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[torrentofbits]

Hello, good people of Johto!

[A black-haired boy, no older than 13, gives a short wave at the screen.]

While suddenly being trapped in a Midgardian video game itself warrants plenty of questions, which I'm sure will get answered in time--

[He gets interrupted by a loud] Bliiiitz!

Shush, you. [He returns his attention to the screen.] Like I was going to say before my new friend here interrupted me, I have a far more important question. Do these devices have access to the Internet?

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[Video]

[killer_sweets]

[White-hair boy around 13 waves back. That was certainly the most interesting question he's heard in a while.]

Nope, not at all.

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[dreamsofahero]

The 'internet'?

[Video]

[torrentofbits]

[He must not have heard very interesting questions then.]

Well, that's terribly disappointing. How am I supposed to watch films now?

[video]

[when_turks_fly]

Midgardian video game? Internet? [ Just what in the world...? ]

I don't think the Gear has access to 'the Internet'. What is that? And this... you're saying we're in a video game?

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

[They're mostly along the lines of: where am I, what is this creature, who his this crazy lady pretending to be my mom? It gets old is all.]

Well they do have TV here, but anything that on always involves pokémon.

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[torrentofbits]

It is a vast series of tubes! [Well that's how he heard someone explain it.] People all over Midgard access it and share information or pictorially chronicle the lives of their cats. It's highly entertaining.

If I had access to the Internet, I'd be able to look it up on Wikipedia... or show you.

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[dreamsofahero]

Tubes...?

*yeah he's just trying to make sense of THAT mental image*

[video]

[torrentofbits]

I'm going to be getting that question a lot, aren't I?

And perhaps. You don't know of it? The monsters of the pocket are known worldwide.

[video]

[when_turks_fly]

Probably.

People from all kinds of different worlds are brought to Johto. I was and I... don't think that game exists in my world, if that's the case. I'd have definitely heard about it if it were from Midgar, though, unless...

[ Oh, wait. ] I don't suppose you're talking about Midgar the city, are you? On Gaia?

[Audio]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[Cobra Commander doesn't usually bother with this sort of thing for nonRockets, but he's never heard anyone ask something like that before.]

The what? That computer thing? They have computers here, but I have no idea if they have that or not! I can't see how the PokeGear would even connect to anything like that since it doesn't have a phone cord! Or anywhere to put one!

[Everyone still uses telephone modems right?]

[Video]

[torrentofbits]

[Yeah, he noticed that. He did a bit of stalking before posting.]

... Does everything revolve around Pokémon? [That sounds like it gets old fast.]

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

Pretty much, the locals are real pokephiles. You'll get use to it. [He did but it still gets old.]

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[torrentofbits]

Aye. Tiny fairies scurry along the tubes to bring packets of information from one computer to the other.

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[tensai]

No, which is a huuuge bummer!

The Gear's network's more of a BBS than actual internet though. So it's not the same.

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[dreamsofahero]

*you know, substitute "spirits" for "fairies" and that might actually be halfway possible in his world....*

And I suppose they make pictures move by painting them very quickly on your screen, as well.

It's some sort of, ah, 'network', like these devices use, then?

[Video]

[usedquack]

What's the internet?

[video]

[torrentofbits]

[Now it's probably his turn to be confused. What does the all-mother have to do with thi--oh wait.]

Midgard is the realm of the humans, but most Midgardians refer to it as Earth.

[Audio]

[torrentofbits]

[That is far too old school for Loki to know.]

... I had access to the Internet on my Stark phone and I didn't need to use a cord.

[Video]

[torrentofbits]

At the very least, that potentially beats being surrounded by barbarians.

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

I don't know any barbarians, so I'm sure I'd prefer the locals to them. [It's sort of surprising he hasn't met one ready.] These people are can be dumb and annoying.

There is normally something entertaining going over the network. [Like Live viral videos.]

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[torrentofbits]

Perhaps. The Internet is very mysterious. We may never know how it truly works.

If this network was much larger and had countless hours worth of entertainment, maybe.

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[torrentofbits]

A pity. They don't know what they're missing!

No, it does not seem the same.

[Video]

[torrentofbits]

This is the third time I've been asked this. What sort of sad, deprived realms do you hail from?

[he may be trying to cover for the fact that he doesn't really know how to explain it.]

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[dreamsofahero]

Oh? It sounds as though if you had that, you'd hardly have time for anything else.

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[tensai]

Right? But I guess it comes with the world...kidnapping...thing. [vague wavy hand gesture.]