#other fun things. Shawn unintentially implying Ingo doesn't know a basic thing and absolutely not realizing it

[ace-trainguys]

Old Art October! Not sure when this one was, but pretty early. Featuring an oc taking the role of the Legends Arceus protag and Ingo.

I still haven't settled on a name for the oc, but I'm calling him Shawn currently. He's from a world like the real one in that pokemon games exist (and unlike the real one in that there are superpowers.) So when he got sent to Hisui he had vague pokemon knowledge, but not enough to identify Ingo.

Once Shawn completed the pokedex and caught Arceus, he was like hey can we get Ingo home? Because Shawn grew attached to Ingo (because he's starved for positive feedback and Ingo is generous with complements especially over battles). Arceus was like I shall send both of thee to the correct time period, and leave finding the proper place to thee. Let me know if or when thou wishes to return to Hisui.

Then, this comic!

Transcript below the cut.

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Shawn: Okay, so first we're...

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Shawn: ... actually first we should get modern clothes.

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Shawn: Okay!

Arrow pointing to Ingo: literally only got a new shirt

Arrows pointing to Shawn: kept the scarf (it's cold), graphic tee and jacket, backpack, jeans, pokemon world converse

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Shawn: So first we're going to google you (I don't know how common of a name Ingo is, but it's worth a shot)

Ingo: Ah, I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with "googling"

Shawn: (It could be called something different here)

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Shawn: It's a search engine, that you can use to find things on the Internet.

Ingo, offscreen: I see...

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Ingo: What is the "Internet"?

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Shawn, internally: What... IS the Internet???

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Shawn: It's like... a bunch of information that- that you can use computers to view??

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Shawn: I dunno how to explain it, it was such a basic background part of my life before Hisui that I never really thought about it...

Ingo: (cough) I see...

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Ingo: So our first stop is to "google" me on the "Internet" to see if there is information about myself on it?

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Shawn, internally: Ingo, that made you sound ancient... I can hear the air quotes...

Shawn, aloud: Yup! And if that doesn't work, we'll travel to find something you recognize!

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Shawn: Y'know, I bet if we go to every train station, we'll find where you're from.

Ingo: That is an excellent idea!

Shawn: So... full speed ahead?

Ingo: YES! ALLLL ABOAAARD!