captainash | 1st treasure [voice/action for route 29]

So, can anyone tell me how I ended up with a fire-breathing hellhound? Not that I don't like it, but I was wondering why that one out of all those strange animals out there.

[The voice sounds more casually curious than surprised or alarmed or confused, which is exactly how he likes it. He keeps going, ignoring the puppy's whines for the moment.]

Is it a random decision? Did that woman look at me and tell the professor 'Oh, that man looks like a dog lover'? Or did that lab just happen to have a few extra puppies around when I arrived?

[The whines grow louder as he speaks. In fact, by the end of his sentence they are replaced by a bark, followed by the sound of paws running through tall grass.]

...Well, I can already tell I'll be in good paws until I reach the next town, at least. No... purple rat shall ever manage to harm me.

[That one certainly won't, because people hanging around the eastern end of route 29 might have the chance to witness said rat getting caught in a Pokéball. His first capture, he's so proud. They might also get sniffed by an eager puppy, but it probably doesn't bite. Otherwise, the middle-aged man reading the handbook beneath a tree would probably put a stop to it.]

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What happens to those who simply can't adapt? Are they left to their own devices, to get lost or die on the way to the next town?

I've heard that humans can't die here, but I haven't seen it for myself. They would probably still be on their own though, so I don't know what they would do.

...Humans can't die? What kind of world is this?

I don't know. There are a lot of strange things here. All the Pokémon come from eggs, even the mammals, and they can all fit into these tiny balls no matter how big they are. You can't eat them, but there's meat in the stores that no one can tell me where it comes from. And you can teach Pokémon moves by breaking little circles called TMs and HMs over their head, but unless you're a Breeder like I am, you need to have a "badge" before the Pokémon with you can use the moves they learn from HMs when they aren't fighting. There's a lot here that doesn't make sense.

...That wasn't part of the welcoming speech.

[Maybe he really will have to freak out after all.]

So the meat is always mystery meat, and as a supposed trainer I'll have to get badges for my Pokémon to use their full potential. Sounds fun.

I want to know what I'm eating and how it lived. It feels wrong to not know.

I'm only getting the badges that come with HMs, and that's only because the Pokémon with me want to try and beat the gyms. They've been working really hard.

[He smiles.]

The different Pokémon are interesting though, even if a lot of them like to fight each other. It's fun to watch them play. And they all have interesting things to say.

They do seem to be fascinating little critters. My Houndour has the one who took the Gear out and showed it to me, and he understands what I say well enough, for a dog. Maybe he'll want to get those badges too, who knows?

[Not that Ash would mind much.]

They understand a lot more than the animals back home do. Spearow showed me how to use the Gear when I came here. I don't think any of the animals back would have been able to.

Don't force him to fight if he doesn't want to though.

I don't think I'll have to. He's just discovered that he likes throwing fireballs at rats, and it doesn't look like just a phase.

A lot of the animals here like to fight. For some of them it's because they want to get stronger, and others just think it's fun. I haven't seen any injuries that couldn't be healed with Potions or Oran Berries, so they aren't trying to kill each other or anything.

So they're just friendly spars, fire and all? That makes them smarter than a lot of humans I've met.

It seems like it. I still don't like them to do it so much. There's no reason to fight unless you need to defend yourself or get food. They like it though, so I haven't been trying to stop them as much.

That might be for the best. It could be their way of establishing their social standing, somehow. Or proving themselves as potential mates.

1st treasure [voice/action for route 29]

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