thebelsareinert | First Day

[Somewhere in the middle of New Bark, one might find a blue haired youth sitting with his Larvitar attempting to figure out his PokeGear.]

Is this an old COMP model? Doesn't really look like it, but only Atsuro would know for sure. [he shakes his head] It looks like all my demons and macca are gone too. ... No, not gone. They're probably still in my COMP. Which means that--

[a beep!, and the PokeGear's video function whirrs to life.]

[VIDEO]

-- I really need to leave. [at the sound of Larvitar making a noise on the side, Hiro glances away from the screen, then back to it.] Oh, awesome. I got it working even without Atsuro here.

... Might as well get right into it.

Listen, I don't know where I am, but I need to get back to Tokyo.

[he pauses, then suddenly flares up a little]

Does this at least have a TV function? Internet? I want to check the news about the lockdown. That is, if the government's even let it have that name. It's probably been really covered up outside too.

[he shakes his head again, getting just a bit angry. in a few hours, everything will be...]

Listen I'm running out of time! If you know where I am and how I can get back to Tokyo, tell me as soon as you can!

[with that, he ends the feed [/VIDEO] and gets up, heading back towards the Professor's place. He figures if there's a scientist handing out demons, he's got to have answers.

... Someone want to stop him from breaking Elm's door down?]

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It's not that simple. If they hadn't done anything, they would have been all over the world - or at least Japan - within days.

... Besides for that, God wanted this. He wanted to test humanity, to see if we're fit enough for Him.

Doesn't sound like any god I'd want to meet.

You won't have to.

I plan on killing Him.

. . .

'S a pretty big thing to say.

It's a pretty big goal! I'd never have even thought about it a week ago.

Thinks changed that quickly, did they?

... Yeah.

Society can crumble pretty fast, even without something like a God interfering.

[And once again he's reminded that things really aren't so bad where he came from, considering]

Makes my world seem pretty normal in comparison. [A nod] Good luck getting back.

[not sure what this "my world" "your world" business could mean, but he'll just take your word for it for now.]

Thanks. [a beat] Don't take what you have for granted. You don't know when it'll be gone.

[Another significant pause, followed by a wry grin]

I learned that lesson a long time ago. [Oops. Hidden papa angst]

[nods]

Don't forget it.

I won't.

[and-- welp, Hiro does not have much to say anymore.]

[Kaito doesn't either, at least not for a few seconds, before he shakes off the moment and continues with his typical Johto greeting]

Have you been told how this place works yet?

I think so.

... More or less.

As long as you have that figured out, you'll be all right.

You think so?

[grin] I know so.

Know the way out then?

... not yet. But 'm looking.

How long have you been looking?

Nine months.

-- That's not even funny!

If I'm here even a month, everyone will be...!

I know it isn't funny. That's why I'm not joking about it.

People say time doesn't pass at home while you're here. That's the only thing you can hold onto until you find a way back.

How can they possibly know that if they're here?

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