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4th Pokémon Caught Γ Text/Action for Violet City Χ

Can anyone possibly give me advice on how to train a Misdreavus and a Litwick? I caught them recently, and I'm having trouble making them behave.

[And by that, he means that they keep trying to eat his soul when he's not paying attention and/or randomly screeching to scare people. That on top of a baby munna with separation anxiety is really making it hard to do anything. As he types, Flora is clinging to his head, Missy is being pinned by Yang, and Nate is in his ball because he wouldn't stop snacking on Reid.]

Advice on Ghost- and Psychic-types in general would be appreciated, actually. I never took care of animals at home, let alone animals that are capable of consuming emotions, so I'm a little out of my element.

Also, I wanted to thank everyone who tried to help Flora two weeks ago. She's doing much better now, and Nurse Joy thinks that she'll be just fine.

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Oh, I can think of a few valuable things within the city limits.

[From the look she gives him, it is entirely possible that she is insinuating he's one of them. He does fit the criteria, after all — and while he's technically not who she's here for at the moment, the implications are a lot closer to the truth than they might initially seem.]

And you should know better than to think getting a glimpse at my itinerary would ever be that easy.

[Stealing Spencer Reid. Now who's done that before?

Unlike Carmen, Reid is not blessed with a huge ego, no matter how much he deserves it. So he dismisses any implications he picks up on as just in his head, because personal experience says that people outside of his team and mother don't value him. You'll need to be more explicit than that, Carmen] Valuables aren't my area of expertise, so I wouldn't know.

[That provokes a laugh, his eyes flicking up to look at her again.] My mistake. Call me curious, though. None of the people here seem to be aware of any areas one can get to outside of Kanto or Johto. Can you at least tell me if you've heard of anyone traveling outside of those two regions, or will I have to try figuring it out on my own? [Not that he minds if he does. He's noticed that every conversation with her tends to turn into a puzzle. And damn if he doesn't love it.]

[Blame it on her flagrant inability to turn off her propensity to flirt. And, for that matter, her relatively good mood.]

Then you'll just have to wait and see, won't you?

[But his question gives her a moment of pause, taking her back to her very first day in the region and the very first thing she'd stolen upon her arrival — a map, courtesy of one of the Pokemon professors, in an attempt to figure out where in the world she was.]

As far as I know, no one's made it outside of Johto and Kanto. And I've heard rumors that even those two weren't always as interconnected as they are now; that's the reason why Johto seems to be relatively more populated with people like us. There's a train that runs to connect the two regions, but some can remember a time when it didn't. So it's entirely possible that there are other populated regions outside of those two, and it's just that no one's yet made contact with them.

[She looks amused.]

If I do find one, are you hoping I'll tell you how I did it?

[Hey, Reid's definitely not complaining about the flirting. He's not totally sure if it is flirting, but if it is, he's not complaining.

He gives a smile.] I look forward to it. [And to trying to figure out where you took whatever you stole.

Carmen Sandiego: so good at hiding, even she has no clue where she is.] My guess is that there are. If this planet works the way Earth does, which it admittedly may not, there should be other land masses at the very least.

[He gives her a small smile.] I'm hoping you'll give me a hint.

[Must be weird to meet one of the icons of your childhood only to discover she's two years younger than you are. Woo, time shenanigans.

Luckily for Reid — and for some people's sensibilities — she's here for a person, not an artifact. But removing him to Goldenrod will be theft enough...for the moment.]

The closest I've been able to come in making comparisons to Earth is that quite a few of the cities in Johto bear a striking resemblance to real-world places, all in Japan. It's most noticeable in Ecruteak City — I won't tell you what it reminds me of, but I don't doubt someone as bright as you will spot it the minute you set foot in it. The climate, on the other hand, doesn't seem to correspond at all, and the stars and constellations aren't conclusive either way.

As for the other regions...Cianwood City is on its own separate land mass, with a set of fairly impressive cliffs making westward travel difficult. If there are more regions out there, that would be the first place I'd start looking for them.

[Yeah, no, he'll never think of her as younger than him. She is Carmen Sandiego. Also he still looks like he's thirteen and she actually looks twenty-eight, so it's really hard to think of him as much older than anyone.]

I can't wait to visit Ecruteak then. [Reid crosses his arms, resting a fist on his chin.] The constellations haven't added up to me either, but I guess that's not surprising. After all, if we're in a different world, we're probably also in a completely different part of the universe than we're used to being in. Although I do find it interesting that we still have seasons as we understand them; that must mean that this planet at least is tilted on an axis like Earth is. The climate is still strange, but at least the seasons are roughly working the way they should.

And having a flying-type would make things a lot easier. [Something to add to the check list: before going to Cianwood, get a bird.] Thanks for the tip; I'll keep it in mind.

[Presence is five percent what you've got and ninety-five percent the swag you throw around while you're at it. Hence why she's so good at coming off as larger-than-life, even to the people who've got a few inches of height on her. There's an art to being instantly perceived as more than the sum of your traits, and it's one she's learned how to use, usually to great effect.]

I'll have to recommend you a restaurant. [She lets her eyes flick deliberately toward his midsection.] Or maybe two restaurants.

But be careful at how much you assume about the world just because it seems to align with facts that are true in our world. It should mean that this planet is tilted on an axis, but it doesn't have to mean that. Here, it could also mean that the workings of the world were set up to imitate ours, but there's something much more arbitrary about the workings. We have scientifically verifiable reasons for which climate zones occur where, and how the seasons change; here, the explanation might only extend so far as "it's intended to be hot in summer and cold in winter". Which in itself would suggest that whoever came up with it was biased toward the Northern Hemisphere on Earth — but the point is, be careful what you take for granted.

Like, for example, that flying-type of yours. There shouldn't be any reason why having a badge pinned to your jacket should make any difference to the bird whether it can carry you or not. [She rubs her wrist a little absently.] But I still wouldn't suggest trying to fly it without one.

[And Reid's got a very tiny presence, so he seems small even though he's actually really tall.]

If you can only point out good coffee place, I'll still be happy. [He sees those eyes. Behold the skinniness and terrible eating habits (ie none) of Dr. Spencer Reid.]

You have a point. [Oh look, a genius that can freely admit that someone else has a point.] It's true that it doesn't have to mean that, that it doesn't have to mean anything. There are some extremely artificial elements to this world, and just because there should be a reason for them doesn't mean there is. But since absence of tangible evidence of rules isn't evidence of their absence, I'm going to keep working under the assumption that this place has internal logic for now. [Because if there is zero logic, he might end up going through another 'oh crap I am hallucinating all of this' phase, and no one likes those.

He winces, biting his lip.] I take it that you tried?

[Up until this point, her smiles have been mostly confident and amused, but at the mention of a good coffee place she positively grins.]

Oh, don't worry. I can tell you every one.

[Considering she visited most of them with a high degree of frequency — an impressive feat for someone who doesn't even particularly like coffee.]

And so long as you don't get complacent, they're fair assumptions to make. Sooner or later we're going to have to make some, and see in the long run whether or not they're sound ones.

[But then her eyebrows go up, and she flicks a vaguely displeased look in the direction of her wrist. Rubbing it is a habit she's been catching herself indulging in lately, and it's not one she wants to perpetuate if she can help it.]

Teri and I decided to test the logic behind Fly the last time I was in Violet. I've had more graceful landings.

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