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[Oh, look. It's Greed on video. This is something of a rarity.

He's obviously outside and on one of the routes at the moment, looking annoyed more than anything else.]

You know, I thought I had this place reasonably figured out. Got a decent grasp on battling, don't really mind living out of a hotel room, and since it's summer, traveling between cities is actually not that bad.

That being said, what the hell is this?

[The camera shifts off of Greed and onto a bug-type that looks like a wheel.]

Cedric used to be a beetle. Why--

What the hell is he supposed to be? Can he even battle like this?!

How the hell does a beetle even change shape to begin with! It's the final stage of a metamorphosis so why the hell did he go and turn into that thing?

[And since he's facing the camera, he completely misses the Whirlipede rolling its eyes at him.]

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I'm trying to get an Abra. I was out here a couple days thinking I'd have better luck if I was camping but no dice.

The final evolution only happens when you give it to someone else. I find that incredibly interesting.

[That's... not the only reason. But it's not like he has to tell everyone everything!]

Ah, yes, there are a few like that, actually. That can get a bit... complicated, though. Abra is at least fairly simple in that regard, and it seems like a fairly useful Pokemon besides.

I hope so. Sometimes it can be hard to tell.

Well, I have noticed that the majority of Pokemon are rather useful to begin with, though some are definitely better than others.

It'd probably matter more if I cared that much about battling.

But I like my team. I might not be able to take the gyms with them, but it's no problem.

You probably could take gyms with them, honestly --- at least, the first few. I haven't really gone on to the rest yet, but they haven't been terribly challenging thus far.

I haven't tried.

I'd have to go back to Violet, though, and that's a little boring. Maybe next mont I'll give it a try.

You could always take a detour to the ruins, but... yes, I'll agree that the city itself isn't terribly exciting. I do like the slower pace of it, but... well, it's like a less interesting Ecruteak, really.

What's in Ecruteak?

I've spent most of my time in Goldenrod. I probably could look up information about the other cities, I guess. But that's not nearly as interesting as finding out for oneself.

Ecruteak... well, it's got a lot of history to it. There are several historical sites connected to several important regional legends, although only one is currently accessible to the public.

There's also a traditional dance theater, but... I suppose if you're fond of Goldenrod, it might not be quite the thing you're looking for. It's a very beautiful city, though --- I've been finding it hard to leave.

Oh, I don't have my heart set on Goldenrod or anything. Actually, it's the longest I've been in one place since arriving here. It's mostly convenience for me.

I'm sure I'll be in the area at some point. You'll have to tell me more about it when I'm in town.

Edited 2014-07-13 19:54 (UTC)

It is in the middle of everything, I'll give it that... but really, this world has so much more to offer that I can't believe I spent more than a month there.

It's a bit unusual of me to stay in one place for too long.

I'll be traveling soon enough, I'm sure.

I suppose I ought to get going myself. I don't like traveling in the winter so I stayed in Ecruteak, but... it's the middle of the summer.

You've still got some time to travel, at least.

Unless another freak snowstorm hits.

Don't even joke about that. With my luck, it probably would.

[Okay, that makes him laugh even though it shouldn't. He's quick to muffle it.]

Are there just the two regions?

[...he'll graciously ignore that.]

Only two that we have access to. There are far more than that, including some I barely know anything about.

[Look, it's not his fault the misfortune of others is funny.]

Well, that's something.

I suppose not everything in this world can be connected by train. How did you learn about the other regions if they're not accessible?

[it's perfectly funny when it's not him.]

Mostly books, honestly. There have been visitors from other regions at certain events, though --- that's the only way I learned about one of them.

How many are there in total?

That you know about?

...actually, what was this event where you learned about the one?

Aside from the ones we have access to, Hoenn and Sinnoh are nearby but... inaccessible. I believe Sinnoh is across a fairly impassable mountain range, and I believe Hoenn's to the south.

Unova, by contrast, is rather far away, and Kalos is... well, I don't even know. It seems to have come out of nowhere, really... the locals have hosted a gala in April at a secret location the past two years, and we were lucky enough to encounter some guests hailing from there.

So this place is bigger than I thought. There's probably even more than just those regions, too.

Odd that you would just suddenly become aware of an entirely different region, though.

[Maybe it's like being told about a country that supposedly exists in his world-- or at least exists in the world with the other version of Amestris. Xing or something? It's probably like that.]

Ah... who knows. It's not like this place is consistent with anything it does.

There were actually a few I could only find the names of, which was... odd, particularly given that I hadn't even been made aware of Kalos before I met those individuals. I still haven't been able to find much literature about it, even though I've met people from there.

But... yes. Information is extremely inconsistent, and I only really consider my information on it reliable because I don't really think the natives are quite far gone enough to lie about being from a fictional region.

Strange. Like it just popped into existence one day.

[....]

Well, I guess that can happen, if a region or a country is in the middle of a conflict of some sort. A country could be split apart or something. But here? They look at you funny if you have a table knife.

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