[1st water time] Video

[peach_boy]

[When the video feed turns on, anyone watching would see a big close-up of a pair of yellow eyes. Then, some laughter is heard as the camera suddenly moves and gives a clear image of New Bark Town’s floor]

Mijumaru, you’re a genius! You really know how this thing works!

[After a couple of minutes, the Pokegear is set on the floor and lined up in a way that shows a fill view of a young man with orange hair accompanied by a smiling Oshawott that looked quite cheerful, almost as much as his trainer, who looked excited despite having just arrived to a different world.]

Hi! My name is Momotarou Mokoshiba and I woke up here a while ago with this awesome companion, and I wanted to figure out how this works and he even helped me! I named him Mijumaru.

[At the sound of his name, the Oshawott jumps and strikes a pose.]

It was a little scary waking up here so suddenly… But at least I wasn’t alone! And there seems to be a lot of people here that uses this strange cellphone so I thought I should introduce myself. And the people who brought me here were kind enough to give me a brand new swimsuit and googles!

[Momo then proceeds to show off said swimsuit with a big smile on his face.]

It looks a lot like the one Rin-senpai told me to buy. Anyways, I was wondering… Which way should I go? I’d like to go back home first, but Mijumaru looks like he really wants to explore.

Comments

[fishybarrettes]

Mikoshiba... [That sounds.... vaguely familiar... where has she heard that name before...] Oh, like my brother's captain? [???]

Uh, there's a route that goes to another city if you go... left. And I think there's a ferry, too?

[peach_boy]

[! ! !]

Gou-chan! Gou-chan is here too!

[He's really to excited to pay attention to the rest of the things she says.]

Momotarou! You can call me Momo! We've met a lot of times, don't you remember?!

[fishybarrettes]

[wot]

Uh.... Were you at Regionals or something? [Sorry, brosis, she's from the summer in between swimming seasons here.]

[peach_boy]

[Damn you, different timelines. It's going to break his poor little heart.]

I was! And I swam the relay with your brother! Do you really not remember me, Gou-chan...'

[fishybarrettes]

Not really...

See, my brother swam on our team, so you... Did you swim for his school or something?

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[teammother]

Mikoshiba? As in, the Samezuka Captain Mikoshiba?

[ Mikoshiba-san has a brother??? normally Makoto wouldn't jump to conclusions like this, but the mention of both someone called Rin and the swimming gear makes it a bit too much of a coincidence.

... well, that and there's a family resemblance. ]

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[peach_boy]

Don't tell me you've forgotten about me too, Tachibana!

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[teammother]

H-huh?! Forgotten about you--? Um, I'm sorry, but I don't think we've ever met?

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[peach_boy]

You're just like Gou-san! Neither of you remembers me! I'm in Samezuka Swim Club, I swam against you with Yamazaki-senpa, Nitori-senpai and Rin-senpai at Regionals!

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[teammother]

Regionals-- that can't be right! Rin took Rei's place in our team during that relay, and--

[ hold the phone here ]

-- wait, did you say Yamazaki? As in, Sousuke Yamazaki?

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[ajustcaws]

[Cynthia does kind of squint at that swimsuit because uhhhh....]

...that thing looks kind of tiny and cold. But, uh, anyway, nice to meet you, Momotarou! It... is Momotarou, right? I'm bad at the two names thing.

But anyway... go wherever the winds of adventure take you, young man!

[video]

[peach_boy]

But Rin-senpai said it's perfect for my rough swimming style! It's so great that I was given this new one! And yeah, it's Momotarou! But you can call me Momo if you want, he hee.

[After all, she looks like a cute girl. And he likes cute girl.]

So I just go? To that Route... 29, was it?

[video]

[ajustcaws]

Oh, really? Well, I guess it would stay on. It looks kinda tight...

[even the Exalt's swim trunks aren't that tiny...!]

Well, anyway, Momo sounds fine to me! And... uh... yeah, I think it's Route 29. It's been a while, haha...!

