[Kölliker spins herself slightly to the left, staring at the screen with a curious expression. She seems to concentrate for a moment before blinking and staring at Egon. It takes him a moment to realize what she wants.]
...Ah. You cannot communicate psychically through the screen. You must speak out loud, like how Ray and I are doing right now.
[Kölliker emits a burble of understanding before turning back to face the PokéGear. She makes a few questioning noises--though, it's difficult to tell as they mostly just sound like liquid bubbling.]
Aren't Pokémon usually named after their vocalizations?
Really? Most of my Pokemon seem to just make regular animal noises, from what I can tell.
[Luca, meanwhile, is just so excited about this baby. Her clicking noises grow more and more excited. Obviously, none of the Human Beings can understand a word of it, but the gist of it is that she wants to meet this baby in person. She loves this tiny baby. And she's absolutely willing to teach her how to read, though Luca's own grasp of English writing is limited.]
[Kölliker mimics Luca's excitement, continuing to burble. She's excited to meet blue small round, and talk to loud box dad! The word "bastard" is probably also thrown in there somewhere. It's fine.]
Well, at least according to the PokéDex. For example, sometimes Pikachus will emit a sound similar to the word "Pikachu" out loud, or any other derivations of that word. This phenomena is not limited to Pikachu, though I imagine different species have varying rates at which they communicate this noise.
[Have you ever heard a turtle laugh? Probably not. Still, the odd, rasping noise she makes at the burbled "bastard" is unmistakably an attempt at laughter.
God, she's gonna teach this baby so many swears.]
Could be. Still, most of their names seem like dumb puns. Like, my ostrich is called a "Doduo". Someone obviously just mashed the words "dodo" and "duo" together to describe a two-headed flightless bird. And the fawn I got is apparently a "Deerling"- the "ling" part probably comes from "yearling", so it's just. Deer and yearling.
But... Yeah, thinking about it, when i was in Diglett Tunnel, it sure sounded like a lot of them were repeating the word "dig". Started to drive me nuts. And a few other Pokemon I've seen did kinda sound like they were parroting their names.
[Venkman thinks for a moment, tapping his chin.]
What if people came up with these creatures their species names centuries ago, and... over time certain ones learned how to mimic the sound of their species name in vocalizations? And that was a trait that got passed down to certain ones, while others still kept more animalistic vocalizations? How plausible is that?
[Good happy dad says its bad to say "bastard"...but she got someone to laugh! If someone laughs, it's a good word, right? She's very conflicted over this right now, but she burbles happily in response to Luca laughing.]
Similarly to how Phantump is just a portmanteau of phantom and stump.
[A pause.] An interesting theory, but consider this alternative--all Pokémon once communicated exclusively through what sounded as though they were mimicking their name. We already know that Pokémon are equally, if not more intelligent than human beings. Once humans came into play in this dimension, they named all of these Pokémon after the sounds that they made, and over time, certain Pokémon lost the ability to communicate using these sounds in favor of more simplistic vocalizations.
[Ever since he came up with the theory that humans are the domesticated species of this dimension and was validated by Ford he hasn't stopped thinking about it.]
Or like how "Driftloon" is a portmanteau of "Drift" and "balloon"! It's really fascinating how most Pokemon names seem to reference other things, sometimes even animals that don't exist in this universe!
... Oh! Speaking of, hey Pete, we found a cool new ghost today!
Yes. Two of them, in fact. Shortly after we stopped speaking to you, we stumbled upon the Drifloons floating down the street. They caught sight of us and seemed to take interest, though they acted more malevolent than Faraday or Jackie.
They are approximately a foot tall. That's including the appendages that resemble strings. Their overall body appears to be less than half a foot in diameter.
[Egon glances over towards Ray.]
How they imagined on carrying him off, I do not know.
Oh, alright. Thank God. We've only been in this dimension, what, like a month? And we've all managed to avoid getting severely injured or fucked over by this dimension. It'd be a shame if balloons were what ended our winning streak.
Yes, actually. According to the PokéDex, Drifloon are wandering spirits that attempt to kidnap children. Where they take them afterwards or what purpose they have for this is a mystery.
[Egon's cadence and expression don't change at all when he says this.]
[...Ah. Oops. He forgot about that. He looks blankly towards Ray, somewhat surprised at his reaction, then clears his throat and looks back towards the screen.]
I will...have to get back to you on that until further data can be analyzed.
[Kö burbles happily in Ray's arms--she keeps repeating "baby" over and over again like a child. Spengler, on the other hand, clears his throat and pushes his glasses further up the bridge of his nose.]
It--It could be that the Drifloons had identified Faraday as a potential target, as she does supposedly contain the soul of a child, but for some reason went after Ray because they are accustomed to stealing human beings.
Ok, whatever you say, Ray. Maybe you guys should run some tests, though. You know, experiments. You can't say one way or another what kind of person a Drifloon will attempt to kidnap without data, right?
