Video; January 3rd, from a dark room in Goldenrod...

[peridork]

[The Pokegear camera focuses in just a little too close on an eager face, beaming broadly. It's a young woman, the same one that was broadcasting in a hysterical panic from Ilex Forest more than a month back... except, y'know. She's not green anymore. And there's something kind of unsettlingly wicked about her expression?]

Hello, Johto. I hope you're prepared to be awestruck, because have very exciting information to share with you all.

[She clears her throat, sits up a little straighter before continuing. Clod the Elgyem is visible, too, hovering at her shoulder as usual.]

It has now been well over one full Earth month since I was first abducted into this world. In that time, I will admit, it has been something of a... struggle, trying to understand the ways of this dimension. [a brief, dark scowl:] Yes... It hasn't been easy. But! I have remained determined throughout my time here to master the ways of this world, and the horrifying monsters that inhabit it. Well... Today, I have achieved something that I previously thought impossible!

[She starts to lean out of frame briefly.] BEHOLD--!

[Pause. Clod drifts a little closer to gaze right into the camera with its abyssal green eyes, while Peridot is distracted: There's angry grunts and mutterings coming from off screen.] Hey! No, come here you little-- a-ha! [She sits up again. Frowns at her Elgyem briefly before pushing it sort of gently out of the way with her elbow, so that she can hold up the most stunningly average, run-of-the-mill looking Rattata up to the screen. It's clearly nothing special, but the way Peridot's grinning about it, you'd think that the little creature was blessed by the Diamonds themselves.] BEHOLD! Just this morning, I subdued and captured this small purple beast and bent it to my will, and now it obeys my every command!

[She leans in again, snickering.] Be very afraid, Johto, for this is only the beginning! Very soon, this small purple beast and I will be unstoppable!

Until next time... Peridot, out.

Comments

[peridork]

Yes... I've heard tell of these "TMs", but I'm not actually sure how to obtain them. How would I go about such a task?

[pipers_son]

Generally at the big store in Goldenrod, for if yer in Johto. And anyone tell ya about Gym Leaders?

[peridork]

I’ve heard some tell of them, yes. They’re the ruling trainers in charge of handing out those “badges”, correct?

[pipers_son]

Right. If ya win against 'em, you'll get that badge, and a few other things too. TMs and HMs, those can be a prize too. Falkner, for example, he gives ya the one for Roost- flyin' types use that ta heal themselves.

S'right handy.

[peridork]

...Huh. [This information is useful, but...] Unfortunately I do not possess any "flying types" as of yet. Do you know what the prizes for the other gym leaders are?

[pipers_son]

Sure. I take it yer in Johto, then?