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Stunningly, even one of the admins was not told of this goal. A specific one by the name of Saturn was given the same drivel of 'a better world', and in their zealous desire to be known and accepted in said better world, they fell for the propaganda without letting the fallacies ever occur to them.

Sometimes desperate people do extremely stupid, selfish things. Such as following smart, but equally as selfish and notably more manipulative people. But the leader was extremely intent on emotions being the crux of all of society's problems due to how hatred spread like a plague.

To be fair to him, Sinnoh was not the most open place to be within. Many small towns in a more rural location with legends abound to help allow superstition to fester like a disease. Hateful action through genuine ignorance is unfortunately a commonality in a location where "everyone knows everyone" and where the disparity between city dwellers and countryside townsfolk is abundantly apparent.

It's easy to prey on fear when that fear has a chance of being proven correct. Many believed it would be changed. Not erased.

-- Crescent

…What is Team Galactic?

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... Also my hair is a self-expression of a style that may or may not be strange to others but gives me some semblance of comfort that it's my own and that I have control over it.

-- Crescent

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I honestly should have expected to see that eventually.

The Cosmos Foundation would like to formerly denounce any efforts of any Team Galactic from any universe if its goal is the creation of a new universe. Extremism doesn't solve any problems, and speaking from experience as a former Galactic member, it does not help anyone to follow through with that leap of logic.

It did not help me. It will not help you. Be critical of the world around you. Be mindful of the people around you. Strive to be the best, because the cruelness the world can push is surface-level to what good can be done in it. There's no good to come from a rapid, destructive change that only helps a select few.

-- Crescent

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((... Luhmao. That's funny.

Another multiversal-focused blog wanting to research it.

With a mod named Crescent.

No I am not at all crying foul I find that genuinely hilarious.))

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An audio log has been posted. Who posted it doesn't seem to have tagged it as anything, but it's been made public nonetheless. Do you press play?

["You wanted to speak, Proctor?" It was a lighter voice, sounding rather masculine. There was a calmness, an assured nature to the tone that conveyed a knowledge of handling things with a relative dignity, if strictness. Eager-eared listeners, particularly those either of Sinnoh or Interpol in general, would potentially recognize it however. Especially if they had dealt with any of Team Galactic's administrators during its tenure.

"I did. You should know why." Another voice, notably deeper. Gruffer, but still measured with experience. There was a beat of silence before the elder voice spoke up again. "Please explain the situation concisely, Crescent."

"... Right." A deep inhale was taken in before he spoke once again. "I will offer no excuses. We... failed rather catastrophically." A faint 'hrmm' was heard on the other end, but Crescent simply continued. "The video logs speak for themselves, Proctor. An Alolan Vulpix had found one of our Nodes, the drones sent out for reconnaissance, and tagged behind it in an effort to flee where they were before. This led him through the Distortion World and into our own. Giratina confirms this." Another gruff 'hrmm', and silence reigned for a few split seconds before the explanation trekked along. "We believed their words as he spoke them: he was sent by a 'Guild' to a 'Mount Sella' to apprehend thieves he could not handle on his own. His apprehension towards going back is apparent, but... I believe he reversed the facts to prey upon our empathy."

"It would seem so. He put up a convincing enough facade... and with such a cute face, no less." A faint, deep chuckle escaped the Proctor's throat as Crescent let out a hum of acknowledgement.

"Suffice it to say, when offered asylum, he took us up on the offer rather quickly. And the moment the door had opened..."

"He swung it far wider."

"Yes."

"I will speak plainly. This is not a good outcome. There is now a loose alien within our midst. Of course, this is no Ultra Beast or even a particularly powerful Pokemon. Just a crafty one... and we're both lucky and unlucky in this." A pause as the faint sound of a chair creaking was heard, one of the speakers leaning back. It was likely the one currently talking. "Lucky in the fact that Alolan Vulpix are not native to Sinnoh. Unlucky in the fact that you are upon Mount Coronet. It's quite the snowy area."

"Correct, Proctor... which gives him ample avenue to hide and adapt as needed."

"And I need not infer that this is... the second time a major 'mistake' has happened under your watch. Some may begin to believe 'Saturn'," the air quotes were almost audible in his voice, "hasn't changed nearly as much as he says he has."

"They can believe what they want." The response was quick. Curt. Firm. Crescent was not defensive. He was direct. "I will hide nothing."

"Hrmm! A valiant response. Very well! Crescent, I speak on behalf of myself, but also the University of Jubilife. Find our little outlier. Perhaps he spoke some modicum of the truth. I will smooth this over with who I can to give you time. Mishap or not, this is quite a good opportunity to learn more about how another world's Pokemon had developed!"

"Thank you, Proctor Rowan."

"Be aware, however." His voice quietly lowered. "This is, again, the second time. A third time may not yield as productive of a conversation."

"... Right." He inhaled softly, holding his breath for a sparse few seconds. "I'll do my utmost to work with the chance given."

"And you're sure you don't want my assistant to--"

"Recall what she endured."

"Recall that she forgave."

"... If. If you think it worth her time."

"Quite. I'll have her contact you. Expect a call from Sandgem. I'm counting on your success!" With that, the sound of the call closing was heard.

