3rd Study Done Β Video/Action for Mio Ψ

[leftinbasketforfbi]

[He doesn't like going on the network. Like, he really doesn't like going on the network. Unfortunately, he has to move past it right now because SCIENCE and also his munna is sick.

So when the feed starts, Reid (who is wearing HUGE glasses today) is sitting with his back against a tree, taking a break from all the traveling with Mio. Yang the Absol is curled up next to Reid's leg, staring at the communicator. In Reid's arms is the most sad-looking munna ever, and its face looked a little green. It's a sick, sad munna.]

Um, hi?

[Reid cradles Flora the munna carefully, readjusting the glasses on his nose.] Right. Uh, for those of you who don't know, I'm Dr. Spencer Reid. Not that--you don't have to call me that. Spencer or Reid will work fine.

[As you can probably tell, Reid is not good at talking to lots of strangers.]

It's come to my attention that no one's ever formally gathered data about arrivals and departures from this place, and in hopes of finding a pattern that could lead us to being able to better predict who might come and go, I put together a survey. The more people who contribute, the more useful the results will be, so any spare moment you could use to fill it out would be appreciated.

[He switches to text briefly to provide a link to the survey.]

This, um... isn't exactly my realm of expertise? That is, my specialty is largely theoretical and practical applications of knowledge, not setting up studies, and without any kind of possible beta testing, this study isn't exactly what I would call formal. So really, any suggestions on how to improve it or any help from people experienced with correlational studies would be helpful.

On a more personal note...

[He glances down, his glasses hiding his eyes, and he shifts so the munna is more visible on the screen. The poor thing looks utterly pathetic--she's not even hovering.]

Flora has been very sick since she hatched. Does anyone know what might be wrong with her?

[She'll tell you what's wrong with her. She's living off a steady diet of nothing but sleep terrors and nightmares. Reid, you really should see someone about that.]

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[3_butterflies]

Um... if you'd like... I could talk to Flora...

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

Talk to...?

[No, Reid. Stop. Don't question it.]

S-sure. Anything that could help.

[He moves so that Flora is closer to the camera. Sickest. Munna. Ever.]

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[enjoymyatelier]

[wait is this

science

HE IS SUDDENLY INTERESTED IN A PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY]

A survey? I must confess, I didn't consider putting forth one of these the last time I brought this subject up to the network.

[...though given that he was severely emotionally compromised at the time, who can blame him...]

I will admit, my areas of expertise are basically the same as yours, so I'm afraid I may not be the most help with improving it as a correlational study. I would, however, be fairly interested in seeing the results when you've gotten enough data.

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

I got the idea while talking to someone on the network. She mentioned a couple patterns that seemed to show up among the existing pool of non-natives, and I wanted to see what other patterns one could uncover.

[Reid runs a hand through his hair.]

It might take a while before I have enough results, because some of the questions do have the capacity of being personal, and there will be a bias within the pool of survey takers because I can only get a sampling from people who actually choose to take the survey, but this is the best we can do at the moment. Once I have a large amount of data, I'll give the results to whoever wants it.

[earthshattering]

Maybe take her to those Pokemon centers? I'm sure they can help Flora. I can ask my friends if they know anything about it.

[leftinbasketforfbi]

Well, I'm still a few days away from a Pokemon Center. If there's any way to give her some more immediate help...

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[paladinlost]

That's quite a lot of questions.

[And some of those he'd rather die than answer truthfully, and lying wouldn't help. Darn.]

I can tell you that there was a change in the pattern of arrivals some time ago, though I cannot remember the exact moment. There used to be newcomers every week, but now the waves happen once every two weeks or so. I also remember a few weeks with no arrivals at all.

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

Y-yeah. I really have no way of finding potential patterns without trying to cover all the basics. [And Carmen Sandiego implied that an unusually high percentage of people here come from very troubled backgrounds, and he wants to see if that's actually true and if so, if that could be significant.]

Really? So arrivals slowed down? [He frowns, putting a hand on his chin.] Do you remember roughly which month that was?

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[eagletalons]

A Pokémon Center may be able to help her. Nurse Joy is familiar with all types of Pokémon and she can usually tell what's wrong.

[Pause. Man, he never thought about that.] The survey is a good idea-- actually, I'd have never thought about it. [And he's the omnidisciplinary scientist too!]

If I may ask, what exact field do you work in?

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

I'm going to go talk to her when we get to Violet.

[Reid frowns, fidgeting with his hands.] The only problem is that the pool of survey-takers will be very self-selecting, and therefore biased. There are a lot of people who won't want to answer those questions--I, I really don't blame them, because I wouldn't either--and that will probably lead to skewed data. [He gives a shrug. He figures that he's probably going to need to keep giving this link to people for a few months before he gets enough data to really compile.] But I guess that's better than no data at all.

I'm a, I'm a profiler? I work in the FBI to find criminals by making a hypothesis about how their minds work. But I have degrees in engineering, chemistry, and mathematics as well.

