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Trip ([personal profile] serperiority) wrote in [community profile] farawayplace2025-06-10 09:06 pm

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First Post
[So, primarily because Trip can be still be unexpectedly timid sometimes Trip's not keen on the idea of calling into a radio show, he's going to try and mention Ken instead... except he doesn't know his username either, so. It seems he'll have to ask around...]

T. @(ghostprince) posted: Does anyone know how to contact Ken from that radio show? Doesn't he have an account on here?

Second Post

[The question's also one others might have answers too, so he'll make two posts about it, shortly after one another! They're public peep Pippi posts, so everyone else can see them too!]

T. @(ghostprince) posted: Do any of you other drifted have an Ultern in your world? Or a similar place, even if it's not called by the same name?

[The (very new and nearly empty?) account's not very helpful in identifying him, the profile picture is scenery, although Serperior's silhouette might vaguely be recognizable in it, the location is "who wants to know?" and the bio is just a link to his Mimmeo... it might look suspicious or creepy, but it's rather unintentional!
He's just keeping a low profile and not really much of a Pippi user. His linked Mimmeo is definitely more active, although there's long stretches of inactivity (whenever he gets drifted home—two images are years apart, both during Tanabata? One at the festival proper, another aa cafe, enjoying a meal with a Yamask, it seems...), but it dates back at least three years, and has lots of photographs he's taken, although none are of himself. Just scenery, Pokemon (his own Unovan Pokemon and Ulternian ones he's seen, wild and trained), and quite a few of cafe desserts, and, more recently, and clumsy/modest attempts at cooking.]
kenfrompokemon: (ahaha...)

[personal profile] kenfrompokemon 2025-06-11 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ken's official account doesn't allow direct messages from people he's not following! That's the curse of fame.

Anyway, Ken's in no rush. It'd be suspicious to just immediately respond to that, right? So he browses a bit more, then logs out, has himself a meal, goes about his day for a while, then logs on to his official account and searches out that T or ghostprince person to see if he's reached out for him.

It's been a bit less than two hours, has Trip tried contacting him in any other ways in that time?]
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[personal profile] kenfrompokemon 2025-06-12 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
[There they are! Time for an official response.]

DJ Ken@(chura_radio_ken) replied: Sure! Always happy to share info with people ready to learn! The "Ultern" in my world is a part of the Nihon Region called the Southwest Islands. I haven't been there myself, but I hear it's similar to Ultern: a place full of easy-going, friendly people. There are no Pokemon Gyms, but it's a popular destination for tourists and Trainers! If I ever go back, I'd sure like to take a vacation and check it out for myself, too!
Edited 2025-06-12 11:57 (UTC)
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[personal profile] kenfrompokemon 2025-06-14 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
DJ Ken@(chura_radio_ken) replied: As far as I know, they only exist in my world! But hey, I'd love to be proven wrong!
I guess people love island vacations no matter what world they're in, huh?
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[personal profile] kenfrompokemon 2025-06-14 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
DJ Ken@(chura_radio_ken) replied: Plenty of them! Seems there's Pokemon living there that are rare to see in the mainland Nihon Region! But if you're curious if there are similar Pokemon as Ultern, then the answer is yes! A lot of Pokemon that are considered Ulternian here also live in both Nihon and the Southwest Islands. However, many species have different names in my world!

[Ken posts an older photo of his Cubburn, looking out of a window with his nose pressed against the glass.]

DJ Ken@(chura_radio_ken) replied: For example, my Flambear here is actually a Pokemon from my world! He's called a Cubburn here, but Flambear is the name of his species in Nihon!
kenfrompokemon: (warm smile)

[personal profile] kenfrompokemon 2025-06-16 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
DJ Ken@(chura_radio_ken) replied: Thank you!<3

In name only! They look the same, however, there are some tales of Pokemon in Ultern that don't exist in Nihon. For example, the belief that Cubburn can sense the good and evil in people's hearts is well-known in Ultern, but unheard of in Nihon! It's unknown whether that's a difference in the Pokemon themselves or the culture around them, but isn't that fascinating?
But, on a related note, Ulternian variants of some Pokemon are the normal "Nihonese" versions of the Pokemon in my world! As an example, Ledyba are normally green in my world, but in this world that variant is considered an Ulternian Ledyba!

[He shares a photo of his green Ledyba, clinging to a palm tree trunk.

Ken's had to explain these same concepts many times, but he doesn't mind it at all. Sharing Pokemon facts is one of his favorite things, and he even gets paid to do it on radio!]
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[personal profile] kenfrompokemon 2025-06-16 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[Technically, Ken would've been born in the late 80's in his world, so you could say that! But he also just prefers the old-school emoticons and technology even after adjusting to this world.

Well, it's not like Ken's ruling out the idea that it's true! Maybe Flambear in his world also have that ability but the stories about it aren't as well known, or maybe Cubburn have that ability while Flambear don't!

...Ken does go over character limit sometimes, yeah...]


DJ Ken@(chura_radio_ken) replied: Thanks! Yeah, most worlds tend to have red Ledyba as the default. Even this one!

[That would be a fascinating subject for Ken to think about if Trip told him about it...]
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[personal profile] kenfrompokemon 2025-06-17 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
DJ Ken@(chura_radio_ken) replied: Ah, no, the green ones are more common in Ultern! I meant they're more common in rest of the world. The green Ledyba were named after Ultern because drifters called them that!

[...That brings a good point, though. Since Ultern is so isolated and you can't leave it, people of Ultern might just assume the rest of the world has red Ledyba because everyone visiting seems to know Ledyba are red. But is there even a world outside Ultern, or do Ulternians just assume the rest of the world is there and resembles the worlds people drift from?

...Is there any proof anything outside of Ultern exists in this world?

Ken leans back in his chair and stares at his ceiling for a long moment.]
kenfrompokemon: (ugh)

[personal profile] kenfrompokemon 2025-06-19 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
DJ Ken@(chura_radio_ken) replied: No problem! Always happy to help! [sparkle emojis]

[He types that, while deep in thought about said existential questions...]