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[oldestfriend]

[There is much scratching and moving noises before the screen finally clears up. It's pointed straight at the sky before things straighten out. There's a blur where an observant person might be able to recognize New Bark Town and then the trainer appears. She brings about a strange deja vu although it'd be super rare for anyone to actually remember her. She beams regardless, her backdrop a bit of water. There's splashing to be heard.]

Sweet, it's working! Oh, hey there. I'm... Dee. New here, although I keep hearing that's not a recent and spiffy development. Just figuring out this thing...

Still a bit lost, 'tho, I gotta say. [Judging by the laugh she gives, it has not even vaguely occurred to her to be bothered. At all.]

I don't suppose there's anyone out there who can point me in the right direction? Route 29 is looking like the only way out, but even one way streets can be tricky. Besides...

[She trails off, staring up at the cloudy sky.]

...Something seems up.

Comments

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[foolishwren]

_{[For some reason, that gets a chuckle out of Heather. Man, ain't that the truth for a lot of people here! But this 'Dee' is probably one of the calmest thus far, even so. It's sort of refreshing. Heather... can't exactly claim SHE'D been the calmest upon arrival, after all-- despite her somewhat questionably-normal background.]}

Heh! Touche.

And nah. I've been here awhile. I'm a good long way from that cluster of shacks everybody shows up in. _{[She was hesitant to even call it a 'town'. It was more like a neighborhood.]}

But you'll hit that town after walking ... eh. Four days or so. S'not too arduous.

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[oldestfriend.livejournal.com]

Oooh, lucky.

I think it's a quaint little place. _{[Says her, the eternal optimist.]} Still, I'll be glad to hit a new town.

What town are you in, then?

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[foolishwren]

Guess I'm not much of a fan of 'quaint', but whatever floats the boats.

I'm in Goldenrod.

It's a big city-- good few weeks of travel away from New Bark. ... Or at least it's a good few weeks if you walk the right path... not sure how much it'd be if you just... cut straight through. _{[... WELL DANGIT NOW SHE WANTED A MAP SO SHE COULD SATE HER CURIOSITY.]}

Anyway. You'll probably wind up there at some point. It's huge. _{[She'd just gotten there herself and just. Holy crap. ~*~REAL CIVILIZATION~*~.]}

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[oldestfriend.livejournal.com]

Sounds great! The 'couple weeks' thing might be tricky, but I'm sure we'll make it.

I doubt you'll still be around by then, 'tho. Where's your next stop?

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[foolishwren]

Me? Oh, I'm not going anywhere for awhile. You know carsickness? Well, I've got that, except it's campsickness. Nature is killing me. I'm staying here in the city for a good long while.

_{[It sounds like she's exaggerating, and ... yeah, she kind of is, but prior to... well, just today, actually, she'd quite literally been roughing it for almost-- if not over-- a month. Extenuating circumstances...]}

[Video]

[oldestfriend.livejournal.com]

Heh, city girl, huh?

_{[Oh, Dee'll learn. She'll learn.]}

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[foolishwren]

Yeeeaaah, you could say that!

Anyway-- uh. Guess I haven't introduced myself.

Name's Heather.

<sub>[Yes she will.]

[If Nature had arms, it would try to kill you. That was a fact of life here.]</sub>