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[In a dimly lit room there are three bowls full of berries. The quality of recording is not that great but their basic shapes are more or less visible.

With a loud swii, Furball the Swinub enters the scene. He starts with the leftmost bowl and swiftly empties it. It doesn't take much time for all berries to disappear in the piglet's stomach. He lets out a satisfied sound, followed by a few displeased cries of Pokemon which aren't visible on the recording.

That's when something else appears on screen and Swinub gets picked up. It's Shinji himself. He gets close enough to the Pokégear so the electronic light from the device shines on his face. He doesn't seem to care or even notice that it makes him look quite creepy.]

The furball keeps doing this no matter how many times I tell him to stop. Is it normal for his species or is he just a bad person? Well, probably not a person since he's a Pokémon, but that doesn't really matter in this contest... Or am I not feeding him well enough? Is it because he's a growing boy?

[Muttering about something quietly, Shinji shifts the Pokégear so the other side of the room would show. Two Pokémon that weren't seen before, a Murkrow and a Petilil are there, not particularly happy about their dinner being eaten by the Swinub]

These two hatched a few days ago and I haven't been able to feed them well because the furball is always getting in the way. I'm also running rather low on cash and I don't know how much longer I'd be able to support them. I probably should have waited before taking responsibility for more Pokémon... at least until the furball starts to behave.

[He starts to mutter about social services that will come to take his Pokémon away but stops himself soon enough.]

Is there any way to make some money besides battling? I don't think the furball is strong enough for these yet and the other two are just babies...

[Private to Spike]

[Shinji puts the Pokégear closer to his new Pokémon so Spike can get a good look.]

Like I promised, letting you know that they hatched. A Murkrow and a Petilil unless I've been lied to... Sorry for not letting you know earlier, the furball has been keeping me busy.

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[A small Swinub with a rather well-made flower chain on its head appears on screen. It bounces back to reveal the face of a young boy with dark hair, its trainer.]

My clothes are going to get dirty because of this grass and I bet it wouldn't be easy to wash them around here, they did give me spares but I'm not going to undress in this place, there are people nearby and I'm not an exhibitionist, I'd rather look for a place where it will be possible to wash it... or wash the furball, he's going to need it soon.

[He pauses for a litle while, like he had just noticed that the device was recording.]

Oh right, this thing is supposed to broadcast, now isn't that stalkery, what if it accidentally records something it shouldn't have... not that I'm planning to do anything of that sort while I'm here... [He turns around to see Swinub sniffing his backpack.] Now wouldn't you just leave this, little furball, I don't know what I'm going to eat if you take this away from me, there's bound to be something else edible for you here somewhere...

[Shinji pulls the bag out of the Pokémon's reach, ignoring the disappointed swii sound.]

Well, if it's being recorded already I might as well make use of it... Tachibana-san, Akira, are you here as well? Anyone? You probably aren't and I'm left all alone again but that's probably better for you since it means you are safe at home instead of being eaten by wild creatures and it would make me an egoist to wish you were here but maybe is was Apocalypse which sent me to this place and that would mean I'm the sole survivor...

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[Greetings, Johto! Shinji is sitting somewhere close to where Route 29 connects to New Bark Town. The handbook that was included in his backpack is open and lying on the ground next to him, he has just finished reading it. Seems that Shinji put together all these bits of information from the handbook and Professor, meaning that he finally got a good idea of where he ended up. You'll be spared the two hour long talk about whether Pokémon are really alive or not and if this is some kind of reality show making fun of him.

If anyone's nearby, there's a boy on Route 29 sitting on what appears to be a jersey and observing people and Pokémon. He's muttering something but the volume is low enough to be inaudible unless you come closer. He is also attempting to braid his Swinub's fur and keep it away from his food. There are some flowers lying around that he picked and attempted to use while making his Pokémon's accessory but ended up not needing them. He's totally going to try Pokémon battling but not before his work on Swinub's fur is finished.]