001 - First Battle

[dokidokichallenger]

[And so a young man awakens on school grounds today.]

Oh man, what just happened? Where am I? Pikachu? Citron? Eureka? ... Serena? Where'd everyone go?

[Once he gains some semblance of his bearings, Satoshi will be wandering the grounds, looking for his friends.]

Citroooon! Eureeeeeka!

[Your character may notice his yelling and come to see what's up, or if he spots them first, he might come over and ask...]

Hey, uh... Do you know where this is by any chance...?

Comments

[dokidokichallenger]

That'd be awesome!

[extraordinarily]

Yeah, it totally would be!

[dokidokichallenger]

Oh man, I'm gettin' excited!

[extraordinarily]

Right, right?! Finding new things is always exciting!

[dokidokichallenger]

Sometimes I lie awake at night 'cause I'm just so excited for what I might find!

[extraordinarily]

Is that so... That's it! I'm going to make you an honorary member of my SOS Brigade!

[ Not that it exists anymore, but shh, she can dream, right? ]

Oh, and look, over there!

[ It's... a puppy? ]

[dokidokichallenger]

Oh hey!

[Let's pull out the Pokémon Zukan ... cell phone? Oh...]

[safevoyages]

Well it's good to meet you Satoshi, I'm Umi. I've never actually heard of Masara Town before. Where is it exactly?

[dokidokichallenger]

Nice to meet you too, Umi-san. It's in the south western part of the Kanto region, most people have only ever heard of it because of Professor Ookido.

[safevoyages]

[Now she knows about Kanto, but even with vague directions and a name she has no idea where Masara Town could be.]

I can't say I've ever heard of your professor either, but he must do excellent work to be what your town is known for. [He couldn't have meant the whole Kanto region, surely.] I'm from Yokohama myself.

[dokidokichallenger]

Yeah, the Professor knows all kinds of things, it's really amazing. And Yokohama, huh?

[... Not that he knows where Yokohama is since he knows it better as Kuchiba City.]

[accurately]

Why wouldn't there be? It's a school.

[dokidokichallenger]

... Ah! But if I don't have my Pokémon, I can't have a gym battle!

[safevoyages]

That's right. You might say it's known for its port and the number of boats that dock there.

[Taking one last look at the clock on her phone, Umi slips her phone back into her pocket and offers Satoshi a smile.]

Are you hungry? If you like we can go to the dining hall and get something to eat. Then maybe you could tell me what your professor knows so much about.

[She'll have to work the truth about this place into the conversation at some point, it wouldn't be fair not to tell him that this is the afterlife. Perhaps after they eat.]

[dokidokichallenger]

Lunch sounds like a great idea to me!

[extraordinarily]

It's so cute!

[ She'll crouch down to pet him; thankfully he's pretty nice. ]

[dokidokichallenger]

Yeah, it is.

[It's not a Gardie or a Yorterrie, but...]

[extraordinarily]

Maybe you should come and pet him too!

[dokidokichallenger]

Sure!

[Let's pat the little puppy...]

[accurately]

You shouldn't battle in the gym.

[dokidokichallenger]

Hm? Why not...?

[accurately]

It's for sports, not dueling. If you want to battle, go to the dojo.

[dokidokichallenger]

But a dojo isn't gonna have a gym badge...

[accurately]

You wouldn't get badges for going to a gym anyway.

[dokidokichallenger]

Well, where else would you get a gym badge from? Not that it matters if I don't have my...

Ah, Team Rocket! I bet they're behind this!