The 1st Roar | Accidental Video / Action for New Bark Town

[usedroar]

[It wasn't that his PokéGear was looking particularly tasty that afternoon, nor was it giving off any significantly threatening sort of air...

[No, twas curiosity that caused the cat to chomp down on his hard metal device, succeeding only in unintentionally beginning a broadcast and scaring the absolute piss out of himself.]

What the--!

[Yup. That shiny rock you just bit sure did just make a sound, and now that you've pulled it far away enough from your face to see what's going on on its screen, you...

[...yelp like a little cub and chuck it across the way!

[Goooood going.]

Comments

[usedroar]

Oh yeah? How do you figure that?

[subtlecoruscate]

It's probably the easiest method of contacting someone...

Also...the map and the Pokedex are on here...

[usedroar]

The what?

[subtlecoruscate]

Pokedex...it tells you a little about the Pokemon in this world...

[usedroar]

[And I repeat:]

The what???

[subtlecoruscate]

...Pokemon...

[She turns the camera to face two of her own]

...you should have one.

[usedroar]

Huh?

They're just other animals...what do you mean I should have one?

[subtlecoruscate]

They inhabit this world...the wild ones have a habit of attacking, so everyone wakes up with their own Pokemon to make traveling easier...

[usedroar]

Their own...animal.

[He...doesn't get it. The whole ownership idea, pets, etc.? Hasn't really gotten to him yet...]

What, like a friend? I don't know what you're talking about.

[subtlecoruscate]

Not always. Most are animals...but you also get some in the form of objects...

[A pause as she switches the option to text and links him to a guide]

[usedroar]

[Too bad he can't read.]

Woah--

Hey...are you still there? Hello?

[What are these little symbols oh no did he break his magic rock???]

[su6tlecoruscate]

[A few seconds later and it switches back to video. Rima just kind of...blinks at him]

Hi...

...you can't read?

[usedroar]

What?

Hey, how did you--...

[He doesn't...get...it...]

What was that?!

[subtlecoruscate]

The Pokegear has three options for communicating. This is "video"...that was "text...the other one is "voice".

[usedroar]

[Glare.]

I know what voice is.

[What do you think he is, stupid?]

[su6tlecoruscate]

[Unaffected]

Did you know this has a voice only option?

[He didn't known"text"...she should give a complete explanation...]

[usedroar]

[...

[Uh...]

No. I don't know anything about this thing.

[subtlecoruscate]

...I'll take it you're not familiar with technology then...

[Which really makes explanations rather difficult...]

[usedroar]

Not really.

[subtlecoruscate]

This device is called a "Pokegear". It's main functions are for communication and identifying the "animals" in this world, but there's a map on it too.

[usedroar]

It identifies them...?

[Wrinkling his nose.]

How?

[subtlecoruscate]

I'm not entirely sure how it works...all we need to do it point the 'gear in the direction of any Pokemon we meet.