003 ☾ VIDEO // ACTION FOR VIOLET CITY

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[The video feed turns on to show Minato with... an Absol glaring daggers at her. She doesn't seem to notice, and if she does, she's probably trying her best to ignore it.]

Hey, it's Minato! Happy November, everyone! I hope you're all not acting weirdly today! See, I was going to announce something, but I think it was better to wait until everything calmed down.

[Well, here goes nothing... Minato was sad about the loss, but she couldn't let it show. Even if she's the only one here now, at least her Pokemon can keep her happy---She relays the bad news with a smile.]

Um, Ryoji Mochizuki went home. If you have any of his Pokemon, it'd be cool if you'd let me know. I just want to have them accounted for.

Oh! As for me, I have Mina-kun~ Right, Mina-kun---

[Minato attempts to reach out and pat the Absol's head, but he ends up using BITE on her hand. It's super effective! Minato visibly winces, but maintains her smile.]

...............

[After a few moments of awkward silence, she withdraws her hand, which is bleeding profusely, from his teeth.]

Eheh! He's still unfriendly as ever! I hope he'll warm up to me soon, though... I heard a rumor that stronger Pokemon from other people would respect you more if you collected Badges? Maybe I should do that... Or if anyone can tell me other ways to get along with Pokemon, that would be gr---

[She realizes that the Absol was walking away from her while she was speaking, and the camera becomes shaky and sporadic as she gives chase.]

Wait! Come back, Mina-kun! LET ME LOVE YOOOOOOOUUUU---

[Suddenly, the feed ends. Anyone who's near the Violet City Pokemon Center may have noticed a girl being SUCKER-PUNCHed into the nearby lake by an angry Absol. It's super effective.]

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[GIVE HER A MINUTE---Okay. The feed snaps back on, and Minato is laughing heartily despite being completely drenched in water.]

Ahahahaha! I'm totally fine! Though the fish Pokemon didn't make great conversationalists. How may I help you?

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[... Gurl what have you been doing there-- wait, did she say FISH?!]

You sure? You look like you swam from Olivine to Cianwood and back...

[Wait, what was his original point even.]

That's, er-- you said Ryoji is... gone, right?

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[Well, that wouldn't be far off from the truth, but... OKAY BACK TO BUSINESS.]

Yeah! He went back to our world, so if you'd like to leave him a message, do so after the beep! Beeeeeeeeeep.

[Surely she could relay it to him when she gets back... even if the Ryoji here was different from the one she knew. Really though, fooling around was the best way to keep herself from being sad.]

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[Crow blinks a few times, confused with that statement, but then smiles. He figures it's not easy to lose somebody from your world, having been through that more than once, but this girl seems to be taking it pretty well, or at least she has a nice way of dealing with it.]

Hey, Ryoji! Crow here. I didn't get to say bye, obviously, so I thought I'd leave you a message at least! Take care of yourself there, 'kay? Until the next time!

[The duelist waves his hand a bit and makes a pause to mark the end of the message.]

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[Minato grins and gives Crow a thumbs-up gesture.]

Perfect-o! I'm sure that Ryoji would love to know that his friends here still got his back~

[She lets out a chuckle before continuing.]

By the way, I'm Minato! Thanks for looking out for him! He can be a bit dense about the world sometimes, but he's really a sweet guy!