17 [VIDEO] BACKDATED TO OCTOBER 24TH

[enjoymyatelier]

[...so there was certainly a news broadcast featuring a certain Pokemon Professor just now, and while Kayneth usually doesn't mug for these sorts of things, he... goes with video in case he needs to show off something.

For now, though.

For now.

...on some level, he's thrilled, but on another level... the way he's drumming his fingers on his desk suggests some level of exasperation.]

Well, I believe that broadcast may have cleared up a mystery or two for those of us who have noticed some strange things about some of the new Pokemon --- namely, the Fairy type this professor was talking about. Some others and I have noticed that several Pokemon had an unusual amount of resistance to the Dragon type, and while I suppose it could have been some bizarrely common ability... well, as sudden as this seems, a whole new type suddenly appearing out of the ether makes more sense.

[he... sighs....... and then grabs the gear, turning it to show off three Pokemon. They happen to be a Carbink floating closer to the camera to try and mug a bit, distracting a bit from a spacey looking Swirlix and a shy looking Flabebe.]

...Dionisy, could you not...? Anyway, I've determined that these Pokemon seem as though they completely resist Dragon type moves, making them decent candidates for this new type. If you've noticed this particular quality from any of the Pokemon that you caught over the course of September, please tell me --- being able to catalog them would probably be useful for all of us.

[...something's still bothering him, though, as the Carbink continues to float around in the background and waggle their ears at the table...]

...Of course, that broadcast... brought up another question. Is anyone here familiar with the palace of Versailles? I'm really certain the Professor was just... standing in front of Versailles.

In... France.

[...he

sighs..............]

...likely, it's... some sort of equivalent, but... is there truly a place in this world that's just France...? Is there an equivalent to everything? Of course, I have no idea if there's any sort of point to speculating given that we'll never actually go there.

[A gloomy pause.]

Probably not, really.

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[grapeeater]

I've seen pictures of it but I've never been there personally. I thought the place that man was standing in front of looked familiar.

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[enjoymyatelier]

I've been there, but it's been a long time... and I don't really have a picture to reference. I wouldn't be surprised if there were more differences than I'm noticing, but the resemblance is still very striking.

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[grapeeater]

I've only been out of Japan a few times, but the palace was definitely mentioned in history class.

Do you think there might be more analogues to our worlds here?

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[hopeslastreward]

I was wondering about that, as well... [Komaeda frowns thoughtfully.] If this world is supposed to be 'different', then what are the odds that the people here would just happen to build a similar palace?

Or perhaps someone who came from France -- the original France -- arrived here, and was responsible for the creation of that palace in Versailles' image.

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[enjoymyatelier]

I suspect it's more likely to be the former, honestly. Even if none of the landmarks we have access to are as strikingly similar to something from our worlds, Johto and Kanto do have a superficial resemblance to Japan... plus, I'm really not sure how long people have been arriving from other worlds in the first place.

I think four or five years may be the longest this has happening, but it's hard to tell without access to other regions.

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[hopeslastreward]

Four or five years? In that case, you're probably right; it's not likely that something like that was constructed within the last few years. [Not impossible, though.]

And... I noticed the geographical resemblance to Japan, as well. [Back home, the RBY games were almost certainly made so that the Pokémon world Kanto resembled its real-life counterpart. If this world operated on the exact same logic, then it makes sense to have an alternate France. But that would also imply that one entity created this entire world -- a deity. He can't help but wonder how much influence the Pokémon gods have outside of their little universe...]

You know, at home, there was a video game focused around traveling Kanto. Obviously, it was specifically designed to resemble the real Kanto. Then in this world, is it possible that someone or something specifically designed these other areas as well?

[There's a pause, and then Komaeda sighs, ducking his head in shame.]

That sounded ridiculous.

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[ossifragant]

That's pretty odd, this world having something you can immediately recognize as being from your world and not just it being a case of similarities.

I'd make a joke, but I don't really have one to tell.

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[enjoymyatelier]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was superficially different if I actually got to see it in person, given that this world revolves around Pokemon and that would likely feature in the art and accommodations that would be present within the palace.

However, the fact that it's similar enough for me to recognize it at first glance is a bit... striking, I suppose. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it.

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[ossifragant]

Naturally.

Is there anything else you can recognize so easily in this region or in Kanto? It seems strange for it to be all this new Kalos region.

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[paishodown]

I've never heard of a place called Versailles. And... to be honest, even the architecture in that video looked completely unfamiliar, to me.

