lullabytes | 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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...Thank you very much.

[ That solves the problem of "what do I do when I spent all my money on games", anyway. ]

After that, it's Cherrygrove to Violet, right? I heard the first gym is a flying-type.

That's correct. All told it's a ten-day trip on foot. Shorter if you have a Pokemon you can ride, to cut down on the travel time.

Your starter was a Munna, you said?

Yes. I named him Kirby. ...If you're thinking that's after a certain character, you'd be right.

I think they look similar.

[ Kirigiri probably isn't interested in that, Nanami. ]

That won't be much help to you, riding. My Nincada wasn't, either.

...What type is a Nincada?

[ She has to memorize this new Pokedex.

Give her a few days. ]

A Bug/Ground-type. When it evolved, it split into two separate Pokemon: one Bug/Flying, the other Bug/Ghost.

[ .................. ]

That's...

This must be destiny!

[ That's not a weird thing to say at all, Nanami. ]

You're...definitely my destined rival!

[...

WHAT THE SHIT JUST HAPPENED THERE]

What?

In games like this, there's always a rival character, isn't there? That makes the game worth playing, don't you think?

[ For once, no pauses when speaking. ...Okay then. ]

And that person, they should definitely have a type super-effective against the player character's monster. Kirby is a psychic-type, so that means that your starter...it's exactly the right type!

[...Oh. Oh, wait, this is an SHSL Gamer thing, isn't it. She's being dangerously genre savvy in a world that's apparently—

Wait a minute, dangerously genre savvy people are EXCELLENT to have around in places like this.

...]

That's right. I suppose I must be, then.

[ She knew it. Finally, this game is getting on track. ]

Since that's the case, we absolutely have to battle as soon as we can! And also, the badges...I will definitely get them all before you!!

[ This is now her goal. A game needs to have a goal. ]

And as we battle, we'll get a lot stronger. That's how it goes.

I'm already one ahead of you — possibly two, if I go challenge for the one in the city where I'm located right now.

You'll have to work hard if your goal is to defeat me.

As a Super High-school Level Gamer...I wouldn't accept anything less.

[ And everyone knows that friends make the best sorts of rivals. ...And older mentor figures, too? The Foundation sort of counts as that.

There are so many games that are happening right now, Nanami can't even reference them all. ]

After all, a rival who isn't a challenge to beat isn't a rival at all.

Then let's see which of us is worthy of the title of Super High School Level Pokemon Trainer, Nanami-san.

Right!

[ ...That sounds like a cue to leave, so before she does. ]

...I'll call you to tell you when I get my first badge. Take care, Kirigiri-senpai.

Call before then.

The people who attended Hope's Peak...we've been trying to stay together, here in this place. You're counted among that number now.

...What place is it I should be going towards, then?

[ She's making a mental note to call before then.

It's a little like calling home in Earthbound, right? ]

Follow the path until you get to Violet City. By then I'll be able to give you more information.

All right. [ That was the first gym city anyway, so this is a can do situation.

...She should probably get a pokemon she can ride. ]

I'll speak with you later, then.

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

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