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[machinamonkey]

[Rikku's got her shiny Musharna]

I've got a Musharna--the evolved form of a Munna--and Flora should be able to tell you what's wrong. They're Psychic types and can do telepathy.

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

They can?

[Well, that'll be useful in the future. Reid gestures to the sick Flora, his brow furrowed.]

I mean, she's only a few days old, and she's been sick the whole time. I don't think she's figured out how to do that yet.

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[used_realtears]

[He takes a look at the survey]

That's really long! Can I just tell you my answers instead?

And...what do Munnas eat? I haven't seen one before, but I know how to take care of animals a bit!

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

Sure! Sure, you can just say your answers instead of typing them, so long as I can hear you.

[And he would normally tell Nobita about the difference between sex and gender, but he's kind of busy cradling a sick Pokemon and keeping up with all the responses to his inquiry.]

I, uh, I know what the problem is now. Thank you, but I can handle it from here.

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[friendyousohard]

[She's been filling out answers on the survey for a while, but honestly she's not sure she's going to send it in. Scientific advancement is something she's all for, naturally, but some of the questions... she's just not sure she wants to answer them, really.

In the midst of debating the issue with herself, she decides to ask about the other issue.]

It looks like you've gotten a lot of help on that poor Munna... was anyone able to give you an answer you could use?

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

[Well, Reid totally understands that. He normally wouldn't ask personal questions like that, but someone mentioned that there's an unusually high percentage of people from troubled backgrounds here, and Reid wants to see whether or not that's the case. He doesn't blame Twilight if she doesn't want to answer, even though it'd be helpful if she did.

Reid looks a little uncomfortable, because apparently, by showing a sick munna, he has broadcasted the fact that he has nightmares to the world. Oops.] Uh, yes, actually. She, um, isn't eating well? I can't do much about it until we get to Violet, but... well, I know what the problem is.

[He pets Flora's head absently.] And now I know to train her to stop eating things that she shouldn't.

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[shiromadoushi]

Is she like a bakumakura? Something that eats bad dreams? Maybe she hasn't been eating? Or eating too much?

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

Oh, she--a couple people told me what's wrong. Thank you, though. She's just been eating badly; I'm taking her to the Pokecenter in Violet.

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[moveslikestrider]

Seriously? No one has gathered that data or- well, I'll toss in my shit for you. It's a start.

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

No, no one has. At least, not to my knowledge.

Thank you, though! Anything at all helps.

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[explosivecombat]

Dr. Reid, is it? It's a pleasure.

[Well, he's certainly smirking enough, though it's not an unpleasant expression. He's not exactly in the practice of genuine smiling.]

I spent quite some time attempting to analyze patterns regarding those who are brought to this world, for several months after my own arrival; I can't say I found anything of value. Though I must admit that I'm not a professional in this sort of field; perhaps you'll see something I didn't.

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

Uh, right. Dr. Reid. Um, who am I speaking to?

[Reid perks up a little at the mention of patterns, though.] Oh, anything could be significant, really. If you could share your observations, they could be really helpful.

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[remainingtwin]

[Man, Reid, your dex is blowing up, isn't it?] Your survey idea must be pretty popular.

[She wonders if she has to fill out the survey too--or, at least, if she should even though she's traveling with him--but there are more important matters at hand]

How's Flora? Did you get anything that'd help?

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

[Yes. Yes, it is. He doesn't know why this keeps happening.] Um, I guess so. Maybe people are just excited for the possibility of answers?

[Filling it out would be helpful, yeah. He doesn't know everything about you.]

Well, I found out what the problem is. [He purses his lips, looking down at the munna and avoiding looking at Mio.] Turns out munnas eat people's dreams.

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[worktodo]

Maybe she's got the swine flu.

[WAY TO BE HELPFUL, ALBERT, AREN'T YOU FUNNY.]

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

[Ha ha, Albert. That's funny. :| ]

That's helpful. [Not panicking!Reid knows the art of sarcasm.]

Actually, turns out that she just isn't eating well. [And by that, he means that she's been munching on nightmares born from nine years in the most intense job imaginable.] I'll ask a professional about it when I get to town.

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[dreamsofahero]

You know, some questions in that survey are taken from a rather biased perspective, when you think about it...

And is that a munna?

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

Like I said, it's not my realm of expertise. Without peer review, experience, and testing, I can't make it completely unbiased, especially since I haven't been to any world besides my own. What do you think reflects bias? [He actually did expect there to be some, but people pointing out where it is helps him edit it and make it a more useful survey.]

Y-yeah, she's a munna. Flora. [He leans back a little to give him a better look at the sad pink pig-like thing in his lap.]

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[canthearyou]

HAVE YOU TRIED TAKING HER TO THE POKEMON CENTER? IT'S A HOSPITAL, BUT FOR POKEMON. THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP.

[While he waits for an answer, he'll get started on that survey.]

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

Um, I'm on the road. I can't take her to a center until I get to Violet.

[But he'll be taking her there as soon as possible since he's sort of responsible for her getting sick in the first place. Whoops.]

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[tearsofademon]

Ah, that's how you make things private on this thing?

[because that's the first thing he notices after reading through that survey with intent to fill it out...]

