1st Lap | Video

[justkeptswimming]

Brrrr! [Asahina can be heard before she’s seen clearly on the video. This is mostly because she’s too busy shifting her weight from foot to foot, trying to keep moving to keep warm. Her thin red track jacket is zipped up to her chin, partially obscuring her mouth.

The temperature maybe be in the sixties but it's certainly not shorts and tank top weather. The clothes in her backpack (which she did dig through before recording) aren't any better for the weather otherwise she would have found somewhere to change.]

Hello! My name is Aoi Asahina and I’m- [Oh geez, the wind just picked up. Time to start jogging in place. Body heat, don’t fail her now!] Ah, I’m looking for my classmates! Naegi, Kirigiri-chan? Fukawa-chan, Hagakure, Togami? If any of you are here I’m in, um-

[She lowers her PokeGear to look for a sign. The video falls onto a Slowpoke sitting near her feet. It turns to look at the camera, giving a “Sloooooooow…” in what might be a greeting. It also could have been yawning, it’s hard to tell. After a few seconds Asahina’s face reappears and she grins.]

New Bark Town! So if any of you are around, this is where Donut and I are! And if you’re not...I guess we’ll just start adventuring sooner rather later. First stop: a bakery!

[Because donuts take priority over pants.]

Comments

[shslasshat]

Enough, yes. I wasn't the one who regaled him in the specifics of the final trial, but his knowledge is passable.

[He's not going to specify that it was Asahina herself who filled him in. If his statement triggers her memory, fine. If not, that's also fine.]

[soundmind]

[Well. At least -chan is cute.]

Okay, Asahina it is! It's nice to meet you, and Donut too, that's a cute name for a Pokemon. Your friends might have found you by now, but if there's anything else you want to know about this place you can ask me.

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[ghostytrainer]

[The biggest nerd you'll ever meet. I hope you're prepared, Asahina.]

[He doesn't seem at all bothered by the first name thing because you are absolutely right. This kid is super Western and doesn't care if you call him John or Egbert or Hey You.]

Good! I should have figured one of them would get to you before me. But it's nice to re-meet you too! So is there anything your classmates haven't filled you in on yet?

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[punches]

Goldenrod City is a pretty long trek--but you have classmates here, right? One of them could come meet you halfway and help you close the distance if the weather doesn't get any better.

Provided they have a flying type Pokemon, that is. A lot of my own comrades did that for any newcomers from our world.

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[diamondo]

i don't think anyone really understands how

oh wait hang on

[Mondo pauses to switch over to video, grinning and giving Asahina a thumbs up.]

Hey! Sorry I didn't just start out in video but I didn't wanna scare you or anything.

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[voidedrogue]

Makes sense to me! When I got here I just begged for suggestions involving cat puns.

And wow, that sounds delicious. Now I'm wondering if there are any legit donuts like that around... [ This is a Very Serious Concern, obviously. ] Well! If nothing else you'll make anyone you battle hungry, that's def a good strategy.

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[justkeptswimming]

[...This is slightly better than SUDDENLY ISHIMARU but also slightly less so because the last time she saw Mondo he was in the lead to star in an I Can't Believe It's Not Butter commercial.]

...Oowada? I...hi?

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[justkeptswimming]

[Give her a second, Ishimaru, her brain has completely ceased to function for a bit. After a minute, she finally finds her voice again. It's not at all steady because wow, who can keep a steady voice when talking to someone whose murder trial you survived?]

Uh...name our classmates and their talents...?

[It is the single lamest question she could ask but she's still buffering, okay?]