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[neededlassie]

[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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[naive_nature]

Yes, something more of that nature. It would still have to be really, really big though! [He laughs.]

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[neededlassie]

...

Do you think there are Pokemon that big?

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[naive_nature]

[Oh.] Um...no, I don't think so.

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[neededlassie]

[Arbok are 11'06" long from head to tail. Ekans are 6'07". Seviper are 8'10". Not even counting Onix, who's technically a rock snake.

This'll be fun.]

It's kind of hard to tell how big they are when they're all on the gameboy screen.

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[naive_nature]

[Oh lord.]

Yeah, really being here puts things in a whole new perspective.

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[neededlassie]

Oh, you played the games too? Did you beat them?

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[naive_nature]

I did...but it was quite some time ago. I can't really remember.

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[neededlassie]

[Ha. haha. "Quite some time ago" could possibly mean "Before Shaun was born."]

Me and my brother had Red and Blue, and we had a game link cable so we battled each other a lot.

I haven't played in a couple years, though. And there definitely weren't this many Pokemon.

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[naive_nature]

Ah, that must've been nice. I'm an only child, so I always had to find someone at school to trade with.

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[neededlassie]

Yeah, it was. I always beat him, too.

Our teachers didn't let us have gameboys in school. Not even at recess. They didn't want our parents getting mad if they got broken.

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[naive_nature]

Hmm, yeah I can see that being a problem. We could bring ours but only use them during recess and free time.

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[neededlassie]

Lucky!

Is there any Pokemon you're going to try to catch?

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[naive_nature]

I'm not really sure. I've all ready caught a Pikachu...maybe a fire type?