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[medinin]

[ This post could take place anywhere. There's no defining shot of a background that's instantly defining - just trees, and sky, and Rin. If it weren't for the music - New Bark theme, easily recognizable to anyone who knows their tunes - it would be hard to pin down where she was. Rin herself looks native for a given value of native, too. She's swapped out to the extra set of clothing in her pack - "lass" - and instead of a hitai-ate, there's a plain blue headband. There's also a smile, if a cautious one. These things seem pretty harmless so far, and there doesn't seem to be any benefit from not using it, so. ]

Hi! So, to preface this, let me say I did read the guides given to me at the start of this. [ That's brisk and matter-of-fact more than anything else. And Rin had. She'd done that first thing, because information was key. And she's decided against asking where she is, since...well, she's scanned plenty of those entries already, and apparently the answers are "Johto", "Pokemon", and "multiple worlds", which she's not sure what to do with. ] But what I'm most interested in wasn't really covered there. The warnings about berries were helpful, but...

[ Not really the most complete informational packet, and she'd definitely like more to rely on, if at all possible. It was her job to know this sort of thing, if she was going to be responsible for the pink thing following her around. "This sort of thing" being... ] Does anyone have any tips on what other poisonous substances we might encounter here? Or any pointers on keeping your Pokemon healthy? I do plan to learn what I can from the centers - but I'm a bit between places right now, so it's not really practical.

[ There's a little sigh. ] I am trained in first aid and medicine, and I presume a lot of it will work on them, but I'm not...entirely sure how the different physiologys might change how that works. So - I'm all ears. And thanks in advance.

...And if anyone has any suggestions as to places that might be good to visit, that'd be fine, too. [ Apparently "home" isn't an option, so...some sort of direction might be nice, rather than her current lack of it. ]

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[memoryborn]

[ Xion had heard the announcement from her Gear before she was gonna head out to Cherrygrove City, but the New Bark Town tune is familiar (and already present on her own side) so she looks around for the person she so on the feed. Sitting on the back of a large Skarmory, she spots the girl and urges Mythgraven to politely approach Rin before slipping off of her bird. ]

Excuse me? [ It's the only way she's trying to get the girl's attention without seeming too forward. ] If you're looking for a place to go, Cherrygrove City is usually the next place for new people to go to.

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[medinin]

[ Rin had at least noticed someone approaching - vantage points were always nice - but she didn't make any move until she was sure it was her Xion was approaching. ...And then, well, she figured the girl might have information, or a purpose...

Xion sounded a lot more sure of things than Rin felt, certainly. ]

Cherrygrove? Are you - have you been here long? [ She wasn't sure how to place it, but she was relieved to have a specific direction. ] I suppose I am looking for places to go. Staying here just seems...well, not something I want to do?

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[memoryborn]

[ She shakes her head in understanding that notion. ]

You wouldn't want to. There are not enough facilities here to properly take care of our Pokemon. And yeah, I was here before. The stay was a lot longer.

[ Then she turns to point at Route 29. ]

You'll want to travel down there and it'll take you straight to Cherrygrove City. It takes a few days, but they'll have stores and Centers to give help.

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[godaime]

You're with me, the woman that can heal anything, right? Your sensei's sensei, Jiraiya, said that I'm the only person in the world that can poison something and make it odorless and tasteless. I bet I can identify any type of poison here. The plants, aside from the berries, look similar, you know?

And, when it comes to health, I healed animals all the time. Summons, pigs, pets, and all of that like. I'm sure I can teach you a good pointer or three. [ STAY WITH HER RIN, SHE CAN HAVE AN ENTIRE ARMY OF CUTE LITTLE BADASS MEDICS... ]

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[medinin]

I'm wondering if there will be any new ones, besides the berries...but unless anyone answers that, I suppose it's wait and see, right?

[ Which she can deal with, but pointers would be nice. ...And she looks just a little bit excited here. And by a little bit, I of course mean a lot. ] Really?

[ Even in her time, years ago, Tsunade was a medinin people talked about. A Sannin, the one who'd pretty much written the rules for medics. ] I mean, I'd be very grateful, Tsunade-sama!

[godaime]

Perhaps if we encounter a poison type pokémon, we can observe what they eat and see if that's poisonous. But, for now, I'd also observe a regular grass type for natural herbs or remedies. The pokédex entries for Tepig says it roasts berries, and is a great evader who can fire balls out of its nose. [ Shrug. ] Sounds like Tonton is off to a pretty good start on my team here, you know?

