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Good day, one and all! To all of you people listening in out there, I'd like to let you know that the SOS Brigade is holding a raffle. Today! All three of me will be handing out tickets at the SOS Brigade clubhouse, but we'll all be spreading out around the plaza too so keep an eye out for all of me!

[That's right, all three of her. Sorry, but there are no bonus prizes for anyone that ends up running into three 'Duplicas' today. Speaking of which, a raffle isn't much fun if you don't know what you're going in with a chance of winning, right?]

You might just end up winning one of these great prizes that the Brigade has lined up, so make sure you listen closely.

[Cue Duplica reading off the following list of prizes:
1. Free Brigade consultation
2. Free Favor from the Brigade
3. Ride on a Dragon
4. Spend a day with a celebrity of your choice
5. Signed Idol Photograph
6. A Slot Machine
7. A bento created by the chief of the Brigade
8. Photos on a Brigade member in a nurse outfit
9. Mp3 or CD of an acoustic version of God Knows
10. Mp3 or CD of a cover of Eye of the Tiger
Her enthusiasm seems to pick up when she reads out number four, that's definitely a good prize to get.]

So now you know what's going on all you have left to do is find me. We'll try and be around until noon today. We'll be drawing winners this afternoon so don't put it off until the last minute. All of me are looking forward to seeing all of you!

[After she's finished speaking, Duplica heads to the SOS clubhouse and stands outside with a bunch of tickets in her hands. There's also another Duplica wandering around the plaza with her own tickets and yet another, shorter Duplica doing the same thing. If you happen to talk to any of the Duplicas in the plaza then you'll only end up getting a friendly smile. The real deal and the clubhouse will be more than happy to talk and might even come over if any of her other 'Duplicas' are running into trouble.]

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It's nice when the stars are out, too. You can see them all clearly from down here! Lots of constellations, but I ain't got a clue what they're supposed to be.

I guess so, if I ever thought like that back home then I would have never wound up heading to Johto in the first place. [She straightens up and even laughs to herself as she does so.] I might never have reopened the House of Imite either!

[It doesn't do anyone here any good if all they do is focus on why they're here and what that means. If memories and forgetting things were really such an issue, then why bother meeting new people at all?]

I'll have to find my way there and challenge Ash to another battle. And besides, if what you've said about the studios un Unova is right, I'll be heading over there in no time at all. [Heh.] Thanks, Cilan.

Well I don't know much about reading constellations or working out what they're supposed to mean, but I know there are are Pokemon out there that look like stars or even rumoured to come from space themselves.

[Sorry, she's not too interested in stars, except for maybe becoming one someday.]

That's right, she is! [Or 'it' is, being genderless and all. But that might get a little confusing.]

And I am. Let's see if I can remember this right. [Ahem.] The SOS Brigade is around "to ensure that everyone in Luceti experiences a worthwhile life. The SOS-Brigade will be there to support troubled people in whatever capacity they need to be assisted." [...] Ahah, I think I got it! Basically, I'm trying to help people have fun by putting on this raffle, since the SOS Brigade is meant to spread excitement and enjoyment.

Maybe I could ask the Chief if I can have a go, before the winners are drawn anyway. I'm not sure what prize I'd like to win, but what's an mp3 player?

[... Is that like. A new pokenav that's out or something.]

You fight for a worthy cause, Duplica. It may be one of the things we need most, trapped in a place such as this.

[That's a good answer. Sakura is smiling.]

Pokemon that look like stars? [He frowns and tilts his head lightly. He knows what Pokemon are, vaguely, but how could they look like stars?]

I think so too. It's not good to just focus on all the bad things about this place and end up being sad over it.

[She notices that smile there.] By the looks of things, it seems like I've managed to spread a little excitement and enjoyment to you just now!

Yes! I know Staryu definitely looks like a star, or it's star-shaped at least.

[Not that real stars are shaped like that. If she was aiming for accuracy then maybe mentioning Gastly would have been a better choice.]

Don't mention it. [He beams] I'm sure your battle with Ash would be quite an interesting fight to get to taste...ah, you've battled him before, right? How did your previous battle go with him?

[Luckily, Oswald's clever enough to know the difference between real stars and star-shaped things. But... star-shaped little monsters... That's so odd. He's picturing a starfish with a face, now]

Really? Huh... Sounds like an interesting Pokemon, that's for sure.

[Oh dear.]

...huh. Guess they're not in your world.

...

Let's say that you have a song, but you want to listen to it on headphones instead of on the radio. An mp3 player lets you do that.

Indeed. I enjoy having such a wide and open environment to exercise in, for example. I am able to run to my heart's content each morning.

[She nods.] You have. The optimism in Luceti is contagious, it seems.

It's certainly an interesting one, but if you really want a Pokemon that's interesting then nothing can beat my Dittos.

[Since, come on, they can transform. There's no other Pokemon around that can do that ~~except Mew.~~]

I should have guessed you would be a fan of running or keeping fit in some way, Sakura. [Which is great, it's always good to keep up with your training! Ditto Masters have to work hard too.]

Maybe we can go running with you sometime. You, me and my Dittos all together! [Ditto and Mini-Dit might need to transform to keep up, but still.]

When we first battled I was able to put his Bulbasaur in a bind without any problems at all! He really underestimated my Ditto's power. [Hah, that really was some time ago now.] We battled another two times in Johto, but he still has a lot to learn about training his Pokemon.

Oh, I see! That sounds pretty handy.

[Were she more into music then maybe she would look into it.]

I'm sure some radios can use headphones though. Come to think of it, it's a shame the enclosure doesn't have a radio station.

[That's probably asking too much though, Luceti isn't a huge city like Goldenrod is with its Radio Tower.]

Ah, but an mp3 player lets you pick out the songs you want to listen to instead of the letting the radio choose for you.

...I'd like to have a radio station here too, actually. But I don't think we have the tech for it.

[~~That was like what, almost ten years ago right...~~]

Perhaps, but I'd like to think that his inherent flavor has begun to ripen a little more, at least within the time since I first met him in Unova. [Which doesn't feel that long ago, really. Still...a Bulbasaur, huh? He'll have to be sure to ask Ash about it--well, if Ash somehow makes his way here...]

'Cause Dittos can change shapes, right? [See, he pays attention in Brigade meetings from time to time.]

Right! [Pay attention all the time in future though-] In fact, I think my Dittos would be able to transform into you Oswald. They can take the shape of all sorts of things, but I've never even thought about asking them to transform into a cartoon before.

[She pays attention too! Though come to think of it, if she asked her Ditto to transform into a cartoon she showed it then it might just turn into a comic book or something. Hmm.]

[~~Wow it wasn't that-- No, wait, fourteen. Fourteen years ago come the end of October. Sob.~~]

He might have learnt a lot between seeing me and meeting up with you. The only real way to be able to tell would be if I battled him again. [Only the Ash from Cilan's time and not her time, and probably not the Ash from any of the times in between... Times man.]

Even if we did have the technology to broadcast a radio signal, I wonder how the Malnosso would react to that sort of thing anyway. They might use a shift to cancel it out so it wouldn't work, or just take away the technology to do it.

[~~Wow I feel old~~]

Quite true. Hopefully I'll be graced with the chance to watch if the two of you do meet up and battle again someday.

[That was actually a topic he periodically wondered about as well.]

You know what? I have no idea. They do allow communication radios on missions or drafts though, so who knows?

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