❀ 001. [ Video/Action from New Bark Town ]

[seetheflower]

Hello? Helloooo?

[ The feed opens to the image of two wide, bright blue eyes staring curiously at the camera. It then zooms out, as Menma pulls the device away from her face. Her finger then appears, to poke at the screen. ]

Can anyone see me? You can see me, right?

[ There's more poking, and then, a wide smile cracks on her gentle features. ]

I'm Menma! Nice to meet you all! I was told I can use this thing to talk to everyone, so~ Hmmmmm...

[ She glances around briefly, before returning her attention back to the camera. ]

So, who wants to catch Nokemon with me? It'll be fun, promise! Let's become friends and have adventures together. Okay? Bye!

[ A soft giggle, then the camera view shakes as Menma tries to find the switch-off button of her new shiny Pokegear. Eventually the feed turns off. ]


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[ Whoever is walking in the streets of New Bark Town can see the figure of a young girl who stands out, more or less, because of her white flowing dress and the fact that she's barefoot. Menma is trotting happily without a care in the world, humming in a sing-song tone in rythm with the music on the background. At her feet, a Petilil is following along in the same chipper manner. One would assume she doesn't know where the hell she's going... ]

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[seetheflower]

[ Not that Menma will question that! It's a good thing, rather. People question her about mentioning heaven all the time. ]

Yeah! But it wasn't just Anaru. There's also Jintan, Yukiatsu, Tsuruko, and Poppo! [ She makes a weird gesture with her hands, getting in a pose. ] Together we form the Super Peace Busters!

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[lovechronicle]

Mmm. I never met my parents, then there was my first love who died too and and then I met some real angels who became my friends.

[That's ... just a very short summary about her life. And that's a calm smile on her face. It's okay, they'd want her to smile too after doing their best to keep her alive.]

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[seetheflower]

Oooo...

[ There's a pause as she lets it sink. ]

Your story is similar to mine, but there were no angels~ [ And she's the one who died and left her "one true love" behind. ]

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[lovechronicle]

I guess we're like opposites even though our stories are similar.

[Wait, no angels? She's not going to ask about ghosts, though that would be another connecting thing between them.]

But you could be their angel~.

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[seetheflower]

Really?

[ That would be great if it were true, but... ]

But if they're not with me here, I can't look after them.

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[lovechronicle]

Ahh, but even if they're not here, they're always in your heart, right? Even if you can't see them, you're always connected with them that way.

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[seetheflower]

... Yes! [ Her smile returns. ] And that way I can still protect them, right?

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[combat_butler]

... I wouldn't call them a crime one. More like... an organization of people in suits and ties who want to keep their brand safe.

... ... er, wait, no... That just sounds like the yakuza...

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[seetheflower]

Are they evil men? ... And what is yakuza?

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[lovechronicle]

[So glad to see her smile again.] Yes! That way they're always with you in some way and you can protect each other and your friendship forever.

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[combat_butler]

...

I... I'm not sure if I should tell you if you don't know... It's very rare to find this kind of innocence...

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[islandshore]

Sounds like a cheap knockoff. Not that Pokémon games even exist where I'm from.

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[seetheflower]

Why? Is it really so dangerous to know? A conspiration?

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[seetheflower]

That's great! Then I'll start doing that now! Thanks, Mitsuki!

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[seetheflower]

... What's a cheap knockoff?

[uuing]

Uu-, Super Peace Busters!! [ just repeating the term now - maria, why are you so excited about something this small you don't even know about.. ] That's a re-ally cool name! It's just like Maria's Mariage Sorciere, both have really interesting names, uu-..!

[seetheflower]

Eeeeh? You have your own group of superheroes? [ The widest smile you could ever see shows on her face. They're so similar!!! ]

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[lovechronicle]

[...is this kind of like they're hugging each other if we use hug icons at the same time...?]

Let's do our best for our friends, ne? Ah, and welcome to Johto, Menma-chan! [Something about her way of speaking makes her to use -chan.] What's your first Pokémon~?

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[combat_butler]

... well, depending on who you ask they might think the Yakuza being in charge of Pokemon is a conspiracy... It certainly sounds like it could be one.

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[seetheflower]

... Should I worry about it?

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[seetheflower]

[ Yup it can be that way. Cute~ ]

Thanks! Oh!

[ The camera shakes a little. Menma uses her free hand to pick up her Pokemon and show it to the camera. ]

Here. They said it's a Petilil and she's a girl!

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[combat_butler]

... er.

No, no... I... I think we should more try to focus on you being here, not the strange and usual implications of similar names.

[uuing]

[ all moes from different series are secretly the same person.. ]

Uu-, a little bit like that! We're witches though, not superheroes.. but both are trying to make everyone happy, right? So like that witches are superheroes too!

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[seetheflower]

But doesn't it have anything to do with me being here?

[seetheflower]

[ ... wow, that's a life worth's mystery solved.

And then Menma's eyes widened like two plates of salami. ]

Witches? Real witches?!