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[anexcitableboy]

Everybody's talking about Valentine's Day coming up...

[And Jimmy's confused as hell, which is clear from his expression.]

How is that even here? This is like some whole other planet, how come an Earth holiday is celebrated?

And there's other stuff, too. It took me a little bit to realize it, but there's lots of stuff that's pretty familiar. Not the same, but close, you know? You'd think there'd be all kinds of differences. Not that this place ain't weird, it's weird as hell, but... come on, you get what I mean.

[Or at least he hopes other people from Earth get it. He's still trying to come to terms with the fact that all of this is real, but he's reached a point where he can start paying close attention to this wacky world he's ended up in.]

Is that 'cause of us, all the people who get dumped here? Or was it always like this?

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[rocketralph]

Pal, I think you'll find the less questions you ask, the less headaches you'll have.

[defyingfrigidity]

That's... a good question, actually. I didn't think much about it, when it was Christmas time, since I got a bit caught up in the holiday....

[Not celebrating Christmas in over a decade will do that to you, HA....]

But now that you mention it, it does seem a bit strange.

[anexcitableboy]

But it's weird. And what if somebody's got the answer?

[anexcitableboy]

Right? You'd think there'd be...I dunno, weird Pokemon holidays.

...Christmas, too? How many holidays they got that are from back home?

[rocketralph]

I've got one, but you wouldn't believe me if I told ya. Nobody does.

[video]

[exeggutorhead]

It's weird as hell, but I don't think it's just because we're here.

Cultures don't shift this much, this fast. It's only been a few years. If you Earth people brought Valentine's with you, I don't think it'd be all over the place like this.

[Earth is much easier than saying "the place that has Europe in it" so he's going to go with that.]

[anexcitableboy]

Buddy, a couple weeks ago I woke up in a magic land with my own pet dinosaur.

Try me.

[rocketralph]

_{[He sighs. Here we go.]}

This is a video game. You're a video game character. I'ma video game character. We all are. This place was made by somebody and that somebody has Earth holidays.

[video]

[anexcitableboy]

So how'd it happen? I mean, somebody had to have brought'em here.

Or...did they start here...and come to Earth....

[Okay, that's a scary as hell thought. Chicken and egg, who stole who's holidays?]

[anexcitableboy]

What's a video game?

[rocketralph]

<sub>[Ralph opens his mouth...then shuts it.]

[Just what WAS a video game? Oh, Dreamcast, he didn't mean to go this deep!]</sub>

[anexcitableboy]

Sorry, I've never heard of that before...

[Did he break the guy?]

[video]

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy opens his mouth. Closes it. Thinks a second.]

...you know, I wouldn't actually be surprised if this world was some kind of origin point.

[Since everybody comes HERE from all over.]

[defyingfrigidity]

Christmas and Valentine's Day are the only ones I've noticed celebrations for. I haven't been around for many holidays, so... I suppose we'll just have to wait and see with the others.

Considering how important the Pokemon and nature are to the people of this world, I'm a bit surprised they don't have some sort of solstice celebrations. Maybe with the coming of spring it'll be different, though....

[rocketralph]

_{[Brb Ralph is having a crisis of sorts. He pats himself down. He's HERE. He's made of code and little ones and zeroes and pixels and stuff like that. But what is he? Does the code make the man?]}

Ah...go into the MENU on your Poke'Gear and look for the Games tab and pick any one of them. THat's a video game.

[video]

[anexcitableboy]

That's...

That's really messed up.

[anexcitableboy]

Huh.

Yeah. You'd think there'd be holidays to celebrate important Pokemon or something. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

[video]

[exeggutorhead]

[LET'S JUST. TAKE A MOMENT TO QUESTION REALITY HERE.]

I...yeah, it is.

But I guess it could be worse? And that might not even be true.

[anexcitableboy]

I...but...

What?

[Jimmy did as suggested but now he's just more confused.]

[defyingfrigidity]

In all honesty, I think I'd be more excited for those sorts of celebrations than ones for holidays we celebrate back home. It'll be something new, and not knowing what to expect gives it something of a thrill, don't you think?

[Man, Elsa almost can't believe she said that. This place must really be changing her...]

[video]

[anexcitableboy]

What if animals evolved out of Pokemon?

What if we evolved out of Pokemon??

[HOW CAN IT GET WORSE?!?]

[video]

[quickattackjack]

Strange, isn't it? I hadn't heard of any of the holidays celebrated here besides Halloween. Halloween was all we had back home until I tumbled headfirst into Christmas Tow!

[rocketralph]

Y'see that little snakey fella in there? That's us. Only...really really small.

_{[TO BE HONEST RALPH NEVER PLAYED THE GAMES ON HIS GEAR BECAUSE THEY FREAK HIM OUT.]}

[anexcitableboy]

So...you mean...God's the guy with the game?

[That...kind of makes sense, with Jimmy's understanding of the world. Which comes from homeschooling while traveling America in a sideshow. In the middle of the 1900s.]

[video]

[anexcitableboy]

....what?

[Jimmy doesn't even try at this point. None of that made any sense.]