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Sorry, husband, it seemed important. "Trainers?"

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"People who work with Pokémon," says the woman. "Any kind of Pokémon, not just legendary Pokémon."

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"Okay. - anyway, I don't know if the spells I have for today are by coincidence ones you'd like, or if you need any healing, but if either would be useful I do think I should probably stay the night before trying to find my way to anywhere else."

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...Maybe she's a Psychic or something? She kind of thought most Psychics were making it up but maybe she's one of the ones who isn't. "What spells do you have?"

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"Today I've got Create Water, Stabilize, Detect Magic, Tap Inner Beauty, Detect Good, and Charm Person."

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"If you went and filled up the watering troughs, that could save us some time."

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"Sure! Point me to 'em."

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She can do that.

Up close, the sheep seem to be sparking a little bit.

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Concerning. She will give the electric sheep some space.

Create Water, Create Water, Create Water, just like the temple cistern.

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"Thank you! It's a few hours till dinner, but I can put on the TV if you want, or you're welcome to take a walk around the ranch."

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"What's TV?"

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"It's slang for 'television' — if your planet doesn't have television it's probably easier to show you."

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"I think my planet doesn't have television!"

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"Well, do you want me to show it to you, then?"

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"Please!"

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Then she'll lead her back inside and show her a metal box! She presses some buttons, and it starts playing a complicated, highly realistic illusion of a pair of strangely-dressed people.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! It's time for 'Moves for Living.' Today we will learn about the move Scald. Our guest expert is Dr. Technic Al'Machine, a professor at Castelia University." 

"Hello. I'm Dr. Al'Machine. Scald is a scorching-hot move that blasts the target with water, and may even leave it with a burn. In everyday life, this move might be useful for making yourself a warm mug of hot chocolate!"

(The illusion cuts briefly to a monkey-like creature with an oddly-shaped blue head blasts a jet of water at the camera.)

"I see... I learned a lot. Well then, everyone, until next time, good-bye."

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"So Scald is like a spell and the magic box has illusions that teaches people about spells?"

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"Most moves aren't exactly spells, all Pokémon can learn at least some moves even if they aren't magic. They're more like... physical techniques, usually. ...The box isn't magic either. And it doesn't just teach about moves, I can put on a different program if this one is boring you."

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"It will be downright fascinating if it turns out I can prepare Scald in the morning but I'd love to see what else the box can do!"

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The woman presses some buttons on a smaller box. It begins playing an illusion of a city, though the buildings look nothing like any buildings she's ever seen. In the foreground is an enormous wheel with smaller gondolas all around it. Two people are standing in front of the wheel.

"Today, on “Eyes on Unova,” we will introduce you to a young nomadic dancer who loves to ride the Ferris Wheel! Hello! I've heard you ride the Ferris Wheel every single day, is that true?"

"Well, I've been riding it every day, but lately I've been thinking I might move on for a bit."

"What got you interested in the wheel?"

"The steady, rhythmic way it moves is a lot like dance, when you think about it."

"But now you're moving on?"

"A dancer who only dances a single dance will get sick of it eventually, don't you think?"

"I suppose so. Thank you very much. That was our report from Nimbasa City!"

Buttonpress. Now the illusion-box is playing the image of several — animals? Monsters? It's not really clear — all of which are wearing human-like clothing, holding various objects, and dancing. In the background, music is playing.

The furthest-right creature, which looks sort of like a cross between a flying squirrel and a bee, tosses a pink umbrella into the air, and the sound of clapping plays. The creatures continue dancing for a few moments longer, and then the lights go dark and the curtain goes down.

"...before we bring you your results, a brief word from our sponsors!"

Buttonpress. Now the illusion-box is playing the image of a snow-covered city. Snowflakes fall slowly to the ground, collecting in front of a brightly-painted door.

"...collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town!" a human voice is saying. "This week, we're following up on a letter we received last week, and visiting the Icirrus Gym in person! Are the rumors about Brycen true? We'll find out!"

The camera moves towards the door, which slides open to reveal a room with a floor completely covered in ice.

"Brrrrrrr. It's freezing in here. Next time I'll just send him an email."

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"I think TV is a cool thing and wish we had it on Golarion."

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She smiles. "I like it too! You know, if you go on to Virbank after this, you could visit Pokéstar Studios and see how some of this gets made."

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"When I'm at home I'm an actress, is that part of how they make the illusions with actual actors at some point in the process?"

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"Oh, it's not an illusion! Basically, they use a very fast camera to take a lot of photographs, and then they play them one right after each other. But the humans you see onscreen are almost always played by real human actors."

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"...we don't have photographs either!"

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