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[The feed cuts on to a roughly middle-aged man dressed in a sharp suit and hat. The Murkrow on his shoulder cuts an equally fine figure - or would, if she weren't trying to press herself into his neck, all her feathers puffed up. He's also shivering faintly, despite his relatively warm clothes.]

So I guess there's a bunch of folks who got dropped into all this? Kinda good to know it ain't just me...

The name's Harvey Finevoice. Just got here. I've got the whole Pokemon idea, so don't worry about that, but how close is the nearest town? It's gotta be ten degrees out here, that weird lady's locked the door, and it's only gonna get worse when the sun goes down. It doesn't look like there's much of anywhere to stay here, but I'd kinda like to not go campin' in the snow.

Also, what the hell is with the music?

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Everyone asks about the music...

[ Anna's starting to feel like she's the only one who likes it, but even so... ]

You're in New Bark, right? So Cherrygrove is just about three days away, normally. Probably a bit further if you're travelling in the snow...there are places to stay there if you really look for them, or you could hop on the ferry and take it over to Kanto, if you'd like. It should be a bit warmer on the boat, I'd think...

I'd be surprised if someone didn't. Does it ever turn off?

[He is going to lose his mind.]

Wait. So Kanto's across that channel over there, right? What do you call this place?

No, but it does change depending on where you go, and you get really used to it, I swear! Some of the places have really catchy tunes! Honestly, hearing a new song is almost half the fun of getting to a city you've never been to here.

This place is called Johto, and across the water, you have Kanto. Other than by boat, the only way to get from one region to the other is by the Magnet Train in Goldenrod. I hear Mt. Silver connects them, too, but I don't think anyone's allowed to go there for whatever reason. ...Which kinda makes me even more curious, to be honest.

That sounds fun and all, but I can't imagine it's great for anybody's singin' career. I can barely hear myself over it now.

[Okay, he's maybe being dramatic there. But it IS irritating.]

Okay, got it. Thanks, kid. I'm sure there's a map somewhere in all this, but I can barely feel my fingers as is. [He doesn't wanna sit and dig around in this bag in the snow.] How'd they block off a whole mountain?

I take it you don't have a Fire-type, huh?

[ Poor guy.. ]

Well, they kinda just blocked off the route that you take to get to the mountain, really. It's alright, though, there's plenty to explore regardless! I've been here over a year and I still have a ton of Johto left to see, and I haven't even touched Kanto yet.

Nah, I got a bird. Pokedex says she's Dark/Flying, so unless I want a stiff breeze kicked up... [Said Murkrow gives a disgruntled caw.] Yeah, yeah, I know. Ain't your fault.

Do most people get stuck here that long?

Oh, a Murkrow! Hold on, hold on!

[A bit of a flash of light, and out comes Sablefeather, who seems...equally disgruntled? At the very least, a bit grumpy for being brought out, but...]

Did you name her yet? This little fella's called Sablefeather!

It really depends. A lot of people kinda come and go whenever, there's really no telling when someone'll drop off or drop in. Some people are here for super-long, and others leave kinda quickly...

Nah, I hadn't really thought about it yet. Figured I should find someplace warm first.

[Of course he was planning on it though. It'd be like calling a dog "Dog" otherwise; who does that? Harvey brightens some at seeing another Murkrow, despite being generally miserable and freezing right now.]

Oh, hey! Lookit him! How long've you had him for?

The next town is a three day walk, and that's in ideal weather.

If I were you I would try seeing if that lab will let you stay the night.

Didn't look like there was anyone home, but if it's THAT far away I might as well go check.

[If it's THAT far away and this cold already, he'll consider breaking and entering. Seems like a bad way to introduce himself to this place though.]

Thanks, whoever you are.

Perry works.

[Perry that's your actual name.]

No problem. I was out in the snow earlier so I know how bad it is.

Maybe if the door's unlocked you can still stay there?

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That's kinda what I was thinkin'...

Ain't there supposed to be a Professor? If it's a lab and all? Who're they?

No clue. I guess it could be a front?

For what, Team Rocket?

You never know.

You seem to catch on to what's going on too. Impressive.

This ain't the first time somethin' this weird's happened to me.

[Hey, if he can spin "really into playing a children's video game" into something that sounds impressive, he will damn well take that.]

You're tellin' me there's been folks stuck here for years, and no one knows what's up in there? Someone must've gone pokin' around.

You and me both.

