Of course, having a werewolf, or in this world's case, a 'Lupina' walk by his side, WAS pretty out of the ordinary for Ranma's levels of weirdness, but apparently in this place it was consider common. "And if what Jetta said is true, the only thing out of the ordinary with this is that I have an Alpha who older than me," Ranma thought in near-disbelief.
Still... It wasn't bad having the Pokegirl walk with him, "Or was it Pokewomon?" Ranma thought, but shrugged it off. That detail wasn't important to him. What was is that she was leading him to a city, so that they could buy clothing for everyone, get something to eat, and find a private place so he could tame Sheila, a room at the... "What did she call it?" Ranma asked himself. "A Pokecenter?"
Shrugging his shoulders as he walked, Ranma knew there was A LOT to this world that he didn't know...
...And Ranma wasn't sure if he wanted to know, either.
Walking along side her new master, Jetta could sense his uneasiness through the bond. Leaning over to him she began to whisper, "Excuse me, Mas...I mean, Ranma," Jetta corrected herself as being the Alpha, her genetic coding allowed her to call him by name, "What is bothering you? You look very worried."
Ranma looked over at Jetta and shrugged. "Well, Jetta... I'm not really sure what's bothering me," Ranma said in all honesty. "This whole world seems just 'odd', even to me. I'm not sure if I can handle this."
Jetta nodded her head a little in understanding. "Still having doubts, I take it?"
Shrugging his shoulders, (something he had been doing a lot lately,) Ranma just sighed. "Yeah... I mean, am I really cut out for this?"
Jetta placed a hand on her master's shoulder. Mas...Ranma, I understand you're nervous about all this. Hell, I am too. There's a lot you'll need to learn, but you shouldn't worry."
"And why's that?" Ranma asked in all seriousness. He wasn't sure if he could ever get the hang of how things went in this world.
"Well, the place we're going to end up at later on, a PokeCenter, is a gathering place for Tamers," Jetta said. "While in a PokeCenter, a Tamer can have their PokeGirls healed, fed, and run through Taming cycles," Jetta said.
Nodding his head as he listened to his Alpha, Ranma asked, "Okay. But how will I learn about this world at the PokeCenter?"
"Well, Ranma, PokeCenters also have access to information at data terminals, and you could chat with fellow Tamers, and if the PokeCenter allows it, have PokeBattles."
Ranma raised an eyebrow. "PokeBattles?"
"A PokeBalttle is a one-on-one duel betwene PokeGirls, usually." Jetta explained. "Usual practice is the loser has to give the winner 1000 slc 'standard league credits', or, if he doesn't have the cash, one of his PokeGirls."
"WHAT!?" Ranma screamed. "I'd have to give up a PokeGirl if I lost a battle!?"
Jetta shrugged. "That would be the normal case. But since it would be at PokeCenters, these battles would be for testing the strength of your PokeGirls and hopefully getting them experience. And win enough battles, and the PokeCenter might give you a prize of some sort, probably medicines."
Ranma nodd his head. "But still. You mean to say if there's a PokeBattle, and we lose, I'd lose one of you guys?"
"Not necesarrily," Jetta said. "I believe you have more than 1,000 slc on you. You could easilly pay the opponent off." Jetta said. Seeing Ranma calm down, Jetta continued with her original explanation. "Anyway, at the PokeCenters, there are even special Taming rooms set aside for Tamers that want to use them. All Tamers reguraly visit PokeCenters as this is sometimes they only place where they can have all their needs met."
Ranma nodded his head. "Kind of a homeless shelter for Tamers?"
Now it was Jetta who shrugged her shoulders. "In a way."
Nodding his head, Ranma accepted that answer. He and his old man had stopped at a few over the years while training. Of course, they had to stop once they realized Genma was stealing from them and other homeless people. "Damn old man..."
However, as they continued to walk, Ranma and Jetta then saw the path was starting to widen more, eventually leading into a clearing.
Ranma saw the ten at one end of the clearing, and Ranma asked Jetta, "Someone's campsite?"
"Yes, you could say that," Jetta said. She sniffed the air. "Very recent camp too. The scents here are VERY fresh."
"Excuse me," came a male voice from behind them. "Are you lost?"
Ranma turned to see the Tamer was...
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(Posted Thu, 30 Oct 2003 18:09)
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