Step 1 | Video/Action for Cherrygrove

[falseshore]

[Hello again, Pokéworld. You've probably seen this face before, because it's identical to another face currently residing in the world, but it's not the same person. Said face looks slightly irritated.]

Geez, I leave for an hour and someone steals all my stuff...all my money, my clothes, my bracelet! My whole team's been replaced with the most useless bird besides a Pidgey. And my badges. I don't want to deal with Whitney again!

[He pauses his rant to run a hand through his hair, not to calm himself, but just to give him something to do with his hands while he takes a breath.]

...I've heard that people who leave...their Pokémon sometimes end up with other people. Did anyone get Nami or Spike? Pyre? Ri? I'll even take Aura if he's still around.

[He ends the feed there. He's in an inn room in Cherrygrove if anyone wants to bother him in person, but he's mostly waiting for responses from the Gear.]

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[falseshore]

[He does recognize her!]

Tenten! Of course it's me, who else--

[Pause.]

...No, don't answer that.

[usedswift]

[She huffs a laugh, but there's no hiding how genuinely pleased to see him she is.]

It's been a long time. For me, anyway. I've got the Marill you named after me! I can send her back if you want. I promise I've taken really good care of her.

[video, oops]

[falseshore]

Do...you wanna keep her? If she's happy with you, it's probably best if you keep her.

[video]

[usedswift]

Well... you have to rebuild your team, right? She's missed you, too, you know. So I'll give her back.

Don't think this means I won't visit, though! Like I said, it's been a long time. I'm... really glad to see you again.

[And that he remembers her. That's the biggest thing.]

[video]

[falseshore]

Yeah...I do. The little bird I was given isn't very useful at all yet.

[He's not saying that HE's useless against many Pokémon, even though he pretty much is.]

It still doesn't feel like long at all, to me.

[video]

[usedswift]

I'll send her through the PC with some money, so you can get started more easily.

[She's heading toward the Pokémon Center now; she'll throw in p5000 for him.]

I'll be expecting you to pay that back, by the way! [But yeah she's not that nice.]

What'd you end up with as a starter this time?

[video] Feel free not to respond since this is so late

[falseshore]

[Best ninja, did he mention how much he loved you lately Tenten?]

Whoa, wait, money too? I can't pay it back right away if it's more than a couple hundred Pokédollars, I only have a couple thousand...

[That means he'll have to get on the working and possibly breeding if it's a lot. If it's a lot.]

I started with a Torchic this time.

[And the camera's eye is being pointed at said Torchic, who has adopted a discarded pillow as a nest.]

[video]

[usedswift]

That's the point, dummy. Once you're on your feet, you can pay it back.

[Besides, this girl is swimming in cash. She's fine.]

Torchic, huh? [Thaaaaat was Sasuke's starter. Her lips twitch a second before she smiles.] I have one of what those evolve into. Momo left her to me. D'you remember her? Momo Hinamori?

[video]

[falseshore]

H-hey, I'm not a dummy, I just misheard you!

[Sort of true.]

Momo Hinamori...?

[Does he know her? The name doesn't sound very familiar, and he shakes his head after thinking about it for a few seconds.]

No idea who that is. What's it evolve into?

[And is it a boy so he can breed more firebird babies?]

[video]

[usedswift]

Oh... she was a friend of mine, a while back. I haven't seen her in months, though.

Anyway, Torchic evolves into Combusken, then Blaziken. Once it evolves into Combusken, they're Fire/Fighting, which is a pretty good combo.