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[majorcrotchgrab]

[As the feed starts, viewers are greeted to a close up of a green face.



It's just a Metapod, chillin' there. It's only until the person recording speaks that it becomes obvious who this Metapod belongs to - and he doesn't sound very amused.]

What the hell happened to my Caterpie?

[At least he's straight to the point. Despite doing some research, this is his first pokémon to evolve and he isn't quite sure what to make of it or why it happened.]

Comments

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[majorcrotchgrab]

The Soviet Union back in my time but yes. You're correct.

[video]

[captainash]

The Soviet- Oh. I guess our timelines are off by a few centuries, then. If my old history classes were anywhere near accurate.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

It was the year 1971 for me. Coming here was quite the cultural shock when I first arrived.

[video]

[captainash]

...When you say 1971, you mean 1971 AD, right? Just to be really sure.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

Ah.. yes. AD.

[video]

[captainash]

I guess this means my history teachers weren't that bad after all. Thanks for confirming that.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

I'm guessing you're from the future?

[video]

[captainash]

Definitely. I'm from AG 164, if that can give you an idea.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

AG...?

[video]

[captainash]

Advanced Generation. An era of enlightenment and world-wide peace.

[Except he sounds a little too sarcastic for it to be true.]

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

... What does it really mean?

[video]

[captainash]

...Advanced Generation. An era of unending war and government coverups. Enlightment didn't work out in the end.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

Sounds like the Cold War.

[video]

[captainash]

There was nothing cold about it. Whole colonies were destroyed in the conflict, all of them filled with civilians.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

[Almost reminds him one of the possible outcomes of the future Volgin had wanted.]

I can't imagine living in a world like that.

[video]

[captainash]

Humans are amazingly adaptive, when dealing with situations that last decades.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

That's true.

Is the technology as advanced in your world as it is here?

[video]

[captainash]

It's more than that. We can't transform living creatures into data, but we do have space colonies.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

Wow... And we just got into space a few years ago...

[video]

[captainash]

You have a lot to look forward to, then.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

I wonder if I'll still be around for when people start living on other planets...

[video]

[captainash]

You could always get put into cold sleep, if you want to be sure.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

We don't have that kind of technology yet.

[video]

[captainash]

...That does reduce your chances of seeing the fun parts of space exploration, somewhat.

[video]

[majorcrotchgrab]

Yeah. And I can't rely on anyone else's world history since we all come from different universes...