punchandkiss | Second Viking Assault

[It's hard to tell exactly where Astrid is when she turns her gear on, but there are trees around, and her Axew is visible resting against one behind her, keeping watch over two pokemon eggs. (She hasn't really gotten the hang of keeping them in pokeballs yet, it seems...mean.) Her attention isn't on them though, she's looking at the screen almost thoughtfully.]

I've been trying to get the hang of all the...little things here, so I decided to try and catch one of the wild pokemon running around on the paths. Which worked, except...

[She turns her camera around to reveal a Sentret happily sitting on the ground in front of her, bouncing up and down on her tail as she watches Astrid.]

I just picked it because it was the first one I found. And now I've caught it and I'm...not really sure what to do with it.

I mean...[She turns the camera back to her.] There are dragons here. And fire breathing dogs, and electric vermin, and so many other powerful looking creatures...

[She turns the camera back to the Sentret, who seems quite happy to be the center of attention.]

Then there's her. ...She looks like something babies sleep with. Or something bigger, stronger animals like to eat.

Do people really train these?

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[Well that...doesn't make any sense to her.]

You mean...guides for teaching them things?

...They look like disks, and if you break them over a compatible Pokémon's head it'll learn the attack contained within. It works, somehow.

[Yeah, he has no idea either.]

[Blink.]

Seriously?

[He nods.]

Seriously. A few of those disks even repair themselves for multiple uses, somehow, but they cannot be bought in stores.

...Right.

[She frowns.]

And this isn't a trick?

It's not. I could even show you, if you wish.

No, that's...I mean, it's not any weirder than little animals hiding in tiny balls.

Indeed. Or said balls being immediately teleported away, merely because we happen to have six more with us. I try not to think much about how those PCs work.

...Wait, doing what? Where do they go?

I've no idea. The moment we have seven or more Pokémon, a few are sent away and must be traded with our active team through machines in the Pokémon Centers. No one has ever explained why, as far as I know.

More machines...[Astrid would never get used to machines.] Do I have to...pay...to get them back?

You do not, thankfully. The Pokémon Center's services are all free.

Okay. That's good to know. Still wrapping my head around money.

Is it not used in your world? That always seemed to be one of the few things all lands had in common...

No, there is money, but...not really in Berk. Everyone just relied on everybody else.

It sounds like a very close-knit community.

Yeah, it is. We're Vikings. It's part of our thing.

It's good that you can make it work well. Hopefully you'll receive just as much help during your stay here.

Maybe.

Do people here usually help everyone?

Always. We all remember being lost newcomers, no matter how long it's been.

That's handy to know.

What's your name?

My name is Cecil. Cecil Harvey. It's a pleasure to meet you.

You too. Thanks for the advice.

You're welcome. I hope your stay will be a happy one.

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