ghostytrainer | prank #51

[Judging by the dim light, it's well into sunset by now and John's laying on a lounge chair on what can only be the deck of the S.S. Anne. On his chest lays a small Dunsparce, wearing a tiny and absolutely adorable light blue party hat. John's idly petting its back, eliciting a few content sighs from the little snake every now and again.]

I know we have a starter appreciation day, but there's nothing quite like the anniversary of your arrival to get you thinking about the Pokémon that started it all. Like really think about them, I mean. Not just kind of acknowledging that they were your first Pokémon.

Or maybe I am just sentimental, who knows. But I really think there's something kind of special about starters. Even if there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to why you were paired up together. Either way, Colonel Sassacre here and I have been together three years as of today. [The Dunsparce flitters his wings a little, maybe giving the camera the smallest of smiles.] Though it feels like it's been way longer than that, honestly. Time flies when you're having fun, right?

[He beams at the camera.]

So tell me about your starters. What was yours? What sort of things have you done together? I dunno, just brag about them if you want. Or we can just talk about whatever, you know I am honestly not too picky. There's just only so long I can appreciate complete silence, personally. But this chair is way too comfy and the breeze feels way too nice to go back inside.

[He's feeling chatty again, apparently. And also lazy. Though what else is new on either of those fronts, really?]

On that note, if you haven't done the elite battle with Blue or Claire to get your S.S. Anne pass, I highly recommend doing so. Just saying. Totally worth it.

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Metronome kept resulting in moves like Tail Whip or Splash... I think I spent at least five hours out there in the wilderness before I managed to catch a Sentret.

Five...hours. [Holy shit.] Jesus, dude, your luck...

It's pretty bad, isn't it? [ Some cosmic force must really hate his guts. ]

[He raises his hand, pinching about half an inch of air between his thumb and index finger.]

Just a bit! But it can't have worked out too badly for you, right? I mean you obviously got her to evolve and you have other Pokémon now.

Yeah, you're right. [ He nods and smiles. ]

Yumie's one of my strongest Pokémon now and she's super nice. And she really helped us out when I went to the Ruins of Alph with Kirigiri-san -- we were stuck inside one of the puzzle rooms and she was small enough to fit through the opening in the wall.

Oh I think I know which chamber you're talking about. The one with that stupidly high window, right? My Pidgeotto ended up getting Aradia and I out of that one when we were there.

That window was really high up, wasn't it? You'd think a place like that would have warning signs or something.

[ You know, so tourists don't injure themselves or get stuck down there because their Pokémon are unable to reach the window. ]

You would think! Though maybe that's supposed to be part of the mystery and intrigue.

[He wiggles his fingers for emphasis on those last three words.]

But it would kinda suck to be stuck down there without something that can fly.

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