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[ When the video turns on in the very early morning, there's only half a face present before it comes up fully onto the screen. The boy is practically beaming at the journal, and there's only a second before-- ]

Ivysaur evolved!

[ Yes. He couldn't keep that excitement in. He's still got a really dumb smile on and he has to remember what he was going to say, a pause there before he continues. ]

If you don't know what an ivysaur is, they're a grass and poison type pokémon! Ivysaur's been with me since she was a bulbasaur and now she's huge! She's big! She's nearly as big as Snorlax is!

[ The camera faces down to a dusty ground, then comes back up. ] I'm going to show you her, okay? [ And then the book flips around, showing a large, blueish-greenish toad-skin looking monster with a flower protruding from her back from the front, standing at 6'10 (for those who can tell). She leans her head to the side, her mouth opening slightly and showing her fangs as she grunts a small sound. She's embarrassed by the fuss, but the yellow rodent at her feet displays her with his arms proudly out towards her. Pika! (Check her out!)

(Also from the background, some might be able to tell that they're at the farm. Why are they at the farm so early? Because.) ]

Isn't she cool? She is! --oh, hey, Snorlax! Stand next to her and show everyone how big she is next to you!

[ The recording swings over to show a very fat panda creature sitting down eating a pile of bread. He continues eating, and as Red begs again ("C'mon, Snooorlax!"), the creature proceeds to noisily shuffle his butt to face the opposite direction. Noopppee. ] Snor! You...!

[ Huff! He faces the screen back to himself finally, making a puffed face but not so seriously. ] Forget about him! Saur's amazing and that's all that matters!

[ And then one last smile! ]

Bye!!!

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[She recognizes Pikachu from seeing the same species with Masaomi, but the other ones are incredible. She didn't realize they could get so big.]

They're incredible! I never knew they could be so large.

They can be all sizes and weights and they can be made out of different stuff too like metal and rocks. Pokémon are cool like that. (•‿•)

They sound amazing. Does everyone in your world have Pokémon?

[Given the fact he looks pretty young, it seems like Pokémon are no different than pets even with their abilities.]

Most people do. They can keep you safe if you travel a lot and some people like to live with them.

The world must be an interesting place with Pokemon. I imagine they're used in different professions too?

My world has pokémon everywhere so it was really weird when I came here. What do you know about pokémon? The professions I know are Trainer Contests (people deciding on the coolest/cutest pokémon for ribbons?) Keep at home (pets/family) I can't think of anything else right now. Is that what you meant?

Not much, really. Pokémon don't exist in my world and I've only met one other person with one here. I'm trying to get a better sense of your world.

[Because a world with such interesting animals with abilities would shape things differently. It's one thing having an attack dog, it's another having an electric mouse that can electrocute someone.

Trainer, a term she's heard both Masaomi and Law use, contests, and pets. It's a good starting place.]

It's a starting place. I imagine there are also veterinarians to care for injured or sick pokémon?

That's right! If you mean jobs too then here's a list Nurses at pokémon centres - Where you go to heal your pokémon Professors - People who study pokémon Day Cares - People who take care of your pokémon for you Gym Leaders - Who you battle against to get badges for the league Policemen and women have pokémon Used in construction work Used to power up buildings (electricity) Gardening You can make medicines from some pokémon I'm blanking but there's probably more. Pokémon work alongside people in lots of professions.

[It's quite an interesting list, certainly the signs of a world where humans and pokémon live side-by-side.]

It sounds like an incredible place to live.

Do you mind talking more about gym leaders and the league? I presume trainers also tie into that.

[ And Red is all the happy to help! ]

It's cool, but people from other worlds here are cool too •‿• And sure I can tell you about gym leaders and the league. I'm a trainer so that's easy. Trainers are people who train pokémon. We capture pokémon in pokéballs (they look like small balls but they can hold huge pokémon in them) and form close bonds of friendship and respect with them. With gym battles you show the strength of your team by challenging the gym leader. There's other trainers at gyms too who learn under the gym leader called gym trainers, but it's the gym leader who really matters. Gym trainers will challenge you to test you and see if you deserve to go up against the gym leader. And because they like battling too. When you get 8 badges you can go to the pokémon league and challenge the Elite Four and the Champion! They're the best of the best trainers. You go up against one after the other and then you take on the current Champion to become the next Champion. There's more to being a trainer than just brute strength too. You can't just hit hard. You need to know how to react and to take on anything. All pokémon have weaknesses against other types of pokémon, but if you're a good trainer you can figure out a way to surpass those weaknesses. You don't get scared in the face of a disadvantage. Oh yeah and a lot of gyms focus on a type of pokémon. Like water, rock, fire and so on.

