The letter you had just found in your pocket wrote:Before you proceed with reading this letter, take a deep breath. Take a few, actually. Once you have composed yourself as much as someone in your state can be, continue reading.
If there is any merit to stories revolving around amnesiacs, you will be asking four questions in particular. I shall answer those questions systematically, but any others will have to wait until later, after we have met in person.
The first question will likely be “Who am I?” I don’t know who you are. You could have hailed from any background, good or bad. All I know is that you were one of many subjects who willingly and unwillingly participated in a dreadful experiment.
“Where am I?” ought to be your next question. You are in one of the five boroughs of New York City. You originally come from another universe, but I suspect you will never be able to return. Though many dangers lurk in this world, there are also innumerable wonders waiting to be discovered. Stay beside the busy roads when travelling, and you won’t be harmed.
Next, you might ask “How did I get here?” You arrived here because the experiment of which you were part entailed interdimensional travel. New York City was the chosen destination because it would not surprise the local inhabitants if something “odd” were to happen here – according to popular culture, at least.
Your final question, and arguably the most important, should be “Why can’t I remember anything?” Whereas I didn’t choose you, decide where to send you, or transport you here, I am responsible for erasing your memory. I can’t give them back to you, and even if I could, I shouldn’t. I have valid reasons for that, but if you want to hear them – and I assume it is all that matters to you, at the moment – you must come see me first.
Before I list the relevant address, you must know something. You are a human now, but you weren’t before. You were what we called a “Pokémon”, which is a fantastic being capable of wielding magic, aura, and many other types of energy. However, you will never again have all those powers at your disposal; instead, you will gradually regain four. I am responsible for this restriction as well, for he who brought you here wanted to conquer and possibly destroy this world, named “earth”. I had to limit his potential for disaster, but I nevertheless had to ensure I could resist him. That is where you come in.
You are reading this letter because you agreed to help me oppose our enemy. If I estimated the duration of the delay correctly, you, along with the other, more hostile, subjects, will arrive approximately a decade after our foe and me. I did this so that I may establish myself and find sufficient support for the struggle that is to come. At this point in time, seven of those ten years have passed already. After I send this letter, I shall have spent the last of my power that is not already sealed away. Then, I shall only be a mortal servant of these hapless people.
Although you have no recollection of your previous life, you will find you can still speak, walk, read, write, and perform a variety of other actions. These are my own memories which I have inserted into your mind. As invasive as that may sound, it is the only way to ensure that you reach me without attracting undue attention. Ask for directions to One Police Plaza, located between Park Row, Madison Street, and Pearl Street. The building is closed to civilians, so once you are stopped by a police officer, tell them to call my office. My secretary will tell the officer to describe the stamp on your letter, and once he has, she will ask him to send you to wait in the park in James Madison Plaza. Wait there until I arrive to fetch you.
As a last note of caution, reveal nothing of this to anyone. If somebody offers any help other than providing directions, thankfully decline. If, for some reason, you end up at New York City Hall, leave. Immediately.
I shall see you in three years. I wish you an uneventful walk.
Yours sincerely,
New York City Police Commissioner
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