[Audio] Posted 9PM, July 16th.

[hailgiovanni]

[There is a moment of silence before Archer starts to speak, a habit born of waiting just a moment for the video calls back in his world to actually connect. His voice is smooth, confident, and refined.]

Good evening. I am Apollo Akagawa and I have arrived here within the last month. I come from a world inhabited by creatures called Pokemon. So far as I can tell this is abnormal for the majority of you.

However, for those of you for whom a world of pokemon is normal normal, I would like to pose a question: What are the most recent events you’re aware of occurring in Johto and Kanto?

With that, I bid you a good night.

[There is another pause, and then the audio recording stops.]

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[pocketfulof]

Another trainer, and another person with the name Apollo.

[Son of the god Apollo is not amused with that last bit.]

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[hailgiovanni]

I take it that trainers are not so unusual as I was lead to believe?

[ Of course, Nikolai had mentioned there were other trainers here, but he was uncertain of the numbers. ]

I assure you that I am not likely to be related to any others who share the name with me.

[pocketfulof]

We've had a few. Not sure how many are still around though.

But uh, good thing on that relation front--considering that'd make us related. Will Solace, son of Apollo--the uh, Greek god Apollo.

[hailgiovanni]

I do hope to find out.

[ He can't help but raise an eyebrow at that comment. Had this been in his own world he would have taken the boy for weak in the head. But here? Well. He would at least give some benefit of the doubt. ]

I take it that based on your apparent relief you have poor luck with your relations?

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[golisolation]

[Huh, another trainer. Not one he's familiar with, but that hardly matters.]

Can't say I know much about what's been going on in Johto or Kanto as of late, but I never gave too much of a shit about what's happening in other regions.

[He shrugs, casual and flippant.]

Got better things to do than pay attention to what you outsiders get up to, yo.

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[hailgiovanni]

[ From the video alone, Archer is far from impressed. This dishevelled man hardly looks like someone worth keeping an eye on, but the confidence he holds himself with might come from somewhere, so he supposes he will have to none the less. ]

Your accent is unfamiliar to me. What region do you come from?

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[golisolation]

[Wanna do text, huh? That's fine, Archer. You just subjected yourself to this shit. He cuts the feed, swapping on over.]

nvr been 2 alola huh?

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[hailgiovanni]

[ He's seen worse. Texting with Proton is like texting with a linoone wearing mittens. ]

I have not. I have heard it is a very beautiful region.

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[h2no]

[he's still not entirely sure what archer looks like, but after what niko told him and this guy asking about kanto/johto stuff? yeah, he can put two and two together. he wishes red and blue were here, again, briefly.]

i heard some disgusting rocket scum got pounded into the ground

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[hailgiovanni]

[ Someone familiar with Rocket so soon. Good. This 'Archie' person could use some manners, but that would come at a later point in time. ]

How long ago was it, and which of the two regions did it occur in?

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[h2no]

first in kanto, a couple years ago

[not true. the johto stuff hadn't even happened for archie yet, but he's willing to fudge his place in the timeline for now, even if it'll be immediately obvious when his identity is clear.]

don't know what fucking idiots were heading it when they tried to make a comeback
seems like the pathetic morons couldn't even make their own boss come back

[he shouldn't be saying this shit. shouldn't be poking the viper when he doesn't even know how dangerous archer can be. archie's stupid.]

Text [CW: Thinkin' about murder.]

[hailgiovanni]

[ Archer keeps his cool by taking a few minutes to look up this Archie fellow. Law enforcement of some sort? How desperate this world must be for some semblance of order if it is asking a man like this to keep the peace. ]

I see. It appears that you and I are from similar points in time then.

[ He reads the above post again, imagining his hands around the man's neck. Knuckles going white as he applies more and more pressure and the man is powerless to stop him - already defeated but not yet shamed by death.

Archer's muscles relax a little, and his temper starts to wane. Yes. This man can be seen to later. Delayed gratification will make it all the better. It won't be hard to make it appear as if this man's death came about by self defense. Archer had a history of framing law enforcement, after all, and they were far less outwardly crude. ]

audio; id reads "lester papadopoulos"

[lesterzeppelin]

[ Let's be honest - he's only here because yet another person is named after him, and this person sounds too smooth for an Apollo. He's kind of jealous. ]

You'd be correct on the Pokemon front. Kind of wish those guys were more along the norm, though.

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[hailgiovanni]

I have seen little of this world's native wildlife but I must agree. The relationship between humanity and these creatures seems far different than the relationship between humans and Pokemon.

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[lesterzeppelin]

Yeah. My sister's a lot better with animals than I am, so I can't speak about this like I'm an expert, but trainers' relationship with their Pokemon feel very symbiotic. Mutual? There's a closeness that most people don't have with their pets.

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[hailgiovanni]

[ Of course the trainers who have no sense of how the order of the world should be have gotten here first, giving the wrong idea to the others who are stuck in this world. It can't be helped then, he will simply have to pretend to be blind to reality. ]

It is indeed very symbiotic in nature. Humans and Pokemon have over the course of history been mutual benefactors. Some Pokemon are kept as mere pets but their presence in day to day life is constant on a social level. My world would not be what it is without Pokemon.

text, ICly three days after the post goes up.

[namesaquestion]

[He should not engage. He knows this. But he also knows it would be weird if he didn't respond to another pokemon trainer.

He's also putting 0 effort into this, just to annoy the fuck out of Archer.]

u talk lik $

cinnibar blew up lsat i new

Re: text, ICly three days after the post goes up.

[hailgiovanni]

Hello, Nikolai. If you are attempting to hide who you are, it would be wise to avoid using an account with your name attached to it.

I see. How curious.

[ A part of his very core wishes to reach through the computer and correct the heir's typing. However, he knows better than to show this, to give it the attention the boy no doubt wants it to have. He would only double down, something Archer would have to train out of him later. ]

[namesaquestion]

uhh hav w met?? in the future???

wait

im famous in teh future?

[Suck on that Archer. He's treating you like every other trainer he 'hasn't met' ... minus the MUST BATTLE NOW shit.

He may or may not have thought this through that well. OH WELL.]

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[innerdragon]

Do we know about your efforts to restart Team Rocket and bring back Giovanni?

Don't worry, I remember everything.

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[hailgiovanni]

It surprises me that you know me by this name. Or perhaps it was my voice that you recall?

Rest assured that I have no illusions concerning such things here. We are both removed from our world, after all.

[ Which wasn't to say he was going to allow himself to remain so underpowered, but he was not going to attempt to revive Rocket in such an undeserving place, not unless his master appeared and desired that of him.

No, Archer was going to build his own power here, and use it as he saw appropriate, even if it meant carrying on the song and dance he had in his public life while acting as an attorney. ]

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[innerdragon]

I didn’t need to know. The boy you confronted already told me you were here. I will not rest assured of anything until I’m convinced you’re not a threat.

You can start by leaving Nikolai alone.

[Lance will not trust a Rocket further than he can throw them. Which... is not far at all. He will be watching you Archer.]

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[fursleuth]

Is this a timeline thing or did it recently explode because someone cheesed off another legendary Pokemon? You know, I just can't keep track.

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[hailgiovanni]

[ Archer, having no idea he's talking to a goddamn Pikachu replies as he typically would. ]

Merely an attempt to learn whether the trainers here are from the past or from the future from my perspective. I have read that it is common for imPorts from the same world to come from various points in time.

[fursleuth]

Uh... Lemme think here. It's been twenty years since that Red kid won the Pokemon League. That seems right. My memory ain't so great these days.