vengefulyears | Puzzle 001 [Video / Action for Goldenrod]

[The face appearing on the network now may or may not be a new face to some people, but this whole situation sure is new to Clive. Anyone who's paying extra close attention may also notice that the scenery in the background is nowhere in New Bark Town or Mahogany; it's none other than the first floor of the Radio Tower in Goldenrod.]

Good evening, everyone. I've just arrived here a few hours ago, and while I've managed to gather a little bit of information so far, there's still something I want to know. Is it really true that it's impossible to leave this place? If people have just randomly appeared here, then surely there have at least been people that have randomly left, too, right?

[He lets out a brief sigh before continuing.]

I'm sure this must be an age-old complaint by now, but I really do have important business to attend to at home. It would at least be somewhat comforting to know that I won't be stuck here forever. I would very much like to go back now, but that would be asking for the impossible, I suppose.

[Just so he doesn't appear as down, Clive gives a faint smile to his audience.]

I appreciate your time.

[For anyone in Goldenrod, they can probably catch him walking out of the Radio Tower after the feed, heading in the direction of the department store. Being the skinny thing he is without any proper winter clothing, he's shivering and rubbing his arms to try and keep warm. Hopefully he can at least find a really cheap coat at that department store...]

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[America's totally with him on it being far too cold. He has had a similar problem, after all. That's not why he's replying to the message though, nope. It's-]

Hey! Don't worry about that stuff while you can't do anything about it! [Clive will see a nice smiling face too.] Just enjoy it while you can! [He's used to giving himself pep talks, might as well put it to good use, right?]

[Oh, well the optimism from this man makes Clive feel just a little better. He chuckles a bit.]

I suppose you're right. I just can't help but worry about what's going on back home...

[SO MUCH OPTIMISM. But he's glad that helps a little.]

Exactly! It's not like we can just go back, so just think of it as an adventure! Or a holiday!

[It's definitely helping. See, he's even smiling a little now.]

Yes, that's a good way of putting it.

Have you been here long?

[Oh good. He'll smile back at that, especially as it worked.]

Ah, I just got here too actually!

Really? I'm glad I'm not the only newcomer here, then.

Really! Though I don't recognise the area you're in...

Ah, it's Goldenrod City. Apparently newcomers usually don't wake up here, but I have for some reason.

Ah, so I guess you didn't get to see the weird 'mom' then... [He's lucky. So, so lucky.]

[He probably would have been disturbed by that, too, considering his mom is dead...]

No, I haven't. What was she like?

[Yeah, America doesn't even have one. Though he doesn't seem to have thought about that at all...]

Pushy. [He looks a bit pouty at that, as she literally pushed him out the door. He's not kidding.]

[He can help but smirk a little at the face he's making.]

Pushy how?

[Geez, thanks. Though he actually grimaces next, he really shouldn't be so open about his emotions, should he?]

...She pushed me out the door.

[Aww, he has no malicious intentions, really. It's just kind of amusing.]

Sounds like quite the strange mother, indeed.

[Well, that's a good thing. Not everyone is that nice though either.]

She was, I guess. [He pauses.] Not like I'd really know.

[Oh, Clive knows that all too well.]

Do you not have a mother?

[Aww, that's sad. Though really it's typical for people like Alfred anyway.]

Nah, we're not born like that. ['We' obviously meaning countries, though it's doubtful Clive will know that yet....]

[He sure doesn't. In fact, Clive is preeetty confused right now.]

You... weren't born like that? Then how were you born?

[Well it's... a bit weird. It's understandable.]

I just... appeared one day, apparently.

[...Hopefully Alfred won't blame Clive for thinking that he is completely insane right now.]

You mean you just appeared out of thin air? How does that even work?

[Nope, not at all. It's a common occurence...]

Um... I'm not really sure actually. [He looks thoughtful.] It's like when the country is discovered or re-discovered? [This would be more helpful if he said who he was, of course.]

[Yeeeah, that made absolute zero sense to him.]

...You don't actually expect me to believe this, do you?

[...Well, he tried?]

I'm not the only one here who represents a country though! Though I guess it's pretty hard for people to get.

What do you mean you "represent a country"?

[He really needs to stop talking about this- ~~it would help if he wasn't so proud of it.~~]

I'm, uh, I'm America.

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