usedquack | [video] First position

[There's a lot of shaking around before the camera comes into focus, but when it does, it's an extreme close-up of Duck's freckled face. It's obvious she's never seen a pokegear before, or any kind of camera. Someone offscreen is telling her she doesn't have to be so close. She looks away from the camera - it pans backward. There's a Pidove on her shoulder. She asks the helpful someone.]
Does it really work?

It's working right now. Say something.

[She looks into the camera and waves.] Okay, um. Hi!
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[Aside:] What now?

You said you had something to ask?...

[Her face lights up as she's reminded of why she wrestled with this contraption in the first place.] Oh yeah! Uh, so, I don't really know what's going on right now. It does sound kind of fun, travelling and going on adventures with pokémon. Some of them are pretty cute! But I have a friend who's going to be really worried when he finds I'm gone, so I was wondering if anyone could tell me the way to Gold Crown Town? It's not on the map. It's a small town, but there's a big boarding school where they teach the arts, and music, and ballet. I think it's in Germany.
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[Something serious has clearly occurred to her. She stops smiling.] Um, there's something else too. I think this might be a story. Has anyone seen a clockwork writing machine?

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What's a computer?

You don't know much, do you?

[Wow, rude.] I do so!

I-I'm just kidding, aha..! You don't have to get angry.

[ Her face turns quizzical, though. ]

But really, I've never met anyone who didn't know what a computer is.. Are you from Japan?

I don't think any of those things even exist where I'm from.

They don't? Are you.. [ pause for cultural sensitivity ] from a third world country?

Eh? I'm from Gold Crown Town in Germany. [Not even touching that 'third world country' thing. She's had enough of sounding ignorant.]

Germany? They told us in school it was a really westernized country.. So you must be from a tiny village, or something, then.

It's not that tiny. We have a great big art academy and a pizza place and a prodding bridge and other things.

You had all that, but not internet?!

[ No, Chika..! You mustn't judge! ]

U-Um, that's really interesting, though. It seems really.. quaint.