#001; video

[bentspooner]

[ Sabrina is sat down on a couch, standard furnishings that come with all the Heropa townhouses. Her government-issues device is floating far enough away from her that it has to be held up by some sort of powers, it would definitely explain the green glow around the edges of the frame. She sits, cross-armed and cross-legged, her file on the couch cushion next to her, and...a yellow humanoid creature making vaguely threatening gestures at a man in deep sleep on the carpet. You might recognize the man as Itsuki, friendly neighborhood flesh-eating abomination.

She turns to face the naughty Hypno, saying nothing, but somehow convincing him to quit being a brat anyway. He stomps off, and she faces the camera again. She's gone over the literature several times, and found the beginner's guide from pouring over the network on her own, but still, it seems like it's customary to introduce yourself. It would be best to be polite while she gains her bearings, she thinks. ]

Hello. My name is Sabrina, I'm from the Kanto region. I was a Pokemon gym leader there, though it appears that holds no relevance or prestige in this world. [ Which bothers her, a lot, given how hard she worked to get that far. Back to square one, in an unfamiliar world, it seems. ]

Who are the leaders in this 'imPort' community? [ She says the word like a woman trying to be more sure of herself than she really is, she hasn't been here long enough to take that on as an identity, no matter how quick the crowds of photographers and fans are to label her as such. ] Officially and otherwise. I would like to meet them, get a better idea of how this works in practice, beyond the time-and-space meddling that's going on.

Comments

[bentspooner]

That's not all he does. [ Beat. ] A business?

[burlyboy]

Hell yeah. Like, every month, every couple of months, someone posts to the network 'cause they can't sleep. Nightmares and shit, you know the drill. Bet you they'd pay good money for even just one good night of sleep. They'd thank Hypno there for having a good meal instead of being scared of him.

wrong....thread.

[bentspooner]

[ Hypno seems to like the sound of that, straightening up and looking into the camera with an impish grin. Sabrina, on the other hand, is a little concerned. ]

...is this place really that traumatizing?

LMAO GOOD I THOUGHT I MISSED SOMETHING THERE

[burlyboy]

Sometimes, yeah. It can grind people down. More 'n that, though, some people here had pretty shitty lives in the first place. That follows you around no matter where you are, y'know?

the phone tag curse

[bentspooner]

I guess it would.

I don't think I'd charge for such a thing. If they need the sleep, and Hypno gets fed, that's a good enough exchange for me.

[burlyboy]

Hey, I'm not gonna argue with that! Not that I want use of, uh, Hypno's services. Still, you oughtta make the offer sometime. Bet it'll keep ol' Hypno there well-fed for a year straight.

[bentspooner]

Once a day should be enough. I'll have to ask people to take a number.

[burlyboy]

You might have to. Think it over! You'd be providing a real public service.

Any other Pokemon come in with you?

[bentspooner]

I've got three more with me. Alakazam, Espeon, and Woobat.

[ The camera pans over to where Alakazam is polishing his spoons. The others are off getting comfortable somewhere else. ]

[burlyboy]

...Do they also eat dreams?

[bentspooner]

No, they don't. They all eat normal food.

[burlyboy]

Huh. So what's with the spoons?

[bentspooner]

We use them to help channel psychic energy.

[burlyboy]

Why spoons? Could it be any kind of metal and he's just, like, a really big fan of spoons? Or is there something in the whole spoon situation that's uniquely good for psychic energy.

[bentspooner]

He likes eating, too.