nevermagica | New Bark ☆ Route 29

[ Hitomi was quite confused. Suddenly faced with a confused woman who was not her actual mother and rushed out the door. She paused to look down at her Pokemon companion, a female Bulbasaur, who helped her discover that she could communicate through the PokeConnect. Hitomi turns the video feed on before thinking of what to say, quite frazzled and confused by her strange situation. ]

[ Video ]
Oh my, this is most... I don't really know the word, 'confusing' seems to be a bit of an understatement...

My name is Hitomi Shizuki. I hope someone may be able to hear me... I do not quite know where I am? I apologize if this seems silly or strange to say, but I'm quite certain I was not here before or even brought myself here. Any assistance in understanding how this happened would be greatly appreciated. Is there a taxi service I could call to bring me home again?

[ Action ☆ Route 29 ]
[ After she gets a handle on the situation, Hitomi will immediately head out along the route. It's not something she's used to. Going about by foot is very common back home but she walks on pavement and has signs to direct her. This is much different and the overwhelming nature of it all has put Hitomi into a slight daze. She almost forgot about the Bulbasaur that was following her until it called out its name. She pauses, letting it catch up. ]
My apologies, I'm still quite unused to this... oh, I suppose you may be lonely, hm? [ She stops to dig around in her bag and pulls out a Pokeball. ] Let's see if I can figure this out and find you a friend, shall we? I'm afraid I may be poor conversation in comparison...
[ One may find Hitomi struggling to master the art of Pokemon battles as she walks along the route, stopping for every wild Pokemon that her Bulbasaur sees. She calls out commands awkwardly and keeps switching up her combinations of growls and tackles. ]

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W-well... I think it's a little more complicated than 'far from my home'. It's more like 'far from your world'.

Far from my... oh my. Perhaps I should have taken manga more seriously...

[ She jokes softly, trying to disguise her panic. ]

You're joking, yes?

... I wouldn't joke about that.

[ Hitomi believes that. This person doesn't seem like the type to lie... which just troubles her further. ]

... Are you absolutely certain? Things like being taken to other worlds... those things cannot be real, you know.

I can't say that I would be best example to tell you what's 'real' and 'not real' considering the situations I've been through.

If you want... I can suggest pinching yourself on the cheek to make you realize that this isn't a dream. It's very real.

I... I see... well,

[ It's such a silly suggestion... but sure, why not? Hitomi pinches her cheek. A couple times, actually. She feels a wave of panic as she realizes that she's not waking up. It takes her a lot to stay calm. ]

-- I, I suppose you're right... Then... what am I supposed to do here?

[Cruz can understand her situation since he's been thrown into the abnormal numerous times. Was she just a normal girl who had a boring, yet peaceful life? When he briefly thought about that, Cruz was a little jealous... But only for a moment. More importantly, he needs to support her and make sure she would be alright.]

... Please don't panic. First of all, can you tell me where you came from? You might have some friends that are here already.

Ah, that would be Mitakihara Town... in Japan, to be precise... I suppose, have you heard of a... "Madoka Kaname"-san or "Sayaka Miki"-san being here?

--You know Madoka-san!?

Ah, yes? Have you seen her here? Madoka-san is one of my most precious friends.

Y-yes! She's currently traveling with me! O-or more like... We're in Goldenrod City at the moment!

[He's speaking rather quickly since he's pretty surprised and happy.]

Edited 2011-11-28 23:12 (UTC)

Madoka-san? Arah, in Goldenrod City...?

[ Hitomi scrambles to take out and examine her map. ]

That's quite far from "New Bark"... I will certainly need to hurry to catch up with you all, then...

A-are you sure you want to walk? I could always fly over to New Bark to take you to them...

Ah? Flight is an option here? I suppose that would be rather convenient, if you could. Though please, do not feel troubled on my behalf... [ Though, walking all of that way... Hitomi isn't sure she's capable of that. ]

No, no... Please leave it to me! It's no trouble at all! It would've taken you a month or so if you had traveled all the way from New Bark to Goldenrod.

Well then... if you would really be so kind, I would certainly appreciate it. And I don't think that I ever got your name. My name is Hitomi Shizuki. Thank you for looking after Madoka-san.

My name is Cruz Schild. Ummm... Y-you're welcome. She wasn't any trouble for me at all.

It's lovely meeting you, Schild-kun. Oh, I'm sure she wasn't. Madoka-san is quite sweet, isn't she? But I still worry for her.

She's one of the sweetest girls I've ever met! ... Huh? Why is that?

She's often very hard on herself. It concerns me to see her that way... But I'm sure something like this will be very good for her.

Heeeh... Are you sure that you're my age? Because you really do sound like a mature young lady.

Oh, I wouldn't say that, though you are not the first to say such a thing... I'm still only fourteen. But the opinion is appreciated. I do hope to someday to be independent and mature, at least.

Um, by the way... Are you afraid of heights?

I believe I should be okay. I have traveled by airplane, at least. The view is always lovely enough to make up for any fright. Why do you ask?

Well... I'll be picking you up by a fast-moving bird Pokemon and we won't have any protection like in airplanes. We'll even be able to touch the clouds if we go high enough!