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

[newberktown]

DRAGONS. SHARP TEETH, BREATHES FIRE? THE WAGONS ON BERK ARE FULL OF WEAPONS.

[canthearyou]

NO. THERE'S NO DRAGONS WHERE I COME FROM.

[As far as he knows.]

WHY ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT DRAGONS?

[newberktown]

BERK HAD DRAGONS. DIFFERENT WORLD, SEE?

[canthearyou]

[Sort of.]

YOU MUST BE FROM A DIFFERENT WORLD.

[newberktown]

REALLY? NO WAY.

[It's hard to be sarcastic when you're just trying to be heard...]

[canthearyou]

YES. REALLY. THAT SEEMS TO BE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

[newberktown]

COLOR ME SURPRISED. It's better than being a hiccuping fish, at any rate...

[canthearyou]

IT DOES SOUND BETTER THAN HAVING A HICCUPING FIT. THAT'S FOR SURE.

[newberktown]

[Oh sure, THAT you (sort of) hear.]

GLAD WE AGREE ON THAT, SIR.

[canthearyou]

I MEAN THIS WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD THING IS WEIRD, BUT YOU CAN GET USED TO IT. A HICCUP FIT CAN BE IRRITATING, PLUS, YOU'D HAVE TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE POINTING OUT THAT HICCUP HAS THE HICCUPS.

[And that probably wouldn't be very fun.]

[newberktown]

YEAH, I'D IMAGINE THAT'D GET OLD QUICK. AT LEAST HERE THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW.

[canthearyou]

WHAT? SOMETHING BLUE? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING BLUE RIGHT NOW.

[newberktown]

What? [Blue? Oh, wait, he sees where you got that.] WHAT ABOUT THE SKY? THAT'S BLUE, ISN'T IT?

[canthearyou]

YES, IT IS.

[Wait a second.]

DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH CLOUDS? SOME TEENAGER IN THE POKEMON CENTER KEPT TALKING TO ME ABOUT CLOUDS.

[Sky, clouds, is this some sort of bizarre teenager code?]

[newberktown]

MAYBE HE'S SAYING IT PAYS TO BE QUIET AND LOOK AT CLOUDS, SOMETIMES.

[canthearyou]

HE WAS BEING AWFULLY LOUD FOR SOMEONE WHO SAYS IT PAYS TO BE QUIET.

[newberktown]

NO OFFENSE, SIR, BUT PEOPLE KIND OF HAVE TO BE LOUD, WITH YOUR HEARING.

[canthearyou]

NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, MAYBE HE WAS BEING LOUD SO I COULD HEAR WHAT HE WAS SAYING.

[Sorry Hiccup, didn't hear a single word of that.]

[newberktown]

[...]

I THINK YOU'RE ONTO SOMETHING.

[canthearyou]

MAYBE.

I'LL HAVE TO ASK HIM NEXT TIME I SEE HIM TO BE SURE.

[newberktown]

YOU DO THAT, SIR.

[...Yeah, you know, he already wasn't feeling well because of the heat. Now he's got a pretty big headache on top of that.]

SO, UH, I SHOULD PROBABLY BE GETTING TO THAT APPOINTMENT.

[canthearyou]

IT WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU. HOPE YOU'RE NOT TOO LATE FOR IT.