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[codeforhope]

Hello... you've reached Chihiro Fujisaki. I apologize for missing you, but, um... please leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

[Beep!]

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[pinnedbangs]

[He's not even gonna question it. The door opens up - the meter reads 3% - and there is no one there.

But there is a distinct sound in the vent system. Rin holds his breath...]

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[codeforhope]

[Chihiro immediately puts his hands up over his eyes again, unable to continue looking at the screen.]

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[pinnedbangs]

[The sound stops. Rin exhales slowly. He has to be care of the dark shadows. Those things could be hidden somewhere in there. He flicks on the lights in the halls, checks the cameras once more, and spares a glance towards Chihiro.

He closes the door with 1% left in the power gauge...]

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[codeforhope]

[oh god oh god]

W...what time is it, Okumura-san...?

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[pinnedbangs]

[DOES HE REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT IT?????????????]

F-Five. It's still 5 -

[BUH-BYE POWER, HELLO DARKNESS.]

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[codeforhope]

D-...did the power go out...?

[It's obvious that it did but he can't help but ask to confirm in the smallest voice possible.]

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[pinnedbangs]

[THERE ARE EYES FLASHING IN THE DARK HALL. FUCK THIS MUSIC, MAN. Sorry Chihiro, Rin's not going to answer that because things are starting to get a little freaky. -- Not that he's scared.]

There's something there...

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[codeforhope]

[Chihiro's trying really hard to not hide behind his hands the whole time but it's getting progressively harder to keep looking.]

Is it...a Pokemon?

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[pinnedbangs]

I - ...do we want it to be a pokemon?

[Who's that Pokemon?]

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[pinnedbangs]

[...]

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[pinnedbangs]

[SURPRISE, TIME'S UP!

INSERT INHUMAN SCREECHING SOUND FROM THE BOWELS OF HELL]

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[codeforhope]

[Even though Chihiro was watching through his fingers, that sure is a jump-scare and it sure does cause him to scream, turning to hide his face in Rin's shoulder out of reflex. It's enough to cause Isamu to look up and nearly knock his now-empty bowl across the floor because WHAT HAPPENED WHERE'S THE FIRE]

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[pinnedbangs]

[Rin yelps and drops the gear as though it were on fire. It bounces onto his lap and stares up at them as innocently as a screeching horror monster can. The "GAME OVER" logo flashes at them momentarily before returning to the start screen.

Poochy doesn't even flinch. She figures if her trainer were really in danger, he would break a chair over the threat first before calling her over.]

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[codeforhope]

[As the horrible screeching finally dies down with the appearance of the Game Over screen, Chihiro remains where he is, quietly peeking out over Rin's shoulder just a little, as if afraid that something else might pop out if they wait too long.

That...could have gone better.]

[nullorvoid]

...Unless there's some sort of magic here I don't know about, I'm guessing we can't do anything with the genderless things.

[codeforhope]

[...well actually.]

Ah...there's actually a solution for that. There's a Pokemon called Ditto that has the capability to breed with most any species of Pokemon, no matter the gender...or lack thereof. It just won't be able to pass down any egg moves.

[nullorvoid]

...Ditto. What, it just...copies things?

[codeforhope]

That's exactly what it does, actually. It can take on the appearance of anything it sees.

[nullorvoid]

...Yeah, but if you copy a genderless thing, you get two genderless things.

Genderless thing plus genderless thing probably shouldn't equal babies.

[codeforhope]

I'm not entirely sure how it works, to tell you the truth.

[He...tries not to think about it too hard besides.]

I just know that they tend to be very useful to have around for breeding.

[nullorvoid]

...Because they breed with everything even if they don't pass down any...egg move things. Got it, I guess.

I'll work it out eventually. Doubt I'll get anything as terrifying as those damn kittens you've got, but you never know.

[codeforhope]

You would be surprised! It only takes a few breeding pairs to end up with some very impressive Pokemon over time.

...what is your starter, if you don't mind me asking?

[nullorvoid]

What? ...Oh, it's a. Thing. Hang on.

[GOD SCHULDIG WARNED HIM ABOUT SHIT LIKE THIS]

Horsea? One of those little seahorse things.

[codeforhope]

Oh! I don't see very many of those around, actually. If you do try breeding, I would suggest breeding some Horsea eggs. You'll likely get a lot of people wanting to have one.

[nullorvoid]

I'm gonna try it eventually because that's what I'm supposed to do here.

[...Do people...generally just...ignore that here or...]