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There is something I have been thinking about for a while, so I wanted to get some opinions from others about it.

The PokéGear has a lot of useful functions. Some of them are pretty standard, like the Pokédex, Map, or Radio, and most of us use the PokéGear connect to speak to the Network like I am doing right now. And of course you can play games or listen to music on it, too.

The Gear is useful for both trainers and breeders when it comes to having ready information on Pokémon, but I think most of us do tend to use it mostly for communication purposes. But that's why I wanted to ask...

Are there any sorts of applications that you think might be useful additions to the PokéGear? Something that could be helpful for you as a trainer, or breeder...or possibly just something you would like for recreational purposes, maybe.

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I can't think of anything at the moment, but you're a programmer?

[Collect all the programmers!]

Yes, I am. I have been working on a few things, but nothing all that major, really. At least not yet.

[And nothing that would really pertain to this world, so much.]

I see. I'm one as well. I haven't had much time to sit down and work on coding here, but I'm interested in doing so.

[Oh, well that's interesting.]

Oh! Well, the Gear works well to start with for basic coding...I do plan on getting a laptop sometime for that as well, I just haven't gotten around to it yet.

[Given that his last trip to the electronics store was a bit of a disaster.]

It shouldn't take me that long. I've coded for small machines like this in the past, actually. If I can find a spare one I plan on taking it apart to see how the parts work, as well.

I see...well, you can get spare PokéGears from the Pokémon Center. They'll always replace it for you for free if you damaged it, but they won't mind giving you a spare, too.

[He has two himself, actually. The one he uses, and one he's given to Zip for his own personal use, so long as he promises to be responsible about it.]

Interesting. They must be fairly cheap to make if they're giving them out for free.

It's possible. Though I am sure they get broken often, especially if a trainer is traveling a lot...so it would become very expensive to have to keep buying replacements.

That's true. And they do seem to be very useful. I imagine they'll become even more so as I keep going.

I'm sure they will! I find myself using mine at least once a day anymore, if not more often than that, depending on what I am doing.

And if you are traveling it's even better to have the Gear with you...just in case you might need help.

My team is also very small at the moment, so being able to contact help if I need it is useful. I'm traveling with someone else for now though.

Traveling with a group is always a good idea, I think. And as long as all of you have Gears that work, you should be fine.

[Or something that flies, if you need to just haul tail to the next town.]

We do. Do you know Atsuro Kihara? He's a student of mine and he's been here a while. He's the one I'm traveling with.

Oh, yes. I know Atsuro-kun. But I didn't know he had a teacher.

Well, he was my student at home. Unfortunately it seems that a number of years have passed for him here since he was my student, so I'm not sure if he can be called that anymore.

I see. I'm not sure how long he has been here without people from home here as well...so it's good that you are here for him, now.

It seems like it's been a while.

... That aside, I'd be interested in seeing your work, if you have any examples.

Really? Well...admittedly I don't have all that much. At least, nowhere near the amount I had back home, since I've basically been forced to start from scratch...but I'm sure I can get a few things to send, if you would like.

I understand. I don't have what I had back home either, though I'm sure I could write a good portion of the code out in longhand. But different people use different styles, so it's often useful to see what sort of shortcuts different people have developed.

Mmm...well, in that case, would you mind if I saw some of your work, too? You don't have to of course...but I would be very interested in seeing the way you write code as well!

That's not a problem. What sort of programs are you most familiar with?

Quite a number of things. But my focus has mainly been on the creation of artificial intelligence.

Aha. That's a topic I haven't had much time to get into yet, though it's very interesting to me. I did have a program that forecast events for the day with fairly accurate results, but nothing that robust.

It's something I have been working on for quite a while. Like I said, I don't have any of my work here, but I have been able to build it back up to some degree during my time here. I can see where a program like that could be useful, however.

What other sorts of programs have you created?

Well... my previous project was one that dealt with the summoning of creatures somewhat similar to Pokemon. However, I don't think that much of it will be useful here, given that the sheer biological differences are immense.

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