Maybe we should have some sort of photo library of the new Pokémon, though, so that people can identify them and connect information?

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[enjoymyatelier]

That's a bit strange, though I suppose not every world would have an equivalent. A fair amount of people here are from very similar worlds and would recognize the same country names, so I admittedly directed the question more towards them.

However, that's actually a very good idea, given that we don't actually have common names for any of them yet. People would be able to recognize them on sight, of course, so it would be better than... well, anything else at the moment.

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[katostrophic]

You know, as funny as it sounds, I wasn't all that surprised to see it. I met a lovely Kalosian woman named Diantha at Clair's ball, and she showed me a picture of her home, Lumiose City.

If she hadn't told me just what it was she was showing me, I would have assumed it was a picture of Paris.

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[enjoymyatelier]

So the country of France exists in this universe, has an inexplicably Greek name, and is just... really more like the version we know than it has any right to be.

I have no idea if this is exactly as absurd as it feels or not, but it certainly does feel absurd.

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[in_praetego]

[ he's still trying to wrap his brain around it really because that bit about the Palace of Versailles... ]

I've heard of it but I've never been there personally.

[ There's a frown there. Yukio's been mulling this over for a while ever since the broadcast. ]

Do you think wherever he's from... might either have a connection to our world or maybe we're just in an alternate universe altogether... [ And a sigh of his own. ] I'm really not sure what to make of all this.

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[enjoymyatelier]

I don't think it's terribly likely that he's in an alternate universe from the rest of us, but I do think it's possible that some places in this world have closer resemblances to places in our world than this particular region we're in right now.

...of course, anything is possible, really, so who knows.

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[francia]

[Incoming disproportionate kneejerk reaction]

That -

[France's expression is rather calm for such a venomous sound to the word. He's beyond angry. He's enraged.]

- is not my land. That is not Versailles. That -

[He breathes in, like he's about to shout, but it comes out in the same, level, and utterly condemning voice as before.]

- place will doubtlessly pale in comparison to everything I am because it is not--!

[He is speechless with rage.]

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[enjoymyatelier]

[...that seems a little bit disproportionate but you know what

he's finally hit on what's bothering him about this]

Oh, well, of course not. It's probably called Verpsyduck or some other insipid pun because this universe practically runs on insipid puns instead of logic.

I'm really curious to see how patently absurd it all is, though it would likely hit some unsettling note of "this is familiar, except it's all completely idiotic."

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[ortion]

So this is what our ever-so eloquent Champion was ranting about back during prom...I wouldn't have imagined the little flower Pokemon to be part of that type, though.

[He looks off-screen, most likely to his own Flabebe. A tiny flower completely resisting dragons? Though it sounds absurd, Dist wouldn't have a problem with it if it was true. It's another piece of evidence that beauty can trump brawn!

As for that last bit...]

Is that another location from Earth, then? My, with all these equivalents popping up, perhaps I won't have to visit the actual planet myself.

[Not that he actually could, but you know.]

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[enjoymyatelier]

Well, of the confirmed Fairy types I've seen so far, they all seem fairly unassuming. Of the three, Dionisy is probably the most intimidating, and it's... some kind of rock gnome, perhaps?

...honestly, I'm still wondering if this is all some sort of cosmic joke, given that one of our new dragonslayers is some sort of cotton candy thing, but I suppose there are more ridiculous Pokemon out there.

And really, you likely would if you wanted to experience the versions of landmarks that weren't likely to be awful puns. I'm sure it's not that good of a substitute.

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[dreamsofahero]

Ah, a location in your world, I take it....?

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[enjoymyatelier]

That would be it, yes. It's a very famous palace that was once the home of very influential royalty, though they met... something of an unfortunate end, I'd say.

[ah yes, that british understatement...]

[freecssgonwild]

Is that a place from your own world? ... Are there other places from your world here?

[enjoymyatelier]

So far, this is the only one I've seen that seem like they've been lifted wholesale from my world, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were others. Usually, there are architectural similarities that I recognize, but this goes a little further beyond that.

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[majorcrotchgrab]

... I was wondering why that building looked familiar.

If you find out any more about this world's equivalents to our own, let me know.

[Even if the Motherland abandoned him, he wouldn't mind going to a place that reminds him of it.]

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[enjoymyatelier]

Oh, believe me, I'll likely be the first to react to it. Admittedly, there are some places I wouldn't recognize as well or that I wouldn't care quite as much about, but if anything particularly striking appears, I'll... probably continue to find the whole thing ridiculous, really.