Action/Text: Who's that Pokémon?

[andwesucceeded]

Arrival.

[The bus pulls up, but its rider doesn't step off to join the valley community. He floats, simply drifting a few feet away as the doors shut behind him and the bus roars off.]

[Well. That hadn't been so bad. Nerve-wracking, prepared for betrayal at any second, ready to crush the bus and its occupants had its destination been even slightly other than promised... but so far, all had proceeded according to the plan he'd been given.]

[...Perhaps the boy's example had not been unique. Perhaps not every human is treacherous, traitorous, self-centered, and all too eager to enslave those they considered lessers.]

[Just most of them.]

[Mewtwo splays one hand, and in a flare of psychic light, his tablet rises to hover above it. There is supposed to be a map...]

Homecoming.

[This farm is not as concealed as he would like. Though it resides within the forest, it is not far enough in for true solitude, and the path that leads to it is a beacon that any could follow. Mewtwo would have to rely on hoping no one came exploring -- or perhaps more serious concerns later.]

[For now, he regards his greenhouse from a position several feet above it. A broken building, but not past salvaging. In fact -- he glances over his shoulder, eyes shining with power, and not far away a small tree rips itself from the ground. Telekinetic force strips off the branches, then splits the wood into planks, which Mewtwo sends hurtling towards the greenhouse with a wave of his hand.]

[Repairing this should be no mean feat.]

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Humankind: I offer you a transaction, by which you shall be judged. Your greenhouses are battered and broken; I will repair them, for a price. That price shall be greater should you require I bring materials. Extend your acceptance of these terms through this device.

[So are they warned, and so shall he test them. Will they deal fairly, or with duplicity and malice?]

Comments

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[petitepontif]

[There's might be a few gibberish texts that come through at first, Alec is so unaccustomed to these things still. Abel has mostly been encouraging him to study since he arrived.

Maybe he should have studied the jPad a little more.]

Oh. I'm sure a repaired greenhouse would help Father Nightroad a great deal but I'm afraid I don't have much. My sister or my escorts handled funds whenever I would leave Rome.

Is there anything else I could do?

Perhaps a blessing?

[andwesucceeded]

Explain what you mean by this 'blessing'.

[petitepontif]

Oh. Well, a blessing from God. For good fortune or healthy crops and animals.

I'm sorry, I'm not very good for much else.

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[biotictouch]

I don't suppose I'd like it fixed immediately, but if you're willing and offering, I could find a use for it.

Though, I'm curious as to what you think you'll be judging me for? It's a trade.

[andwesucceeded]

Humankind regards itself as superior. Slavers rather than partners. Willing to take any advantage they can, to elevate themselves over others...

But not all of them. I have seen redemptive qualities in your kind. So I must know what the true nature of mankind is.

Your behavior in this transaction. Will it be fair? Will you seek to take advantage of me? This is what I shall judge.

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[unwilling_hero]

i wouldn't mind the help with that. Though, can you work with a team of sorts? it's ok if you can't

what would be asking in return?

[andwesucceeded]

I have trained a team before, but they are not here.

What do you believe is a reasonable exchange, human?

[let the judging commence]

[unwilling_hero]

[If she's bothered by being called a human, it doesn't show in her text.]

:( maybe they'll show up? but it's good know you can

i don't know, it's why i asked. Everyone values things differently, and there's more than enough materials around my farm. I haven't been here very long, but i and my team would be happy to help you out if you needed it

it's fair, right? but if you have something else in mind, we'd do our best

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[stabbersinyerfambles]

Is that deal only for humans?

[andwesucceeded]

[Wait, what?]

Are there other Pokémon capable of using these devices?

Perhaps I have been too hasty. On reconsideration, that Meowth did seem as if could perhaps manipulate this means of communication, even communicate in the human language.

[stabbersinyerfambles]

[What? Wait...]

Maybe? No one told me pokemon [How do you make the 'e' with the little mark over it? Cehd'ra tries way too long to figure it out before just giving up...] could read and write.

Theres more than humans and pokemon here though.

[powerhittou]

SO WHAT IS THE PRICE?

[andwesucceeded]

I ask the same of you. What do you consider adequate recompense for this service?

[LET THE JUDGING COMMENCE. Will the humans make fair offers, or seek to cheat him?]

[powerhittou]

I'M GUESSING YOU WANT SOMETHING MORE THAN MONEY.

[A bit of a game, is it? How can he make the most impressive offer while also giving up the least...?]

I DON'T HAVE MUCH ELSE TO PAY WITH BUT YARD WORK OR VEGETABLES.

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[souris_keteer]

If I'm not human, can I still help out? I think a real greenhouse would be great.

[andwesucceeded]

How did you come to write in the human language?

[Today Mewtwo may learn that in this strange world, there are options other than 'human' and 'Pokémon'.]

[souris_keteer]

My friends and I learned in the orphanage. But I think "human language" and the language of my world is the exact same thing.

arrival

[textsfromhotland]

[Alphys isn't paying too much attention to the bus as it pulls up, but as soon as the strange looking creature floats off, she can't help but stare. She hasn't seen many non-humans since she got here this week. And this one has magic, too!]

[andwesucceeded]

You.

[Mewtwo's telepathy is, unlike his previous psychic grumble, clearly directed.]

You are unfamiliar. What Pokémon are you?

she's obviously a sandshrew

[textsfromhotland]

[OH GOD SHE'S HEARING VOICES]

P-pokemon...?

[cinnabonjr]

Does that offer count if we only LOOK human? I think my family and I would really benefit from having our greenhouse fixed, and I'd be willing to pay for all of it so they don't have to, but none of us really count as 'human' back in our world.

[andwesucceeded]

[He's starting to figure out how this works.]

You, then, are a creature that identifies themselves as neither human nor Pokémon.

I would understand how you think, and so the offer applies.

[cinnabonjr]

Right! No matter how much I look like a human, back in my world I'm seen as something different, so I'm carrying that over here!

[It would be weird to start calling herself a human after an entire lifetime of referring to herself as an elemental anyway. It's best to stick with what she's always known in that regard. No need to make it confusing!]

Okay, then. Thank you! What do you want as payment? Money? Food? I have flowers, if you want those! I'll even offer to heal you any time you get hurt, if that's something you need more!

[She's just trying to give options.]

[decoyofahero]

[Unlike many others who have responded, Mithos doesn't feel he's excluded just because he isn't entirely human. While whoever this is hasn't shown their face, it's the words that give away that this is someone who has a distinct mistrust when it comes to humans -- something Mithos can relate to all too well, even if he's trying to work past it.]

I can provide the tools necessary to fix it, but I would like to know what your price is first.

[andwesucceeded]

I require no tools. My power is sufficient. I have built far greater things in my time.

What do you believe to be a fair price? [Always the question. He has little need of most things, not with his psychic power to rely on. The question is always, will the others here take advantage, or trade fairly?]