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[The feed shows a young girl sitting outside on a wooden porch of some sort. Resting beside her is what looks like a large red and white ball the same size as the girl. The size difference might make it difficult to figure out, but she is sitting next to a pokeball. The wooden porch is actually the exterior of a small birdhouse.]

So...ummmm....I guess everyone has got these things following them around. But I can't really fit them in my house!

[Yes, the birdhouse is her house. She's smol, she can get away with it.]

I...I think I need to find a new place to live if I am going to take care of them. Does anyone know of anyplace like that? I don't take up much space...

[For once her size actually was beneficial.]

And though I can't really do a lot in a world designed for you tallfolk, I am still willing to help out when I can. Don't think I am useless just because I am small!

[With a smile on her face, she leans against the pokeball, which promptly sends it rolling. With her all her strength, she grabs hold of it to prevent it from falling to the ground.]

A...ahem. A..also, I don't suppose these storage balls come in smaller sizes? I mean, I don't want to hurt my new friends but its kind of difficult to carry them around with me.

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Huh; the balls do shrink, but I take it you've tried to the utmost? [Poor thing; pokemon, at a minimum, require verbal commands. Hopefully they can hear!]

Well, there's plenty of places to live that allow pets. Not the Commonspace, sadly. Have you tried any of the apartments and so on?

Oh, hello again!

[Shinmyoumaru does not forget people who are nice to her. She's so used to being looked down upon, and not just in the literal sense, that when someone is actually nice to her, it sticks with her.]

So, they actually do shrink? I doubt they would become my size though. Maybe I could carry them in my bowl or something...

[A tiny pair of shoulders shrug.]

I..umm...but about what I was saying, they use that 'money' stuff here, and I haven't really found a good way to make any.

[Jobs are hard to come by when you're about as big as an average human hand.]

Hello there. I can't help but to notice your dilemma. You know, I was wondering and this is just an idea. If you're not keen on moving out, why not just built a bigger birdhouse, so your pokeballs will fit?

[Though with someone her size, and money is an issue, his question means she has to hire a very good carpenter. Still, her pokemon won't fit in her house probably. And anyway, he's just posing an idea to her issue.]

W..well, I don't really know how to do it myself. I never had to do stuff like this back home, I was pretty lucky to find this one unused. It took me a long time to clean it up, but these pokemon are super duper huge!

[Compared to her, at least. To Shinmyoumaru, everything is a ride pokemon.]

There..umm...well, there is also the fact I don't really own this land. I understand that sort of thing is important in this weird world. No one cares because I don't take up much space, but if I had a big place built, it might be different!

[Tiny arms cross in front of her chest.]

I really wouldn't mind moving out at all. But this world isn't designed for me. Most people don't even know I exist unless I am talking to them like this! So I don't really know HOW to. I can't even carry the little bit of money they gave me when I woke up in that huge metal thing, and I can't make any more, either.

I wouldn't think you are useless. I mean there would be things you'd be able to do that we might not be.

[She is currently getting nudged by her Zorua though, he either wants a fuss or might be getting her attention for another reason.]

Of course I'm not useless! We inchlings have a proud and noble history, you know! We...we've done...ummm...things!

[Hopefully she can point dramatically at her camera enough to not be asked about said things!]

But most people here are tallfolk, so everything is made for them. There were others like me back home so it wasn't a problem, but....

[And then, sudden fox!]

Ah! There is a...a thing, and I think it wants to eat you!

[Because yes, being nudged is exactly the same as being devoured]

Ah, well, nobody expects you too, and I can imagine how hard that is for someone your size. I'm over 6 feet tall, so I tower over most of everyone.

It seems a good solution is to find a willing roommate who is willing to sponsor you or carry you around for transport. Also, the pokemon may want to live in a bigger space and you need money to buy them pokefoods from the pokemarts.

I don't own a store anymore, so I wouldn't be able to hire you, as I work at the Genessia library as a librarian.

Yes, they ought to fit in there! [Assuming it's a normal bowl; pokeballs can nest comfortably in the palm of one's hand.]

An occupation that does not depend upon regular size...

[*Jeopardy music*]

Oh! How about teaching? I can hear you well enough, and you can use your phone. With the state of technology these days, it ought to be viable!

[The little thing really didn't know what she was getting into when her egg hatched. She'd never had someone depend on her quite like that before.]

Yeah, that would be super nice, but not many people notice me. Its easy to get noticed when you're the size of a building like you, but even when people do see me, they think I'm dumb just because I'm little.

[It didn't really help she was a bit on the naive side, either.]

