Case 003 | Audio/Action for Route 30

[canthearyou]

[Oh hi Johto. It’s been a while since Gordon’s called in to let everyone know what he’s been up to, hasn’t it? Not to worry! Today, he’s going to let everyone know everything he’s been doing.]

CALLING IN TO REPORT A NUMBER OF THINGS. ONE, SINCE THE WEATHER’S FINALLY CLEARED UP, I’M HEADING OUT AGAIN ALONG WHAT THE SIGN POST BACK THERE REFERRED TO AS ROUTE 30. I THINK I HAVE ENOUGH SUPPLIES TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT TOWN. IF I DON’T, I GUESS I’LL HAVE TO MAKE DUE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A LONG WALK BACK TO THE STORE.

SECOND, RAN INTO A YOUNG MAN ON THIS ROUTE BY THE NAME OF JOEY. HIS POKEMON IS APPARENTLY SOME SORT OF RAT. I THINK HE SAID IT WAS A RATTAT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. APPARENTLY IT’S IN THE TOP PERCENTAGE OF ALL RATTATS. NOT SURE HOW THAT WORKS, BUT THAT’S WHAT HE SAID. WONDER WHAT PERCENTAGE OF POKEMON THE ONE I HAVE IS IN.

[He’s still not actually sure what Whismur is called.]

HOW DO YOU FIGURE THAT OUT? ALSO, NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE JOE COOPER WAS REFERRING TO, BUT IT'S THE ONLY JOE I'VE MET SO FAR.

THIRD, I’VE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A WESTERN UNION HERE. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE CLOSEST ONE IS OR WHAT THE NEAREST EQUIVALENT IS?

AND FOURTH, TWICE NOW MY PHONE HAS DISPLAYED SOMETHING CALLED KANTO DISCOVERY TRAIL. WHAT IS IT AND WHY DO THE POKEMON ON IT KEEP FAINTING FROM VARIOUS DISEASES? IS IT A GAME? OR IS IT SOME SORT OF GUIDE ON HOW GET THROUGH THIS PLACE?

[Guess who accidentally found the apps section of the Gear?]

Comments

audio;

[worktodo]

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, GORDON, IT'S HOT AS HELL OUT THERE.

ALSO, NOW THAT WE'RE FINALLY OUT OF THE GODFORSAKEN WILDERNESS AND BACK INTO SOMETHING THAT AT LEAST RESEMBLES A CITY, WE CAN AIRMAIL YOU SUPPLIES IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

audio;

[canthearyou]

IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. GOT PLENTY OF WATER THOUGH, NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT HERE!

[He might've just heard the part about it being hot. Oh well. It will all work out for the best, probably.]

AND WHAT'S THIS ABOUT A CITY? WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

audio;

[worktodo]

GOOD. STAY HYDRATED.

[Luckily, it's worthy of being repeated, so Gordon gets another shot at it.]

WE COMMUTED OUT OF THE TREEHOUSE AND DOWN TO GOLDENROD CITY.

audio;

[canthearyou]

GOLDENROD? WHERE'S THAT AT? I'M ON THE WAY TO VIOLET CITY RIGHT NOW. IS IT THE NEXT ONE OVER OR FURTHER OUT?

audio;

[worktodo]

BEST I CAN TELL, IT'S THE NEXT ONE OVER FROM VIOLET. EIGHT HOURS BY AIR BETWEEN THE TWO.

[Grumble grumble.]

WHY THE HELL ARE YOU STOPPING TO TALK TO A KID WITH A RAT?

audio;

[canthearyou]

HIS NAME'S JOE, ALBERT.

[Yes, that's supposed to mean something. He's guessing Cooper told Albert all about this Joe's Toe situation thing.]

audio;

[worktodo]

...

DID YOU MANAGE TO GET A GOOD LOOK AT HIS TOE?

[Oh, here they go.]

audio;

[canthearyou]

WASN'T ABLE TO. GOT A GOOD LOOK AT HIS RATTAT THING. I THINK IT'S DOING OKAY FOR A RAT. WONDER WHAT MAKES THEM PURPLE THOUGH.

