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[If nothing else, this sort of broadcasting and storage and communication device isn't entirely unfamiliar to Ming. But everything else certainly is. First and foremost her own body. Where's the pulsing thrum of her magical energy? Even the mark on her chest is dull and decorative. It's a frightening thing to see. She can feel the passage of time, something only once felt briefly. And terrifyingly. The seconds are moving by her, taking her with them.]

[She realizes she can't feel any any magical energy. Not in the atmosphere, not in the earth, not in the large creature that follows her. It's an unfamiliar beast, but one that looks as though it would be right at home on the paradisaical beaches of her island kingdom.]

[If this is a kidnapping, it's a frightfully strange one. She's nowhere near Numara. This place isn't familiar at all! But she's not restrained. Quite the opposite. She's made it to a bench in the little village she awoke in, and then that overwhelming feeling that threatens to steal her consciousness slips upon her and she sits, shaking and confused, to fiddle with the portable teleson.]

What...what is this place?

[There's a high note of fear and confusion in Ming's lightly accented voice.]

Something's wrong...something's terribly wrong...what's been done to me?

What's going to happen to me?

[Without her magical energy, what is she? Her magic is her soul, her consciousness, her very being! She's never felt so tied to this human shaped shell in all of her existence. She's certain she can feel the decay and dying of mortal cells. Is this mortal death?]

Please...if someone can help me...

[It doesn't occur to her to explain further - there's not a single sentient thing in her world that doesn't know her face and who she is. What she is.]

[Surely someone can aide her!]

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I've only just been brought here, I think he was trying to help.

I'm terribly sorry if we disturbed you, sir! I'm Ming. Ming Numara.

It's okay. You're new, you aren't used to magical animals hijacking cellphones.

Oh that's not entirely true! Trookies are most tricksome and attention loving little creatures, they'll steal a linked teleson and strut and dance in front of the screen for hours!

One stole my favorite bracelet, once. It made me play a game to get it back.

_{[This actually gets an expression out of Henry as his brows spring up.]}

Oh...then you should feel right at homfff--

_{[Prince plants a pink paw against his trainer's face and moves back to the center of the frame. EXCUSE U, TRAINER, he has beauty tips to give!]}

Oh goodness! He does like to be a focal point, doesn't he?

It's alright Prince, from everything I've been told, we'll have plenty of time to chat. Your human was only trying to help me.

That's how he got his name.

_{[This is said from behind a pink paw.]}

[Ming laughs, a light and bell-like sound.]

It's very fitting! Do we give names to them, then? They haven't names of their own?

Most people do. Otherwise they just respond to their species name which feels strange to me.

I see! I'll have to think of something to call my Lapras companion.

_[!!]

Lapras are great. You'll love having one on your team.

I'm very fond of her already, I must admit!

I think I'll call her Kotone. It means the sound of harpsong. Fitting, don't you think? They have such beautiful voices.

That's a great name. They really do. My other pokemon try to sing along with my Lapras when she's in the pool. I named mine Flotsam.

Flotsam, how clever! Where did yours come from? I've been looking through the informational material I was given, and they seem rather rare...

A friend of mine gave her to me as an egg. She was so small when she hatched that she could swim in the bathtub. It didn't last long though.

Goodness, I can hardly imagine! Full grown, they're quite big!

It was very cute. She's still cute.

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