1st Pokeball - An Unwelcome Prank

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The camera feed snaps on suddenly, revealing a creature somewhat like a fox staring directly into it before winking and placing a finger to its lips. It snaps to attention as a young-sounding voice calls out from behind it.

"Okay, Zoroark, time for rehearsal! Today it's Brycen-Man, okay?"

The outline of the fox-like creature - Zoroark? - shimmers and distorts, resolving into a strangely-dressed man. It walks away from the camera and takes up a stance across from a young girl in an equally outlandish outfit, who clears her throat before drawing herself up and pointing directly at the masked man the fox turned into.

"Hold it! The Messenger of Truth and Ideals, Riolu Girl, is here! Stop right there, Brycen-Man! I cannot allow your mischief!"

The masked man laughs at this. He snickers so hard, in fact, that the illusion drops, leaving Riolu Girl staring at him, completely unsure of what's so funny. Still snickering, the fox points at the video feed with one finger, the masked girl looking in that direction. Her eyes wide behind her mask, she scrambles for the table the COMP is resting on.

"AAAA! That's not funny, Zoroark!"

Staring directly into the video feed, she starts babbling frantically.

"You didn't see that! NOBODY SAW THAT. THERE WAS NOTHING TO SEE."

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"Of course! Even kindergarteners have Pokemon!"

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Are they domesticated?

[Because man, there's all sorts of dangerous, risky potentials there.]

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"...no?"

Kotoha has no idea what to make of that question.

"I mean. I can kind of see where you're coming from, but...it's like asking if humans are domesticated."

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Are they not in some ways?

[Oh, boy, Miyako, tune down that bitterness there.]

...But I can see the apparent differences between our worlds. While anyone can have Pokemon, only certain people can use demons.

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Kotoha looks thoughtful as she considers the implications of that statement.

"Wouldn't that lead to a fundamental power imbalance in your society? Do Demon Trainers make up some kind of elite class over the people that can't use demons?"

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In most situation, no. The existence of demons was kept from the public. Demon tamers wouldn't be known to the rest of society.

[However, in the world of meritocracy, such a world might happen. But, well, they lost.]

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"...wow, I...I can't really picture how that would work."

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A society without the aid of powerful creatures in public?

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"Yeah, and the whole thing with keeping them secret, too..."

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Humans can live their lives without demons. The secrecy is necessary to prevent potential abuse of power and deaths for untrained fools.