I DID TAKE DOWN HIS PHONE NUMBER THOUGH, AND GAVE HIM MINE IN RETURN. SEEMED LIKE A NICE KID. TOLD HIM WHO I WAS AND TO CALL IF HE HAD ANY IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO SHARE.

audio;

[worktodo]

I'M SURE IT'S ONE OF THE GREAT MYSTERIES OF TOE-VILLE, SIR.

YOU REALLY THINK A KID'S GOING TO COME UP WITH ANYTHING USEFUL FOR US?

Re: audio;

[canthearyou]

[Toe-ville. Where is that on his map? Is it by Goldenrod?]

YOU NEVER KNOW, ALBERT. IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHO MIGHT AND WHO MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INFO HERE. BESIDES, FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN THESE TOWNS SEEM PRETTY KID FRIENDLY. WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THAT.

[Or Gordon's phone could be spammed with calls about Rattata.]

audio;

[worktodo]

GOOD POINT.

SPEAKING OF KIDS, THERE'S ANOTHER BUREAU MAN IN TOWN. SAYS HE'S WITH VIOLENT CRIMES. YOU SEE HIM WHILE YOU WERE STILL IN CHERRYGROVE?

audio;

[canthearyou]

DOES HE LIKE BOOKS, ALBERT?

[If so, then Gordon just got off the phone with him a little while ago.]

audio;

[worktodo]

THAT'S THE ONE. SMART KID, WHEN HE'S NOT HYPERVENTILATING.

audio;

[canthearyou]

I WAS ACTUALLY SPEAKING WITH HIM NOT TOO LONG AGO. OVER THE PHONE. HAVEN'T MET HIM FACE TO FACE YET.

audio;

[worktodo]

[And now he's wondering if Reid is currently traumatized and/or deaf. Oh, well, such are the hazards of the Bureau.]

SEEMS LIKE SOMEONE TO KEEP AN EYE ON, YOU THINK?

audio;

[canthearyou]

SOMEONE TO WHAT? WHAT WAS THAT ALBERT?

audio; → video;

[worktodo]

[Oh, for the love of—

SEE ALBERT, THE FIRST TWO FINGERS OF HIS RIGHT HAND IN A V-SHAPE, POINTED AT HIS EYES.

SEE ALBERT, THE HAND ROTATING 180 DEGREES TO POINT THOSE SAME TWO FINGERS AT THE CAMERA.

Yes, this is what they are reduced to now, evidently.

Also where is the aspirin.]

audio; I apologize in advance for this.

[canthearyou]

YES ALBERT. I CAN SEE YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE ME BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT FUNCTION WORKS YET.

audio; sobbing gordon why do you do this.

[worktodo]

KEEP.

AN EYE.

ON HIM.

...

SIR.

audio;

[canthearyou]

[What was that Albert? He didn't hear any of that.]

I THINK WE SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON HIM, ALBERT. HAVING ANOTHER AGENT AROUND COULDN'T HURT.

audio;

[worktodo]

[Good, then Gordon will probably also not hear the sound of him figuratively beating his head against the wall.]

SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO ME, GORDON.

audio;

[canthearyou]

UNFORTUNATELY, I MUST HAVE JUST MISSED MEETING HIM IN TOWN. BUT I THINK WE SHOULD DEFINITELY KEEP IN CONTACT WITH HIM. DOES COOPER KNOW? IF NOT, COULD YOU FILL HIM IN ON THE SITUATION?

audio;

[worktodo]

I THINK HE'S MET THE KID, TOO, BUT I'LL FILL HIM IN WHEN WE'RE DONE BUSHWACKING THROUGH THE WILDERNESS.

audio;

[canthearyou]

YOU'RE IN THE WILDERNESS AGAIN? I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN THIS GOLDENROD CITY PLACE. OR DID I HEAR THAT WRONG?

audio;

[worktodo]

JUST FOR THE AFTERNOON. FRIEND OF COOPER'S WANTED TO GO BUG CATCHING TODAY.

[In the hundred and eleven degree heat whyyyyyy.]