Generic mingling post!!

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[Anyone and anymon with a sense of smell may notice a rather nice one coming from the direction of the Pokemon Center, or maybe they'll see the small crowd first...

It looks like someone got permission to put a long table full of food out in front of the center. It's got berry pies, berry cakes, berry juice, and even a few rare candies. Anyone who doesn't like berries is out of luck, but there's all kinds of treats for those who do. A card placed on the table says it's all free to be taken, and a young man with pink hair will be helping any younger kids or shorter 'mons get what they want.

A little group of people has gathered around to eat standing up or sitting in the Center's lobby. Come get a snack? And maybe introduce yourself to the other (unfortunate) people here?]

Comments

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[... why do we keep getting dragged to strange places, whyyyyy]

... "apparently"?

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It's usually not supposed to be quite so... empty.

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... are you sure it's Vermillion city and not a copy then?

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[...uh.]

No... [To be entirely honest.] Do you think it might be?

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... I don't know. [derp] I've never been to Kanto before.

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...Well, it's either Vermilion City or Fake-Vermilion City, so there you go.

1/2

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... I guess.

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Have you been here for long?

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Just a few days.

[Teddiursa comes down the table to where they are, to see what its trainer is up to. It waves a little at the Breloom.]

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[Breloom waves back.
And tosses you a berry]

So where have you been living?

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[Oh, thank you. Teddiursa will toss a different one back.]

...Here, mostly. [He nods to the Pokemon Center.] We're probably going to start borrowing one of the houses nearby if we can't leave, though. Looks like more "guests" are beginning to show up, anyway.

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... we really can't leave?

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...not until someone else finds a way out, I guess.

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[.... deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep sigh]

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[Uh. Headpat?]

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[blink]

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[...awkwardly retracting that hand now.]

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[... little smile]
Do you have siblings?

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? No, it's just me and my Pokemon.

[Some of them might count as such, but he's not going to say that...]

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Oh--I was just wondering--the other person who does this says he sees me as a little sister, so...

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I see...

[...]

Well. Uh. I'm sure everything will work out just fine, since we're not alone. So don't let it get you down, okay?

[Say something like that before you try the headpat, Shai.]

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I know... I was just hoping I'd be able to go home this time.

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...

"This time"?

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I haven't been home for over a year. [And she can't be older than ten]

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[...why are you saying that with a smile, tiny child.]

I... see. [this would be where he gave you another headpat if the last one hadn't ended in awkward] Then I guess you'll be okay on your own...

[..Little trainers go through so much these days...]