3rd Struggle [Video] Pokemon Center

[pinnedbangs]

Hey. ... You know, until this morning I thought I was still dreaming. This place is full of amazing things and so many different animals - pokémon!

[Yes, that's Rin, sitting inside of the pokemon center. If the tell-tale music wasn't enough of a giveaway, then certainly the decor was enough to tip off even the least observant of viewers. Rin doesn't seem too different than before. His hair is still unkempt, his clothes as clean as he could keep them, and even his smile was just as sunny. Despite appearances, he still looked far too tired. One could say he almost looked sad.]

I went to challenge that Falkner guy and he defeated my team pretty badly. [And there it was - that small flicker of something wrong -- ] Nurse Joy's taking care of them now. Falkner's looked so cool in flight! They were amazing! Poochy, Pidgey, and Blue did their best out there. Even before that we walked through that cave and saw so many other pokémon! I know Shi-- .. .. a friend of mine would have liked a few of them. [Rin becomes quiet for a moment. Bellsprout would be the sort of pokemon Shiemi would like, he thinks. He did look sad now, but he fought his frown with a smile.]

[Shit, he was stalling now, wasn't he? Rin shrugs his shoulders, suddenly unsure of what he wanted to ask in the first place.] ...These pokémon aren't just for fighting, are they? They're like animals. Hell, they're the closest things to animals Johto has. If I had to get a badge, why can't I fight that Falkner guy myself?

Comments

[pinnedbangs]

You've been here that long?!!

[He looks them up again to satisfy his curiosity.] Boxes? ...The PC thing, right?

It really is like playing a video game... Hey, what's your name?

[seasaltkeys]

Yeah. [He doesn't really have a problem with it. Going home = bad, so he's quite happy here]

Yeah, those things. The pokemon storage system. It's pretty useful.

It's Roxas.

[pinnedbangs]

...You don't mind at all.

I doubt I'll use it.

Roxas? [He has never heard of a name like that before. Must be foreign.] I'm Rin Okumura.

[seasaltkeys]

It's better than where I was. [Said with a shrug. He exists here. He won't back home. He'd rather exist. It's as simple as that.]

You probably will, if you end up with more than six pokemon.

Rin. [He nods.]

[pinnedbangs]

Then that's all that matters.

[smile~] I don't know... It's strange enough that I have four. If I have a whole box, how can I see them all?

[seasaltkeys]

I didn't think I'd end up with as many as I have, but you kind of have to change your party for different gym leaders and stuff.

There's the pokemon storage system. You know the PC in the pokemon center? Any trainer can use it to store pokemon there. They go in a box and you can switch them around as you need them.

[pinnedbangs]

[He imagines the storage system would look a lot like a series of cardboard boxes with a pokemon's name outside of it. Seems rational to him, though impractical.]

...How does that work? Do they live inside a computer's storage system?

[seasaltkeys]

I guess so. I don't really know. It's just what people do so I've been following along. They seem fine, the pokemon.

[pinnedbangs]

[Sound questionable to him!] If you say so... How many do you have?

[seasaltkeys]

Thirteen so far. That's just caught though. I've seen a lot more.

[Thirteen, huh? Funny how that number keeps coming up.]

[pinnedbangs]

[How many pokemon were really in this world...] Has anyone ever seen them all?

[seasaltkeys]

Maybe? I don't know. New types keep showing up, but there's this legendary trainer called Red who's probably seen a lot.

[pinnedbangs]

Red... [That's a freakin' awesome name.] Has anyone ever met the guy? I mean, since he's a legend and all, there has to be something real about him!

[seasaltkeys]

I don't think so. At least, I haven't heard anyone mention it. But I'm planning to find him and challenge him.

[pinnedbangs]

You're going to challenge a legendary trainer?!

[Admiration levels have skyrocketed!!]

[seasaltkeys]

That's the plan. One day, after I get all the badges and become the champion.

[When he dreams, he dreams big.]