A number of you seem to have come from before either electronics or electricity. At the moment we still have the time to catch you up.
[The response isn't amused, exactly -- maybe a bit bemused, but the embarrassment has definitely been noted. There's something wry as they continue.]
... Though, explaining that is a few steps into explaining the rest, if I did it properly. It's a type of game played on devices like this, where you're expected to tame different kinds of monsters. A children's game.
If you want more background on that, you'd have to ask my esteemed colleague.
It's a simplification for the sake of the game. The Ho-oh is a sacred animal associated with the traditions of the country I come from.
[Xiao please there aren't enough demons here for you to conquer 'em all. In the meantime, the wry undertone continues. Pokemon sure is a thing that they brought on themselves but that doesn't mean they can't gripe about it.]
Nothing we haven't tried -- and nothing those before us haven't tried. And those tests themselves came at a cost that you probably wouldn't want to see. I consider myself thorough when it comes to these things.
[It is a response, but something in it -- perhaps the weight, perhaps the edge of either electronic distortion or decisiveness -- seems to suggest that Ho-oh is rather losing patience with questions in this vein.]
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... I see you’ve discovered the device’s other main function.
[Still a synthetic voice, just a little clearer this time. And drier.]
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[ Is he embarrassed? No, that's just your imagination. ]
This does not need saying [ since you know everything about us already ], but this technology is foreign to me.
[ Now, to the point: ]
Tell me. What is a "Pokemon"?
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[The response isn't amused, exactly -- maybe a bit bemused, but the embarrassment has definitely been noted. There's something wry as they continue.]
... Though, explaining that is a few steps into explaining the rest, if I did it properly. It's a type of game played on devices like this, where you're expected to tame different kinds of monsters. A children's game.
If you want more background on that, you'd have to ask my esteemed colleague.
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[ why the hell would you want to play a silly game like that, demons are meant to be conquered ]
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[Xiao please there aren't enough demons here for you to conquer 'em all. In the meantime, the wry undertone continues. Pokemon sure is a thing that they brought on themselves but that doesn't mean they can't gripe about it.]
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[ Huh. That's insightful, at least. Xiao notes the wry undertone, files that for later, and continues. ]
Did you choose this name because of what it represents?
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[That's totally a dig at whatever the heck rapt0r is supposed to represent, huh.]
The Ho-oh is a creature of good omens and renewal. The very least of what's needed here.
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While I do not disagree, is there truly no other way to satisfy the requirements that must be met for our escape?
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[It is a response, but something in it -- perhaps the weight, perhaps the edge of either electronic distortion or decisiveness -- seems to suggest that Ho-oh is rather losing patience with questions in this vein.]
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[ Hm. That makes him curious about something, though: ]
Those who were here before you. What happened to them?