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[The screen flickers on to show a boy who looks like he’s a little bit in a fog. Behind him, a Buizel bounces around happily through the snowdrifts, nearly disappearing only to poke her head up every now and then, her whiskers and fur caked with snow.]

Hello? Is anyone out there? My name is Shaun Mars. There was this lady who called herself my mom, and she gave me a backpack full of food and clothes and stuff, and I sorta...just wanted to know if that had happened to anyone else. And also, if the food was...safe to eat. It’s like rice, and I think there’s fish and vegetables and stuff too, or something.

I think I might've gotten someone else's Pokegear thing. It says it's my birthday today, but my birthday was two days ago.

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Yeah. You're real mom's fine. She's just... not here. That's all.

As for why she does that... well, none of us are really sure about that.

[She blinks.]

I don't know. I've never tried to do that before.

...She must be really worried about me.

[And here he'd thought he was done with this whole being kidnapped thing.]

I mean, it's supposed to have the right day, right? Does it really matter?

Well, actually, from what I've heard, time back home doesn't pass while we're here. I don't know if that's really accurate at all since I haven't gone back myself.

As for the day... well, it's not always the same day here that it was back in your world, either. Some people show up here and it's months or even years earlier or later.

Oh. [Maybe this won't be so bad, then. If he doesn't have to worry about his mom freaking out...]

I hope that's true...I'm all she has. I don't wanna make her worry about me again.

I guess I'll just leave it, then. It must not be that important.

I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be. I mean, I've heard it's true from a lot of people, after all.

[She's a bit puzzled when she hears Shaun say that he doesn't want to worry his mom again, but she doesn't say anything about it. It really wasn't her place, after all.]

So, what day was it for you before you came here?

[She's non-threatening enough he might tell her that he'd been kidnapped before if she had asked, although she wouldn't get much more detail-wise than that.]

Uh, January 21. 2012.

What was it for you?

... That's a really good question. I've already been here for two years, so I don't really remember the exact date.

It was near the end of March though, and the year was 2003.

2003? Really? Wow, that was a long time ago.

You must be really good if you've been here two years.

Yeah. It's weird to know that if it was this year where I came from that I should be in my twenties by now.

[She giggles.]

I... guess. I mean, I've been around, but most of that time I just spent taking care of my pokémon. I wasn't really doing battles or anything until relatively recently.

Yeah!

[He actually smiles a bit when she laughs.]

Well, that's cool too. You still know how everything works and all.

By the way, what's your name?

My name's Hikari. It's nice to meet you Shaun.

It's nice to meet you too.

What kind of Pokemon do you have?

Well, I have quite a few of them. I have an Umbreon, Pichu, Charizard, Empoleon, Meganium, Togekiss, Pigeotto, and a bunch of others.

Wow!

[That's a lot of Pokemon.]

The only one I have so far is Susie.

[Well, she has been here for two years.]

Do you like her?

[Shaun glances offscreen to Susie, who peeks her head out of a snowdrift and peers at him.]

She's nice. She's been trying to take care of me.

I'm glad to hear it Shaun.

[She thinks for a moment, wondering about something.]

Do you have anyone there in New Bark that you can travel to the next town with? That journey is a little dangerous to do on your own...

[Shaun hesitates.]

No...

I'll be fine. I can do it. I'm not alone, I have Susie.

[Hikari frowns a bit. Sure, his age wasn't really that much of a problem. Her brother and the others lasted for far longer in the Digital World, but that was when they were all together.

Would Shaun really be okay alone?]

Are you sure? Did you used to go camping a lot?

[He went camping a grand total of once, and that wasn't so much camping as it was pitching a tent in the backyard and playing gameboy games with Jason all night until their mom occasionally brought them snacks.]

Kinda. But Susie knows what she's doing, right?

... I'm not so sure. I mean, if there was water areas on the way to Cherrygrove, maybe. But Susie's pokémon species isn't native to that area of Johto.

[If it even appeared in Johto at all, actually.]

[It does according to Route's map, but not until later routes.]

...Still, I've got the guidebook.

Okay. Just... be careful, okay?

[Even if she left now to fly to New Bark, it'd be two days before she got to him from Goldenrod.]

Let me know if you have any questions or anything, okay?

I will.

[~~She could meet him in Cherrygrove~~]

And I'll call you when I get to the next city, okay Hikari?

~~[She could. And probably would, knowing her.]~~

Okay. Make sure you do that so I don't worry about you, okay?

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