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[childofblue]

I don't think being dropped into a lake is very much of a welcome.

[The speaker is currently soaked to the bone, apparently not having thought to go dry out before using the orb he's gotten. Thankfully, the clip in his hair is keeping most of it out of his face, drowned rat look or not, and his dragonfly is making odd little melodic tones behind him.]

So, I took a look through the Guidebook... and it seems I'm here for a specific reason. A "fixing of a magical drain" or something like that? Does anyone else have any more information on that? It's kind of vague, and I generally mucked about with cards more than anything.

[While it's true in multiple forms, Chou carefully omits the fact they were magical cards.]

...Also, somewhere I could dry off and maybe get a change of clothes would be nice too. At least until mine dry out.

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[childofblue]

[Chou had simply laid out on the grass, letting Belladonna fly around above him in patterns as he waited. He notices her and waves back with a bright smile, standing and straightening his still damp clothing.

Despite the fact there really should bed, there's no grass marks against his clothing.]

Hello, Miss! You're very quick.

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[releaf]

I wasn't that far off... [Sort of. She had just been around the realm, so.] Um -- I'm... I'm not really old enough to be a 'Miss' yet. Just call me Leaf, okay?

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[childofblue]

A pleasure to meet you, Leaf-chan. My name is Chou.

[He doesn't really think to hold a hand for her to shake.]

Would you mind leading the way?

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[releaf]

[That's okay; she's more on the move right now than just standing around for an introduction.]

It's an honor to meet you Chou. [She smiles a little wider.] Um -- sure.

[And so she will. At least, she's pretty sure it's... this way...]

... What's the world you come from like? [She's heard about a lot of different ones, so she's interested in his, too.]

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[childofblue]

[He follows her, trying to wring his shirt out a bit more.]

Ah, normal enough, I'd assume. Friends of mine went to school and handled that, went home and lived their lives... nothing special, I'd imagine.

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[releaf]

Oh, I see... [It doesn't seem so normal to her; most people left on journeys when they were young, accompanied by Pokémon.] So you don't have Pokémon where you're from...

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[childofblue]

No, I don't think so. What's a Pokemon?

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[releaf]

[What's a... Pokémon... How do you explain something to someone when you've just grown up around it all your life...]

Um... They're monsters, I guess... They come in all shapes and sizes, and all of them have their own unique personalities. [If she had any smaller ones, she'd just show him. Unfortunately, both of hers are pretty big.] When you get your trainer's license, you can get a Pokémon and travel around to collect Gym Badges, or... whatever you want, I guess. Some people inherit Pokémon from their family, but I was given mine.

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[childofblue]

I see... so they're animals that stay by your side and work with you?

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[releaf]

Something like that... [If it's the easiest way to explain it.] We still don't know everything about them, so there are people like the Professor who entrust young trainers with Pokémon to learn more about them.

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[childofblue]

Still, that sounds like fun! Most animals I've seen are friendly, but I can't exactly keep any pets myself.

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[releaf]

Why not?

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[childofblue]

Ah... the place where I live doesn't really support them.

Or... lived, I guess?