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first game; VIDEO. action for new bark i guess but who is even in new bark right now?

[ It takes her no time at all to figure out how to work the gear. Nanami is good with electronics, especially the handheld sort that hold games on them (and she did look at the games that came preloaded first off, and then wasted some of her starter cash on one or two of the others...) so it was easy.

...Except that after she finished playing around with that, Nanami spent several days trying to play the game. As in "Pokémon". She eventually gives this up, but it admittedly takes a while. After turning on the video function, she pauses. Takes a moment to collect her thoughts. This is accomplished by staring off into space before refocusing. ]

...Hello. My name is Nanami Chiaki. I’m a Super High-school Level Gamer. ...I'm pretty good with all genres.

[ That's the unimportant stuff. Moving on to the stuff that actually matters: ]

...Although this is certainly "Pokémon", it's a sequel or something, right? New locations, new creatures...even so, there are so many differences compared to that game, aren't there? Almost too many...

[ She puffs out her cheeks, a silent pout, before continuing past her pause. ]

...I started out with a partner already, without having to visit the Professor. There was no point where I was supposed to choose my partner...or my gender, or name, although I don't mind that. ...While I like Munna, that's a little weird, isn't it? And even if the plot is different in this game, which is normal...

I haven't been able to trigger any quests so far, you know? Or tutorials. ...Maybe that ferry to Kanto would be the right choice, but couldn't that be a case of skipping ahead to the boss area without being properly leveled? That I haven't even had a rival encounter, isn't that worrying?

[ Nanami falls silent for a second before her main concern comes out, said more quietly than the rest, though she hadn't been speaking loudly to start with. ]

...It's not working properly.

[ That's...that's apparently all she wanted to bring up...? Trapped in the world of Pokémon, her main concern is apparently that the game is wrong. Where are the quests she knows she ought to be having, or the characters she ought to be meeting? Perhaps it's best to leave her to it...Ah, no, wait. It appears she has a bit more to say. ]

...If there's a new sequence to trigger the main quest, I'd like to know that, please. I'll keep trying to find it in the meantime. ...Ah, it's hard to trigger secret codes if you're in the game itself, isn't it...? At least, the normal codes are a no-go. I'll have to think of something else.

[ ...never mind, this is absolutely the time to leave her to her thoughts. Nanami ends the video after another pause, undoubtedly going off to try to "start" her game once again. ]

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[...Another newcomer - they spoke very oddly. But, at the same time, Ramza was said to speak oddly, wasn't he?]
Are - are you asking where to travel?
[It took him a while.]

[ ...This...is what they'd call a dream, right?

This is definitely what they would call a dream.

Let her just...peer at the screen a bit.

...

Well, it's not a bad dream, so... ]

...That's right. I want to start the main story. Have you completed it yet?

[ There, that's not too weird, right? ]

[Well, if Ramza was from modern times - well, it wouldn't be as odd then. ~~So if he was Marche.~~
After a bit of a pause, however, Ramza is suddenly nudged by his Druddigon - who is holding the Rainbow Badge.]
Ah-- Mustadio. Do you think this is related to what she speaks of?
[A pause, as he turns back to the camera.]
I suppose collecting the badges would make a good story.

[ ..."Mustadio"...

That's that person, right? ]

Normally...that's how this game plays out. But, there's usually a rival character.

[Yup, the ~~dorky~~ charming gunner. And yet, Ramza is still linefacing.
A rival, hm...]
There are many people here, Lady Chiaki - many would be willing to become your rival.
[...]
Even I would, if you did not mind starting off long after me. [He needs to become stronger. So he doesn't need to regret what happened to Tietra and Delita. So he didn't need to regret being a Beoulve - he could prove himself strong on his own.]

If that's the case...your starter, what type is it?

[ Could this be...destiny? ]

My starter?
[Ramza then turns away - and comes back, a little later, with his Stunfisk.]
'tis a Ground and Electric-type. Is that important?

Yes! [ No pause, this time. ]

My rival...that person will have a starter that is super-effective against psychic types!

