Chapter 66; Text

[tentacletrainer]

John's gone home.
John Egbert, I mean.

[You'll need to look at the trainer tag to figure out who this is today. There's no colorful text or snarky horseshit to identify Rose as instantaneously as there would be before. And maybe the reason why is obvious with those first two sentences.]

I've noticed a few of his Pokemon aren't here.
If they've ended up with you, will you please let me know?
They were as much his family as they were mine, so I'd like to know they're safe.
Maybe offer you child support, haha.

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[ardent]

[Ishimaru's text is perhaps strangely subdued, given the source, but...]

I've found a Blaziken named Akrthalagg that I believe to be one of his.

Is there anything I can do for you?

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[tentacletrainer]

That is one of ours, yes.
Take good cate of him.
I think that's all I could really ask anyone to do for me right now.

[text]

[ardent]

I understand.

Is there anything in particular that I should know about him?

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[tentacletrainer]

He's very headstrong, going through with whatever he's set his mind to.
This usually applies to battle, but sometimes it has applied to other things.
And he can be very competitive as well.
Also, John mostly called him A.K. rather than using the Eldritch.

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[ardent]

Okay.

Where are you right now? I'm currently still in Kanto so unless you're anywhere near Saffron City there's not much I can do for you in person, but there are friends of ours in Goldenrod at this point that will be there if you ask. I know we haven't talked much, but this sort of thing is hard to deal with - my brother left for a while a few months back, and it was extremely painful to deal with. Do you have someone with you so you're not by yourself?

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[tentacletrainer]

I'm at our house.
Or well...my house now, I guess.
Ecruteak, Johto.
I'm sorry to hear about your brother.
My own brother left not too long ago, so I know how that feels.
Thank you for the offer.
I will likely take you up on that.
I do have a few friends here right now, yes.
So...I'll be okay for now.
Thank you.

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[ardent]

My brother came back eventually. Maybe John-kun will as well.

Until then, I'll keep you in my thoughts, though, if that's all right.