1st Genius α Video/Action for New Bark Ω

[leftinbasketforfbi]

[It takes him a bit to figure out how the hell to start the feed. When he finally does, all PokéConnect is treated to the sight of a deceptively calm man dressed in purple pants and a white shirt tied with a gray obi, the traditional psychic’s outfit. An Absol keeps pacing behind him, as if expecting him to fall over at any moment and preparing itself to catch him. Honestly, that’s because it is, since its new Trainer has had a massive panic attack that caused him to pass out once already, and Absol can sense that there will be more to come. This is going to be a long partnership.]

Morgan, if this is a prank, alright. You got me. You win the war.

[The man holds up his hands in defeat, still unnaturally calm.]

I don’t know how you did it, but you can stop now. I get it. You can make the Pokémon go away. Once again, I have no idea how you did it…

[His throat gets tight. He struggles to keep his breathing even.

Please, Morgan. Please oh please make this stop.]

But you can stop it now. I have a lot of work to do, and giving me strange clothes, asking a woman to pretend to be my mother, and trying to make me doubt my own sanity is not helping.

[Please let this be a prank. Please say he’s not completely insane.]

And you can turn off the music while you're at it.

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[Video]

[leftinbasketforfbi]

[Twilight? Odd name, but not odd to the point of unreality. He smiles; his hands keep fidgeting out of sheer nervousness and anxiety, but at least he's coherent and not about to start screaming into the 'Gear.]

Spencer. Or Reid, if you like.

[You should be hopeful, Twilight. It may not seem like it, but Reid is one of the most mentally resilient people you'll ever know.]

You, um, you've been here for a while?

[Video]

[friendyousohard]

Nice to meet you, Spencer.

[That's going to be a very, very valuable trait for him during his stay.]

Several months. Long enough to be able to answer most of the questions about this world that new arrivals want answered.

Aside from "how did we get here" and "how do we get home", that is...

[Video]

[leftinbasketforfbi]

[Yeah, it's been a pretty good trait to have so far.]

New arrivals? [His voice seems distant. He knows he's crazy by now. He knows the implications. It still--even though he has no guarantee they were real, he doesn't want to break down in front of any of these people, so on the surface he's asking questions but he'll still have a complete freak out later.]

People come here often?

[Video]

[friendyousohard]

[And to think, Twilight's under the impression that she's actually managed to head off that very reaction. So naive...]

About every couple weeks or so, there are a few new appearances in New Bark Town, where you are now. It's actually remarkably timely.

You may be able to find a few others who are new to Johto not too far from you, in fact. Sticking together might not be a bad idea.