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?

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[skillspanner]

[A quiet pause.]

Yeah. That definitely happened.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

Did they get them back?

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[skillspanner]

Yeah, after a few days.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

I can't believe something like that actually happened...

At least everyone's fine now, though.

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[skillspanner]

I probably wouldn't have believed it either... but it definitely happened.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

Did it happen to you?

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[skillspanner]

[Dead silent for a second, before nodding.] Yeah.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

What happened to you? Did you just... fall asleep or something?

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[skillspanner]

Yeah, kinda. It had to do with this weird Pokémon that can steal your soul if you look at it a certain way. I don't really remember anything after that except waking up, though.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

That... sounds really bad. How long did it steal people's souls?

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[skillspanner]

It was... like a week or so, I think. It was different for different people.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

... That's terrible.

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[skillspanner]

Yeah. I mean, it's over now, at least. But you just never know if stuff like that's gonna happen around here, so you gotta be careful.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

[He nods.] I'll do that. I mean, it's important to keep an eye out for strange things anywhere, but it seems even more important to do that here.

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[skillspanner]

Definitely, man. It's usually pretty easy to avoid if you do that, at least. Usually.

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

... I really don't like that "usually".

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[skillspanner]

I could understand why. Sometimes things just... happen, you know?

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

...

Believe me, I know.