Rule 1. [Video]

[ruleofschool]

[The video feed clicks on, though Tsubaki clears his throat briefly before beginning.]

Greetings, everyone. My name is Sasuke Tsubaki, and I am a current... [What is the word he is looking for... He can't really find it, and he struggles over this for just a moment.]

I am currently located in the district known as "Orlea". I know that everyone has been working hard to find any useful information, and in doing the same, I have found something interesting. It appears as though there are several schools located here, and even though we may not be permanent residents, we are allowed to attend. This might not solve any of the immediate issues we are faced with, but it is also important to keep up with our studies, especially considering that the means are readily available.

Commute is hardly an issue as there are means for that as well. I expect all who should be in attendance to do what is right and attend. That is all.

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[singsingbluesilver]

[ Here. Have a close-up of bright pink rabbit! And there's a squeaky voice attached to it. ]

But I don't wanna!

[ruleofschool]

[He expected to be faced with immature opposition of sorts, but he was hardly prepared for something like this.]

Er...

[singsingbluesilver]

It's so boring! And you hafta sit there all day! And they don't go quiet and instead make you go this way and that way all while staying in one spot!

[ Little bitty bunny arms wave a lot in the screen. ]

It's very boring!

[ruleofschool]

[He can't believe he's engaging a stuffed rabbit of all things, but he clears his throat once more.]

Those rules are in place for the sake of learning environment. Boring or not, it's important to focus on the lecture.

Although, for the record, I do not consider it "boring" in the slightest.

[singsingbluesilver]

They are too! Only stuffy people find them exciting!

Are you stuffy?

[ruleofschool]

I am not! And furthermore, I don't want to hear that from a stuffed animal!

[singsingbluesilver]

Are too! I bet you haven't gone to a club to listen to music in ages and only stuck to the school festivals!

[ one bitty bunny paw pokes at the screen. ]

I can say what I wanna!

[ruleofschool]

Why should I be required to go to a certain place to listen to music? And there is nothing wrong with enjoying what's performed at a school festival. Hm! For your information, I not only attended the special Rock Festival that is unique to our school, but I was a performer in it as well.

[singsingbluesilver]

What didja do? Slow jazz or elctro-pop?

[ Bunny stopped flailing and is now button nose close tot he screen. ]

[ruleofschool]

Didn't I say it was Rock Festival!? We played rock, obviously!

[singsingbluesilver]

There are all kinds of rocks!

[ruleofschool]

Ah? Then, there are specific names for these different varieties?

[singsingbluesilver]

Uh-huh! Electro-pop, pop-rock, ska, rockibilly, guitar rock, electro-rock, punk, classic, smooth, death, dark, Goth, pop, dance, visual kei, glam, progressive, industrial, hard, cyber, future, experimental, folk, blues, country, jazz, grunge, funk, psychedelic, New Wave, rap, garage, alternate, emo, digital, indie, soul, r&b, heartland!

[ air? what is this foreign idea? the bunny doesn't seem to need any. ]

It's all rock with different shiny labels cuz people just wanna be themselves and not everyone else and that's how they are and the people selling them have to make some sense out of them.

[ruleofschool]

I didn't ask to hear them all!!

But... Huh, there's more than I would have expected. You seem rather knowledgeable about this.

[singsingbluesilver]

Still gotta know them all!

[ pink bunny poses! ]

I am Kumagoro, friend to super rock star Sakuma-san!

[ruleofschool]

I have to introduce myself to a stuffed animal, as well...?

I'm Sasuke Tsubaki, student council president of Kaimei High.

[singsingbluesilver]

Wow, a president at your age? No wonder why you're so stuffy!

[ruleofschool]

I'm not stuffy!!

[singsingbluesilver]

BYE BYE MISTER STUFFY!

[ It sounds like the stuff rabbit attempted to blow a raspberry before the screen goes off. ]

[ruleofschool]

I said I'm—!!

[He would have liked to finish that sentence, but the transmission ends before he gets the chance. With a sigh, he pockets his device.]

... hmph.

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[megone]

Do you know if the studies from other worlds get brought to the school, as well? I would be fine with learning the basics, but back home, I taught at the Aspertia Trainer School.

... but I'm not sure if they teach you how to be a trainer here, with no Pokemon around.

[ruleofschool]

[Here's a mention of those "Pokemon" things again...]

To be honest, it didn't cross my mind to ask about the specific curriculum as it didn't occur to me that there could be any differences. They did mention something of "magical" schools, though I didn't press for any clarification on that.

So, you are familiar with Pokemon as well?

[megone]

I see. It's not that big of a deal, either way. I was mostly just curious to see what else they were teaching there. Maybe I could find a way to set up a class myself.

I am though, yes. Did one of the other trainers mention them?

[ruleofschool]

Yeah, I ran into someone the other day who was explaining them to me. Although I wasn't able to grasp it very well at the time... So there are specialized schools and classes for learning about these creatures?

[megone]

Is that so... they must not have explained it clearly enough. It's not a hard concept to grasp at all. It's my job to teach people about these things.

There are plenty of trainer schools around, yes. They're in every region of the world that has Pokemon.

[ruleofschool]

No, I should accept the responsibility for my lack of understanding at that time. Things have become a bit clearer for me since then, in various ways.

[megone]

Oh? What do you mean?

[ruleofschool]

Well, at the time, I was having some difficulties with my eyesight. But that aside, I have spoken with someone about the possibilities of this place. I can't say for sure whether I can accept what he said as a fact just yet, but it has been bothering me that I knew nothing of what appeared to be such an abundant species.

[megone]

Ah. [HE... KNOWS HOW THAT IS... he went without glasses for a while to see how it was, but at least now he has contacts... ! Either way...]

What exactly did he say? It's true that back in my world, that Pokemon are an abundant species. There are only a few places where Pokemon don't show up in the wild.

[ruleofschool]

He said that he had experience in such a situation as we are in now and that this place is isolated from the "world"— or rather, "worlds" that we come from. It sounds ridiculous to say, but I don't have any evidence to refute it, either.

[megone]

There's someone with experience... ? If it's isolated, though... is there anyway way to get back?

[ruleofschool]

... Right now, that's... hard to say. There isn't enough information to answer it.

[megone]

What a bother. Hopefully we can more information to answer it then. I don't know how long I'm willing to be stuck here.

[ruleofschool]

I couldn't agree more. I intend to continue living my life as best as I can while I am here, but I have obligations to fulfill back home.

[megone]

Likewise. As a Gym Leader, I can't abandon my post for too long. Especially since I just started recently.

[ruleofschool]

I am rather new to my post as well. I'm still inexperienced, but I hate to think of what could happen to the school in my absence...

[megone]

That's another obligation I know well enough about. I'm also a teacher at the Trainer School.

[ruleofschool]

Hm... Do you think you could possibly teach me more about those creatures? I must admit that I am a little intrigued.

[megone]

Of course! It's my job, after all. I thought I should teach everyone here enough about Pokemon, in case of the off chance that they run into one. The chances of that are slim, but it would be good to have everyone prepared.