ALTThe Professor smiles, guiding you across the lab, and over to…
“Well, my friend! You’ll be beginning right here.”
The large setup of monitors covers a large portion of the farthest wall of the Lab. The six active feeds show various locations across several regions.
Cam 06, in Sprout Tower.
Cam 05, on Mount Silver.
Cam 04, on the coast of Cinnabar Island.
Cam 03, on Mount Coronet.
Cam 02, in the Pokemon Tower.
And Cam 01, in… “Glitch City?”
“This is the product of… A lot of effort.” Ace explains, “But it’s a specialized series of drones you’ll be remotely piloting to survey these locations.”
They lean on the chair at the desk, smiling up at the mass of screens.
“My other assistant helped set them up in locations that we’ve found significant amounts of anomalous activity in. So what you’ll be doing is navigating these locations and searching for anything… Unusual. Each drone can scan for oddities in the air that are otherwise unseen, and! If need be, that microphone there can allow you to speak through the drone, if you need to call out to something or interview any strange individuals…”
They look back at you, beaming ear to ear.
“Basically, you just need to look around for anything weird or… ‘Glitchy,’ ask people questions, and take notes for me, okay?”
They step back and motion for you to take a seat, and make yourself comfortable.
“I’ll be working on my own things on the other side of the lab,” Ace explains as you settle in, “but if you need anything or have any questions, you can holler any time. If you’re ready, I’ll let you be! And, um…”
“Don’t stress too much, okay? There’s no wrong way to go about this. It’s your first day- just focus on getting comfortable, accustomed, and… hell, just have some fun!”
“I know you’ll do great.”
With that, they step aside, watching to make sure you get an alright grasp of the technology. Out of the corner of you eye, you might notice the phone left on the desk lights up briefly. But the monitors are calling your name…
So, where will you begin?
…
Welcome to the heart of “Missing Numbers.” This lab is your gateway to every part of this world.
Utilize the various communication methods given to you throughout Ace’s home and labs to discover, converse with, and ask questions of faces from all throughout the World of Pokemon. The more you explore and investigate, the more you inquire, the more you let your curiosity get the better of you… The more you’ll be able to discover and understand.
It’s entirely up to you to explore now. So go onwards. Seek and find.
We all eagerly await.
Exploration is now available.
[In this blog, we want to leave the world as open as possible, and not put limits on askers for who they can speak with or what they can do! It is possible and encouraged to have multiple conversations going at once. Missing Numbers is not a linear story- We want this blog to be an exploration for you to discover how everything connects and what it all means.
As it would be overwhelming and difficult, for both you and us, to introduce everyone simultaneously (after all, there’s many faces in the world of Pokemon!), a major portion of how you engage with this blog will be finding things: People, Pokemon, and locations!
So get on your feet and start investigating! Use your intuition, or investigate based on information given to you by others, to find the things you seek.
We wish you luck out there, friends! And we hope you enjoy.
Welcome to the world of Pokemon!]