[voice]

[applewatcher]

For those who are separated from their loved ones, holidays can be a reminder of what's no longer with us, especially if they're spent alone.

[There is a pause.]

I'm not familiar with this Thanksgiving day, but I wanted to ask: for those without friends or family here, do you have arrangements for the holiday?

If not... The radio station I work for is donating to a Heropa community Thanksgiving dinner in Heropa. All are welcome to attend, no reservation required.

[ Video ]

[legosi]

[ even though the name says Legosi and he'd normally be a wolf, you get a human today. Who is freaking out, sort of ] I... don't really like this, how do I change to wolf? [ he looks down at his own hands, completely uncomfortable with whatever is happening. Until he realizes he has another question (he has, in fact, hundred of them) ]

This is a lot more complicated than I thought it'd be. I'm fine living in a world with humans, but there are a lot of questions I need answered before I go any further. What is that? [ Legosi turns the communicator towards a computer screen and there is a normal non-humanoid dog on the screen ] I've seen people eating meat, and I've seen people feeding the four-legged-people meat. [ YES he considers animals people too because why wouldn't they be ] I understand the herbivore-carnivore socialization, but I don't understand what is happening here. What are the rules here? Why are you eating meat and why no one cares about that?

[ and since he is already asking things, he will continue to ask things ] Why are there four legged-people and why are birds small and naked, how come no one talks to me, and why does every person look so weird- [ LOOKS THIS IS WEIRD AND YOU ARE ALL WEIRD.

He stops, taking a deep breath, as he is trying to calm down. Okay. Okay. This is just an alien world, he can figure this out. Maybe.

And then there is a silence, until he remembers ] I would like to talk to a human male teenager about this body, please. [ he also has questions about that, but Legosi figures it's easier to ask someone who is his age ]

[Video] Welcome to the World of Pokémon!

[halloflamer]

[The feed opens to Blue, sitting at what looks like a kitchen counter. His arms are folded casually on the counter in front of him, and there’s a small, red communicator-like device next to his elbow. Eevee is draped casually over his shoulder.]

Hey, losers! [He greets cheerfully, giving a two-fingered salute to the camera.] I’m Blue. Blue Oak! I’m a Pokémon trainer, if we haven’t met- you might have seen some of us around, before. Instead of animals, our world is full of creatures called Pokémon. [Blue gestures to Eevee on his shoulder, who trills with an enthusiastic—] Vui vuii!
—We live with them, work with them, and some of us partake in Pokémon battles. Me… I’m a former Champion and the leader of a battle facility. [Humblebrag.] But, I also help with research!

[He picks up the red device and opens it- a hologram forms between the pieces, displaying a detailed infographic about Eevee like the one on his shoulder.] This device is called Pokédex! It’s a field encyclopedia on all the Pokémon in our world, invented by my grandfather, Professor Samuel Oak. Trainers like me travel around the world with their Pokédex, collecting information on all the species in the world. But, there’s still a lot of things we don’t know…

Um, anyway… People in this world often seem interested to learn more about Pokémon, and I’d like to share it more easily, but the software the Pokédex is programmed with doesn’t seem to be compatible with this world’s. I’ve tried just copying some of it by hand, but it’s a lot of data for over 800 entries… I’d like to share it on the Internet of this world, so that just like mine, it can be an open data source for everyone to use.

So… I guess I’m looking for somebody who’s really good with technology that can help me find a way to copy all of the data from this format to one that works in this world. And… then set up somewhere to host all of it. It’s quite a lot… pictures and all of that included.

[He closes the Pokédex, and there's a long pause. It seems like he's going to end the post there, but--] --Oh, that's right! My birthday's coming up this week. I guess there's a holiday in this place, right? Called 'Thankgiving'- well, my birthday is that day, too. So... I guess you can all come and give your thanks to me for being born, hahaha!

Okay, that’s about it from me! Smell ya later!

SCHEMA 2.003 | VIDEO | FORWARD DATED TO THIS EVENING AFTER THE SWEAR IN

[stabbyfingers]

Greetings, imPorts.

[ It’s the Negotiator, on the moon. ((this plot!)) There’s something different about his tone of voice, though. His “friendly” demeanour, part charming, part smarmy, part sarcastic, is gone. Instead it’s been replaced by a barely contained seething rage, where every word feels purposeful.

He’s also not the one holding the camera. That’s someone else, someone unseen.]

I have a very important announcement, so watch carefully.

[ He walks past some people and up to Jaime Reyes, who is in the process of cheerfully stuffing half a cupcake in his mouth. There’s icing on the tip of his nose. ]

This is Jaime Reyes.

[ It is, perhaps, telling that Jaime looks immediately nervous, eyes flicking between the Negotiator and the hidden cameraman. ] Um, yep. Sure am.

( cut for violence and blood )