❀ 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. ]


[ Action ]

[ 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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[Video]

[lovechronicle]

[...Okay, you'd get a hug if she was in New Bark right now.]

I wonder that too. We all just wake up here at some point, so I guess there are that kind of people too. Everyone have their things to do at home...

But, it's not the worst place either. You'll get a lot of different friends who come from all kind of worlds. And if this place ever sends you back to where you came from, you'll go straight to the situation where you were before coming here.

[Video]

[seetheflower]

We can be... sent back? You mean we won't be here forever?

[ She wouldn't be concerned about herself, but if that would be the case- then her friends wouldn't lose their dreams, and at the same time, they can be together and have adventures in this world that is so much like the videogame they used to play the six of them.

Suddenly, it doesn't sound so grim. ]

[Video]

[lovechronicle]

Yes we can. This is my second time here [or technically third, because she was in a coma, but ...], so I know it's true.

It's just entirely random; who gets send home and who stays here for years.

[She still kind of feels bad for ruining her impression of heaven, but not so much because...]

So, anyone can come here and be sent back from here. Living people go back to their dreams [...except those who come here from right before their death, but uh, let's not think negative!] and dead people go guard over them to heaven from here.

For Menma-chan it's the chance to meet your friends who are still alive, and for me it's the chance to meet my guardian angels again if our friends ever come here, yeah?

[Video]

[seetheflower]

[ Menma listens, without interrupting. Real heaven will come if she leaves this place, huh... but she can't leave on her own. There's a question that pops in her mind and she'd like to ask, but before that- ]

Guardian... angels?

[Video]

[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.]

[Video]

[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. ]

[Video]

[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~.

[Video]

[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.

[Video]

[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.

[Video]

[seetheflower]

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

[Video]

[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.

[Video]

[seetheflower]

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

[Video]

[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~?

[Video]

[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!

[Video]

[lovechronicle]

[Awww, a Petilil. Mitsuki has seen those before.]

Ahh, a Petilil, looking as adorable as ever. I'm sure you two will have wonderful journey together.

[Video]

[seetheflower]

Thank you! I want her to become strong so I can catch more Nokemon and become a Nokemon champion!

[Video]

[lovechronicle]

Ahh, so your goals are clear right from the start? That's amazing.

[Video]

[seetheflower]

I became a champion before, so I can do it again! This time it's for real, though.

[Video]

[lovechronicle]

Right, you already know how it goes. I'll cheer for you, okay? [That's what friends are for!]

[Video]

[seetheflower]

Thanks! I hope we can meet someday, I'll show you the Nokemon I captured!

[Video]

[lovechronicle]

I hope so too, and I'm not so far away from your location at the moment. Maybe we'll meet soon... [Unless you stay in Cherrygrove for ages.] I'll be looking forward to see your Nokemon. [Did she really just use that word?]

[Video]

[seetheflower]

[ Yes, yes you did. ]

Yeah, soon! Where are you right now? I've got the map!

[Video]

[lovechronicle]

Ah, I'm in Violet City. That's -- [pause, thinking.] ten days of traveling from New Bark, but you'll get to another town on the way here. So it's not like you have to travel for ten days to reach the next place.

[Video]

[seetheflower]

Ten days? Wow, that's long! [ All the way by just walking? No problem, she can do it! ] I've got time to capture many Nokemon before coming there.

[Video]

[lovechronicle]

Mmm, three days to next town and then some of the days on one route and the rest on the last between New Bark and Violet. [Yes, it's a long way, though she had her Rapidash this time around. Last time ... well, last time she had her Ponyta? This time she couldn't ride because her boyfriend and horse didn't get along.] Yeah, you'll see many and you can catch many. And even if I'll go to the next place before we can meet here, I'm sure we'll meet sooner or later.