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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.]

Comments

[pipers_son]

Forests are like that. Who knew?

Anyway, from what I've heard, s'worst than Ilex... and that takes 5 days on a good week. Hope ya packed enough.

[theotherother]

No idea. My bird has my pack.

[He's not even sure why he said that out loud. He wasn't planning on telling anyone about that.]

I swear to god if I starve to death...

[He's not actually sure what he'd do then. Haunt his Pokemon maybe. Or respawn in the Pokemon Center and have to come back to this forest.]

[pipers_son]

Yer bird packed yer bag? [At the very least, Joker doesn't say it like it's anything out of the ordinary. His Pokemon are probably more responsible than him half the time anyway.] Might wanna see if they'll let ya check it then.

[theotherother]

I don't know. Probably.

[He's still not really doing the whole...Pokemon thing, so stuff like that usually isn't on his to do list.]

And I'd have to find her first to check. Stupid thing mostly hops around. No idea how it got that far ahead of me.

[Especially given that Natu is tiny and it can't be moving very fast while it's dragging a backpack around.]

[pipers_son]

[...He is trying so hard not to laugh at some poor soul's misfortune. He is trying so hard.]

Sounds like ya might need ta pick up the pace and keep an ear out for rustlin'.

[theotherother]

You know, this whole thing is why I don't get the majority of the people here. Why on earth would anyone go out of their way to go anywhere here?

[Because this sucks and if he could get out of looking for his Pokemon he would. ...but he can't, so the camera's moving around as he walks. Sorry about the shaky cam there, Joker.]

[pipers_son]

Well, some folks actually like the outdoors, as it turns out.

[Don't be a smartass, Joker.]

Besides, there are things ta do like those gyms or just sightseein'. Not ta mention travelin' is generally what ya have ta do if yer lookin' ta live in one a the bigger cities.

[theotherother]

I don't have a problem with the outdoors. It's just...

[He's not even sure how to put this into words.]

This is different. Completely different.

[There, nailed it.]

[pipers_son]

[Use your words, Kaine.]

Is it all the beasties about?

[theotherother]

That's part of it, I guess. More the lack of a bus or something. There's boats and I heard something about a train somewhere, but there's no bus? The hell's with that? Even some sort of Pokemon bus...thing would make things a hell of a lot better.

[pipers_son]

...That could be a really good business ta start here.

[theotherother]

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

[Not exactly an optimist here.]

[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.