[1/22/2013 5:06:41 PM] Erzz: at least this isn't too harsh for a blind run :V[1/22/2013 5:07:59 PM] Pillowcase: which game are you playing[1/22/2013 5:08:05 PM] Erzz: altair[1/22/2013 5:08:08 PM] Pillowcase: oh god[1/22/2013 5:08:14 PM] Pillowcase: you will die horriblyYour sentiment seems to be shared.Anyway, let's go gather some more teammates and stuff.... but first we need to find the rival. This looks similar enough to gen 3, so hopefully it won't be too difficult.This is a promising sight for the previous idea.This popped up when I crossed over to this route. No idea what it means.It hasn't prevented my progress, at least. Which is good; a side quest would have taken me hours to complete.Now we get to see the rival's face. He looks sort of like Gold, doesn't he? That's what I'll call him.Gold, of course, chose the grass starter. I haven't run into any Pokemon yet so we're on equal footing.He lands a critical right off the bat...But Vinny retaliates with one of his own. I have to heal now in case he crits again.... Why do I have a sun stone? Was that what the message before was? That I'd just inadvertently stepped on a sun stone?Ignoring that, I heal and quickly dispatch the leafy thing. Looking closer it sort of looks like a Mr Mime playing with Victreebell's leaf. I can't really see any resemblance between my Pokemon and any old ones, though.Another random message. I still have no idea what this one is about.I make it back to the lab without incident, noting for the first time its half-and-half roof in halloween colours.PokeBalls get!Running shoes get! After convincing my mom that I do, in fact, know how to put on shoes, I set out to expand my team.The first thing I encounter is a tanuki trying to balance a leaf on its head.It's hard to think of something for such a cute little monster, but I go for the obvious thing. (Leaf Blade)I thought she might be a grass type, but apparently not (yet).This message pops up again as I go onto the next catching area. With the running shoes, I now understand it. Apparently my character has asthma, and the volcanic ash is so heavy in this area that running becomes too tasking to safely handle. It's a very sad tale condensed into two lines of text.Regardless, I force her to press on, and we run into a Starly. The familiar face is a relief.His nickname is obvious, as well. Ezio means Eagle.Maybe someone who knows the Japanese nature/characteristic names can derive some information about it. I am not one of those people.Moving on, my next encounter is a Ralts. He sensed the protagonist's discomfort with the ash and felt sorry, coming out to do what he could to help. For his concern he was rewarded a jelly fist to the face, followed by a ball sucking him up. This hack is full of sadness.An obscure name. I'll leave you to guess.I'm not sure if Ralts are as rare in this hack as in vanilla.I'll report back on that as I grind my new captures up. Vinny will be leaving us shortly, anyway.Catch ya later!