sneezelikeakitten | Journal Entry # 2 [Video]

[Dipper pops up on the network, looking unhappy and exhausted. And covered in dirt, leaves, and Meowstic fur.]

I decided to explore Ilex Forest due to the stories of a legendary Pokémon named Celebi. After a week of getting lost in these dense trees, I found the shrine. There's nothing special about it.

[Just going to pan around and show just how lost he is in these woods.]

I've found Pokémon, weird mushrooms, and my cat evolved. I've caught a balloon, a thing with a leaf on its head, and an owl. My PokéDex tells me those are a Drifloon, Chikorita, and a Hoothoot. There's other noteworthy Pokémon in this place, but no Celebi.

[Said cat pops up on the screen, and a male Meowstic waves at everyone.]

It's week three in this forest. Or so the calendar tells me. I may die in this forest unless I find a way out.

[The broadcast cuts out. Seems Dipper may have been trying to make something like an actual journal entry and in his exhaustion has posted to the network instead. Please save him. Or just give him directions out of there.]

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I am not! I've got enough dried food for another week.

[Wait, no.]

No! I'm trying to go to Azalea. I wasn't done exploring the Ruins of Alph, and there's the Slowpoke Well, and then I gotta go back to the Bellsprout Tower.

[Don't ruin his fun. This is his way of coping with no Mabel around.]

There's a bunch of ghost places and legendary junk here. You've been wanderin' around for way too long, Dipper.

[ HE HAS BEEN WORRIED ]

It's for your own good.

But-

[Time to make a stand.]

I don't want to! This place is huge! There's mysteries everywhere!

[STAN PLEASE. LET THE KID RUN FREE. YOU'LL BE THE FIRST TO KNOW IF HE DIES.]

[ OH SON ]

Are you really gonna sass me right now when I'm trying to look out for you? You always complain that I don't care but when I DO you get all defensive.

There are tons more mysteries you can stick your nose in over here. I don't wanna hear any more complaints.

[This kid will just sulk now. Why do adults have to be all rational and stuff all the time.

One last try.]

But if I go to Ghost Town and Mabel shows up, I can't meet up with her so far away!

I have two birds who can literally fly to get her. Don't play that card with me.

B-But... what if she wants to travel? Ever thought about that? She can't do that if we're stuck in Ghost City.

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

We ain't stuck anyway. I can leave whenever I want! I got a lotta time between egg clutches. We can go wherever. Point is, I'm not leaving you to wander around a maze forest. End of story.

[WHY MUST YOU BE SO RATIONAL]

...... Fine! But I'm not helping you sell them.

[ it's sad when stan is the rational one here. ]

Glad you see it my way.

[ He pauses... ]

Tell you what, I get you outta the forest, we go to Goldenrod. I gotta pick up some stuff from the store anyway. I got some new Pokemon I wasn't expectin' to end up with who need some work put into 'em.

I guess you can get supplies too. We can either backtrack to Azalea from there or go to Ecruteak. The latter is probably way more up your alley to begin with. Sound like a deal?

[Sleep deprivation, starvation, and a new hatred for trees will do that to you.

Get this boy a shower and a bed, STAT.]

It's a deal. Can we stop talking and you just pick me up now? I think the trees are talking to me.

[ Jesus, Dipper. What did you eat. Stan had tried some goofy stuff growing up, but dang.

The feed cut itself off without another word after the request. Oy vey. It should have been a non-verbal warning for the boy to NOT MOVE until he was picked up. Annnd it would take a while. Stan had to close up, pay the stupid Inn fee, and hope to God that his Xatu knew where the heck it was going. It wasn't that terrible. He had to get to Goldenrod in the first place and was just severely procrastinating.

Give it some time and Dipper will find a huge totem pole bird swooping over the trees carrying his brick wall of a Grunkle on its back. It lands and Stan climbs down, IMMEDIATELY crossing his arms. ]

You're lucky I had a bird's-eye view of the place or I would'a gotten lost here too. [ What does he do now? Hug him? IS THAT OKAY?

... Okay, he holds his arms out. ]

Gimme a hug or something, kid.

[Dipper did not expect to be in this place so long. He's been eating whatever his Pokemon had brought him from the forest to eat... which probably wasn't all too safe for people to eat.

Seeing the bird come drop from the sky with his grunkle gives Dipper a freaking out moment because WOW THAT IS A WEIRD AND SCARY LOOKING BIRD!!!]

W-What is that thing?!

[And why does it look like the totem pole from Gravity Falls? SORRY TOO FREAKED OUT FOR A HUG RIGHT NOW STAN]

What does it look like? It's a bird. He followed me around when I was pokin' around the Ruins over by Violet.

[ Good job, Stan.

That bird just kind of stands there, staring. Its painted on-looking eyes flick downward to peer at the boy. And he just... Stares. He can see your time of death, Dipper. HE CAN SEE IT. ]

His name's Hitchcock. He's my delivery bird. He's been flyin' the eggs I'm selling to different cities so I don't gotta do it myself. I've got two other ones I'm training to do the same thing. Pretty neat, right?

[ It's pretty clear that Dipper is TERRIFIED of Mister Hitchcock here. ]

The Birds was a little before your time. He's not that scary, kid. Relax. [ u wanna be scared u should see his dusknoir ]

[Dipper is now glad the only things that have followed him are a Hoppip and his cat. The creepy cat staring now right at the Xatu. Two can play this game.]

That's not a bird! That's a totem pole! How did you get a totem pole to fly?!

[ The Xatu can have a staring contest all damn day. He probably doesn't have eyelids. ]

He knows Fly because I got a hold of the HM for it. He's got psychic powers too. Hitchcock's the full package. [ Stan pats the bird's shoulder and he... Just doesn't move. ] Seriously, he's a bird. Pokémon look like all kinds of weird stuff.

I have one that looks like one of those Egyptian coffins but with a bunch of arms. He's in the computer though. Don't have him on me.

[... This sounds like a huge menagerie of freaks.

Too tired to argue anymore.]

So... we fly on Hitchcock to Goldenrod.

[That means fighting his Pokemon to get into their balls.]

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