Either that or they treat me like some sort of toy! I'm not, you know! I'm....er....umm...sorry, I get worked up sometimes. I know you're trying to help. You don't seem like a bad person. Not many bother to try and help me, after all.

[That bowl doubled as a handy Shinmyoumaru-sized flying saucer, so it can easily fit a few pokeballs in it without any problem. She'd probably have to do it if she ever wanted to catch many more. The suggestion brings the girl to a pause.]

Teaching? Hm. But I am not sure anyone needs to know anything I know. I could teach people about the proud heritage of the inchlings, but that probably isn't something that people would pay to learn about.

[Something she sounds ever so slightly bitter about. The history of tiny people was still important!]

Back home I just helped tend to the castle. Well, until a thing happened. But there's no need to go into that.

I see. I'm sorry to hear that, so please don't apologize. I'm a tall guy, but nobody noticed me much either, so there are days when I feel invisible as a senior elderly, even when I'm with other people and I live in Genessia for nearly half a year.

Oh silly me I forget to introduce myself. My name is Abel, Abel Nightroad. I'm a priest, you know a church kind of guy, so helping people like yourself is something I like to do.

So what do you think I can help you with? I usually go out and jog everyday around the city for exercise and taking my pokemon for a walk, so if you want something from the supermarket or transport you around the city, that I can help with.

Hmm as for money making, I saw some people try to sell their arts, crafts, and wares in the market. It doesn't make much money, but that works.

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Oh really?! What did you do? I am curious.

[It must be hard being the only one who isn't as she put it tall?]

Ah, yes/ This is Zorua, he's just trying to get my attention, he doesn't want to eat me.

They might! I'd be happy to buy such an account. Or at the very least borrow if from the library.

[Not that writing is a very fast or viable way to earn money.]

Huh! A very small castle, then, or were there special tasks only one so sized could do? Because Fayren might have need of a specialized charwoman, or something. It can't hurt to ask.

[Sadly, writing isn't exactly her area of expertise, so it would probably not be the most entertaining read. As for the question, the answer is probably as expected.]

It was an inchling castle, but there were parts of it that were big enough for tallfolk to enter. There was a lot of little things to take care of! Mostly keeping it clean, but we had little gardens...um, little by our standards, and stuff like that. It was nice, I never had to worry about being stepped on or anything! But anyway, there must be something I can do. I never had to worry about money back home, we didn't even use it.

Its nice to meet you!

[The tiny, tiny lady bows.]

I'm Shinmyoumaru Sukuna. I'm sure you can tell from what I've been saying, but I'm an inchling. We're just like humans other then our sizes. We've always been sort of ignored.

[She clearly has some sort of complex about that!]

Oh, you've got pokemon, too! I guess everyone does now. When I try to take mine out, I can't really walk with them, so I tend to just ride on one. They don't seem to mind. I mean, it was scary the first time, but they are really friendly things. But..you would really help me? That's awfully nice of you. Its because of this church thingy? I don't really think I could make anything people would want to buy. I mean, I have a needle, but its for self defense!

[After a little rummaging, she holds up what looks like a normal sewing needle.]

[Sadly, the tiny girl doesn't actually know that much about the past of her people. She was mostly spouting off out of pride.]

W...well, I think one of my ancestors killed an oni once. I don't really know all the details, it was a long time ago. But I do know that they were rewarded with something I still have today!

[With a wide smile, she holds up a tiny, tiny hammer in one hand.]

Its more powerful then it looks! Oh, is that one of these pokemon thingies? I'm having sort of a hard time taking care of mine, since they're all so much bigger then me.

[The tall man in the video makes a bow in return. It's only polite.]

An inchling, you say? I never met one. I can certainly see why...You're not a fairy, are you?

[On the subject of pokemon!] Oh erm, yes. I do have pokemon! [The two of them are levitating behind him, following him everywhere he goes.]

The one holding the mask is Yamask. And the green one is Solosis.

"Yamask? Yamask!"

"Solosis."

The third one I have is Meowth, but she's taking a rest inside her pokeball.

[Smiling into the video.] The pokemon can be trained, as they can understand human language and they understand you. And you can train them to fight through battling against other pokemon trainers to get your pokemon stronger. And like I said, I like to help people because I'm a priest, I live some kind of monk life-style, so no, it has nothing do with me in the church.

[Upon seeing the needle.] You should give it a try, making things even with a sewing needle. Maybe people would like your work of art at the market, you wouldn't know. That reminds me, I think I tried crochet once, but I couldn't put my mind to it.

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Oni... That must have been tough, but I'm glad they managed.

[She smiled slightly, the hammer looked cute. At least to her.]

