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[ It is hot. And while Akito and Agito are both still confused, they've acclimatized to the situation at this point. They have an Eevee curled up happily in their arms, even as Akito stares at the Pokégear with a mix of curiosity and worry.

Eventually Akito decides that introductions are in order. When he speaks it's with a soft, feminine voice that matches his face. ~~When will he hit puberty? We just don't know!~~ ]

Ah... Hi! I'm Wanijima Akito, from Shinjuku, Tokyo. I'm sixteen! And in um... New Bark Town. So if it's like the original games' set-up then the route leading out of town would have Rattata and Pidgey, and maybe Spearow too, I think. I haven't played the games in a long time...

I haven't given my Eevee a nickname yet, but I was thinking of maybe calling it A-T. If it's like normal starters then it should be level five, which means that training in Route 29 for a while would be a good idea...

[ He trails off in thought for a moment before snapping his attention back to the Pokégear. ]

..It's good to meet you!

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[Someone who knows about the games, sweet!]

It's a lot different from the games, actually. You'll find some different Pokemon in those routes, but they're a lot like Rattata and Pidgey. Actually...you might even find them too if you really want 'em.

[Larry was going to stop there, but then he realizes introductions would probably be good since this kid introduced her(?)self.]

I'm Larry, by the way. Nice to meetcha. If you've got any questions, a lot of us have been here for a while so we can probably help.

[ Living in a cage will give one a good reason to get hooked on handheld games. :'| ]

What kind of Pokémon are they? They shouldn't give my Eevee too much trouble, ne?

Hi! Um, how long is a while?

They're basically like Rattata and Pidgey. There's Sentret, which is a raccoon-lookin' thing, and Hoothoot, a little round owl. There's probably more, but I haven't been over that way in a while. You'll just have to see for yourself. [For the second bit, he shakes his head.] And nah, they won't give starters any problems. They're low leveled.

[As for the question about time spent here...well, he almost looks embarrassed when he answers.]

Some of us are going on three years being stuck here. It'll be three for me in August.

What kind of typing and move-sets do they have? And are the evolutions any good? It might be nice to get a friend for A-T when we travel.

[ He... doesn't really know what to say to that, so he'll just furrow his brows a bit in concern. ]

Three years?

Hmmm... [Larry has to stop to think about that for a moment, because he's never actually had either of those himself.] I know Sentret's Normal type, and they get the kind of moves you'd expect from a pure Normal. Scratch, Tackle, Tail Whip, all that good stuff. Hoothoot is Normal-Flying, but it learns some decent Psychic attacks like Hypnosis and Confusion.

[He frowns a bit at Akito's reaction to the amount of time he's been here. Yeah, he really doesn't like it either...]

Yep, you heard me right. Three years. Johto's pretty random with how it sends people home and dumps them in.

What about HMs and TMs? And the versatility of their evolutions?

[ pre-planning a team is a go! ]

..Eh? What do you mean by sending them home and dumping them in?

Now that I can't really tell you since I've never had either of them, buuut Hoothoot's evolution, Noctowl, is pretty good. The first gym leader has one, and it's definitely not a pushover.

[His expression remains somewhat thoughtful.]

Well, it's all done at random. Some of us have been stuck here for years, while some are only here a few weeks or months before being sent back home. No one really knows how it's all done.

So the first gym leader in this place specializes in Flying-type? What about the rest?

[ He'll just... nod. and pretend like that made any sort of sense. ]

Okay. Thank you for the information!

[Johto is confusing as heck, Akito. Just roll with it.]

You got it. After him, the types are Bug, Normal, Ghost, Steel, Fighting, Ice, and Dragon. Pretty different from the games, but there's always ways to get the upper hand on them.

Type advantages still apply here, ne?

They sure do! There's some new types too: Steel and Dark. Steel's strong against Ice and weak to Ground and Fire, and Dark's strong against Ghost and Psychic, and weak to Fighting.

[Larry looks pretty pleased about getting to talk about so much strategy-related stuff.]

...Those sound so cool!

[He nods in agreement.]

They're pretty sweet, yeah. You might be interested to know that Eevee has a Dark type evo too. It's called Umbreon; you should see if you can look it up on your 'Dex.

...Eh? There's another one?

[He flashes four fingers.]

Four, actually! Along with Umbreon, there's Espeon, Glaceon and Leafeon. Psychic, Ice and Grass respectively. It's enough to make any Eevee fan explode at all the possibilities.

[ an odd little squeak of a noise comes from the back of his throat. ]

You're serious?

[... Looks like we've stumbled upon one of said Eevee fans!]

Why would I lie?

[ he can relate to Eevee the most! what with his multiple people living in his head. so many possibilities. :U ]

I don't know.

Why would you tell the truth?

[He laughs a little at Akito's response. Touche.]

Because I love talking about Pokemon? Seriously, there's that many Eevee evolutions out there. Here, hold on a sec and I'll quickly sketch 'em.

[A couple minutes later, Larry responds again, holding up a rough sketch of the various Eeveelutions with their names under them. It's sure nice when his artistic abilities come in handy.]

Here, this is all of them.

[ And he and his Eevee will peer at those drawings intently!! At least until A-T turns her nose up at them. Akito giggles at her antics. ]

She really doesn't seem interested in evolving, ne?

[Larry's face falls a bit at A-T's reaction because wow, guess he drew all of those for nothing.]

Nothing wrong with not wanting to evolve. I've got a couple that haven't felt like evolving either.

[ He bounces A-T in his arms, and nuzzles the top of her head briefly. ]

Agito wanted a Jolteon, but I think he would like an Umbreon now even more. So someday we'll get another Eevee to train, too!

...Maybe one day we can get one of each evolution!

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