First Keyword. [video/text/action for new bark town.]

[botspeaksalot]

[The video function turns on with a few robotic beeps, catching the attention of the owner who spins quickly to snatch it up.]

Ah. A multi-functional communication device. Perfect. [It doesn't stop this guy from looking any less irritated, though...] There have been...things taken from me. I wish for them to be returned and for me to be sent home immediately. Additionally, if those by the names of Shoutarou Hidari and/or Akiko Narumi have been transported as well, please direct them to me.

That is all I will require.

[Then, quite simply, the device is unceremoniously dropped--and a cybernetic bird appears with a disapproving buzz. Philip, that is no way to ask for help. In a moment, that thing is Porygone and a text appears on the network.]

HELLO
ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED
THANK YOU

Comments

voice;

[usedshooshpap]

Look, you might as well give up because you're not going to get any personal items back. Chances are you're not going to be returned home until you don't want to go back.

voice;

[botspeaksalot]

[Not...getting it back... NOPE. He refuses to accept this. Not going back home was pretty problematic too, but first things first. Philip switches over to the audio function as the Porygon points it out.]

One of the things taken from me was not a physical item. It should not have been possible for others to access it.

voice;

[usedshooshpap]

Like that matters? Some of us came here and weren't human to begin with. Now we are. What is impossible happens and you're just going to have to get used to it.

voice;

[botspeaksalot]

Ah. So we are all changed into regular humans on arrival...

[That would make sense. Philip couldn't remember ever being normal--once upon a time he'd been more like a devil than a human, really. If that had really changed... Sorry, Karkat, he's muttering to himself, now.]

That could explain why I can no longer access the library. It is not that it has been taken, it's that I have been modified.

voice;

[papshooshing]

Library?

voice;

[botspeaksalot]

[Oh, whoops.]

Library, noun. A building or room in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films are kept for use but not for sale. Alternatively, it is simply a collection of such materials. These are the most common definitions of a library.

[At least the knowledge he already has hasn't left him...]

voice;

[papshooshing]

I know what one is, nitwit. That's not what I was asking about. What you mean by it is what I'm asking!

text;

[timelymaid]

what sort of help do you require?
and whats your name
youre a porygon no?
im aradia megido!
and your trainer appears to be new :)

text;

[botspeaksalot]

YES I AM A PORYGON
I DO NOT HAVE A NAME THOUGH
ARADIA MEGIDO IT IS MY TRAINER THAT NEEDS HELP
HE DOES NOT KNOW WHERE HIS FRIENDS ARE OR HIS HELD ITEMS EITHER
HE IS SAD AND MAD

text;

[timelymaid]

you dont? :(
probably because your trainer is upset i take it
hm well
beyond the clothes on his back nothing from his world should be with him
that is how this place functions when it brings people through!
and i am afraid i have not met anyone by the names he mentioned
but if they are here i am sure they will respond!

text;

[botspeaksalot]

WHAT IS A :(
ARADIA MEGIDO I DO NOT THINK HE LIKES BEING A TRAINER OR A BREEDER
HE LOOKS COLD NOW TOO NOT JUST SAD AND MAD

text;

[timelymaid]

it is a frown in text format!
:) is a smile
you use the first when you are sad or worried or upset
and the second when you are happy!!
okay first things first
he should purchase winter clothing!!
if he doesnt have enough for a coat tell me
and i will send you enough pokeyen for it

text;

[botspeaksalot]

OH
SO RIGHT NOW PHILIP IS :(
I AM FEELING :( TOO
PLEASE HANG ON ARADIA MEGIDO

Pokeyen is the type of currency in this world? I currently have 3000. Will this be enough?

[Oh, look at that, Philip's typing since the Porygon coerced him into it. Hello, Aradia!]

text;

[timelymaid]

it should be!!
the exchange rate is sort of
100 pokeyen is apparently equivalent to one american dollar
which while admittedly not useful for someone from another planet
seems to be a basic baseline
a good jacket shouldnt be more than oh
2000 tops
1200 minimum?

i take it youre philip? :)

video

[replantsflowers]

Unfortunately, any possessions you might have had were taken from you once you arrived here. It's also impossible to return on your own.

audio

[botspeaksalot]

[Now that Philip knows about the audio function, he's going right ahead and using that.]

How do I go about recovering them? And what is being done about this situation?

[He knows the police aren't as effective as Kamen Riders but seriously. Serial kidnapping is ridiculous.]

audio

[replantsflowers]

[Kira doesn't mind the change. He's not much of a video person anyway...]

I heard there was a time when you could get one item from home... but even then you couldn't decide what it was. Other than that, there's no way of getting those particular ones back since we're in another world entirely.

There's not much we can do about it.

audio

[botspeaksalot]

[There's a bit of a pause before his next reply.]

They are back in my own world? [Hmmn. Slightly better, but still not good.] No investigations are being held? If the one responsible for this is found, surely the answer of how to return home would be as well.

audio

[replantsflowers]

I think so. Time doesn't really move in our home worlds, so I guess they're just where you'd expect them to be until you return.

[Kira thinks for a moment.] There are people who are trying to find a way home even now. It's just not so easy and some have been here for over two years.

audio

[botspeaksalot]

Time doesn't move...

[He wasn't aware of a Dopant that could do anything like that. It was an intriguing thought he'd like to look into but haha Philip, no library.]

What is the purpose of bringing us here if not to disrupt our lives back home? How has the one responsible not been discovered yet?

[video]

[eclectical]

Sorry, but like other people have said there's no way for you to get your stuff back. Nobody has been able to figure out how to get back home either.

I also don't think either of those people are here... I'm guessing they're friends from home?

[audio]

[botspeaksalot]

[Switching to audio~ Hrmn, all these people can't just be wrong. It'd be nice if they were, though.]

I see. And yes, though I also live and work with both of them. It seems strange that only I would have been brought to this world.

[What the heck does it want with only half a detective, anyway? Especially since it took away his ability...]

[video]

[eclectical]

Stuff like that seems to happen a lot... There's always the chance that your friends could show up in the future, though!

[video]

[botspeaksalot]

That seems like a counterproductive thing to wish for, though I imagine it would make a few things simpler.

[video]

[eclectical]

It may seem silly, but still, you never know!

Anyway, if you have any questions about this place, feel free to ask! I've been here a long time, so I should be able to answer most of them.