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

Uh, yeah. Yeah, that is. It's not--it's not guaranteed privacy since someone could conceivably hack it, but a filter's how you make it harder for people to see conversations.

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[tapestodiane]

_{[Oh hey, you with the panic! Who seems a lot better, which is a good thing.]}

I haven't been able to find a pattern to the workings of this place yet, but I'll wish you the best of luck.

_{[No sarcasm there. It would probably be good to get a new take on it. Also, hi, by the way; video this time. The reason he didn't opt for that LAST time was because he kind of had weird metal plates beneath his eyes and figured that wouldn't be anything Reid would be comfortable seeing. Today, however, they've more or less retreated completely. Just a few red dots if you look closely now. Isn't that comforting.]}

I will also note that I'm glad to see you're looking better.

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

[He is much better, thank you. He still sometimes wonders if he's going to wake up in a mental institution at some point, but he's accepted that there might be a possibility of this being real.]

Some patterns are starting to rise, actually, but I'm waiting for a larger pool of data before I draw any conclusions.

[Reid smiles, pushing some hair from his face.] Y-yeah. I'm, uh, I'm glad I'm better too. [He thinks he knows your name since Gordon has mentioned you, but just in case...] I, uh, wasn't really in the right mind to be polite last time we talked. Sorry about that. My name is Spencer? [Yes, he's just said that, but he'd like to say it to you personally anyway.]

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[darkenedgales]

[Glancing over the survey, Crow doesn't... feel very eager to answer the questions. Things he's willing to share completely honestly with someone he barely knows (and a cop on top of that) end around the "how long you've been here" part, and while he doesn't mind talking about his world in general, the fact Spencer asks about the supernatural aspects of it makes it really difficult to respond to, if only because the duelist isn't the lying type (besides, that would make the survey useless, right?) and he doesn't want to talk about how he's involved in fights between gods here.]

... Not to clip your wings or anything, but people have been trying to figure that out for years, with no result. I don't think there is any pattern to be found...

[Although, to be honest, he's been noticing some things, such as his two best friends from home usually coming and going at the same time... but that no longer applies.]

As for your Pokémon, you might have better luck asking Nurse Joy... she'll probably know what to do.

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

[Well, you're welcome to wait until you know Reid better, Crow. He's good people. You'll see that.]

The only time there is ever true randomness is at the atomic scale. Anything bigger than that follows rules--one can even predict which way dice will fall if they know everything about the arc they're thrown in, their acceleration, their weight and distribution thereof, the texture and levelness of the surface they are falling on, and any other variable involved with the function. Therefore, there has to be a pattern that decides who comes here and when. Whether we have the resources to find that pattern is another matter entirely...

[Oh oops he babbled didn't he] Yeah, I'm taking her to the center in Violet. I'm sure the nurse will have advice about what to do.

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[grapecape]

[omg

RESEARCH

fillin' dat out-]

Ah. Is that one of Yui's Munna?

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

[Yay more survey-takers! 8D ]

I... think so? Well, I got her as an egg from a girl who had her first batch of eggs. Maybe that's Yui?

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[usedscratch]

That pokey doesn't look good. You should take it to Joy!

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[leftinbasketforfbi]

Y-yeah. Yeah, I'm going to take her to Nurse Joy.

[Oh, look, that person whose parents were incredibly neglectful and didn't even tell her what a book was]

I figure a professional would know how to take care of her better than I would.

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[lightningbearer]

*well, apparently SOMEONE'S pokemon have been playing with his 'gear, because all you see is a nice closeup of a Kadabra apparently fiddling with it. There's a scolding-sounding squawk from offscreen, then suddenly a Staraptor appears, seeming gesturing to the 'gear and scolding the Kadabra. the Kadabra mostly ignores this, but the Staraptor persists, and....

...oops, look like the Staraptor forgot to take into account the fact that the Kadabra apparently knows Thunderpunch. unsurprisingly the 'gear is dropped in the process, shutting it off*

[Audio] laaaate oops

[foolishwren]

_{[Oh hey, that guy looks a HELL of a lot calmer now. Still jumpy, but at least not questioning the reality of existence or something anymore. ... You know, hopefully. Heather decides to chime in.]}

Survey, huh?

_{[There's clicks as she speaks-- she's scrollin' through it.]}

Cool.

About the Pokemon, though... thaaaat's not normal, I don't think... what've you been feeding her?

_{[She doesn't know much about Munnas so heck for all she knows, maybe it IS normal, but poor little guy.]}

[Audio] That's fine! \o/

[leftinbasketforfbi]

Yeah. It's not much, but it's the best I have at the moment.

[Reid is partially glad that so few people know that munnas eat dreams, and partially not because then he has to try to dodge the question.] I actually found out what's wrong with her. She wasn't eating well, and someone who could... well, talk to animals told me. I'm going to make sure she's eating right now.

...I'm sorry, but what is your name? I don't think I was exactly in the right mind to ask last time. [He sounds vaguely sheepish. He broadcasted his freak out over a whole network of people. Oops.]