[ ..................Okay then. ]

Ah - so somebody with a Bug, Ghost or Dark-type...
[Ramza does not get this. But wait - dark-type?]
Does it truly matter? I've a friend who doesn't use his starter anymore, for example.

That's how it always goes in games. It has to be the starter, and it has to be super-effective.

[ No arguments, this is just How Things Are Done. ]

...
By game, I don't know what you are referring to.
[Are you talking about something like chess? (Guess who hasn't played the games on his PokeGear, even.)]
But are starters truly that important? I'd not seen Sevrin as anything but the beginning of my journey, to collect and battle more of them.

Ah, that's right...

[ He wouldn't know that. ...What a waste of a lifetime. ]

It's how it goes in stories. All the best stories are like that.

[His life isn't a waste! ~~Even if he gets forgotten, both in-canon and then lots of people dismiss Tactics for not being a main game but god damn it he gets to be in the musical spinoff! :p~~
Also he is totally going to try and study what games are after this conversation, what she could be talking about.]
I suppose that is true, Lady Chiaki - I hope you find your rival soon, in any case. 'tis no point in travelling without a goal in mind.
...Ah. I'd not introduced myself. My name is Ramza Lugria.
[Aw, he even gave a little bow! Though that name does totally date him to his canon point. (And his Trainer ID is still registered under the Beoulve name.)]

[ Ramza Lugria? ...There are so many things she could ask, but that would be like saying she'd played his life... ]

...It's nice to meet you, Lugria-san.

...If it's not too much trouble...someday, even though we're not destined rivals, I would like to battle.

[And that would freak him out.
But, another person who calls him -san - a sort of respect. He likes that.]
Of course. If we're both trainers, we aim for the same goal.
[...And now, ad time! :D]
Ah. If you're looking for Pokemon to cover the weaknesses of your starter, there is a service which has been set up by various breeders - the other role which may have been chosen for us. They'll provide you a free Pokemon Egg - and you may purchase more. 'Tis quite helpful.

[After about a minute, a link for the Breeding Center does come though. Ramza figured it out! c:]

A free egg...? I see. I'll look at it immediately, then. To cover my weaknesses...that's a sound strategy.

[ Gamer points to Ramza, there. ]

Have you been here long...?

I came to this land around five months ago - in August, I'd suppose.
[A little grunt - it's been odd adjusting to life here. Especially with the different calender! A pause, though. Now he thinks about it...]
And yet, I've only defeated one of the gyms.

...You're probably good at other sorts of battle.

[ So, don't give up hope. ]

...I was a sellswo-- a mercenary, back where I came from. Ivalice - have you heard of it?
[yes he has asked if you know of his home]

...I've heard the name before, I think.

[ ONLY IN EVERY GAME IT'S IN EVER. ]

[~~ivalice alliance represent--~~
...Okay, now Ramza is very interested. Nobody else has heard of it. But now, he looks a little... nervous? Perhaps she already knew he was a Beoulve. I mean, the Beoulve family was famous and all that.

If only he knew how to make this private. But instead, he stands up - he's going to take his conversation somewhere else, just so Walter can't hear it.]
If you know of Ivalice - have you heard of House Beoulve? [The famous soldiers, saviors and strong warriors, and then him and his sister - the bastard children.]

[ ...Well, she has, but explaining that information would be a tad difficult, so. ]

...

...

...I don't think so.

[Thank goodness. Perhaps she's just from another country? But still, Ramza is now very interested in you.]
Have you decided which path you'll take first - towards Cherrygrove or Pallet Town? 'tis three days travel to the next town, either way.

...It depends on what someone else says, but I think...Cherrygrove.

[ ...She might have spent all the fare she'd need for the ferry on video games. ]

From what I recall, the path to Cherrygrove is quite calm. However, you'll most likely need to capture another Pokemon. Pokemon eggs take over a week to hatch, normally.
[...]
'Tis where I caught Hildegarde - a Hoothoot. She is a Normal/Flying-type who can also learn a few Psychic-type moves.
[Also a Kururu fun fact, which she probably won't catch because l-lol. All of Ramzas' Pokemon are named after the Random Names you can get from Tactics.]
Have you people here from your land, Lady Chiaki?

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