PUZZLE 003 [VIOLET CITY - VIDEO/ACTION]

[snapandscoot]

[[As soon as she set foot in Violet City, Emmy immediately sought out the Gym for a battle! However, if you've got your Pokegear on or you're near the Pokemon Centre, you'll see her and her Machop emerging, looking...rather defeated.]]

Well, that certainly could've gone better.

[[Almost in unison, the pair sigh and seat themselves on a bench outside the centre.]]

That Falkner fellow had some horribly powerful Pokemon! That creepy owl....gosh, I had no idea what to do! Perhaps we shouldn't have rushed in there so soon. I'm sorry, Machi.

[[The Machop frantically waves her arms and points to herself, before sighing and slapping her palm against her forehead.]]

It wasn't your fault!

[[Emmy smiles, and puts a friendly arm around her Pokemon's shoulders.]]

Don't worry, Machi. The Professor wouldn't give up and neither will we! We just have to train harder so that next time, we're ready! We're not going to lose to the likes of him!

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[snapandscoot]

[[...

HER CAMERA, WHERE IS HER CAMERA]]

Oh my...I'd be lying if I said I wasn't quite impressed!!

[darkenedgales]

[JUST AS PLANNED. Judging by his smug expression, the duelist must be rather pleased with himself.]

You should be! It's not everyday you that you get to see the great Crow-sama's team, after all.

[snapandscoot]

[[t-taking all the photos]]

I feel very lucky, then! Thank you for showing them to me.

[[MAYBE ONE DAY HER TEAM WILL BE THIS BIG]]

Crow, huh? I know a fellow named Crow from back home. I'm Emmy Altava, Professor Layton's assistant! It's nice to meet you.

[darkenedgales]

[Psh, please. That's like, 1/3 of his full team.]

Trust me, I'm the one and the only! [THUMBS UP.] Nice to meetcha, too!

[snapandscoot]

[[....SO MANY BIRDS

ALL THE BIRDS]]

I take it you've been here for a while, then, if your Pokemon are all so big and powerful!

[darkenedgales]

[ALL BIRDS YOU COULD EVER IMAGINE, and then some!]

You could say that! 'S been a year and a half in December for me.

Haven't seen ya around, though. You new?

[snapandscoot]

Ah, yes! Quite new, I only arrived a month or so ago.

[[Allow her to get pensive for a moment.]]

If you've been here so long....you wouldn't happen to have heard about any methods of getting home, would you?

[darkenedgales]

You've got a lot ahead of ya, then!

[His grin melts into a somewhat wry smile.]

Think I'd still be here if I had? [The duelist shakes his head.] Not really. There's that gossip going around that if you collect all eight badges from the gyms, you get to go home, but I haven't heard of anyone who'd manage to do that.

[snapandscoot]

No one? Really?

[[....!]]

Well, I'll simply have to be the first!

[darkenedgales]

No one that I know of, anyway.

[The challenging smirk immediately reappears on his face.]

Oi oi, hold your horses! What makes ya think you can beat me to it?

[snapandscoot]

Oh I don't know, I'm rather determined!

[[.....dem birds tho]]

But if you have a head start, that's hardly fair!

[darkenedgales]

Sorry, but being one badge short of getting 'em all, I can't really afford to wait for ya. [He grins.] Y'know what they say -- time is money!

[snapandscoot]

[[Oh stop making her laugh, you!]]

You really are quite the trainer, Mr Crow! Remind me to keep an eye on you!

[darkenedgales]

[But that's what what he does best!]

'Course I am! One of the best, if I were to guess. [Well isn't he modest...]

And drop that "Mr" part, will ya? Just Crow's fine!