Later. Once we are in a more controlled environment and have the proper equipment.
[He still needs to make a PKE meter...!! And also doesn't want to cause Ray further embarrassment.
He attempts to turn the conversation in Venkman's direction.]
Anyways, it appears that you have made an ally with this Squirtle. A tentative bond, as of now, but I'm sure within time you can further coopetate with each other.
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...Ah. You cannot communicate psychically through the screen. You must speak out loud, like how Ray and I are doing right now.
[Kölliker emits a burble of understanding before turning back to face the PokéGear. She makes a few questioning noises--though, it's difficult to tell as they mostly just sound like liquid bubbling.]
Aren't Pokémon usually named after their vocalizations?
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If you want we can be the middle man to your conversations! I don't mind talking to Luca for you!
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[Luca, meanwhile, is just so excited about this baby. Her clicking noises grow more and more excited. Obviously, none of the Human Beings can understand a word of it, but the gist of it is that she wants to meet this baby in person. She loves this tiny baby. And she's absolutely willing to teach her how to read, though Luca's own grasp of English writing is limited.]
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Well, at least according to the PokéDex. For example, sometimes Pikachus will emit a sound similar to the word "Pikachu" out loud, or any other derivations of that word. This phenomena is not limited to Pikachu, though I imagine different species have varying rates at which they communicate this noise.
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Ko, we just told you that's not a nice word.
[Sweetheart please......]
Maybe some Pokemon were named after the noises they make but not all of them?
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God, she's gonna teach this baby so many swears.]
Could be. Still, most of their names seem like dumb puns. Like, my ostrich is called a "Doduo". Someone obviously just mashed the words "dodo" and "duo" together to describe a two-headed flightless bird. And the fawn I got is apparently a "Deerling"- the "ling" part probably comes from "yearling", so it's just. Deer and yearling.
But... Yeah, thinking about it, when i was in Diglett Tunnel, it sure sounded like a lot of them were repeating the word "dig". Started to drive me nuts. And a few other Pokemon I've seen did kinda sound like they were parroting their names.
[Venkman thinks for a moment, tapping his chin.]
What if people came up with these creatures their species names centuries ago, and... over time certain ones learned how to mimic the sound of their species name in vocalizations? And that was a trait that got passed down to certain ones, while others still kept more animalistic vocalizations? How plausible is that?
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Similarly to how Phantump is just a portmanteau of phantom and stump.
[A pause.] An interesting theory, but consider this alternative--all Pokémon once communicated exclusively through what sounded as though they were mimicking their name. We already know that Pokémon are equally, if not more intelligent than human beings. Once humans came into play in this dimension, they named all of these Pokémon after the sounds that they made, and over time, certain Pokémon lost the ability to communicate using these sounds in favor of more simplistic vocalizations.
[Ever since he came up with the theory that humans are the domesticated species of this dimension and was validated by Ford he hasn't stopped thinking about it.]
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... Oh! Speaking of, hey Pete, we found a cool new ghost today!
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[He adjusts his glasses ever so slightly.]
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[Shockingly he isn't uncomfortable for the obvious reasons.]
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[He's imagining like, a giant flying monster snatching Ray up in its claws and carting Ray off, here. Sure, he said something about balloons, but...]
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[Egon glances over towards Ray.]
How they imagined on carrying him off, I do not know.
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Yeah, I wasn't really in danger of actually being kidnapped! It was pretty neat to experience an attempted kidnap attempt by them firsthand!
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... Wait, is kidnapping normal for these things?
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[Egon's cadence and expression don't change at all when he says this.]
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[Ray actually shoves Egon at that.]
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[He's trying so damn hard to keep his face neutral so he doesn't start laughing until he has confirmation.]
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I will...have to get back to you on that until further data can be analyzed.
[At least...he's trying to recover it.]
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It's unscientific to just assume that they just kidnap people they think are children! I'm sure there's a great explanation for it!
[Judging by his defensive response he seems like he's trying to convince himself.]
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She still seems amused by this little spat, though, occasionally vocalizing a raspy "laughter" sound.
Speaking of laughter, Venkman is at least trying to stop himself from giggling uncontrollably at the look on Ray's face.]
What- what were you even doing when the balloons saw you, Ray? Talking about those old kids' cartoons you like?
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It--It could be that the Drifloons had identified Faraday as a potential target, as she does supposedly contain the soul of a child, but for some reason went after Ray because they are accustomed to stealing human beings.
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[Not helping your point there, Ray.]
That's probably it. And I'm more than happy to sacrifice myself it it means that Faraday is safe.
[No other possible solution is there shut up Peter.]
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[: D]
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[He still needs to make a PKE meter...!! And also doesn't want to cause Ray further embarrassment.
He attempts to turn the conversation in Venkman's direction.]
Anyways, it appears that you have made an ally with this Squirtle. A tentative bond, as of now, but I'm sure within time you can further coopetate with each other.
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