[It's not entirely surprisingly there's a form of combat involving pokémon. Different types, different abilities, there's a logic behind it. While the idea of people making animals fight makes Ginia recoil slightly, it does sound like there's a lot of care and love and regulation involved. Granted, probably not everyone is kind to their pokémon, but she tries to remain optimistic.

At least Ginia can tell by his words he's quite passionate on the subject and by the entry itself it's obvious he cares about his pokémon.]

I see. Thank you for explaining, it sounds quite interesting.

What are the different types of pokémon?

Grass Fire Water Electric Ground Rock Ice Dragon Psychic Ghost Bug Flying Normal Fighting Poison

[Ginia jots the list down on a notepad, already seeing some obvious strengths and weaknesses. Water was probably strong against fire which was probably strong against grass which was probably strong against water. It was like a very complicated game of rock-paper-scissors and with pokémon with multiple types, it was certainly a game of strategy and skill.

Quite fascinating.]

That's a very interesting list. Also thank you for taking the time to explain all of this, I appreciate it.

I'm Ginia, by the way.

I'm Red. And it's OK. I'm not used to writing so much but I like people knowing about pokémon. Is this what having a pen pal is like? Can I ask about your world too?

Nice to meet you. And sorry, you can talk if you want, I know it's easier for most people.

I think so. And sure, what do you want to know?

It's OK if you want to write. I'll just be slower. Plus we can talk and do other things too. What is it like where you're from? What kind of animals do you have? Do you have monsters too? Someone I know has monsters and animals in their world.

I'm afraid I have to write; I can't talk.

No monsters in my world [At least not animal monsters; all the monsters she knows are human.], but lots of animals. All of the animals I've seen out in the woods are animals in my world.

But the world I come from is very large. It's called Earth; there are a few different versions of it from talking to people here. Lots of cities, lots of people, it's very busy. But there are places not too dissimilar to this village too, places out somewhere quiet or out in the wilderness.

[ His first instinct is to say sorry to read that, but he realises right off that's stupid. ]

It's OK! I meant write by talking. Do you live in a city? I come from a town. It's smaller than the cities and it doesn't have the same air like cities do. The cities I've been to are cool too. The last one I went to [ second to last one really ] had a big department store with lots of floors! It was amazing! Does your world have anything different from this place? Like how my world has pokémon and some people can use magic. People can't use magic in mine.

I've traveled a lot in my life, but I've mostly lived in cities. I guess you get used to the people and noise after awhile. They're all so different too.

No magic in my world, no monsters or people with other sorts of abilities. I suppose it's unusual in that regard.

[As far as things go, the only thing that seems to set her world apart from others is a high crime rate but that's not easy to share, especially to a kid.]

I suppose in some ways my world is unremarkable compared to others.

What's remarkable about your world to you? I don't think it's easy to say if another world is remarkable or isn't anyway. It doesn't sound fair.

[Ginia stops to think about that. It's hard picking out the remarkable things of her world when she's seen so many of the problems in the world, even contributed to the darkness. And when compared against worlds with dragons and magic and all sorts of amazing people and things, it's hard.

But. This is her Earth and it was her home for 37 years.]

It's truly a beautiful world. Beautiful rain forests with hidden waterfalls, deserts with sand as far as the eye can see and rocky plateaus, lush forests filled with wildlife, deep oceans still so unexplored, there's so much to see.

That sounds so cool! What's a rainforest? It doesn't rain all the time there does it? There's a forest near where I live. •‿• It's by the city up from my town. Do you have small animals or big animals in your forests? We have animals called bugs in ours. Pikachu live in them too. And then you have trees that try and block out the sun but then you find patches where the light comes through and the strong smell of grass. I like that. When I was younger I didn't care about nature or pokémon. I liked to stay inside and play video games. Did you always want to travel?

Not all the time, but pretty close to. But because of all the rain, it's very lush and green.

Animals of all shapes and sizes from small bugs to animals like bears or deer. The ocean has even larger animals like whales.

I did. I never did too much when I was younger. Sometimes my family would take a trip to the beach or the larger city, but there wasn't much opportunity to travel. Too much time and money. But I found the means when I was older.

What does a whale look like? Is it bigger than my Snorlax? (Snorlax was the one eating in my video) I didn't leave home much either when I was younger. We didn't need to travel but we went to the city once or twice. What did you do when you were a kid? I became a trainer and left home but not every kid does, some stay with their family.

A whale looks similar to a fish in that it has fins and a tail, but it also breathes air. They are very large, much larger than Snorlax. Quite long too. I'll look for a picture of one.

I used to be a dancer. Also played the piano and helped my family with their bar. Do most trainers start as kids?

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