To whom it may concern,

You may be wondering how you ended up with this letter, or who sent it to you in the first place, but I assure you, it is not my intention to pose a threat to you or anyone you know.

I'm sure you're probably wondering exactly who I am... but I'd rather not go into too much detail about that. Not unless I know for sure that it's safe for me to do so. Let's just say that I, well... happen to have a much longer life span than many people I know, and because of this, I know quite a bit about my country, which means that I have an important job in my region as far as political matters are concerned. But enough about that; I should probably get to the point before this letter becomes too long.

You see, recently there have been rumors in my land, the Unova Region, regarding a mountain located near a large city. The top of this mountain is always surrounded by a dense fog, which I believe to be the cause of these rumors. It is said that the fog contains mystical properties that allow the boundaries between worlds to blur, allowing one to step into an entire different reality. Of course, I don't believe such rumors so easily. That is why I am sending several letters into the fog- to uncover the truth and see if such a thing is even possible.

Hopefully you, among several others, will have received a copy of this letter. If so, I would like you to do something for me. I'd like you to reply to this letter, and tell me about the world in which you live. I apologize if this seems like an invasion of privacy. You do not have to tell me anything too personal if you are uncomfortable doing so. If you'd like, I could also tell you something about the country where I'm from.

To ensure that I am able to read your replies, please leave them in the exact spot where you found this letter. Some of my friends and I are keeping track of the locations of each letter so that we have a higher chance of communicating back and forth.

If there is a chance that I may be able to communicate with another world, I must not pass up that opportunity. I sincerely hope that my investigation ends up being a success. I am looking foward to communicating with each and every one of you.

Hoping for the best,

- Toko


((Hey, everybody! Long time no see, am I right? Sorry I haven't been on for, like, two or three years, but I've been busy with a whole bunch of stuff and eventually lost the motivation to answer more letters for my previous fic, Gotta Write 'em All. But that's okay, because while I've been gone, I worked a whole lot on character development for my OC. Hopefully, my letters will be less annoying than before, and will give me a chance to write as a better character, instead of all the shenanigans I had going on previously. The storyline for that last fic was actually getting really interesting, and I was kind of sad to finally let it go, but I felt like it just had to go, you know? Now is the time for change, so my Unova OC will be more developed and interesting to write about. If you've participated in writing for the first fic a couple years ago, I highly recommend checking out the changes in character development that are on my profile. They're all the way at the tippy-top, so you don't have to scroll! :)

There will be some changes to the rules regarding writing letters to this fic (as opposed to the rules from before, of course), to enhance everyone's experience:

- As always, anonymous letters will be accepted. You will still be allowed to write to this fic, even if you've never participated when Gotta Write 'em All was still around. Seriously, I don't even know if the people from 2 years ago are even on anymore. You can also write in as any character you want, though this letter fic is targeted towards fans of both Pokemon and Hetalia, so letters from those two fandoms are preferred.

- As far as pairings are concerned, I think that this is the most important rule modification by far- since my mother is no longer monitoring this, I am pleased to announce that male x male and female x female will now be allowed for this letter fic! I wanted to allow it before, but back when the first fic was still around, my internet activity was being watched over all the time. Now that I'm older, we get to have more fun with this fic, woohoo! There will, however, still be limitations for pairings. Please note the following:

No canon character x canon character pairings. With fandoms (especially Hetalia) that have a lot of different pairing possibilities for each character, there's bound to be disagreement regarding different people shipping different things. Therefore, to keep everyone happy, I'd like to keep this fic as ship-free as possible to avoid shipwars.

OC x OC pairings, however, will be allowed, as they don't have even half the amount of hype that canon x canon pairings do, and are less likely to cause trouble as a result. (I'm not doing this so that only my character has the potential for romance. If two people writing as OCs want their characters to be in a relationship, that's fine. If someone is writing as two OCs that are already in a relationship, that's fine too.)

- Just like before, this letter fic is rated T, and I would like it to STAY rated T. That means no detailed descriptions of gore, no sex, nothing like that. Violence, implied sexual activity (or dirty jokes), and the like are okay. Foul language is okay. Just nothing explicit or overly-controversial, alright? Alright. And try to be considerate of others when writing your letters, okay? No making jokes about rape and murder, or other sensitive topics. You don't know what other people have been through, and treating these topics like they're just material for humor or otherwise unimportant is just plain wrong. I want this letter fic writing to be a pleasant experience for everyone.

So, with all that out of the way, have fun writing letters, everybody! -Ness))