It's possible that someone knows. The Lab wasn't really my biggest concern when I woke up here.

Huh. Yeeeeeah, can't blame ya. I'dve probably left town too if it weren't for the weather. Looks like it's dark in there...

[He's trudged his way over to the Lab, and is now looking in the windows. Okay, he'll just try the door.]

How long've you been here?

Close to two months now.

You came here at a bad time. Wasn't much better last week either, with all the thunderstorms.

I'd take some thunderstorms over THIS any day. You sure there ain't some evil weather Pokemon yankin' our chains?

You've obviously never had to be out in a storm with trees being your only shelter.

If there is, I haven't heard about it. I suppose there is a chance that they're being very inconspicuous about it though.

Still better than sleepin' in the snow.

There must not be, then. Things like that don't usually go this long without attackin' and blowin' stuff up.

[Well, Ginti doesn't tend to do video, but awkward one-way skype sessions work if Harvey's down for them; if not, well, he doesn't care if the video cuts out - the point is that Harvey's not getting visuals today, because no one ever really does.]

They've really got to stop dropping people off when the region's making itself a snowbound hellscape; don't worry, this isn't how it usually is, it's gonna pass in a few days. We're in the middle of some sort of weird weather pattern, this sort of thing just happens around here.

[Okaaaaaaay. Well, it's still better than the guy who just keeps texting him.]

That sounds about right. What, is there some giant ice monster flyin' through that's about to drop on me?

That's one of the theories, but we haven't seen it. We didn't get any sort of flaming rage-monster or anything that wanted to drown us, either, so we're probably not going to get anything this time, either.

So it's standard screwing with us, not end-of-the-world screwing with us. You get to decide whether that's any better.

The fact that you're callin' it standard worries me.

I don't exactly live in the warmest place to begin with, but normally I get a chance to dress for the weather. And somewhere to go home to. I think I'm gonna try and stay the night in this lab over here... [Couldn't just give him a Fire starter, COULD YOU PROFESSOR OAK OR WHOEVER?]

[ And here's a young-looking girl, sitting on a bed in what appears to be a hotel room. ]

It took me about three days to get to Cherrygrove, and that was when the weather was decent. [ ...Good luck, Hatdad. ]

The music never stops. You'll get used to it after a while.

[God, so many young kids here.]

Great. That's just great.

[He sighs and looks around, pulling his coat closer around him. Does he have to break into one of these buildings? Because if it's a choice between that and freezing to death out here he will do that.

...well, ain't her fault either way.]

What's your name, kid?

Chie Hori. Don't call me a kid.

...alright, sorry.

[It's not like this is the first time anyone's ever objected to him calling them "kid". It only trips him up because half the time he doesn't really realize he's doing it.]

Good meetin' ya. And thanks for the directions - I don't think I'm gonna go out in this weather though. I ain't much of a camper on the best of days.

If you don't want to trek through the woods, I have a way to transport you to Violet City.

Really? That'd be amazing. [And save him some possible B&E charges, always good]

I own a Pokémon with the move Teleport, which takes the user to the Pokémon Center where it was last healed. All I have to do is heal it here and then let my Noctowl deliver it to you.

[ It's one hell of a useful trick, if you ask her. ]

Of course, it's not for free.

Nothin' ever is. [He'd offer it for free, were their situations reversed...but he ain't in a position to get all high-and-mighty about it. The bird is gonna have to fly some distance in really bad conditions; it's plenty fair to charge.] I'm guessin' you already know how much I've got right now.

[Possibly better than he does - he found the money, but abandoned his investigation of it pretty quickly when he realized he couldn't pay anyone around here to let him inside. He doesn't have any reference point for what it's worth, either, unless maybe the video game's accurate? She could take him for a real ride here if she wanted.

Not that he has a lot of choices anyway.]

P3000, right? [ That's the amount of money she remembers starting out with. ] Let's see... I want P1500, and that you'll let me take pictures of any interesting Pokémon you catch in the future.

[...well, he'll have a warm place to stay while he gets all this crap sorted out. That's worth a lot right now, considering he can no longer feel his feet. Look, it wasn't his choice to wear dress shoes out in this.]

Fine, you got yourself a deal. You're a photographer?

Yup. I've made it my goal to take pictures of all the different Pokémon here. [ ...Which means she's basically doing IC Pokémon Snap instead of collecting badges. ]

That's neat! Doubt I'll be catchin' anything you ain't seen already for a while, but I'll let ya know.

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