Emma was right to be weirded out by the game because he felt the same way, especially as he walked by the NPCs who continued repeating the same thing. And their encounter with Professor Oak in the beginning had been odd too, though it was the same routine that he remembered when he was a kid. Or at least from what he could piece together, everything was still a blur after waking up when he did.<br/><br/>“Yeah, it’s definitely weird, why would the programmers let it fall into decay like this?” he thought in response to her comment as he took another glance around them. It didn’t make sense – if they were supposed to have fun, why didn’t the environment look more fun? There was something going on behind the scenes and the only way they were going to find out was by working together. He couldn’t help but laugh when she made her comment about the Pokeballs, though. “No, I’m pretty sure you need one per Pokemon you catch…” he explained as he tried to remember all the rules and regulations of his childhood game. “Seven times…?” he repeated in disbelief as he shook his head, before reaching for her hand and shaking it.<br/><br/>“I’m Ethan, and it’s no problem. None of this makes sense but maybe talking about it will help us figure out what to do next. Would you like to team up and get to the next town together?” he offered before looking down the road and wondering what waited ahead of them. “We might need to fight along the way to get our starters strong.”<br/>