004 [VIDEO+ACTION FOR ROUTE 34]

[enjoymyatelier]

I'm beginning to suspect this is all some sort of elaborate hallucination.

[The thought, while obviously coming from the man sitting half-submerged in the water and fishing on Route 34, is not directed at the camera. Is he even aware he's being filmed...? Anyway, it seems to be directed to the Xatu sitting next to him and staring off into the distance as Xatu are wont to do.

Really, the situation is even stranger given the fact that he seems to be wearing a hooded jacket in summer, though it should be noted that it's at least a kind of fashionable hooded jacket instead of some cheapo thing. Otherwise, we can presume that Kayneth would have spontaneously self-immolated from shame. It is kind of telling that you can't see his face, though... And... oh, did the Pokemon even respond?]

Yes, all of it. From the very beginning. How could it not be? From the omnipresent music to the... to the technicolor nonsensical magical beasts to the...

[...he trails off. Whoever (whatever?) is holding the camera moves closer, in a sort of 'you okay bro?' motion. Understandable, given that he doesn't sound good at all.]

This. -Don't you even start with that. Aren't you Pokemon supposed to be obedient? I will absolutely not hear anything about denial. It's the most reasonable explanation for all this.

...That has absolutely nothing to do with it at all. I took all necessary precautions when developing it. You're just proving my point, anyway, because how else would you know-

...

Why would you even think that was acceptable?!

[...after that outburst, he pretty obviously winces. There's a very concerned... giant... salamander... noise...? from behind the camera, which causes Kayneth to turn slightly and oh god are those facefins?]

...Salvador, put that down. You'll break it.

Comments

[Video]

[tinymoonkid]

Dude, pretty sure this ain't a hallucination.

[says the blond kid whose skin is currently porcelain white and who... might occasionally have a tiny ice crystal or two sparkling around him, yes.]

[Video]

[enjoymyatelier]

[...there's a moment before the reply in which Kayneth gives his Quagsire the most intense stink-eye you can imagine

and then]

What evidence can you provide that would disprove it?

[Video]

[tinymoonkid]

Well like, there's a lot of people who're all here, right? If it was a hallucination, it'd be pretty unlikely that everybody was seein' the same exact thing.

[Video]

[enjoymyatelier]

That means nothing if you're all figments of my own imagination.

[Video]

[tinymoonkid]

[oh

oh you did not just imply that]

I ain't a figment of someone else's imagination, dude. I'm my own person, and you can't take that away from me!

[video]

[combat_butler]

Uwah... It's finally happened... Someone's completely snapped amidst everything going on...

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

...What are you on about? It's a completely reasonable assumption to make.

[video]

[combat_butler]

While I could question the hallucination thing for various reasons, I was actually referring to how you were talking to your Pokemon...

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

[...oh

yeah that would probably look bad]

...Velasquez is a Psychic-type. They can speak to you telepathically, as I've discovered recently. I probably would have discovered it sooner if I hadn't kept holding out for this place to have any semblance of sanity.

[Video]

[friendyousohard]

You're not thinking straight, Sir El-Melloi. If this were a hallucination, how would your mind have concocted something this elaborate, and yet this alien? Sure, some of the Pokemon can be explained as being close to regular animals, but by no means could they all. And that's only one part.

[Twilight's surprisingly far from the gear, but if the yellow glow in her eyes and the crackle of electricity on her fingers is any indication, that's for good reason. Even at this distance, though, her concerned expression is obvious.]

If I may... how ill are you?

[Video]

[enjoymyatelier]

Twilight Sparkle.

The other day, I spoke to a woman who turned out to be a cartoon mouse. A cartoon mouse who is the wife of the mascot of a film studio best known for making animated productions for children. Tell me, how is this not some sort of hallucination? Perhaps the rest is some product of magical interference. I cannot be sure.

[He pauses. Ugh, maybe all this talking was a bad idea, he's starting to feel... bad...]

What am I supposed to believe here? I had a conversation with Minnie Mouse, and a few mornings ago I woke up with fins on my face.

[Video]

[friendyousohard]

Wait. You met someone who is a fictional character in your world- Miss Minnie is a fictional character in your world? I put on a play with her as the director not that long ago...

[She shakes her head to clear it. No, this is not the time to be distracted!]

Be that as it may, there must be other conclusions to come to! Perhaps it's just a coincidence, or... perhaps the fiction was merely an attempt to record something closer to reality! I've encountered stories just like that back home.

[Video]

[enjoymyatelier]

Are you suggesting that Walt Disney had some sort of psychic interdimensional visions of... wherever she comes from? Are you seriously suggesting that?

[...THAT WAS KIND OF A LOGICAL LEAP KAYNETH BUT OKAY]

[Video]

[babel_hacker]

[Wow, someone snapped. A young man with yellow skin and eyes pops up on the screen.]

I think it's not an hallucination, sir.

[Video]

[enjoymyatelier]

Actually, I'm certain it-

[...he needs to pause for a second because wow that is some insane jaundice there

or at least

that is what his fever-addled brain is parsing it as]

[Video]

[babel_hacker]

...is not a hallucination.

[Atsuro (not so) helpfully finish. Man, this guy look feverish.]

Sir, you're sick right now.

[Video]

[enjoymyatelier]

Did you think I hadn't noticed that I was sick? Really, it explains a lot about the situation.

[video]

[riastrad_ridire]

...Keep dreamin', pal.

[Says one Lancer with three-toned hair as well as noticeable fangs and claws.]

Or don't, since there's no way this is some kinda mass hallucination. Not even a Reality Marble could pull shit like this for so long.

[Beat.]

Your face is a helluva mess, by the way. Just in case you didn't know.

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[enjoymyatelier]

I don't understand why you people keep suggesting that more than one of you is hallucinating here. It's obviously just me.

[video]

[riastrad_ridire]

You think I'm your hallucination.

Well aren't we just the little narcissist. You're not that important.

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

Actually, I am.

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[usedwrench]

[There's... a lot what she could say to this post. 'It's not a hallucination.' even though he said that he won't hear anything about denial -- hey, Winry deals with a stubborn alchemist all the time here, and she's been friends with him for as long as she can remember. So, she's kind of used to the stubborn type of personality... And who are you talking to? Or what are you talking to?

Okay, so she's worried about your head, maybe, but your health kind of makes her worried even more.]

If outbursts make you wince, then you clearly shouldn't be in the water, Mr.

And I think this place is too big, detailed, and much other stuff to be hallucination created by someone or something for so many people from all different worlds.

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[enjoymyatelier]

...It's worse out of water because of whatever this... current... nonsense is.

And I'm sure it's not a normal hallucination, either.

[ Video ]

[usedwrench]

Oh. I'm sorry for jumping into conclusions then. [Looks like Johto turns her medical knowledge into nonsense.] I hope you're not too far from nearest city.

[...Still not believing in the hallucination theory, but...] Then what do you think it is?

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[enjoymyatelier]

I'm not.

[Just outside the city limits in the nearest body of water, to be absolutely precise...]

It's clearly someone messing with my mind.