Can you figure out why Ethan's marill has this name

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[Ethan is running through Levanta Town with a worried look on his face, looking in trash cans, under stairwells, and into every nook and cranny he can find. While he searches, he's calling as loudly as he can without attracting too many glares from the townsfolk.]

Marbles? Marbles, where are you? I told him to stay put...!


[[ooc: this place is too dead, let's fix that ;_;! Dear mods, how do I tag? This is an AU gameverse-sort-of Ethan ;_; do I use "game: ethan" or something else? Thanks in advance!]]

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... Did you lose your pokemon?

[mod note: You can use "game: ethan" and au!]

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[ ooc: thank you, mod! ]

[Ethan is half-underneath a fruit stand, and when he replies, his voice is muffled.] I didn't lose him, Marbles lost me!

[He pokes his head out. He's a little dirty, now, and his eyes widen a little in recognition.] Oh! Leaf, is that you? Or are you some other-Leaf?

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[Always here to help!]

What's the difference?

I don't recognize you. I'm not your Leaf.

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[Ethan sits back on his heels and contemplates this for a moment. Then, he laughs.]

You know, I'm not sure! I have to find him, though.

[He looks a little disappointed when he realizes you're not from his universe.] Oh. Well, um, have you seen a marill anywhere?

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[And in response Leaf just rolls her eyes.]

Where was the last place you saw it?

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[[ooc: I have one more question: should I tag "game: ethan" & "au" in every post that I participate in, or only the ones which I start?]]

[Ethan gets to his feet, brushing at his legs and the seat of his pants. Leaf's a little taller than him, so he figures she's about the same age as the one he knows.]

I was at the the poké mart. Marbles doesn't usually go far—I bet he's playing hide and seek again, but I don't know where he'd go. We're new here.

[He turns to look at Leaf.] If you were a marill, where would you go?

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... Water type pokemon go to water. I'd look for a lake.

I would also try to be more responsible.

[ooc: Just the ones that you start.]

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Hmm, a lake... [a sudden idea.] Do you know if they have fountains around here, or things like that? Or playgrounds?

[At her scolding, he looks down guiltily, but doesn't say anything.]


[[ooc: understood!]]

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It's a town. There are children here, so there are also a few playgrounds.

There's a fountain in the center of town.

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It's a big town, that's the problem! Can you show me where the playgrounds are? He'd probably go there first.

...I'm Ethan, by the way. Are you from around here?

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Leaf. No, I'm from Kanto.

Fine. [She's walking off, better follow her!]

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[Ethan quickly trots after her and soon matches her quick pace.] I'm from New Bark Town, in Johto.

...Um. Where in Kanto are you from?

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That's where Gold's from.

[There's a short pause before she answers.] Saffron City.

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Hmm, I don't know anybody named Gold. [Considering New Bark has all of ten people in it, this is...really weird. Ethan is quiet as he thinks about this. When Leaf speaks again, he perks up.]

Oh, I go to college in Saffron! I just started at KSU last fall.

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He looks a lot like you.

... When was a college built? [Between all the trainers and the war effort, they couldn't afford to have something like that.]

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[Ethan thoughtfully looks at the ground while he processes this. Then his head snaps up—oh! Like that other person who looked like him that he ran into—SUDDENLY THINGS MAKE SENSE.]

Wait, you're from another universe or something, right?

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[She glance at Ethan out of the corner of her eye. She's not stopping because he just had a sudden revelation.]

Yes. That's how this place works.

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[He nods to himself once, sharply, as things fall into place. Then he realizes he's falling behind, and races to catch up to Leaf again. He's grinning, pleased with himself for figuring it out.]

So what's it like, in your...where you're from?

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... It's dangerous. [As in, we are in the middle of a war with Sinnoh.

Sinnoh with their legendaries that can bring people back from the dead.]

their worlds are like polar opposites XD

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Dangerous, huh.

Dangerous how?

Yup XD

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We're in the middle of a war. [Hey man, you asked. You get the truth.]

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[Ethan's eyes go comically wide, but he doesn't slow down this time—he's learned his lesson there, at least.]

W—what? With who?

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[Good boy, fast learner.]

With Sinnoh.

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But—I've got friends from there—why?

[oh hey, is that a playground in the distance?]

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It's a long story, and hopefully you won't have to know it.

[She'll point] There's the playground. Look for your Marill.