strike one [video/action]

[travelsbywater]

[When the Gear turns on, for a few seconds all that can be seen is the sky. Then, a hand reaches over and into the view of the camera as someone picks up the Gear. It soon shifts over to point down at Yuuri, who is laying down on the grass, his Horsea lying next him.] It’s really hot out here. Is it always like this? I wish there was a swimming pool or something around here...

[He sighs and wipes a hand across his forehead.] Anyway, I was wondering… Where exactly am I? I mean I know what pokémon are but I can’t really be in that world, right? After all, it’s just a game. [He laughs a little.] This all has to be a dream or some elaborate prank. I mean, I get that this kind of thing happens in fiction a lot, but the possibility of it actually happening is really low.

So, well, what I’m trying to say is… How exactly do I wake up from this dream?

Comments

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

So we pretty much just disappear when we least expect it?

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[bakaitoukid]

That's how it's happened so far.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

[Sigh] I'm not liking this place so far.

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[bakaitoukid]

C'mon! It's not that bad.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

Really? What are some good things about this place?

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[bakaitoukid]

Have you met your Pokemon partner yet?

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

You mean Bandou-kun? [He reaches offscreen and picks up a Horsea.]

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[bakaitoukid]

Yeah! That's one good thing about this place~

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

That's true. I really do like him already.

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[bakaitoukid]

You'll meet more on the way. They're all over the place.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

How many do you have?

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[bakaitoukid]

Thirteen. It took me a year to get them all, though.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

Thirteen? And you've been here for a year?

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[bakaitoukid]

One year as of June 27th! Kinda weird, isn't it?

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

It is. Have you grown to like it here?

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[bakaitoukid]

[a moment's hesitation]

... there are parts I like. And parts I don't like. 'S a give and take.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

[He nods.] Most things are.

I'm beginning to think that this place really isn't that bad.

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[bakaitoukid]

Could be worse.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

Definitely. We all could've ended up in the middle of a war or something like that.

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[bakaitoukid]

Or they could be keeping us in an actual prison somewhere.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

[He nods.] We're probably lucky to have ended up here.

... I just realized I never asked you what your name was. I'm Yuuri Shibuya.

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[bakaitoukid]

Kaito Kuroba! Nice to meetcha.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

It's nice to meet you to, Kuroba.

Ah, I almost forgot... How far is it to the nearest city?

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[bakaitoukid]

Three days.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

...

I guess it could be worse.