me to send it to your Gear.

[OOC: The app is mod-approved, if anyone was worried.]

[Nagi comes to in a place he hasn't seen before and quickly looks around for Tot. She's not there, at least not that he can see, and he's panicked enough that he almost doesn't notice the shaking earth and flying debris gathered around him. Once he does, though, he beams, honestly happy, and that look is still on his face when he turns the Pokégear on.]

Tot, Mamoru, where are you?

[Until he gets an answer, he'll be levitating things and creating quite the mini-tornado of leaves, grass, and sticks.]

[The Pokégear turns on to a view of Nagi and Tot's camp outside Cherrygrove, where things have become a lot more active today. Nagi's previous talk about specializing in Water types means that a Psyduck, a Piplup, and a Wooper are currently victim of the recent chaos going on all across Johto.]

Will you three get back in your balls? I was letting you rest before we moved closer to Violet City and you're wasting that time.

[The Wooper visible now pays little attention and instead shoots a Mud Shot right at Tot, barely visible on the edge of the display.]

[Tot is trying to figure out why her Buneary has jumped down from her arms when she turns around to face Nagi's Wooper. There is a loud screech from the girl as she gets completely covered from head to toe in mud. Now muddy and soaking wet, Tot looks up at Nagi confused and speechless.]

I'm sorry, Tot! They're not listening to me at all today and I don't know why.

[He does look and sound sorry, since he'll be the one to deal with a cranky girlfriend for the rest of the day. Nagi just wants things to go smoothly for once. Psyduck, a little more tuned into his feelings than the others, attempts to help out by squirting water.

Unfortunately either he was only acting nice or his aim was bad because Nagi ends up soaked instead of Tot being rinsed.]

[Whether it was intended or not, Schuldig the Psyduck's misfire causes Tot to laugh. Although still covered in mud, she's not alone in having to deal with the situation and it makes it a little better.]

Maybe they don't like Nagi any more?

[He sighs even though he's laughing as well. Now they both need to get clean and dry before it gets too dark out.]

I hope they still like me. I've been nice to them and only Farfarello's ever mean when he's out of his ball. They're just...being bigger brats than usual. Do you still have enough soap to get cleaned up with?

[Another shot of mud covers the Pokégear and Nagi can be heard shouting "Frills!" before he turns it off without ever realizing it was on.]

[OOC: If the blue is hard to read for anyone for any reason, let me know and I'll either cut the post or change the color.]

[The Psyduck turns on the Pokégear when he runs around to squirt Nagi's new little Piplup for no good reason. Piplup, in turn, squirts him right back until Psyduck gets a headache. Once Nagi comes into view, he faintly smiles at the two little birds.]

Since they turned it on, I may as well ask this -- does anyone here focus on a type like the gym leaders do? I'm considering it, but Water has natural weaknesses that could make it frustrating.

[By now, Nagi's Psyduck is strong enough to handle most of the bugs easily because it's been fighting a lot lately and when the Gear turns on, it's battling a Skorupi enthusiastically. When the opposing bug seems weak enough, Nagi tosses a Pokéball at it.

...the ball wiggles...and wiggles again. But Skorupi stays caught!]

About time I caught one of you. Now I can use more than just Schu in battles when he gets a headache.

[And as he says that, Nagi's backpack opens, the two eggs inside it roll out, and they crack open. Hello baby Abra and Cubone. Nagi faintly smiles at them, grabs an Antidote, and gives it to Schu.]

And then there were four.

[He's in the Pokémon Center since he'd rather not stay with all of Weiss in their resting spot. Nagi can handle Mamoru, but the four of them together is a bit much. Behind him, Schuldig the Psyduck pokes at two eggs curiously. Nagi just sighs when he notices that.]

Does this place make everyone lose whatever separated them from normal humans or am I unlucky? I don't see the point in taking every power away from people when the Pokémon have plenty of abilities themselves unless we're supposed to rely on them for everything.

[Nagi turns to look at the Psyduck, who is now using an egg as a pillow.]

Relying on him for anything seems like a disaster in the making.

[OOC: Replies from amorallygrey are because that account has more icons!]

[When they say that it's three days between New Bark Town and Cherrygrove City, people must assume that someone knows how to take care of themselves in the wilderness. Nagi most decidedly does not. As proof, the Pokégear turns on and he points it at his campsite. The sleeping bag is there, but he has no luck at starting a fire and the trailmix is scattered all over the ground. Oh, and Nagi is quite soaked and reluctantly wearing the spare outfit he found in his bag.]

Is there any dry place to stay between here and the city or am I out of luck? I think I'm still a day outside it.

[Some newcomers would look confused or upset; Nagi simply looks blank despite the Psyduck complaining in the background. It's not worth trying to quiet it right now.]

I assume there's a reason for waking up in the world of a game. Any information about why I'm here would be appreciated.

[At this point, Nagi fiddles with the privacy settings he's discovered and the remainder is-

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