friendyousohard | 26th Spell [Video]

So, we're in the first week of the new month and we'll probably be getting new people for a while... and it's occurred to me that there's something about that I've been thinking about for some time now, but have never really addressed.

[Twilight folds her arms a bit, frowning in consideration at the screen.]

Most of us ought to know by now about the helpful guide that Riku, the owner of the training center and the new breeding center, wrote about this world some time ago. It's still a useful resource despite needing some updating, and it's where I got the seed of my idea, but it's a bit... oversized for a newcomer, no offense Riku.

Is there a way to maybe... [She pauses a moment to grope for words.] Create some sort of collective document where we all put in our thoughts on what a new arrival should know about this world right away? Something simple and straightforward, that gives them a grounding point for their first few days. I always worry I've forgotten to mention something important when I talk to someone new, and I think that's a problem we all share. This could fix that, and give them a bit of a leg up in adapting to this world. And as long as we all know about it we can be sure someone's going to show it to them when they arrive.

It might not seem like much, but if you think back on how we all felt when we first arrived, I think most of us would have really liked something like that to at least be available.

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I don't actually think anyone knows. I've been here three years and I've never heard mention of mayors or the like.

Exactly. It's very frustrating, actually.

When it comes to trying to get information out of this world, "frustrating" is the operative word.

Well, I have other things to worry about here, like baking things for work.

Is that a hint? I can let you go, I do have to get the data before I can send it off to you anyway.

Ah, no, not at all. I meant aside from digging through mysteries. We can have some semblance of a normal life here. And while I'll admit that I'm curious... the day to day things sometimes take priority over chasing down mysteries. For now, at least.

Ah, yes, that makes sense. I'm currently living off the funds I gain from winning battles with the native trainers.

It's... surprisingly lucrative. At least if you travel a lot.

I don't. Not yet, at least. I should find some time to travel around... though I might need some Pokemon that are better for traveling on.

Edited 2015-07-20 22:30 (UTC)

That shouldn't be too difficult, given how many there are that can serve as vehicles. Of course, there's nothing saying you have to go anywhere if you'd rather not.

That's true. And that's one of the things I like most about this place - so many choices.

Is that something you didn't have much of back home?

.. Somewhat. I had things that needed to be done, and no real option to get away from them. It wasn't all bad, but it's still nice to not be tied to that here.

Well, we all have our responsibilities.

... Most of us do, anyway. Some of the people I've met here, I'm not sure what they do.

At least most of my clients here are satisfied with the sweets I make, which take much less time to make than computer programs do.

A full-time job and a hobby. No wonder you have so little time for traveling.

My current project has been trying to solve compatibility issues between my computer and the software here. Mine showed up so I can at least keep it up and running, but some of the software just doesn't match up, so I can't transfer files. And it's not as if I can simply download the appropriate programs, since they don't exist here.

... But I'll think of something, even if I have to rewrite things from scratch. It's not that big of a deal.

Edited 2015-07-26 06:24 (UTC)

I... see. Best of luck with that.

[She literally has nothing else to say because she understood barely any of that. Damn technology gap.]

[... Oh. Right.]

... Basically I'm trying to get my computer to be able to 'talk' to the computers here.

Ah. Well that was an easy to understand metaphor, at least.

Makes me think of one of my Pokemon...

Oh? Which one?

My Magnezone, Tesla. It speaks in a way that none of my other Pokemon can decipher, even my psychic-types.

Ah. I don't have one of those, though it looks interesting.

It was one of the first ones I caught. I found its evolutionary line utterly fascinating, though it seems almost criminally underused.

The first Pokemon I caught was a Murkrow, and I use an Arbok a lot. Neither of them are Pokemon that I see a lot of people using.

I think the native trainers use those a lot more than we do...

[Specifically Team Rocket but she's not going to mention that.]

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