One Ghost

[brokethecycle]

[The pokegear flips on and there is a very confused, somewhat bewildered looking kid looking into the camera.]

Okay, um. I ...really don't know what's going on here. This isn't my house, or my mom, and this place is definitely not Blithe Hollow.

Is anyone listening on this? I- this is crazy. I'm walking around this place like I got trapped in a video game- I don't think I've even played this version. What does- Ack!

[And it's at this point, Norman gets cut off because he's being bodily tackled by his pokemon, which can be seen as a Duskull shaped blur. Norman grumbles off screen as he's at the mercy of its affection.]

I'm just making a call, I'm not going anywhere- Okay, okay we can go in a minute. I kind of need you to get off me first.

[The funny thing is that he's actually also having a conversation with it.]

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[video]

[triptoprofiling]

Jee, that's the last thing this place needs. I already can't take the music looping here.

But complete it? I thought it was one of those games you keep on playing. It doesn't have an ending.

[That's how others described it to him at least.]

[video]

[brokethecycle]

Well, you can keep playing, but I'm pretty sure I remember ending credits.

[video]

[triptoprofiling]

...I don't think it works that easily. If that were the case then...I guess it'd be too good to be true. This isn't exactly the easiest puzzle to solve.

[He doesn't mean to rain on Norman's parade. Not that he knows any better about the intricacies about this world. You have a video game-like world blurring the line between fiction and reality. It's hard to know what to expect next.]

I'm Norman by the way. I got here the same way you did.

[video]

[brokethecycle]

Has anyone tried beating the Elite Four, at least? That's usually what does it.

[Its okay, Norman can take it.]

I- Oh. [He blinks, surprised.] That's my name, too.

[video]

[triptoprofiling]

[It takes him a second to figure out what he's talking about.]

I heard about them. That gym has been closed for as long as I can remember.

[That being ever since he arrived in Johto last December.]

Huh- [Mirroring Norman's surprised reaction.] that's your name too? ...Then ah-- call me Jayden if you want. That's my last name.

[video]

[brokethecycle]

Wow, that's dumb. I bet that is what we have to do.

Yeah- but um. I guess you can still call me Norman if you want. My last name is Babcock. [Which is ...kind of awkward, he'll be honest. He's in middle school, he's gotten flack for his last name.]

[video]

[triptoprofiling]

Wish I knew what to tell you. If I knew where to get some real answers I'd tell you.

[Hmm...]

Tell you what- I'll call you Norman if you'll call me Norman too. [He smirks. You don't get a lot of chances to find another person with the same name.] Deal?

[video]

[brokethecycle]

That's okay. If anyone had answers, I'm sure we wouldn't even be here right now.

Deal. I don't really think we're going to mix each other up.

[video]

[triptoprofiling]

[Nope. Not confusing at all. That's just how The Norman Club rolls. It comes with a secret handshake and everything.

But let's make sure the kid gets to Cherrygrove with no problems.]

It isn't much but if you need help getting up to the next town I can tell you where you need to go.

[Or any other beginner questions are acceptable as well.]