But I'd be delighted to share my skills in medicine with you. I've heard quite a lot about your accomplishments with that eye transplant, so it's the least I can do for such a prodigy.

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[believeit]

[This newbie isn't anyone he recognises, but since he's in a pretty good mood after seeing several he does know, Naruto is just chatting at random on various other network posts.]

Some of the pokemon are poison-types, but I dunno if they ever poison people or now 'cause I don't have any.

And there's plenty of cool places to visit here depending on what you wanna see!

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[medinin]

[ ...You know, she was going to respond immediately but this guy...really looks like Sensei.

HOW ODD. Give her a moment to shake off the pause. Although if he's wearing his forehead protector, she'll brighten at the sight (though "shinobi" will get a baffled stare over a grin at "konoha"). ]

Tsunade-sama said she'd teach me more about poisons, anyway, so I guess it's fine! Maybe I'll try to get a poison-type to see. I'd like to be able to help if there's a problem, you know?

And I'm not sure. [ She hadn't honestly thought she'd ever see anything again, so...anything is pretty cool. ] Is there anything you've really liked seeing here?

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[believeit]

[He's wearing his Konoha headband as always, not thinking anything of it since he doesn't expect the girl to know what it is- he gets plenty of weird comments and looks already.

However, once she mentions Tsunade:]

Hey, you know Granny Tsunade?

[He'll answer the rest in a moment, but first he's too curious about that.

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[enjoymyatelier]

[DID SOMEBODY SAY... SOMETHING RESEMBLING SCIENCE???

good thing he's trained more than one Poison type!]

Most things here that are poisonous tend to be Pokemon themselves, and Poison-types are common enough that every PokeMart I've been to thus far sells Antidotes, which is guaranteed to cure poison regardless of what Pokemon inflicted it-Pecha berries do the same, and have the added benefit of Pokemon actually being able to understand how they work. Unlike more traditional animals, all poison and venom here seem to have the same effects, so you don't have to worry about getting an antidote that's related to a specific Pokemon or attempting to figure out whether it's a neurotoxin or a hemotoxin or... something like that. The move Toxic results in poisoning that works more quickly, though I believe it behaves more like traditional poisoning if you switch your Pokemon out for another one.

I haven't really observed the universal poison's effects on humans, but it's completely nonlethal to Pokemon-the worst it can do is knock them unconscious. Then again, these things are absurdly resilient.

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[medinin]

[ KAYNETH BAIT, APPARENTLY.

But no, Rin is listening closely to this, since it's by far the most detailed answer she's gotten thus far. ...Color her very impressed, Lord El-Melloi. ]

Well, that makes things fairly simple. [ Also color her a bit baffled. Are things really allowed to be that simple? Is it okay that she can just...pick up an antidote and not worry about it? She's not complaining, not at all, but Rin came from a war-torn time and she's...honestly not sure how to take this easy, happy-go-lucky update. ]

...I wonder what it would do to a human, in that case. [ Debating poisoning herself on purpose? MAYBE. For science. ]

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[aflashoffaith]

[In a way he'd almost been waiting, hoping, for the rest of his team to show up. Rin especially, maybe, given...

A second chance. An opportunity to live a part of the life that had been taken from her (he knew the details, but in the end it was still a choice she shouldn't have had to make), to be a little carefree.

She deserved as much. They all did.

And while he could probably babble on about the various things to eat and not to eat...]

Good places to visit... Hmm well, I heard there's this ninja guy and his beautiful wife staying in Azalea Town, though I don't know how interesting they might be.

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[medinin]

[ This, more than anything else, gets an immediate reply without Rin giving herself time to compose her thoughts. She doesn't need to, here, because that is one voice and face she can always trust.

...At least, when there isn't the threat of it being a clone, which given the lack of chakra it can't be, therefore it has to be...! ] Sensei!

[ There's no small amount of excitement there, even if she's been on "Team Kakashi" over "Team Minato" for a little while now. Sensei is always Sensei. ]

Hmmm! Well, if it's you and Kushina-san, I think they're really interesting! ...Otherwise, I think I'll have to ignore them to go and find you. [ It's a bit of a joke, sort of. Mostly she's just pleased to see him, and...honestly wondering if he's before or after, but not wanting to ask. ] I'm with Tsunade-sama right now; she offered to give me some pointers on healing animals. But give me five minutes with a map and I'll figure out how to get to you as soon as I can!

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[punches]

[ Rin is speaking the language of Sakura's people which makes perfect sense since they're both medic-nin! Not that she can tell that from her initial appearance and it's very much likely that the same could happen to the other seeing as Sakura's own hitai-ate is missing and in it's place is a red headband to keep most of her hair pulled back. ]

It varies from Pokemon to Pokemon really so it might take you a little while longer to figure out what makes yours tick. For example, I've got one that feeds off electricity so I have to let him stick near a socket every so often or else he grows weak.

