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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[ortion]

[Dist can't help but roll his eyes. He knows this boy spent at least a few months in Johto before returning home. Does he really need to ask?]

The same way people can spend years in their world via a week-long coma. In other words, we haven't the faintest idea yet. This world doesn't make any sense for many reasons, and that is one of them.

[falseshore]

[While Dist is rolling his eyes, Evan is making a lemonface at Dist because hey, that was a completely valid question.]

Huh. Well, that sucks. Maybe someone'll figure it out eventually.

Oh, hey...I still need to visit you. I forgot when I was here last time.

[ortion]

We can only hope.

[Though his hopes aren't that high, what with the little headway the non-natives have made in several years. But maybe...]

Ah, I wouldn't mind that. But you're going to have to remind me why you intended to visit me. You'll have to forgive me; it has been six months, after all.

[falseshore]

Yeah yeah, I get it...it hasn't been six months for me.

[But he has to think for a second why he did intend to visit.]

Because I wanted to see the kind of work you do. I thought I told you...or maybe I forgot to say anything at all last time we talked. I dunno.

[ortion]

[Dist's eyes widen slightly, but he quickly catches himself by returning to his usual smug expression.]

I don't believe you ever mentioned wanting to see my work, but that doesn't matter. It's a pleasant surprise to find out you're so interested in what I do.

[Yes, thank you for that small ego stroke. He appreciates it.

There's a very obvious reason why he reacted with surprise at first though. It poses a problem because all of Dist's work is in the Rocket base, and he definitely doesn't intend to invite more non-Rockets into the base just so he can show off.

But he'll figure something out. There's plenty of ways to get around this without actually refusing Evan's request.]

I don't see why you couldn't come take a peek at my latest creations. But do tell, what in particular are you hoping to see?

[falseshore]

Probably didn't. It was a while ago even for me, now that I think about it.

[Well, it's good to know that it doesn't take a whole lot of effort to stroke Dist's ego. He'll keep that in mind for the future.]

I think you said something about robots. Like you make them or something. I'm interested in seeing one that isn't a Pokémon of some kind.

[ortion]

[When you're so butthurt about being constantly ignored, even the smallest compliments are significant.]

Ah! So you were listening. Excellent. [...of course he was, Dist.] You happen to be in luck then, because I am currently working on a new robot design. As it is my first robot designed with this world's resources, I've had to make some rather large alterations, but I believe it should be able to function in a similar way to my world.

[falseshore]

[Nod, nod, nod...he has no idea how Dist's world even works, let alone how he'd even have to alter anything to make things work like in his world.]

How would it function in your world?

[ortion]

[Oh goodie, he enjoys explaining this stuff...despite it being relatively elementary for those in his world. He's gotten used to the fact that not everyone here is an Auldrant native, though.]

With fonon technology. Fonons are elemental particles that make up everything in my world, and are split into seven elements. Fire, electricity, water...all of it is run on fonons. Fonists can manipulate fonons for a variety of things, including combat. By that description, the Pokemon in this world emulate what fonists do in my world.

That said, fonon technology utilizes fonons to perform everyday actions that you would expect most machines to do. In this world, I've had to harness other resources in order to get around the absence of elemental manipulation.

Did any of that click?

[Because he certainly doesn't intend to repeat himself.]