mylittlejamjar | First Dig [visual]

[Hello, Ponyville. Your newest import is a small purple dragon with bizarre gem-eyes! And she's walking around, looking at the scroll. Judging from the trees behind her, it looks like she's near the forest. Somehow, her hands are free! What you can't see is that she's using her scarf like a second set of hands, holding on to the scroll. When she speaks, she seems pleasant enough, and her voice has a friendly southern twang to it]

This here scroll's pretty nifty, I have to say! We got somethin' like this, sorta, called a frism. Got one at home, under lock and key! It's a weird little jar made'a ice that's so cold, it can freeze voices. Then when you warm it up, it plays the voice back for ya! But it can't record pictures, not like this! No sir-ee.

Er… [she pauses, tapping her claws to her chin] Ain't what I'm here to talk about though!

My name's Gemineye! Gemmy for short! [she says it "Jimmy"] I'm a Pokémon, ya see. And I'm mighty curious as to who owns this here land. I s'pect this is a good place to live. S'good as any! [she holds the scroll out, showing an area near the foothills of Rambling Rock Ridge. She's marked it off with whatever she could find; rocks, leaves, flowers, whatever.] But I don't just wanna take it over! I got Bits! Plenty of 'em fer land like this! [her Poké and the handful of gems she'd had in her bag had carried over pretty well]

Ah, and once I get the land, I'm gonna need me a favor from one of y'all. Architecture ain't my strongest point, and I'd like a little hut out here. Just a roof to keep out the elements, I reckon. The sooner I get a base of operations, the sooner I can get to servin' this fine community with my special talents![buttering you ponies up? You bet. She turns the scroll back on herself]

I s'pose I should also ask if any of ya know what a "Pokémon" is. Most of the Ponyta --- er… "ponies" -- I talked to ain't never heard of 'em before! Ain't sure how that's possible. They also called me a dragon. I can tell ya what, I ain't no dragon-type! [she laughs, because it's a FUNNY JOKE SEE] I'm a Sableye, like my mom and her mom and her mom before her! We're ghost and dark types! Dragon… pretty silly.

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Well, I ain't much different than usual! I normally don't have a tail quite like this... and my nose is a little too long. [she pokes it.

She also doesn't seem too concerned by how large he is. She works alongside some of the largest Pokémon there are, anyway.]

Aw, shucks! That's be just peachy! I'll have to find a way to repay you, for certain! I'm a lady of my word.

Then you lucked out; some people went from two legs to four.

(Not Dante, of course. He's too cool for that. He waves a dismissive hand.)

Eh, don't worry about it; it's on the house. Think of it as a welcoming gift.

Shishishi! I can run on both. But ah, I know what you mean. I'm pretty happy to still have these here thumbs. I don't think I could work with hooves.

Hmph. Well, if you're very sure. [she'll probably give him a gift later anyway. A totally unrelated one. A good business-pokémon has no debts] Gotta acquire this land though, first, 'fore I can break ground.

Yeah, thumbs are pretty essential. I sure as hell wouldn't trade them for hooves or whatever.

(But it's just a favor! No need to pay back a favor!)

Pretty sure you can clear that up with the mayor. That's how it usually goes: you talk to the mayor, pay for the land and do whatever you want with it.

Yep yep! Not sure how they get stuff done, to be honest. I mean, the Pokémon with hooves back home tend to do stuff with their mouths. Maybe that's how it works!

[NOPE. BUSINESS.]

Yep! That's the plan, now. I'm headin' into town shortly. Hopefully, within a few days, I'll have this parcel of land! It's exciting! I've never had my own land before, not really.

Something like that. That and the ones with horns have magic to move things around.

(oh FIIEEEEN)

It's pretty awesome. You literally get a place to call your own and all that; I had an office back home that was pretty successful. Great spot for the pizza guy to pass through.

Awww, they're Psychic-types? I can move stuff around with my brain a little bit. Butt not too good. Mostly just my scarf.

It's a real nice feelin'. But also I feel like I got Butterfrees in my stomach, flutterin' around... But ah, yeah. I'd love to take you up on your offer! I mostly just need a shop front. There's some caverns underground and I'd much rather live under the ground! Haw! What's yer name, so I can contact you again?

I guess. I dunno the specifics, but it's something like that. No hands and no physical contact, so...yeah, let's call it that.

Dante. If anything, you're going for a hut anyway, right? Could just use that as an above ground place; gotta surface eventually, right?

Sounds like it, then. We got a few Psychic-types that work with the company back home to move stuff around in situations where it's too dangerous for Pokémon to go in directly!

Got it! And yeah, just a little somethin' upstairs where I can display my wares. Need to build a blacksmithin' unit off it eventually but I sure ain't got the bits for that yet! And I'm sure most folks don't wanna go underground to talk to me. It's dark down there! Just fine fer me, but I know most folk don't see too good.

That and whatever you put on display will look shinier with a little light on it and sunlight's about as available as it gets.

That and I'd be able to drop by easier if you had something above ground. You probably don't want to count on ground rumbling to let you know I'm around.

Yes indeed! Sparklies don't sparkle so good with no light. And yeah, I noticed there ain't much in the way of artificial light here. I should make some lanterns.

Hawhaw! Also true! Yer big enough to shake the ground, eh?

Sure am. Stepping on houses is another possibility, but so far I've got a good record of avoiding that. Gonna try and keep it that way; it's easier for me to stay on their good side when they can't slap me with property damage bills.

Shishishi!!! Sounds like a good plan, there. I'm glad I'm about the same size I've always been.

It's for the best; makes getting adjusted easier that way.

...Then again, being freakishly huge has its perks. Helps you look awesome, for one thing.

Hey! You sayin' it ain't possible to look awesome and be small? I beg to differ!

Totally not what I'm saying. Pretty sure anyone can look awesome if they tried, no matter their size. All I'm saying is it's hard not to notice me.

It'll probably be to tell me not to step on their house, but it's a tradeoff.

Haw haw! Well, I guess that's true, too! As long as you don't actually step on anyone's house.