Yes, Zorua is a pokemon... He came out of the egg, but I must ask do you need help. I can always offer.

[For a girl who seems to feel slighted as often as she does, she doesn't seem to find the question offensive.]

No, we're not fairies. We're just like humans, only we're a lot smaller. I'm not surprised you haven't heard of us. Most inchlings don't even like interacting with tallfolk, since they don't tend to notice us, and are so dangerous. But I refuse to be afraid! Plus, there aren't any others of my kind here. If more tallfolk were like you, I wouldn't need to worry. though.

[She glances to her side, where the pokeball as big as she is rests.]

It'd be difficult to introduce you to pokes, but I have a fishie one, a bug one, and a little metal person. Well, little compared to tallfolk, its still bigger then me! I haven't got their names down yet.

[The sewing needle is twirled about with a flourish before being planted at her feet in as dramatic a way as she can manage.]

I don't think I can do sewing, though. This isn't just some piece of junk, its the Shining Needle Blade! It would be disrespectful to try to use it to make money. It is a weapon to defend the downtrodden!

[She sounds awfully proud of what looks to be a normal sewing needle. But then, to a girl her size, it very well could seem to be some sort of legendary blade.]

I'm really not sure how they did it. But I know that the Miracle Mallet was given as a reward for doing it. And the mallet is real, so the story has to be real, too!

[It looks like a normal, tiny mallet. Perhaps the girl was just being silly. Or maybe it really did have power. Who can say?]

W..well, what I really need is a way to make some money. Now that I have my own pokemon I want to let them have some room to move around, they can't live in the birdhouse with me. So I need a bigger place now. But I don't know how to do money making. We didn't need it back home, and everyone here is so amazingly huge that there isn't much of anything an inchling can do!

You have the evidence to prove it, so I will take that as fact.

[Not much else to say on that matter at the end of the day. It's there therefore it must be true. Logic really.]

Usually people would get jobs, usually based on things they were able to do. Like me. I run a couple of inns because that was what I was brought up to do. So do you have something you can do well?

Hmmm...

[It might be just crazy enough to work!]

How are you at sewing?

[The girl only takes a moment to think about it before she responds.]

Good enough I could repair my own clothes if they ever got damaged.

[Considering she seems to be wearing the world's tiniest kimono, its a bit more complex then fixing a tear in a pair of jeans or something like that.]

I never really made anything from scratch, though. If I had to make something for the tallfolk, it would take me forever! Unless maybe it was something small, like a pair of gloves or something like that. I might be able to do something like that.

The problem I am having is that everything is too big for me! Inchlings don't really fit into tallfolk society well. I used to help take care of the castle back home, I would help in the gardens, clean up, even help with the cooking. But no one here needs those sort of things done by someone so much smaller then than them.

[The girl frowns.]

I couldn't even carry money if I earned it! If only the mallet would hurry up and recharge it might be different, but that would just make a new problem, I'd be too big to live where I do now!

It just occurred to me that one with such stature might be able to do intricate, detailed work that larger hands couldn't fathom. I know a tailor who I've used many times; would you like to see if she might use you in kind?

Well, that or pest extermination. That ought to be quite the adventure; rats would look like behemoths!

I don't think that's true. if you can do them like any tall fault, no one should judge you based on that. In fact why don't we try this. You work at one of my inns and I'll see what you can do. If you do well I would be willing to hire you.

W..well, I'm not afraid of hard work or anything.

[And when one is so much smaller then everyone else, even the most mundane tasks might seem monumental. Ask this girl to fold towels, and it could take her all day.]

But I don't know your name or where to go or anything. It takes me a little while to travel, too. Oh, but don't worry. I don't have to go on foot or anything. I can fly in my bowl, or maybe one of my pokemon friends could help. O..oh, and I should introduce myself, as well! I am Shinmyoumaru Sukuna, and like I said I am an inchling. We're just like you tallfolk, only we don't have bodies like mountains!

[In other words, she feels that it is all the normal sized people who are strange.]

Ah, my name is Yukiko Amagi. Also I have to ask, you travel in a bowl?

[That was not something she was expecting if she had to be perfectly honest.]

[The tiny girl nods.]

To someone like me, a bowl is like a ship to a bigger person. But unlike a ship, I can make my bowl fly.

[So she rides in a literal flying saucer.]

I can fly without it, but it makes carrying stuff a lot easier. I have to put my pokeballs in there, because they don't really shrink down to my size!

I guess you would need something to help you carry things. So that makes sense. Though must be hard with the size of the pokeballs, more so if you have six of them for example.

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