[ti]open[/ti]002 — All in nya day's work!

One of the things that Comet remembered listing down was to join a guild (in order to get stronger), but to do that, he needed to get his first trainer star. He recalled making sure to take down these notes since they weren't explicitly listed in the game (thankfully, they were easily searchable online), and so the player often had his journal out to check what he should try to do next. ❝Oof, we were in such a rush to join in the raid that I forgot about the tutorials.❞

<What about tutorials?> Kimchi asked, able to see a physical journal that Comet could make appear and disappear at will (for some reason), but unable to read what was written on it.

❝Basically stuff that, uhm...❞ should he really be calling it 'the game' in front of Kimchi? He recalled that they weren't going to talk about it, but since the Cinderace was outside of his Poke Ball pretty much all of the time, it was a bit hard not to talk about gamifying the world without referring to it straight. ❝Things I need to do so that I can join a guild.❞

Of course, the hesitation did not go unnoticed, but Kimchi elected to ignore it. <Uh huh, so what do we have to do?>

As if on cue, a tall man with animal ears ran up to them, triggering a number of windows to pop up, so that made Comet jump a bit.

TUTORIAL 002 - DELIVERY, SIGN HERE!

Ensure that the package arrives safely at ROUND 2'S BASE
(You must complete tutorials in pairs.
Please do not move too far from your partner until the quest is finished)

Comet blinked. Oh, hey, a tutorial! ❝Err, yes? Well, we follow the map, but...where'd you get that package from?❞ He hadn't been to this place, though it actually wasn't far. He actually also had an idea on who gave it, but it was more of like...confirmation. And also to put his guard up if ever, since he never really liked that other Professor. ❝Did she tell you anything about it?❞

The box that the man was holding looked extremely ordinary (other than being heavy), but he swore that he could see some sinister smoke coming out of it, or something. Even Kimchi looked rather vexed at it.

If it weren't for the fact that this guy was so big, Comet might've attempted to pet the guy's head, because that wagging dog tail really reminded him of, well, a dog. A big dog. A big white dog. What was a big white dog? Not a Golden. A Samoyed? Yeah! He probably shouldn't bring that up though. ❝Uh, no? Just started recently, actually.❞ well, he understood that other people would be skeptical of it since new players didn't normally have a fully evolved starter. He noticed that other players usually preferred to expand their party before choosing who to evolve (and usually people liked having that sense of progression before evolving in lieu of leveling, but Comet was not that kind of guy). ❝Have you tried opening your UI and pressing the map button?❞ the compliment felt a little undeserved for something so simple, yet he was reminded of a moment when his teacher praised him for working the computer to present their Powerpoint. Maybe...it was kind of like this?!

Well, his impersonation confirmed that it was Dr. Bunya. He remembered putting this quest off, but at the start, he clearly remembered it was Professor Ash. It saddened him a little bit that she was dismissed from her position. She was the one who gave him Kimchi, after all. He should really thank her for that the next time he saw her, wherever she may be. Surely the game wasn't just going to wipe her, was it? ❝I guess "upgrade" is one way to look at it.❞ he muttered, really not liking that other professor.

Anyway, back to the matter at hand. ❝According to the quest, we're headed to Round 2's Base. I haven't been there myself, but the map says that it's in Route 1, so...not where the Surge Steppes are, that's Route 3. Oh, uh, and I'm Comet, and this is my partner, Kimchi. Nice to meet you!❞ he seemed like the kind of guy who would want a handshake, so he extended his hand. ❝Are you new since you're doing the tutorial? I mean, I know that's sounds like a silly question to ask, but I've heard of some players putting it off. Was just curious.❞

He figured that they should also start walking while they were talking, so he gestured to the direction they had to move. ❝I can guide us there. Let me know if you want me to carry the box for a while though, in case you get tired. Shouldn't be too far if we don't get distracted or ambushed, hopefully! (Does this game allow ambushing?)❞

Meanwhile, the Cinderace attentively looked around, especially upon hearing the idea of them getting attacked. He should be able to detect if something was coming their way.

The Captain

Oh God, he doesn't even know what a UI is? (Frankly, Comet didn't know what it stood for either. He had to think about it for a moment. Thinking, thinking...User Interface!) ❝Yeah of course everyone has it! You know it's like, your menu? When you go to the settings of your phone or something? Uhhh you should be able to access it by just saying it out loud?❞ kind of like those animes or Korean webtoons where the character just brings up a menu within the dungeons. It wasn't like there was an X button they could press anywhere on their person. Oh well, perhaps it would just work better if he was in charge of the map, since the other player clearly looked bothered for a moment before returning back to his jovial cheer. Aww, he really was like a dog. Specifically a Samoyed.

For a moment his eyes widened at @the Captain 's easy handling of the box (shouldn't they be handling it with care?), but they did shake hands, and he did shift back to hold the box better. He would nod in agreement about the comment on Kimchi though, to which said Cinderace was rather confused but decided not to ask about it. ❝Oh that's real cool. Does she play UNOVR? Though there's probably some kind of age rating or something.❞ father and daughter playing in this large large playground sounded like a nice, peaceful scene, though with the corruption running amok elsewhere, it was probably not safe for her. ❝It's real awesome that you're trying it out for her though. That's A+ parenting.❞ not that he would know what good parenting was, since he was very sure that his mom was not a good parent.

He would thank him about the box carrying and thought that he could probably handle the ambushing with Kimchi, who can probably blast their way through some weaker Pokemon no problem. ❝We'll handle the firepower then! Unless we face a water type or something, then we might be in trouble.❞