♦ 001 ; video / action for new bark

[skirtchases]

[The feed turns on to show a…really confused blond. It’s not like being in a weird place is that strange for him – but just unexpected after everything that had happened.]

…So I guess I have a few questions.

One, where am I? [He looks around, as if waiting for things to make sense. But it doesn’t.] Two, what’s this thing? [And the feed points down to a grinning Aipom, the mischievous face taking up most of the screen.]

Three…where did my tail go?

[It was kind of disorienting, moving without a tail.]

I mean, it doesn’t seem that bad. But uh…this isn’t really what I was expecting either. Anyway, If anyone has any answers, I’d be happy to hear them. If I got this communication thing, that means there’s gotta be someone out there, right?

[Zidane shakes his head after a moment, and smiles into the feed.]

Thanks in advance!

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[ video ] 1/9000 I'll tell you when I'm done

[mimicofthewind]

[ Let's check what's new in the feed... ]

[mimicofthewind]

[ Oh look, we got some new people here! ]

[mimicofthewind]

[ They seem like fun people. Even Zidane is there. ]

[mimicofthewind]

[ WAIT A MINUTE ZIDANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ]

[ video ] DONE

[mimicofthewind]

Hey, buddy! What took you so long, man?

[ SOMEONE IS SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU AGAIN!! ]

[ video ] this was beautiful <3

[skirtchases]

[OH WHOA it's Bartz! he was expecting help, but not in the form of his bff, either.]

Hey, man! [But wow, what he just said didn't really help with the confusion factor.] What do you mean, 'what took you so long'? How long have you been here?

[Video]

[silver_lucifer]

[Well, the network now has Kuja's whole and undivided attention.]

[It's Zidane. Back in Johto.]

[With... apparently no memory of time in Johto, and nothing to give a good clue of "when" he's from or what he'll remember.]

[Which calls for a - certainly very cautious reply, Bahamut the Flygon peering over his shoulder.]

Zidane.

[Video]

[skirtchases]

[...Yet someone else that he wasn't quite expecting to see or hear from here.

So Zidane's just as cautious when he responds:]

So I see you're here too, Kuja.

[Hm.]

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[silver_lucifer]

[It was going to take time to tell - and yet just a few questions were grating. How much did Zidane remember? The previous one had only remembered that...Cycle ... and depending on what'd happened last there, from what he'd understood, he only really had to look forward to more of the same - and if Zidane had forgotten Gaea still...]

Indeed ...I've been here for some time - I admit, I wasn't sure I'd see you again.

[video] 1/2

[paladinlost]

[Wait. That voice. That voice.]

[video] 2/2

[paladinlost]

[Johto, he owes you one.]

...Zidane? Zidane!

[video]

[shadowdive]

You're in Johto. New Bark Town, most likely. That thing is -- [Holding up his PokeDex because hm, purple monkey.] Aipom, the Long Tail Pokemon. Its tail is so powerful that it can use it to grab a tree branch and hold itself up in the air.

That. The third thing I can't really answer, except I've been hearing that the people who weren't human before were changed to appear as humans.

[video]

[skirtchases]

Heh, that's a lot to take in all at once. Alright, I'm in Johto. I have a monkey-pokémon-thing named an Aipom, and somehow this place took away my tail.

[. . .]

Yeah, definitely a lot to take in at once.

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[usedscratch]

Chi's tail is gone too. Chi doesn't like it.

Video

[skirtchases]

So you used to have a tail too, huh? Well at least I'm not the only one.

[video]

[ex_aeroga402]

I never knew you had a tail...

[video]

[skirtchases]

It's kinda hard to miss, but--

[Wait. He squints.]

--obviously you're missing it here. Do I...know you?

[Video]

[soggypastry]

[Zidane, have a pink-haired lady staring at you through the gear with a wary look in her eyes. Do you recognize her or is this going to go badly? Hard to say.]

There are a lot people here. Probably a few you know, too.

[Video]

[skirtchases]

[Nope, he doesn't really recognize her.]

Yeah, I've noticed that. I can't say I was expecting that, but hey - I'm not complaining!

video;

[dreamsoftruelove]

I reconise that place. That's where I first ended up when I arrived here as well.

video;

[skirtchases]

Really? So I guess it's a common starting point, since everybody kinda knows where I am.

[...]

Where do I go from here, then?

video

[her_mouse_jesty]

[siiigh]

Oh yes, losing the tail is really difficult... It might take you a bit to adjust your balance.

Has everything been explained to you yet?

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[skirtchases]

It is a little weird, but hey - I'm a quick learner.

[He nods a little bit.]

Yeah, some things have been explained to me. Anything else you think you need to add, then?

[video]

[idlewanderlust]

Oh my... I'm sure by now you've had your questions answered, so if you don't find it rude of me to ask... You used to have a tail?

[video]

[skirtchases]

I don't think it's rude. I guess it's weird thing to some people.

[He...didn't really think it would be THAT odd, but he's starting to see differently.]

Anyway! Yeah, at home, I have a tail.