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[harlequinhater]

uh... hello? does anybody read these memo things?
is this some kind of prank? i wouldn't put it past terezi to pull something dumb like this.
so terezi if you're reading this can we just go through the "gotcha" moment and can you send me back?

anyways if you are NOT terezi and this is NOT a prank could somebody please tell me what's going on?
because last thing i can remember i was running a bunch of weird time errands for an alien girl.
and then i woke up here in a bed that is definitely NOT mine because it doesn't have cool ghost bed sheets.
also apparently i have a mom now?
she is nice i guess and this lunch box looks delicious, don't get me wrong!
but i was doing some important things!
i don't have time to be playing with this cloud bird thing!!!
(though it is a very cute cloud bird, i will give it that.)

i have tried to get back but my weird time jumping powers do not seem to work here.
and i cannot even fly anymore which is such bullshit! i forgot how lame it was to walk around everywhere.
also my sylladex is gone. so i don't have any of my cool computers or weapons.
instead i just have a backpack and this lame "poke gear" thing which doesn't even have pesterchum installed.
so. yeah.
could somebody fill me in, please?

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[eclectictype]

[So this is what Karkat and Dave were tussling about, huh.]

:D
:DDDDDD

jooooooooooooohn!!!!!!!!!!

before you ask yes i am no longer gray and evil!!!
somebody else will likely give you the tldr version but basically
we are now in pokemons
there are a ton of new pokemon
this is also a region that i am not familiar with and apparently there are more out there?
pokemon lay eggs
every single one except the ones that dont because fuck you i guess?
we are stuck here for an indeterminate amount of time
but this game exists on a separate plane of existence than our session so things will stay as they were until we get back
thats about it as far as basic information goes
well!!!
at least what i can immediately think of anyway :o
unless you had questions?
besides about terezi
the only troll here right now is karkat and he is now an adorable human :)

[harlequinhater]

jade!!!
man, i'm glad to see your lime green text again.
and i am also glad to hear that you have stopped being gray and evil again!
thanks for the rundown, too.
i didn't think that i would ever encounter anything even MORE confusing than SBURB but here we are!

as for questions...
are you ALSO with dave and karkat right now?
because i have got to tell you, i am feeling pretty left out right now!
three of my best friends are all sitting next to each other IN PERSON while i am sitting on a bench in a weird town with a bird on my head.
so unfair!

[eclectictype]

yes we are all just hanging out in a room together


well
we were until dave cried the mating call of JOHN!!!!!!! and karkat started freaking out
now we are in a state of slightly separated and talking to you
but dont worry!!!
dave will send wart to pick you up and you can also hang out in person with us!

[harlequinhater]

hahaha, i bet that must have been hilarious to see.
i'm sad that i missed it! hopefully once i get to meet you guys karkat will have even more hilarious freak outs for me to witness.
but i'm looking forward to seeing all of you soon!
i guess that technically it has not been THAT long since i last got to see everyone but i am so ready to just hang out and shoot the breeze and not have to worry about any ridiculous sburb stuff anymore.
hopefully daves weird teleporting pokemon friend gets here soon.

[eclectictype]

uhhhh at this point its more of a daily occurrence so :?
not funny so much as typical karkat bullshit
you will DEFINITELY have more opportunities to witness them!
i cant wait for you to meet all of my pokemon too john :)
i hatched quite a few of them from eggs
and they are all very strong and cute!

[harlequinhater]

well i wouldn't expect anything less than strong and cute pokemon from you, jade!
though it is kind of weird that all pokemon come from eggs.

[eclectictype]

i guess it makes sense when you think of it like in a cartridge space sense?
plus what was super popular at the time?
cute digital pets that come out of eggs regardless of what they were
plus taking care of eggs is a hell of a lot less messy and time consuming than
how its usually done
tbh
oh!
you can get a free egg from the breeding center since you are new!
you should look up what kind of pokemon you would want and see what they have :)

[harlequinhater]

the breeding center? where's that?
oh, and somebody who was pretending to be nic cage offered me a free pokemon egg, too.
does that mean i will get two pokemon eggs, or does that disqualify me from also getting an egg from the breeding center?
or is it the same thing?

[eclectictype]

its over in celadon!
which is all the way in kanto of course
the region we are in right now is johto
i guess they added a new region or two with these future pokemon?
breeders here are super friendly and will often give free eggs to new people!!!
it doesnt disqualify you from getting a freebie from the breeding center
but choose carefully you can only get one freebie!

[harlequinhater]

wait...
so how am i supposed to get something from the breeding center if its all the way in another region?
can you send eggs over the internet or something?

[eclectictype]

as a matter of fact yes you can
you can even transfer items and pokemon via the pc
though they also have flying type pokemon to do courier deliveries as well
duh john :p
the post is still a thing that exists even in pokemons world!

[harlequinhater]

eggs just seem like a very delicate thing to send over the mail though!
what if they break? that would be a baby pokemon that has been denied life or something.
i know that they would probably put a "fragile" sticker on the box but thats no guarantee that the mail men would be careful.

[eclectictype]

omg john
i forgot you get like this about babies
no no no no no there are no postMEN
its pidgey post!
or much larger bird post
or charizard post


whatever a given breeder has
dont worry about it theyre fine!

[harlequinhater]

jade, telling me that the postal carriers of this world are birds instead of people does not give me any more faith in them or their ability to safely deliver mail.