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[rocking_it]

Helloooooo, not Republic City!

[Have a very close-up shot of Bolin's oh-so pretty eyes.]

So, hey. Kidnapped huh. [Kidnapped again, more like it. He leans back and strokes his lack of beard, allowing the rest of his face to be seen. There's a Sentret flopped over his shoulder like a pancake.]

This is a lot better than most kidnappings I've been to. I even get a free--uh, I'm not sure what this is. [He checks out that Sentret. It's a little familiar to him but not quite enough. Like a squished fire ferret.] Yeah, I don't know. But he is adorable! Don't tell Pabu I said that.

[The Sentret makes some little squeaky noises from his shoulder.]

Ahh, guys! It's assaulting me with cuteness! Do you think I should name him?

Comments

[rocking_it]

He's a fire ferret! We've been partners since he was a baby.

[getthehorns]

I don't know what a fire ferret is, and unless it's some kinda pokémon, you're probably not gonna find one here.

[rocking_it]

I don't think fire ferrets are pokemon, they're just animals.

Though I really don't see what makes him a pokemon. [Here he gives his Sentret a little scritch under its jaw with his finger.]

[getthehorns]

All the animals here are pokémon. Some of 'em just look it more than others.

[rocking_it]

Huh. Then I guess he must be stuck back home. I hope Mako's taking good care of him.

[getthehorns]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

[rocking_it]

Yeah, it's okay. Mako'll figure it out, it's just that Pabu and I have never really been separated, you know?

... Mako and I haven't either, really, but he knows how to find his own food.

[getthehorns]

He should be able to find food for both of 'em, then.

[rocking_it]

Yeah. [He's the one that finds food for Bolin technically, too.]

That other guy said there wasn't anywhere to buy food here.

[getthehorns]

I guess that depends on where you're at.

[rocking_it]

New Bark Town I think? I just woke up here, and it's kind of overwhelming.

[getthehorns]

Yeah, you're not gonna find much there, aside from whatever "Mom" [ you can practically hear the air quotes ] put in your pack. Once you get to a larger town, there's stuff to buy.

[rocking_it]

Oh man. I mean, I can go without eating for a while but I gotta feed this guy. [The sentret, of course.]

[getthehorns]

The pokémon'll eat berries and stuff that you find along the routes. He should be fine.

[rocking_it]

Okay, cool. I wouldn't be much of a partner if I let him starve, right?

[getthehorns]

Just--- don't eat 'em yourself. Humans don't... uh, react well.

[rocking_it]

It's okay, I can go days without eating. And I'm pretty fast if I don't get lost.

[getthehorns]

Just keep your little pal happy- he's supposed to be your defense against the wild pokémon.

[rocking_it]

Defense?

Wait, are these things dangerous? [He looks down on his sentret. This guy verses dangerous animals?]

[getthehorns]

Some of 'em, I guess. The wild ones aren't exactly scared of bothering people.

[rocking_it]

Oooookaaaaaay. And me without my bending.

[getthehorns]

... Your what?

[rocking_it]

My earthbending. I'm a pro athlete back home but my bending's disappeared. [He scrubs the back of his neck with a hand.] I know it happens to people, but it's still a shock, y'know?

[getthehorns]

... I still don't know what that means, but yeah. This place likes to take things from people sometimes.

[rocking_it]

Earthbending is when you bend ... the earth. You know, you make it move. You shouldn't be able to lose it unless a jerk like Amon comes along, really.

... you have no idea what I'm talking about, huh?