video | june 18th

[pokexplorer]

[The video feed opens up to the image of a man with a weird coat and an even weirder hairstyle. It'd be weird enough without the translucence provided by his Iris Moonblessing, honestly. He is located somewhere in one of Greatmoon Groves' parks from the looks of things in the background, and he seems very excited to speak with the network.]

Greetings! I've yet to make a post to the network, so I would like to introduce myself first and foremost. I am Colress, a scientist working for the Lunar Scientia and a fellow Moonblessed!

I am addressing the network today with an inquiry! But before I get to that, I would like to make just a few more introductions. This will be related to my inquiry.

[Colress then pans the camera to five creatures whom he introduces as Klinklang, Beheeyem, Magneton, Rotom and Porygon-Z. Klinklang and Rotom seem particularly interested in crowding around the communication band to get their time to shine, while Beheeyem and Magneton hang out as far off-screen as possible. Porygon-Z looks like it has no idea what's going on, honestly.

Colress manages to settle them all down before returning his attention to the feed.]

These are my Pokemon! I have been here for about two months, and have taken notice to the fact that everyone I've spoken to has had no idea what Pokemon are. Allow me to provide a brief description: Pokemon are creatures in my world with unique abilities and affinities to various elements. There are hundreds of species, and they have had a long-standing symbiotic relationship with humans. Pokemon are a cornerstone of my world's culture and my primary subject of study, so you can imagine my surprise when I discovered that I seem to be the only one with knowledge of them here!

However, I have met several individuals with similar companions. This brings me to my inquiry: Are there others present in Lunatia that arrived with pets or companions similar to Pokemon? I would love to compare and contrast our experiences, and learn more about the creatures of your worlds!

[As Colress goes on, the upside-down head of Porygon-Z can be seen peering in from the top left corner of the feed.]

Of course, I am also happy to elaborate on the subject of Pokemon as well, if anyone found interest in my description.

Thank you for your time!

Comments

[wisdomprevails]

Oh, I assure you, Hyrule is a lovely place with many diverse forms of life, but the wild animals of the kingdom don't seem to have the same sense of trust and friendship that Pokemon have.

[pokexplorer]

I see...

[That's so strange. Other creatures that aren't Pokemon, huh...]

May I ask how you came to discover Pokemon, then?

[wisdomprevails]

It's quite the tale, but the short of it is, I was a visitor in world apart from this one not so long ago. There were many others like me, also from other worlds, including one that has Pokemon. There were two young people- 'trainers', they called themselves, and their companion creatures.

[pokexplorer]

Oh!

[With that answer, the pieces of the mental puzzle fall into place for Colress. He's quick to rein himself in after his rather hyperbolic reaction.]

Ah, my apologies! I understand the situation now, is all. You see, I've heard of such a phenomena occurring with someone else. It is very fascinating, and I imagine it must be quite the shock for you to have had something like this happen more than once!

[wisdomprevails]

It was quite the surprise- I never expected to be whisked away to yet another strange world. This one, at least, doesn't have the looming threat of an all-powerful, world-destroying entity.

[Beat.]

We, er, destroyed the all-powerful, world-destroying entity so it definitely will not appear here anytime soon.

[pokexplorer]

[She said that so casually...!]

Goodness. Well, that is good to hear, at least! It sounds like you had quite the journey before this...