1st Star [Video]

[nighttimegps]

[After visiting the council and seeking permission to stay in Union City, Renko was more than pleased with their answer. They'd even given her one of those Warp Band devices she'd seen most people around the city wear. Needless to say, she looks thrilled once she gets it all figured out and starts recording.]

Hey, this thing isn't as hard to figure out as I thought it would be! That's great!

So it's pretty obvious that I'm not from around here. That aside, my name's Renko Usami, and I've decided to stay here! It's quite a bit different than what I'm used to in most ways.

[She pauses for a moment, debating what to say next, all the while counting the seconds away in her head. She needed to make a good impression on these people. She hoped she was doing a good job.]

I'd really like to learn more about all of you. Your stories, culture, technology, any of it, really. Is there a library I can check out? Other than that, any advice at all would be appreciated, especially with exploring some of the areas outside the city. It didn't seem so bad on the way here, but I was in a group then. I'm guessing going solo would be a very different experience.

Anyway, that's it for now. Thank you for allowing me to stay in your city.

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[video]

[globetrotting]

Hey there. Renko, right? I'm Blue. If you need a guide around the city, I'll be happy to help. I need to do a bit of shopping, so if you don't mind stopping in a few places for a while, I can show you some of the maybe important places to know while I do that?

And we can stop at the library too if you haven't found it by now.

[video]

[nighttimegps]

It's a pleasure to meet you, Blue.

That would be wonderful, actually. It'll allow me to see which places are best for shopping as well. Is there a good place to meet? I know the basic layout of the city, but little more than that.

[video]

[globetrotting]

Hmm, do you want to pick the place to meet? Wherever you do, I'm sure I'll know how to get there.

[video]

[nighttimegps]

How does in front of the university sound?

[video]

[globetrotting]

Sounds good to me! Give me about five minutes to get there.

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[sturzflug]

Where you from?

[ Helpful, Jean. Very helpful. ]

You're not one of those Team Evo people, are ya?

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[nighttimegps]

I'm from Gigas.

[Give her a second. Trying to figure out the best way to say this.]

I am, or well, was would probably be more accurate.

video;

[sturzflug]

How, uh... far is that from Union?

[ Yeah, he's about to get suuuper suspicious. ]

...So what, did you quit? You're not some kind of spy, are you?

[ No one would say yes to that, Jean. ]

video;

[nighttimegps]

Pretty far. It wasn't a quick trip.

[Well, that's a question that's loaded as any. Even if she were a spy, she obviously wouldn't say so.]

Not formally. No, I left them. This place seemed to have too many opportunities for me to learn, and I really didn't want to give it up.

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[sturzflug]

Guess if you got here, it was either this or another long walk, huh.

[ Jean's brutally honest, it's just his way. ]

So they just let you stay? Gave you a warp band and that's it? Can you even bond with pokemon?

[ Wow, rude. ]

[ voice ]

[makeitquick]

You also from Mist?

[ Do you also not know what money is? ]

[ voice ]

[nighttimegps]

...Mist? I'm afraid I haven't heard of it.

Is it another settlement? Is it nearby?

[ voice ]

[makeitquick]

Close enough, apparently. A lot of people who were from it have been coming over here.

-So where are you from?

[ voice ]

[nighttimegps]

Would you happen to know any of them that would be open to being questioned?

I'm from Gigas.

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[makeitquick]

No idea...

[ voice ]

[makeitquick]

-- Wait, Gigas? As in the one way up north?

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[moemoetentacles]

You're not with those Team Evolution suckers, are you?

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[nighttimegps]

It's not that obvious that I was with them, is it?

[Well, she did just announce that she wasn't from around here.]

I'm not really with them anymore, though.

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[moemoetentacles]

So you don't have any of those... things they use?

Video

[nighttimegps]

...things?

[That's not a very scientific term.]

You're going to have to be more specific than that.

Video

[moemoetentacles]

You know! Those little balls they use to enslave Pokemon!

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[celebrity_commentator]

[Rise's glad she listened to the other responses to this first, because she was going to ask the same thing. She's still a little apprehensive, though.]

So...you left Team Evolution? How much do you know about what the leaders were doing while they were here?

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[nighttimegps]

[Honestly, Renko wouldn't expect any less. It was only natural for people to want to know more about the unknown, much like herself.]

Well, not formally, but yes, for all intents and purposes I am no longer a member.

Unfortunately, I don't know very much about them. I honestly joined for the opportunity to travel and study new things. It seemed like a great idea at the time.

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[celebrity_commentator]

Well, we're a new thing to study, I guess. Right?

[Is that really a good thing?]

I think your leaving was probably a good idea, personally...

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[nighttimegps]

Exactly! While your technology isn't quite as advanced, I believe there's a lot I can learn here.

Oh, probably. I wasn't ready to leave this place yet.