1st Channeling | Preparing To Leave New Bark Town [ VIDEO ]

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[ The video's on- lights, camera, action!

Not really. It is on, but there's nothing flashy going on. Just little ol' Pearls here, pretty much lost and confused. She's biting down on her thumb, it seems. Spoink, otherwise known as Bouncer, is bouncing (as per usual) up and down, trying to be seen in the video. It's...not working out so well, since all you can see is the pearl, but at least he's trying! ]

This is working, right? [ She's not exactly looking directly at the camera, which is why she's asking. She would probably be less nervous than she appears if she knew how to work the voice function, but she hasn't even realized it is a thing that exists yet! ]

I'm... a bit lost... could someone tell me where I could find Kurain Village? I'm in this place called New Back [ Bark.] town, so...

Will it take a long time to get there? What do I need? And-

[ Spoink finally manages to jump high enough for everyone to see him! Hi, everyone, hi hi!!

Pearls just seems to grow more and more nervous. ]

- why is this... Spoh-ink... following me? _{I'm still surprised it hasn't stopped bouncing... He must have been right...}

Thank you in advance, and have a good day.

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[Poor kid. Clover tries to explain things slowly and carefully while stroking two Eevees in her lap. One of the Eevees seems to be asleep, but the other is wagging her tail and staring intently at the Spoink.]

Okay, I dunno if you've already heard of it from others, but here's the deal.

[She looks a bit concerned; she feels sorry for the girl.]

One...you might not believe it, but you can't go back to wherever you came from by walking or traveling or anything. We're all gonna be stuck here for a while. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but yeah.

Two, your Spoink is your starter Pokémon. It's gonna be with you while you travel. Kinda like a pet, but I guess it's smarter than your average pet.

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[ Spoink stares right back- or more so, smiles back. Pearl nods. ]

I have been told it isn't impossible to find a way home, though... [ She isn't planning on losing hope any time soon! ]

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...Pet? Like Charlie? [ Nick's houseplant = pet for life. ]

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It's not impossible to find a way home, yeah...but a lot of people have already been here for over a year. Some get sent back, but...it's always hard to tell when that happens.

[The tail-wagging Eevee gives a yip.]

Who's Charlie?

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...Oh. So one of us could suddenly get sent back right now? [ Not that that's a bad thing?? ]

[ Spoink gives a kind of weird 'oink' snort sound back. ]

Mystic Maya says he was Mystic Mia's houseplant, but he now belongs to Mr. Nick.

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Yeah. But like I said, it's hard to predict when.

...oh. Well, there are plantlike Pokémon around too. My starter is one.

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There are? Can I see?

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Sure. [Clover turns away from the screen to call for someone.] Light! Hey, Light!

[A Roserade steps into view, a little shyly at first, but he does look into the screen, and gives a wave with one hand - or rather, bouquet.]

This is Light, and he's a Roserade. He started out as a Budew, though. Then he became a Roselia.

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[ Cue surprised gasp and flurry of questions. ]

Why are his hands flowers? Is he okay- he seemed kind of scared? What's a Buh-dew and a Rose-lia? Why did you call him Light? Is he nice? Can I call him Charlie??

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[Let's...take 'em one at a time.]

Okay, I have no idea why his hands are flowers, actually. He's a little shy at first when he's meeting people, a Budew and a Roselia are other Pokémon that look like plants. They're what Roserades evolve into first before...well, turning into Roserades.

Anyway, I named him...well, after someone close to me. And he's nicer than you think.

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[ And she...seems to be taking notes. Well, she seemed to be finishing taking notes. Either way, Pearl looks kind of excited at that next-to-last bit. ]

'Someone close'? Are they your 'special someone'? [ Of course you'd think that Pearl. Of course. ]

So it goes, Bu-dew to Row-se-lia to Rose-a-rain? [ You were close, at least, Pearly. ]

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[D'awwww, s-so cute.]

That's how it goes. You make a Budew happy, and it can turn into a Roselia. Then you're gonna need a Shiny Stone to make it a Roserade.

...and that someone is special to me, but not that way. [Clover knows exactly what you're trying to imply, but sorry, no Nick and Maya to ship here. Well, there's Mister Deauxnim and whoever he's dating next...

She's just secretive because she's not sure if that someone would like everyone to know their real name. Even if they were no longer around.]