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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?

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[colorsofthewind]

It's a pleasure to meet you, Bolin.

[ She nods a bit ]

It's been a while since I've made that trek myself, but the walk from New Bark to Cherrygrove is pretty straightforward.

[rocking_it]

It's good to hear that, I'm not exactly used to finding my way from town to town. Going to need to find some of those berries too ...

Does everyone show up here?

[colorsofthewind]

You should have a map in your bag, but asking around on the 'gear is also a good way to help if you get lost.

For the most part. I did.

[rocking_it]

All right, thanks! This thing is pretty handy.

[He's already getting up and going on his way.]

[colorsofthewind]

It's very useful! Have you tried the pokédex feature yet?

[rocking_it]

Pokedex? [THIS IS THE SOUND OF UTTER CLUELESSNESS.]

[colorsofthewind]

Oh, yes. It will give you information about the different pokémon.

[rocking_it]

Oohhhh. [Hold on while he plays with it.] He's a scout pokemon that'll keep eye for me? Neat!

[colorsofthewind]

That does sound neat!

Have you named him yet?

[rocking_it]

Weeeell I was thinking of Banji because of the rings, but I haven't gotten his opinion on that yet.

[colorsofthewind]

I think it's a great name. [ She glances at the pokémon perched on Bolin's shoulder ] What do you think?

[rocking_it]

[The sentret replies by standing on its tail and then flopping over onto Bolin's head.]

... I think that means he's happy?

[colorsofthewind]

[ She laughs ] I don't think it was a "no", at least.

[rocking_it]

I can always see if he responds to it. Usually a guy like this'll take to something after a while.

[colorsofthewind]

That's one way to go about it. From what I've seen, once you pick a name, it tends to stick.

[rocking_it]

Is this one of those things where they're not like regular animals again?

[colorsofthewind]

Probably. I'm not sure. If I took the time to stop and question everything, I'd never get anywhere.

[rocking_it]

Guess you're right. Though if I'm going to be kidnapped I kind of at least want to enjoy it.

Soon as it's safe, we could do some exploring ... [He turns to his sentret and grins. It seems to approve.]

[colorsofthewind]

You two are going to make a great team already. I can tell.