... Followed by a slow shift of someone in their chair. Silence was heard, and a deep, faintly muffled sigh pushed outwards. It had the sound of someone pushing air through hands covering their face. It seemed that, despite Crescent's superior being understanding... the stress of the situation was taking its toll. No wonder the help was accepted. The audio cuts off soon after.]

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One with human level intelligence preying on our empathy to help and excitement to learn of another world's culture.

... I fully admit, not our proudest moment. We should've been more diligent. I'd laugh if there wasn't the conundrum of where the Dist they even went.

-- Crescent

OKAY

FUCK

DIST

SHIT

ARCDAMMIT

Needed to get that out.

-- Luna

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And there goes plausible deniability. Fantastic.

...... Quit grinning, Apogee, and HELP ME.... Please.

-- Crescent

OKAY

FUCK

DIST

SHIT

ARCDAMMIT

Needed to get that out.

-- Luna

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Vulpix played us. Probably the very thief he said he was running from. He's loose. After taunting us.

I almost admire the gall.

-- Apogee

OKAY

FUCK

DIST

SHIT

ARCDAMMIT

Needed to get that out.

-- Luna

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We're going dark for a small while, please do bear with us.

I do not like thinking we should assume hostility but bloody fucking hell my blood is boiling.

... Unrelated to anything that may or may not have happened, does anyone happen to have a way to unfreeze someone's foot from the ground?

-- Crescent

OKAY

FUCK

DIST

SHIT

ARCDAMMIT

Needed to get that out.

-- Luna

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OKAY

FUCK

DIST

SHIT

ARCDAMMIT

Needed to get that out.

-- Luna

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Pretty simple trick to dealing with other people: stop making assumptions from one post. We are actively asking questions to learn more and get a feel for what they know or believe. Things like his age, why he isn't going back into the portal, what he was doing prior. Unlike a certain bird.

-- Apogee

SO THIS IS HAPPENING.

We've... made contact??? With another world's inhabitant?????

ACCIDENTALLY?????????

He's a boy. An Alolan Vulpix. And he speaks a language that's nearly identical to our own! His name is... Brace, I think, and he seems... just as confused as we are! Raiu is helping me get him to a mental state that could help us talk better.

He has zero idea what a human is, so it's possibly safe to assume he's from that 'Mystery Dungeon' world. He was in some place called "Mount Sella"...

-- Luna

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So. Okay this is strange.

Our Vulpix arrival is hesitant to go back. Something about the thieves having chased him or... something? He went in looking for a fight for a bounty and bit off more than he could chew.

I asked him his age, and I got "nineteen summers", which implies a similar seasonal structure. Young, but still a bit experienced.

... I guess we could house him here if he's scared to go back, but that does make me wary about sending the NODE back, too. What if it gets damaged? Or stolen???

-- Luna

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Are you intentionally attempting to misconstrue this? Are you outright misreading every single thing said? We don't even know his age, so you clearly don't. Using that specific wording implies some grossly nasty connotations. Think before you type.

The portal is still open. Why they aren't going back in to return to where they were is beyond me.

-- Apogee

SO THIS IS HAPPENING.

We've... made contact??? With another world's inhabitant?????

ACCIDENTALLY?????????

He's a boy. An Alolan Vulpix. And he speaks a language that's nearly identical to our own! His name is... Brace, I think, and he seems... just as confused as we are! Raiu is helping me get him to a mental state that could help us talk better.

He has zero idea what a human is, so it's possibly safe to assume he's from that 'Mystery Dungeon' world. He was in some place called "Mount Sella"...

-- Luna

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Okay now this is... interesting.

He outright asked if a human is a type of Pokemon. We aren't to the best of my knowledge. This implies they don't exist in his home dimension. He says he's with a Guild of sorts. The Guild of Unity. He was chasing a few thieves before finding this weird metal--...

Oh he found one of our nodes. And followed it. And now he's here. And scared. Hmm.

-- Luna

SO THIS IS HAPPENING.

We've... made contact??? With another world's inhabitant?????

ACCIDENTALLY?????????

He's a boy. An Alolan Vulpix. And he speaks a language that's nearly identical to our own! His name is... Brace, I think, and he seems... just as confused as we are! Raiu is helping me get him to a mental state that could help us talk better.

He has zero idea what a human is, so it's possibly safe to assume he's from that 'Mystery Dungeon' world. He was in some place called "Mount Sella"...

-- Luna

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SO THIS IS HAPPENING.

We've... made contact??? With another world's inhabitant?????

ACCIDENTALLY?????????

He's a boy. An Alolan Vulpix. And he speaks a language that's nearly identical to our own! His name is... Brace, I think, and he seems... just as confused as we are! Raiu is helping me get him to a mental state that could help us talk better.

He has zero idea what a human is, so it's possibly safe to assume he's from that 'Mystery Dungeon' world. He was in some place called "Mount Sella"...

-- Luna

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I'm assuming you can read. They're scrambling about in what looks like abject terror and horror and doesn't seem to know where they are or what just happened to them.

Waiting on Luna to potentially try and calm them down.

-- Apogee

What’s going on??

Alolan Vulpix out of nowhere inside the chamber housing the Distortion World portal. Implies a few things.

Be right back, gonna make sure Crescent knows.

-- Apogee

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There's a what in the WHAT?!

-- Crescent

What’s going on??

Alolan Vulpix out of nowhere inside the chamber housing the Distortion World portal. Implies a few things.

Be right back, gonna make sure Crescent knows.

-- Apogee