medinin | first seal; video/action for new bark.

[ 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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Oh! I don't mind the two of you. Well, if you don't mind me, either. If you're comfortable traveling with each other, I can understand.

[ And this is quickly dissolving into a match of who will outnice the other?! Or maybe not. But politeness, thy name is Xion. ]

I wouldn't mind at all, and I don't think she will! ...Actually, I'd never met her before today. I'd just heard a lot about her - she's not the sort of person an ordinary - [ "chuunin", but that's specialized, so... ] - citizen of our village like me would meet, usually.

She's...a really extraordinary medic.

[ and also really old so Rin could use someone more her height/age. ]

And that's a profession, right? At least the way you put it.

[ Still, she smiles at the enthusiasm Rin's displaying about the other woman. It's always nice to know people from your world is in this one. ]

It's good you have someone like her here. It's another wonder about this place: bringing in people we didn't think we could meet before.

It is. It's the one I'm in, actually, being a medic.

[ Though somewhat...deplenished, thanks to power loss. ]

Have you met many people that way? [ A beat, and then: ] ...Although thinking about it, I think we count.

Yeah. Back home, I had to make sure no one else knew about my presence when I visited places. That didn't give much opportunity to make friends until I came here.

...That makes you sound like you were a ninja or something similar, you know.

[ Were you a ninja, Xion? ]

Oh, no, I wasn't a ninja or anything like that. I didn't even know sneaking around was a part of being a ninja.

[ Her long, black coat does kinda seem ninja-ish, though, huh? Especially with the hood and all. ]

I think it's one of the most important parts, but not everyone would agree!

So what was it you did? ...Unless that's too much prying.

[ She gives a small, awkward smile. While she knows she shouldn't feel ashamed, being a part of Organization XIII was never really one of her proudest moments. Aside from meeting Axel and Roxas, but that's it. ]

I just hunted monsters. I had to fulfill a certain quota. [ Now the smile is stretched a bit too much. ] I wasn't very good at it.

[ Never let it be said Rin isn't sensitive to tone. She'll drop the topic, switching for another one smoothly... ]

I see. Well, at least you seem to be rather good at things here? At least, you've given me a lot of answers...

Only because I stayed here for a long while. I still have a lot to learn and improve on, though. I'm happy to be of help, though!

Well, there's always more to learn. At least, that's the stance I've always tried to take. If you stop trying to learn, you'll probably miss something.

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