014; [video/action; 4th wall]

[keychained]

[as with any other resident of Johto, Sora is drawn out of sleep by that giant flash of light and what sounded almost like the earth cracking open-- all things considered? this is entirely possible. so he clambers out of bed-- Bell is the only one of his Pokémon who sleeps out of the ball, so he grabs her along with his 'gear, too. not that he notices his other Pokémon are mysteriously missing-- and practically stumbles out of the inn in Violet to check out what the heck just happened.]

[except he's not in Violet. he's in Goldenrod.]

What the--

[so Sora's now standing in the middle of the street, barefoot and in his pajamas-- they're blue with little Totodiles. don't judge-- and holding one little Togepi in his arms. looks like it's just the two of them for now.]

[after a few minutes of stunned silence, Sora finally thinks to turn on the video feed.]

Hey! Is everybody okay?

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

[Once Rika notices Sora, she runs towards him.] Mii. I'm fine.

... I thought you were with Ven, and that you weren't in Goldenrod yet.

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[newhero.livejournal.com]

... I was. What's going on?

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. All I know is that there was this really bright light.

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[newhero.livejournal.com]

Let's stick together, then. It looks like a bunch of us got separated.

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

All right. That seems like the best choice for now.

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[newhero.livejournal.com]

Were you traveling with anyone? Are they still here?

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

Mii. I am. However, I do not know if they are still here. I wasn't with anyone before this happened...

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[newhero.livejournal.com]

Let's go look for them, then! Maybe Ven and the others wound up here, too.

[he totally doesn't mind searching in his jammies. he doesn't have any other clothing anyway.]

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

All right. If you ended up here, they might have as well.

[She looks around.] Mii. Where should we start?

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[newhero.livejournal.com]

Mmm... Where are they staying right now?

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

They're at the inn. Although, I'm not sure if they're there right now.

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[newhero.livejournal.com]

Let's go check then.

[offers his arm?]

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

All right. [She takes it.]

We're all on the same floor, I think.

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[newhero.livejournal.com]

Okay! Lead the way.

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

All right. [She starts doing just that!] We could check on my floor first.

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[newhero.livejournal.com]

Got it!

[he may have been inside the Inn five minutes ago, but it definitely looked like the one he was staying at in Violet-- the one in Goldenrod is so much fancier, sheesh.]

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

Mii. Let's go. [She starts to walk up the stairs. Rika stops for a second to look around. There usually are a lot of people in the hotel, but never this many.]

... There are a lot of people here.

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[newhero.livejournal.com]

Is this not normal?

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

[She shakes her head.] There usually are a lot of people here, but never this many.

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[newhero.livejournal.com]

That's weird...

[and as they turn the corner to climb the next flight of stairs, SUDDENLY-- PEOPLE STAMPEDE. they'll pretty much have to squish against the wall to avoid being trampled. Sora's... pretty sure he saw Ansem somewhere in that crowd, too.]

Uh.

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

[Rika breathes a sigh of relief when all the people finally pass by.] Mii... Are you all right?

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[newhero.livejournal.com]

Yeah... Are you? That's probably really not normal.

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

It isn't. This place has never been so crowded before...

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[newhero.livejournal.com]

Mmm... I know! Why don't you try calling one of your friends? That might be easier than finding them in the crowds.

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

All right. Keiichi? Hayate? Mitsuru? Asuka? [She waits a few moments between each name, and when there's no response, she calls the next person. However, there's never any response from any of them.]

... Mii.