[On the other end of the line, John screws his eyes shut tight and tries swallowing that lump in his throat. Of course, this does absolutely nothing. But at least he's not crying. As much as he wants to, he's not really crazy about the idea of having a breakdown in the Pokécenter over this. And then having to walk all the way back to the hotel on top of that.]
[At least it's out of happiness? Sort of, at least. It's kind of a weird, bittersweet mixture. John hasn't seen his dad in over two years now. That's exactly 818 days without a single fatherly note about how proud Dad is, and it's times like these that John realizes just how much he misses those silly little things.]
[And how bad he feels that he never took them seriously.]
[Despite the fact that this is a phone call and not a video, John nods, making one of those entirely-too-obvious-inhaling-sniffly noises a person makes when they're trying their hardest not to just break down.]
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[At least it's out of happiness? Sort of, at least. It's kind of a weird, bittersweet mixture. John hasn't seen his dad in over two years now. That's exactly 818 days without a single fatherly note about how proud Dad is, and it's times like these that John realizes just how much he misses those silly little things.]
[And how bad he feels that he never took them seriously.]
[Despite the fact that this is a phone call and not a video, John nods, making one of those entirely-too-obvious-inhaling-sniffly noises a person makes when they're trying their hardest not to just break down.]
Yeah he...he's something else. Alright.