As for the poisonous substances, the best you can do is carry antidotes. It seems as though it doesn't do more than make us sick as humans, but it can cause a Pokemon to black out. You'll likely want to pick up some more too because once your entire team blacks out, you're in real trouble.

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[medinin]

[ Sakura, come into her arms. You are speaking the language of the medic-nin, and Rin is listening intently - she's glad that she's getting replies on the topic, because - well, she wants to be sure she can take care of Konoka (the Audino), even without chakra and with minimal supplies. Granted, she has the training to handle situations without, but that just means figuring out as much as she can and grabbing on to any advantage in sight. ]

I've got an Audino. [ Though she's only been here for the day, she can at least say that name with a fair amount of confidence. ] So far she seems pretty content to just, you know, hang out and hum. [ Rin doesn't sound sheepish about that, but...wistfully fond? It's nice that anything, human or otherwise, doesn't have to worry about much. But it also makes her worried that she's going to screw up. ]

Got it. And the antidotes don't need to be made according to the poisons, right? Someone else mentioned that...

...Honestly, it's a bit weird to think that I won't have to make the antidotes myself based on what happened, although I'm not actually complaining.

[ Just mildly suspicious. ]

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[usedlaserbeam]

You read the guides? I'm impressed. That's more than can be said for a depressingly large percentage of the new arrivals here, I'm afraid.

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[medinin]

[ ...She almost asks what else she would do with them, but - no, okay, this is clearly something she's going to have to discuss. ]

Well, I wanted information, and the best way to get it seemed to be to go through all the things provided to me, before I went looking. [ That's also why she avoided asking about where they were or how to get home - although admittedly her status at home helped that along. ] Can I take it that you read them, too, when you first got here?

[ Given how he said that, she assumes he's not new. ]

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[for_realsies]

Everywhere is a good place to visit!

...Except maaaaybe Lavender Town. That background music would get unnerving after a few days.

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[medinin]

What's wrong with the background music in Lavender Town?

[ It's the first time anyone has expressed the idea of avoiding any place here, so...

Immediate curiosity! ]

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[itsjustdust]

[He'd been a little slow to see the message, the flood of new things on the network overwhelming over his stint of being practically incommunicado over the last two weeks. Still, that didn't stop him from the sheer relief he felt on seeing her here and fine and now he didn't have to worry anymore.

Rin was here, with him. It was enough to quiet the uneasy worry over the future, finally, at least for now, though that hardly stopped the tears from welling up, because, well, yes. Rin was here.

Of course, the fact that he was bruised, scraped and otherwise severely dinged didn't even occur to him when he replied to her message, far too focused on his goal of just talking to her for the first time in months.]

Rin! You're here! You're really here. New Bark right?

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[medinin]

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[medinin]

[ ...Well, she shouldn't be surprised. It's not as though she happened to be alive, back home, so...

Obviously being dead didn't preclude someone from being in this place.

Rin's still finding it hard to speak right away. What do you say to the teammate you saw die? ]

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[medinin]

[ Actually, no, she knows just what to say. ]

- Obito, what did you do to yourself?

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[chosen_light_child]

Well, I haven't really come across a lot of things that are harmful, unless you could wild pokémon. They tend to attack people traveling in the tall grass.

[Or when she first started, getting attacked by her pokémon but details.]

So, you're interested in being a pokémon nurse? I'm sure that they'd like having someone who wants to learn that stuff. As for places to go... well, a lot of people who stay in Johto and don't end up going to Kanto tend to stay in Goldenrod City a lot. It makes sense, it's the biggest city in Johto, after all.

... Anyway, keeping your pokémon healthy is the same as any animal. Make sure you know what they eat, don't let them eat anything bad for them, and if you have one that's really, really eager to fight don't let it over do things. No matter how much they protest that.

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[medinin]

I've been warned about the wild pokémon, at least - and you can trust me when I say I'll avoid the tall grass unless I feel like getting attacked.

[ ...That might have been said a little wryly, but it's not directed at Hikari. Just the situation. ]

Ah...I think so. At least, I'm a medic at home, and if that's the nearest equivalent, and the way I can be most useful to my team....I absolutely want to look into it.

Looking into what they eat is definitely a top priority. My Audino seems to like berries - not the sort I was warned off of, but we picked up some strawberries? - and I think they're agreeing with her, but...