[SHE STARTED IN GOLDENROD WHAT EVEN GOES ON DOWN IN NEW BARK]

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[peach_boy]

It doesn't feel tight, don't worry! So you've been here, too?

[video]

[ajustcaws]

Oh, well, that's good, then! Wouldn't want it to chafe or anything. But yeah, it was... months ago, so I don't remember it too well!

[video - even though they're in the same town wut]

[pinnedbangs]

[Oh wow this person seems pretty fun! -- But the thing that really grabs his attention is the "Rin-senpai" bit.]

Hey there, Mokoshiba and Mijumaru! [wow some people think up the coolest nicknames] New Bark isn't scary at all and neither is the rest of this place so you should explore with Mijumaru. There isn't going to be an easy way to head back to your home. ...Where's your home, anyhow?

[WAIT WAIT WAIT BEFORE HE GETS INTO THAT] -- oh, by the way, my name's Rin Okumura. It's good to meet you! [OKAY THERE HE NAILED IT. HE SAID THE PERFECT "THIS IS HOW TO MAKE GOOD FRIENDS" LINE.]

[video - haha they could end up meeting later]

[peach_boy]

I home is in Japan! So there's no easy way out? I guess I just enjoy the trip with Mijumaru, then...

[Sparkles at that because omg you have the same name as Rin-senpai]

Nice to meet you, Okumura-san!

[video - yeah!!]

[pinnedbangs]

So's mine! Where in Japan? I'm from True Cross Town. It's a tiny place but it's got some great sights too!

[He fails to mention that it's somewhere in Tokyo but he figures everyone knows this. They can sparkle together because wow this person was super cool and a little polite too would ya look at that! COULD HE TOTALLY BE A NEW FRIEND]

Hey, you should go for the gym challenge while you're here! [let's see let's see should he call him Momotaro or Mikoshiba because Momotaro sounded like a way cooler name and his last name was also pretty cool ugh decisions]

[video]

[peach_boy]

Iwatobi! I'm living there right now! It's a nice place too!

[Joint sparkling is always good, isn't it? The two of them look like they could be good friends, considering how loudly they're speaking and how excited they look.]

The Gym challenge?! What's that?!

[video]

[pinnedbangs]

[THEY NEED A BFF THEME SONG AND MATCHING SHIRTS AND GLITTER - ]

It's super cool! There are 16 gym leaders, one in almost every city. You and your pokemon take 'em on in a battle, and if you kick their ass you get a badge!

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[sincereheart]

[ The smiling face of a ten-year-old girl appears on the screen. She is wearing a lot of pink. ]

Did you say your first name is Momotarou? What a coincidence! That's the name of one of my Pokémon!

[ Mimi's Skitty, who is in fact the aforementioned Momotarou, hops on her shoulder and meows loudly. Mimi giggles and rubs her face against him. ]

And his sister's name is Momomi! I guess anyone with Momo in their name is a friend of ours! It's nice to meet you, Mikoshiba-san!

[video]

[peach_boy]

[When he hears all that he can't help but just. sparkle at her.]

That's so cool! They have my name! Nice to meet you too!

[video]

[sincereheart]

[ Mimi is a CHAMPION SPARKLER. She sparkles right back. ]

My name's Mimi Tachikawa! Has anyone told you yet where to go from here? You have to take that big ol' route to the west of town!

[ Mimi there's only one route out of town. He's probably figured it out. ]

[video]

[peach_boy]

Nice to meet you, Tachikawa-san! Yeah, Mijumaru looked really excited about going down that route.

[video]

[sincereheart]

Well, you should listen to him! I mean, the route itself isn't that exciting, but that's where I caught Hanemaru! [ Her Jumpluff floats placidly into frame, and Mimi smiles. ] Yup, that's you, Hanemaru!

And if you follow the route to Cherrygrove City, they have the most darling spa there! It's so nice to relax after that long walk! I bet you'll love it, Mikoshiba-san!