Carry on smiling

Byeeeee Maria!

[ And ~~Moeshida~~ Menma turns the feed off, after she finally finds the switch-off button... FRIENDS HUNTING, NOBODY IS SAFE!! ]

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I'm sorry if it scared you, and she should apologize too... [...and she will, after getting a look from the girl, with an apologetic singsong sound.] I should have remembered that she's still there and might try something like that. But I concentrated on our conversation. [Have a smile. At least it was just that Lapras and not her previously very devilish Dragonair, who really looks like ~~dragon~~ a snake.] Ah, but yes. She's getting big - and that's a compliment. One of those Nokemon who never evolve, but instead grow from baby-size to adult-size.

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It's okay! Now that I know she's not going to hurt you, I'm happy. [ She was less scared about the large Nokemon and more afraid that Mitsuki was going to get hurt. ] Oh, I know! It's one of those Nokemon that don't evolve!

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If I've learned anything over my time here, you can't judge the deceptive level of a girl just by her cuteness level.

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That sounds sad... I'm not evil, you know!

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Nah, she'd never hurt anyone - except other Pokémon in a battle, but she's just extremely playful.

You really learned a lot from Nokemon, huh? [Just curious, it's not a bad thing.] Ah, yeah Lapras is one of those that don't evolve at all.

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It's because I played that videogame a lot! Dunno if there are things that I don't know about, though. [ There probably are. ] Evolving Nokemon is cool, but watching a Nokemon grow up normally is also nice!

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I wish I had played those games too, sounds like they're really helpful in this world. Ah, and that's to say that everything you've said so far sound like it's true in here too. Can you travel with friends in those games?

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[ Thinking for a second. ] ... No, I can't do that. I mean, we can trade Nokemon and battle together, but we can't travel together.

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Ah, that's too bad because traveling with friends is always more fun. [Thinking about it for a few seconds.] It still sounds very similar to this place. But I guess traveling inside a game is a lot faster than traveling ... outside the game even if the world is based on a game. At least you can travel with lots of friends here.

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Ahhh... T-That's not what I meant! Not at all! I just, um... It's risky to judge a book by it's cover here is all.

I'm sure you're a perfectly heroic and innocent girl!

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But I think you're being nice and funny to me, should I think that you're not nice and funny then?

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Really? Do you think they will travel with me if I ask them? [ Is that really how it works here??? ]

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... er.

Well, no, that's not really... It's more a outlook that I've adopted over a long time! It's not one that someone new needs to pick up... It's the view of a veteran, a veteran!

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Hmmmm. Then...

If I stay here for a long enough time, I'm going to become like you?

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Well, I don't have any experience on it, since I've always traveled either alone or with my friends from home -- ah, and with a friend who I met here before, when I came back to this world -- but... Yeah, I think that's how it works.

And there's nothing wrong with asking from others, right? I'm sure there are other new people around that town, who'd love your company on their journey.

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Then I'm going to ask any newbie I meet to join me in the adventure! Walking alone is boring, even if I'll have my Nokemon with me. [ She picks her Petilil up to snuggle her a bit. ]

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[A-Any?] I hope you'll find great friends that way while they're still in the area. Traveling alone here is really boring and lonely, even if you have a full party of Pokémon with you. [Talking from experience... And smiling because you two are cute.]

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[ Nod nod nod! ] That's right! I'm going to talk to them and tell them they should join me and catch Nokemon together!

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That's a great spirit. [She might laugh a little.] ...I hope you can still find other new people from the area. [It's not like she's late, but some people are fast.]

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Uu-? Are newbies rare here? Do they need to be caught like Nokemon? Should I battle them? [ There's a chance she's not joking about this. ]

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[brb, laughing for a moment.]

[yeah, okay, she can handle this.] They're not exactly rare, people arrive - something like every other week, or so. You don't need to catch them! [Well it might work as a very original way to start friendships?] I guess there's no need to battle them either, unless you want to. That's right - I guess friendly battles are nice too.

[She should try them with her boyfriend and friends.]

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... that's a vaguely worrying thought.

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