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[When the feed clicks on, it's to a close up shot of a Shedinja floating inside what appears to be a hotel room. The ghost is just staring blankly at the screen, neither moving nor giving any other sort of indication that it's alive or that it really had any reason for apparently deciding to turn the gear on.]

[Just. Staring.]

[It's probably kind of unnerving and the worst part is that this goes on for a good twenty minutes before something else finally happens.]

Ugh, Phoebe did you hide my gear somewhere again? It was cute and kind of funny like the first maybe...three times? But that's really starting to wear off, sorry to say. Jeez, where is everyone it's like a gravey--

[John's voice can be heard in the background, and just as he wonders to himself where all his Pokémon went, his feet can be seen in the background behind the Shedinja. He sighs.]

Well that explains where everyone went at least. [The neon green argyle sock-clad feet approach the bug ghost and the camera.] Exos, what are you doing over here...oh. Ugh, not you too! Jesus what does a guy have to do, I swear... [The camera jostles as John, still mumbling to himself, picks the 'gear up. He redirects the camera to his own face, looking a little exasperated.]

Sorry about that. Exos is...well okay I have no idea what the fuck he was trying to accomplish there, if anything at all. But since this is already on, may as well make some kind of point here I guess. Umm, let's see...

Tell me about your favorite type of Pokémon. Or your favorite species, anything like that. Feel free to gush about your team and the things you have accomplished together, I don't mind. It's actually kind of fun to hear what other people have to say about their companions.

Here, I will even go first. Ghost types are my favorite and thanks to Bro Strider, I recently finished my collection of grim, grinning ghosts. I now have at least one of every ghost-type evolutionary line. My favorite species is Haunter. Mostly for nostalgia reasons but Haunters have the added benefit of just being pretty awesome in general.

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[He didn't really know the 'Gear was on until he heard John's voice. Which he didn't recognize, since they've only talked over text.]

I had a level 100 Mewtwo on my Blue version that wiped the floor with my brother's team. I caught it 'cause he stole my Alakazam that was level 60 without even using the rare candy cheat.

Now that I'm actually here, though, I dunno what my favorite type is. I like all of my team!

I suppose I'd have to say my favorite is blue Pokemon.

[ ... ]

Apparently.

[ Yes this is as weird as it sounds. ]

Haunters are pretty cool, provided they're not trying to dangle you upside down in your sleep or putting tacks under your blankets.

[Phantom's antics are... really something else. Heh.]

But I've got a pretty strong bias towards Charizards. Maybe that stems from hanging around Flare so much.

So like...a battle of wills, boundary-setting sort of deal? I think I get it...maybe.

[In a way, at least.]

A sweet Gyarados though? There's something you don't hear every day. So you have two then?

Ahaha, yeah definitely. My Togepi, Bulbasaur, and Zorua were both like that before they evolved. My Togepi especially, holy shit he was basically constantly underfoot or trying to get me to pick him up.

...he had the weirdest fascination with shoelaces too, for whatever reason. But yeah, give your Charizard some time and I wouldn't be surprised if she grows out of the clinginess entirely.

Oh! Ahaha, I thought you meant type overlap for some reason, my bad. Durrr... yeah I think those are the two I have seen the most of as well. I think both of your past incarnations had Omanytes but those are the only ones I have seen of those...which is a shame because Omanyte is downright adorable.

The museum was really cool though, yeah! We took a lot of pictures while we were there, you will probably enjoy it even more than we did though.

[He can already see it in his mind's eye. He will just laugh when this day comes.]

[He sees what you did there, Rose.]

what was that?
i got a ping for a message but i unfortunately cannot read it because i still have these goshdarn eyepatches on because my loving fiancee so kindly blinded me with her hair.
where is terezi when you need her so i can learn the ways of tasting letters?

[John laughs.]

There are times where I'm glad I didn't know I had a sister until I was thirteen. Though, on the other hand it probably would have been more fun to play Pokémon with her instead of by myself. That kind of made trade evolutions...impossible.

[There's a reason he favors Haunter over Gengar, and that's pretty much it right there.]

Blue version though, only way to go. I knew there was a reason I liked you, Shaun.

Well blue is basically the best color there is save for maybe green so I can't honestly blame you for that!

[Hey if fossils count, blue Pokémon totally count too.]

But why apparently? Did you just find yourself with a bunch of blue Pokémon one day?

The smallest huh? How many families would you say there were?

[She stops to ponder a bit but she has an idea what to say.]

Well...there's not really a specific reason but they're just...all cool you know? Like they're all special in their own way....plus, I don't really like picking favorites, you know?

[Might be an awkward way of responding but that's her response.]

[Wow that was...a lot to take in. She got the gist of it, sure, but somethings went over her head. Not that she's going to let that be obvious.]

It certainly does seem like a type of Pokémon I would be interested in! Although...you mentioned something about how I should be glad I never saw one. Is there any particular reason why you said that?

It's all part of their uniquely quirky charm as the most cunning and persistent of lovable douchebag pranksters, am I right? You really can't hold it against them for long, at least I can't.

Charizards are pretty cool as far as fire types go though. You can never go wrong with the Kanto starters, all three of them are pretty great.

Oh yeah? Did any of yours learn to talk so they could order you around? Kiyo learned no first, if that tells you anything.

[There are a few topics that one should really never bring up in front of John. One is movies, and the other is ghost types. Because you will never hear the end of his passionate nerd rambles.]

Last time they appeared in the wild, they ended up draining people's souls. Trainer-raised ones don't do it for some reason, but looking into the hole in a wild one's back is a one-way ticket to some kind of crazy fucked up dreamworld. Your body is left behind as an empty shell until somebody finds the Shedinja that took you and takes it out.

[Blink. Blink.]

...you can't be serious.

There are 15 families and a grand total of 27 different species, including Giratina in both those counts.

[He smiles.]

Yeah, I get it. I think if I hadn't played the game before coming here I would have a harder time picking a favorite species. It's easier to play favoritism with pixels as opposed to living things.

Hehe, no they did not. Though my Zoroark is learning to speak now. Because where is the fun in having an illusion casting fox if you don't teach at least him that much, you know?

Hey, I love jokes as much as the next guy and I am basically the master of pranks. But there are some things that even I won't joke about. Look it up in the Pokédex if you don't believe me.

Jason was two years older than me, and the only reason I got a gameboy when I was 6 was because he got one and Mom and Dad wanted to be fair. Then he got mad because I was better than him, so he told me he'd trade his Graveler for my Kadabra and then trade it right back when they evolved.

[dickish big brother is dickish. Still...]

I'd let him win if I got the chance to battle him now.

[Shaun pauses and squints, then recognizes the 'Gear.]

Oh, hi John! I didn't check the Gear ID.

Have you ever seen this happen to someone else? Because this sounds pretty out there to moi.

Mine gets shifty every time I make noises about that. He's gotten REALLY good at his human transformation though.

[His expression hardens somewhat at that.]

I did. My fiancée and several of my friends were all drained, as well as many other people I didn't know. Why would I make this up? Why would anyone make something like this up?

Mind filling me in on who's Giratina? [Still kind of a newbie after all.]

You've played the games where you came from? Up to which ones?

Because stories like that aren't always real. People will say whatever they want for attention. Is this honestly that surprising?

I haven't noticed a trend with any of my Pokemon yet, although...I've raised all of them except Bolt from eggs? So I guess so far I like rearing eggs.

[Who's not phased by all the ghosts, this gal.

But given that John knows her from last time, he probably already realizes she wouldn't be freaked out by ghosts.]

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