and lo there was a introduction

[convivencia]

[ On the edge of the Pleasant Forest biome, there's the typical sight of a trainer and her group of Pokémon clustered together and... having lunch? The creatures chowed their food down with gusto, and the girl herself chewed and gulped down a meal of berries, milk and crepes. While Haruka has no clue of how she actually ended up in this mysterious research facility, she had no particular qualms about exploring what was hidden behind its many, many doors. It wasn't like she had any pressing business to take care of back home, so she felt she could stand to be patient for a bit.

That could wait however, until after lunch. Her Pokémon weren't invincible and there was no reason to push them needlessly.

... Still.

Haruka would really like to know which region she was even in.

Because she's awfully certain that hallways in general aren't suppose to disobey the laws of time and space like that.


Pretty much everybody and their mother can feel free to stroll up to her. ]

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[convivencia]

[ There is a roughly five second long period in which Haruka is just staring at the girl half-sunken into one of the trees, trying to understand how that happened before exhaling a small huff of air and accepting it.

She was a person highly tolerant of weirdness anyhow. How else had she put up with all the erratic weirdos she'd met on the road?

The tree-girl gets a nod of greeting. ]

'ello. I'm Haruka.

[commonsensibilitree]

[Well, that certainly went well. She's not surprised to see regular humans here, though she's sure the humans are surprised to see her. It's not home, after all!]

I'm Crystal, but you can call me Crys. It's nice to meet you.

[convivencia]

[ She's surprised alright. Just. Really good at getting over her surprise. ]

Same here. [ Generally Haruka say enough to get the point across or be friendly, and not much else.] ... Is that comfortable?

[The whole sticking out of a tree thing. ]

[commonsensibilitree]

[...The tree thing?]

Why wouldn't it be?

[convivencia]

[ Yes, the tree thing. ]

So it is?

[commonsensibilitree]

It's not as comfortable as the one I have at home, but it's not bad.

[She'll step out of it too, no problem. The nicest thing about being what she is is being not so different, appearance wise, than a regular human. It makes blending in easier.]

[convivencia]

That's good. Uh. Where's your home?

[ Haruka had never heard of a region where the humans (?) could have abilities similar to Pokemon, like blending into trees. But Crystal seemed to show evidence otherwise. ]

[commonsensibilitree]

Johto. It's... probably a different one than the Johto you might've heard about though. [It feels weirder every time she thinks about it. A Johto without magical creatures --

no, a world without that.]

I only say that because you resemble someone I know, but I'm very sure you're not her.

[convivencia]

That's... my birth region, actually. But, you're probably right about it being different from yours. [ Haruka looks curious. She doesn't know her, but still curious whomever she looks like.]

Who do I resemble?

[ What's being overly prying. ]

[commonsensibilitree]

[Nosy.]

A girl named Sapphire. [That's safe to give out. No problems here.] She's not human, however.

[convivencia]

[ With the... best of intentions! And a bit of naivety. ]

Sapphire? [ She cocks her head. Well, last question, promise; ] Does she do the tree-thing, too?

[commonsensibilitree]

[All humans do! Have the best of intentions, that is. Or most.]

No, it's a dryad thing. [...As Gold would put it.] She's a werewolf, and she lives in a forest - I think - but she can't go into trees to rest the same way I can.

[convivencia]

[ What's a dryad, tree-girl.

What's a werewolf. ]

Sounds cool. [ At least her look-alike is something that sounds awesome. A forest aren't that bad of a place to live, except its missing the perks of civilization. Like warm showers and soft beds. And hair conditioner. ] That's a neat ability to have.