First Day. [text/action for rocket base.]

[laplaceattorney]

[Keisuke's not really feeling up for too much talking, given his situation, but he feels the need to take care of some basic business between his Rocket training seminars, etc.]

I've already figured out that this isn't a dream. Though it may not seem normal, the universe itself makes too much sense for that. Knowing that doesn't solve my problem, though...

Why am I here? Is there a way to get back home so I can finish something I need to do?

...If anyone knows Atsuro Kihara, Midori Komaki, or any of their friends, I would appreciate it if you'd tell me. I can't be the only one here, after all.

K-T

[God, he hoped he wasn't the only one here.]

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[laplaceattorney]

I'm sure. There are very few people who would deserve that fate.

K-T

[He sees that now, at least.]

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[usedlaserbeam]

In any case, even without Komaki-san's presence, I'm sure you'll soon be receiving the usual welcoming speech from any number of helpful people turning up to respond to your question. There are few better ways of garnering attention here than suggesting you're a new arrival.

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[laplaceattorney]

So the majority in Johto are fairly friendly, then, I'm assuming.

[Every society has its bad seeds.]

How often do these new arrivals pop up?

K-T

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[usedlaserbeam]

They're forthcoming, at the very least. Some have a better grasp of manners than others. But it seems to be something of a rite of passage, initiating the newcomers to this strange new world.

Fairly frequently. Several times a month, I believe.

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[laplaceattorney]

No two people are the same, as they say. I'm sure other newcomers appreciate it, though--I know I'm grateful for it. Everyone's been fairly helpful.

So they are about as random as those who return to home?

K-T

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[usedlaserbeam]

No. Sometimes this place demonstrates a surprisingly cruel sense of humor in who it chooses to bring and take away.

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[laplaceattorney]

Perhaps it's fate. That's very hard to fight, after all.

[Hard, but not impossible, as "he" had shown Keisuke.]

Is this place really responsible, though? No one has given a real explanation for appearances/disappearances, other than to blame Johto.

K-T

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[usedlaserbeam]

That's because no one has an explanation. There have been trends to the arrivals and departures — sometimes unsettling ones — but no one has ever been able to say why or how.

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[laplaceattorney]

[It takes a while for Keisuke to fully process this. When he does reply, it's pretty simplistic.]

That's fairly unnerving.

K-T

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[usedlaserbeam]

Welcome to Johto.

[The dry humor, it is like a desert.]