1 :: video/action for New Bark + Route 29

[digitalorunknown]

[video]

What are you following me around for?

[The muffled voice is that of a young boy; about eleven years old, by the pitch, sounding tired and confused. It's followed by a Bagon's babble, then a sigh.]

Never mind.

[There's a clatter, then the 'Gear's audio abruptly clears, as though the mic were moved away from an obstruction. The video clears, too, showing a view of trees and sky and grass on Route 29. A few seconds of silence.]

You shouldn't make a mess of things. [rustle.] What's in there, anyways...? [rustle clunk scrape clatter.] Are these clothes? [thump.] I think this is food- [The Bagon babbles loudly, and the boy yelps, and the 'Gear flips over twice. The video now shows the Bagon running around, Mom's bento lunch in hand, biting the box determinedly. The boy is standing up, watching helplessly.]

Wait, don't take that! It's not yours, it - oof-! [He takes two unsteady steps, leans forward, and falls over. The Bagon hops up onto his back and sits down on top of him, still chewing away on the box.] Let me up..!

[action]

[Before that elegant scene takes place, a purple-haired kid in Youngster garb can be found in New Bark, stumbling his way out of town and falling over every twenty seconds or so. The Bagon orbiting his feet appears to be offering him moral support...or maybe it's just yelling at him. He looks pretty determined to get out to Route 29, scraped knees be damned.]

Comments

[newberktown]

[Awh, lookit the lil' guy being helpful.]

It's fine. I don't think he liked being human, much, really. He wasn't able to fly and he had problems with his teeth. How are you adjusting, so far?

[digitalorunknown]

...I have to learn how to walk. [Honestly, there's a lot more than that that he has to adjust to, but walking is the biggest issue right now. But it's not really optional, so.]

[newberktown]

Oh. Yikes.

[He's trying to imagine Dorumon based on the little info he knows about him. Spoilers, it looks nothing like Dorumon.]

If you can get to a stand, it might be easier to move by sliding your feet on the ground. Then you won't have to lift them until you're sure you won't lose your balance. Is there a big stick anywhere near you?

[digitalorunknown]

[He looks around. No big sticks. Bagon lets out a little dragony yelp and runs off to go find one, leaving Dorumon blinking after him.]

Um...

[...w-whatever. He scoots back towards a tree and uses it to get back on his feet. Standing, at least, he can manage without too much difficulty.]

It's going to take a while. [He doesn't have any false impressions on that front.]

[newberktown]

[Hiccup's pretty apologetic about that, even if he had no hand in turning Dorumon human.]

Yeah, sorry... It'll get easier though, after a while. Once you're confident enough, you can practice walking. Just take it easy, and you'll get the hang of it.

[digitalorunknown]

[Yeah, more or less. "Taking it easy" isn't going to happen, though.]

I just have to get to the city. [Then there'll be food, and he can orient himself.]

[newberktown]

Good luck, then. Traveling can be hard at first.

[Not that he did much traveling when he first arrived in Johto. Whoops.]

I'm Hiccup, by the way. What's your name?

[digitalorunknown]

[Weird names, weird names everywhere.]

I'm Dorumon.

[newberktown]

[Hiccup is used to people thinking his name is weird. It's not often he gets to think the same about someone else, though.]

Nice to meet you, then, Dorumon. And don't worry, you'll get used to this place soon enough.