[Route 29] Video/Action - Ecruteak City

[dreamsofahero]

While I realize that the mystery of the so-called 'bloobers' is probably foremost in peoples' minds at the moment, but I thought it might be interesting to consider something else for a while. Namely, just what sort of worlds does everyone come from? Do they have technology and devices similar to this one, or something different altogether? What about things such as magic? Are there many countries, or just a few? And so on.

Share as much or as little as you'd like; I for one would be curious to hear it.

Comments

[pipers_son]

Ah, I ain't from nowhere special save for the time apparently. Just regular ol' England!

Although I suppose that doesn't say much considerin' everythin', eh?

[dreamsofahero]

Considering I can't say I know much of anything about this "England" you mention, it doesn't say much indeed.

[pipers_son]

Well, it's a big long island, y'know, plenty a forest and fields when ya aren't at any a the cities. Ain't usually too hot, but can rain plenty and the winters can be somethin', let me tell ya.

I used ta think we were pretty smart, but then I came here and everythin' is ten times better! We never had anythin' like these 'gears. Best we had were just regular phones, and those were for the ones who could afford it. Bit rare like that.

[dreamsofahero]

I see. So then some of the things here must have been quite the change for you, from the sound of it.

[styxiedust]

Well...the world and time I came from is also a little bit behind the times compared to this one, but I'll explain as best as I can. Humans don't have devices like this, though similar ones do exist in the Spirit World. As for magic, some humans can have abilities to manipulate their spirit energy in different ways, but that's not really magic. Spirit beings like myself can manipulate their energy however they are shaped and demons--well--demons can do so much more than that.

[dreamsofahero]

Spirit World? A world separate from that of humans, I take it?

[styxiedust]

That's right, there's the Human World, Spirit World and the Demon World. The Human World lies in the middle, Spirit World is on top and Demon World is on the bottom. Needless to say, their names are fairly obvious to the contents of those worlds. When humans die, we bring them to the Spirit World so they can go to the afterlife.

[As time goes on she's gotten more comfortable with admitting this upfront, hence the casual explaining tone.]

Though lately the barrier between the demons and the humans has thinned and they've started to live a little more harmoniously. Humans are slowly learning about the Spirit World as well.

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[bertall]

Magic?

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[dreamsofahero]

Or something similar, yes. There are a number of worlds that have such things, from what I've heard.

I take it yours doesn't, then?

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[bertall]

N-No, um... nothing like that... My world didn't have half of the things that're here - no televisions, no electricity, no bicycles, magazines and as far as I know the ocean was somewhere outside the walls. At least that's what Armin's book said. I've seen part of it in Cherrygrove but that's about it.

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[crackpotcrocker]

There's computers where I come from but they're not able to transport objects across distances - yet. But you can communicate from long distances.

[Technology in Crocker's world is obsolete rather quickly.]

After all, I swear there's something new every ten seconds but that's besides the point!

And - yes! There's magic!

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[dreamsofahero]

Is there? Of what sort?

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[crackpotcrocker]

Which one? Technology or magic?

[He can ramble on about either really.]

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[extraordinariness]

[When the feed comes on- and it feels like it's the first she's managed to get it to come on effortlessly, yay for learning- she looks a little annoyed.]

I will happily answer your question just as soon as you've answered mine. What on earth is a "bloober" and why is anyone at all concerned with it when there must be something better to do here? Like trying to get back home?

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[dreamsofahero]

Ah, you must have arrived recently, I take it? It's the name that's been given to a strange species of pokemon that showed up in large numbers last month, before vanishing nearly as suddenly. It's not known to the region and there's no information available on it, not even the proper name.

As for that, I imagine some people are concerned with it simply because they're covered with some sort of slime that they seem to have an uncanny tendency to get, well, everywhere, and it seems that quite a few people caught them while they were around.

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[extraordinariness]

[Marcia gives a nod at the question, not feeling the need to elaborate. Instead, she listens to the explanation. Honestly, it's really ridiculous. So a new species was discovered, it hardly seems like the kind of thing to go crazy over.

Especially when it seems disgusting.]

Honestly, could they not come up with something better to call it? I can't see a reason for anyone to have caught one, they sound vile.

[Marcia shakes her head irritably.]

Anyway. You had questions and I would much rather talk about where I come from than... bloobers. First things first, there is absolutely nothing like this where I'm from. The primary form of communication is mail. Message rats are popular, if a little expensive.

And annoying.

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[konpeitoqueen]

[OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY TIME TO BRAG]

On the technology side, my world was pretty close to this... except we had a highly prestigious school that everyone in the educated world knew about! You could only be scouted and handpicked to enroll, which required specialists determining that you were not only the best of the best in a particular field, your talent in that field was good enough to match up to the rest.

Everyone who went to that school got the title of SHSL. [OHOHOHOHO] That means 'Super High School Level', a name for everyone to know you're the top in something. I'm SHSL Classical Japanese Dancer.

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[dreamsofahero]

Is there only one person in each category at this school, then?

[konpeitoqueen]

Obviously! Unless, of course, they somehow find someone better than the previous- that would be pretty pathetic, though. To be revered as the best and realize you actually weren't?

[Teehee, it would be fun to watch the breakdown.] Of course, the wearing sands of time break down even the best... there is SHSL Good Luck, though! One for every year. But it's a stupid, gimmicky and cheap title.

[heartdive]

We have magic where I come from, for starters.

[dreamsofahero]

Anything else?

[heartdive]

It's made up of multiple worlds. Each one is completely different.

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[in_praetego]

[ Ooh, now this is something to wrap his brain around. Because really, ]

I guess it was kind of called magic at some point...

[ It just sounds so odd to think of it all as magic... but he'll mull that over some other time. For now, there's the rest of the question. ]

The world I come from is kind of like this one... except we don't have Pokemon running around. There's things like the Pokegear, too. We call them cellphones. But I'm a little curious... how different is this world from yours?

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[dreamsofahero]

Well, we have nothing like pokemon either, to begin with. And nothing quite like the devices and technology here; certainly not anything so commonplace, at least. On the other hand, magic is well-known and researched, to the extent that learning to use it is a part of basic training for any soldier, for example.

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[in_praetego]

Sounds like something from the distant past in my world.

[ A pause to think. ]

Some people in my world still use what others would consider magic... but it isn't as commonly accepted as it is in yours.