Day 44 - [Text]

[babel_hacker]

[After the prom, Atsuro used the Ace Trainer’s services to return to Goldenrod to pick a few things up from the department stores. Other than equipments and references he needs for programming, he also pick up a Dubious Disc to study. He’s been planning on taking a look into its contents, but he haven’t save up enough until now.

Not when he’s also saving up money for a possible investment into a house for himself and his Pokemon.

It’s after he take a good look into the Dubious Disc and dig in as much as he can, that he typed up a post to the network.]

Did anyone else look at what’s inside the Dubious Disc? The data inside is what cause Porygon2 to evolve into a Porygon-Z via trading. Which isn’t all that strange, since the Porygon line are made of data.

So I looked inside and I found some weird stuff. I’m wondering if anyone else can confirm it as well, or I lucked out in getting a weird copy to study.

Because I don’t know what to think about finding this inside. Or what looks like a bunch of familiar looking memes, just Pokemon (which is somehow both surprising but not really). So I’d appreciate your input on this.

Also, does anyone want a Dubious Disc? I can’t use it since Fortran’s fully evolved.

[Thanks for that, mysterious kidnapper.]

...And if you're also raising a Porygon-Z, mind if I ask you about the evolution process and results? Thanks.

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[usedswift]

Wait. The picture was inside a Dubious Disc?

[Tenten is not a master of technology by any stretch of the imagination, but even she figures that's not normal.]

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[babel_hacker]

Yep. There's other stuff inside, but this is probably one of the weirdest.

[He doesn't know what to think of this picture potentially any Porygon2s during their evolution.]

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[usedswift]

But... what is it? What's a meme?

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[babel_hacker]

A meme?

It's like a popular trend. You get a concept and it spreads out to a lot of people, so it's normally at "heard about" level.

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[usedswift]

Huh... Okay!

What are Dubious Discs supposed to do, anyway?

[Hi my name is Tenten and I've never bothered to learn about Porygons.]

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[babel_hacker]

They're trade evolution items for Porygon2. They're supposed to hold it during the trade and absorb the data from it. Afterwards, they should evolve into Porygon-Z.

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[usedswift]

And... that's part of the data?

How come it doesn't turn into a Skitty, then?

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[codeforhope]

[From what he had read about Dubious Disks and their strange properties so far, he had expected for them to contain some strange data, but....not this.]

This...picture was included in the data on the Dubious Disk?

[He's aware he's probably asking an already answered question, but he's not entirely sure how else to respond.]

And...well, if you don't plan on using it for anything else, I wouldn't mind having it....but only if you're sure no one else wants it instead. I planned on getting one myself to analyze when I got back to Goldenrod...

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[babel_hacker]

Along with other stuff, but yes. I know there's strange data inside, but I didn't know this is considered as "strange".

[It makes him wonder about this world's programming culture.]

Sure thing. If no one else speaks up, I'll let you know later. I'm curious to know what your opinion on it if you got a copy.

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[codeforhope]

Could you tell me what sort of other stuff it was?

[If it can be made out at all, at least.]

Thank you. I won't have any use for it for some time, since my Porygon hasn't evolved to Porygon2 yet...if I do decide to use it. I'm interested in what else that disk has on it, though. If there's anything else on it other than what you found, I should be able to decipher it.

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[babel_hacker]

Sure. The ones I can analyse are mostly memes I can recognise. There are others I don't know. [Since they're from a year or more ahead of his year.] There's more I haven't crack through yet. It's almost weird how the disk put the data together.

If you ever evolve your Porygon, mind letting me know how it goes? I didn't get a chance to observe Fortran's as I like.

[Because of some jerk.]

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[codeforhope]

[Memes, huh? .....but why though is the question. Who on earth..]

I see. I'll look more into it if I can...but from what you're describing, it sounds like that data has a lot to do with why Porygon2 evolves to PorygonZ the way it does.

I will. I will have to ensure that Zip is ok with it, first...he seems to be pretty happy how he is at the moment.

[The last thing Chihiro would ever do would be force his Pokemon to evolve if they didn't want to.]

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[babel_hacker]

[He's torn between either memes are a part of the evolution, or it's a big joke by whoever put them in the discs.

...Both are equally possible, when he think about it.]

Since it's the trade evolution item for Porygon2 to evolve into Porygon-Z, it'd be weird if it isn't.

That's usually the best way to approach it. I have a few Pokemon who's happy enough without evolving.

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[moveslikestrider]

hahaha seriously
thats whats in it
man no wonder one porygon makes bad techno

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[babel_hacker]

It's one of many weird stuff inside it. I guess that's why Fortran wants Poffins more.

Bad techno?

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[moveslikestrider]

are you one of those people not familiar with electronic music

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[babel_hacker]

I know about techno, just didn't dabble in them that much. Programming's more my thing than music.

I'm asking about that Porygon making bad techno.

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[moveslikestrider]

all you have to do is go hey porygon i want some techno yo
im pretty sure theyll come running to show you their beats

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[babel_hacker]

I'll ask him that next time. Fortran's already messing around with making sprites and games, so music is probably next for him.

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[captainash]

I suddenly feel very uncertain about allowing my Porygon to someday absorb that data. Why a Skitty, of all things?

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[babel_hacker]

I guess it's because it's a cat? Maybe lolskitty sounds better than lolmeowth?

[Who knows.]

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[captainash]

But how does it help Porygon 2 evolve? Is it just some random pictures the programmer shoved into the free space, does it somehow corrupt the Pokémon's original data???

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[babel_hacker]

That's what I'm trying to figure out and asking. I know disc's data is directly responsible for Porygon2's evolution into Porygon-Z, but pinpointing the exact cause is the challenge.

I guess I could always dig inside Fortran, if he ever lets me.

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[captainash]

If you could grab a Porygon 2 to compare their data, you might get a better view or the process. Observing a completely unevolved Porygon might help, too.

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[babel_hacker]

Yeah. I'd have to find some first and ask their trainer about it. The Porygons, too, for their permission.