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[theotherother]

How long does it take to get through this stupid forest?

[...oh wait, it'd probably help if the people watching could actually see the forest. So Kaine'll just turn on the video and there's well, a bunch of trees. It's the Viridian Forest, so yeah, not much to see here besides a forest. And bugs. There's a bunch of bug Pokemon crawling around on the trees.]

It took two days to get here, I've been in here for three, and I pretty much never want to see a forest again for the rest of my life.

[He's only even in here because his Pokemon stole his pack and dragged it out of town. Because if he had things his way, he would've stayed in Viridian City forever. But noooo, his Natu just had to get tired of staying there and drag him in here.]

So that's been what? Five days since I left town? And I've spent most of them walking, so the next town has to be coming up soon...right?

[He doesn't sound confident about that at all. And why should he? For all he knows, the map's lying and this forest just goes on and on forever. Because that...doesn't exactly sound like something that could happen here, but at the same time he wouldn't really be surprised if it actually did somehow happen to him.]

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[theotherother]

Yeah, well, I don't have anything like that. And if five days isn't bad what is? And where is it so I can avoid the hell out of it?

[heartdive]

Forests and caves. They take a lot of time and you can get lost. The Ice Path is pretty long and cold.

[theotherother]

Yeah probably. Up until it causes some sort of horrible accident.

[Not exactly an optimist here.]

[theotherother]

It hasn't been a week!

[...]

Yet. Look, even if it was, I'm not burning it down.

[theotherother]

So stay away from caves, forests, and some ice covered hellhole. Got it.

[heartdive]

Easier said than done. You pretty much have to go through 'em at some point.

[theotherother]

Well, what if I just decide to stay in the next city I get to? Problem solved.

[Unless his Pokemon makes him head out again...huh, maybe this isn't as good a plan as he thinks.]

[heartdive]

That'd work! ...If that's what you really want to do. Honestly the easiest solution is to just raise a Ponyta or another Pokémon that you can ride.

[theotherother]

No. No way in hell am I riding a horse again.

[pipers_son]

Eeeeeh, we can blame it on somethin' else. We got a tornado full a sharks, we can figure it out.

[theotherother]

Hate to disappoint you, but there's no we here. You want the idea, take it. Only thing I'm planning on doing is making it to the next town without starving to death in a goddamn forest. Then I'm planning on drinking until I don't remember there even is a forest.

[Which is the best plan ever in his opinion.]

[pipers_son]

Heh. Good luck with that, then!

[theotherother]

Thanks. I think I need it at this point.

[heartdive]

Bad experience?

[theotherother]

Something like that, yeah.

[heartdive]

So... Pick something else to ride on?

[theotherother]

Are there things that aren't horses, bugs, or giant metal death crabs?

[scizor_sister]

[Well you're no fun at all.]

Fine. It's not my fault if you're too scared to follow good advice.

Enjoy your stay in the forest.

[What she doesn't actually add but seems to be thinking: "foreveeeeeeeeeer".]

[theotherother]

No. I'm not going to enjoy this. And it's not good advice either. It's the kind of shit I would've done a few years ago, and trust me, it's nowhere near as good an idea as it sounds.

[Because there was a time where he totally would've set a forest on fire if certain people were in it because he had clone issues.]

[heartdive]

Onyx would work. I'd say Torterra too, but I walk faster than Twigs moves sometimes.

[loveisanopendoor]

I guess it depends on where the place is? And what you mean by 'a while'. So far, none of the towns in Johto I've been to seem all that bad. There's a beautiful park right between Violet and Goldenrod...

[theotherother]

And those look like...what, exactly?

[theotherother]

There is?

[loveisanopendoor]

It's a really nice place! They have a Bug-Catching Contest every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. I'm thinking of entering the next one! They release certain Bug-type Pokemon that you can only find during the contest.

[scizor_sister]

[Old-you sounds a lot more fun than current-you, as far as Nui's concerned.]

Oh? So what's your plan, then?