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[throatwash]

( route's newest arrival isn't pleased, but for all the plethora of reactions one can experience in a new world... armin arlert is rather calm. he crouches at a water's edge, arm folded over his knees. his hair is wet, appearing longer than usual, and his chin is scraped raw. if someone mistakes him for a girl... well, it wouldn't be the first time. he sighs. )

How would you train a weak, ah, Pokémon? ( foreign, the question in the word itself. ) I understand they learn through battle, but can they learn through... Mm, exercises? ( the answer seems obvious, to be honest, but armin won't assume in the given circumstances. he doesn't want to waste the time, either, and this is an important step to integrating himself into this world. ) I think it would be more beneficial than risking serious injury or worse...

( — a splash of water, raining droplets over the screen. armin lowers the gear, revealing an upside picture of... a fucking magikarp. he smiles, though no one can see. softer, ) Don't worry. I use to be weak, too.

Comments

i should play girls like annie and mikasa, who speak a lot less than these 2 route girls

[goestoextremes]

[She was born to be helpful, Armin. ...And apparently she was born to be a worrier too since by just avoiding that question? You Definitely get her to worry about you a lot.]

You're welcome. Glad to help, and you really didn't ask that much. I kind of live with some hyperactive little kids back home, it's -- like they want to know everything about, well, everything. I'm kind of used to a lot more questions.

[Seriously, Ikki and her questions combined with her siblings. But Korra loves them, so it's okay!!]

Oh, but speaking of those, there's a thing called voicemail in these devices. You can call me at literally any time of the day if you ever have any questions or just want someone to talk to.

[So it's like "hey do you have any friends here? No? Well, even if you do, I'd like to be a friend too." because wow, please please be okay. It's not like Korra herself is very okay either, but she's good at trying to forget stuff from home.]

even combined they wouldn't talk as much

[throatwash]

( armin is smiling, at least. korra is a talkative person, and he can't think too much if he continues the conversation. a little distraction is good. )

Voicemail? Hm, that's clever. Do you have technology like this where you're from? I haven't seen anything like it before... But it's easy to learn.

ikr, omg i disappeared bc i was playing w/ my SNKs in Finnish what is my liiiiiiife

[goestoextremes]

[good, smiling is very good! she can keep talking forever, honestly.]

Yeah, it's great - you can even send videos like this there! We have a thing called radio? Voice and music come from a box, and people can make city wide announcements with it. And it also works for audio calls if there's a good signal in the area.

shhh shhh

[throatwash]

Is that what that music is? ( he finds it isn't too difficult to tune out, but it is constant. ) A radio?

[goestoextremes]

I think the background music is -- something else. [game mechanics, but let's not get to that because she's not from a world with video games either.] -- but you have a radio in this device with a lot of stations for different music, so you don't have to listen to the constant music all the time.

[throatwash]

( but something must be constant, then. unless a "silent" station exists, how counterintuitive... that's a little irritating, but oh, well. silence isn't as blissful as some might claim. )

Stations? Is that like the different conversations we can have on this thing?