tsunsandsteals | [accidental voice]

...why am I...where the hell is my shirt?! What is this place, what am I doing here?! Where's the Pokemon Center and the PokeMart and all the other idiots running around the city? Why does my back it-

-no. This-is this someone's stupid idea of a joke?! Wings, what the hell. Why do I have wings? Is there any way to get rid of them? Maybe they're just taped on, yeah, maybe I can just try to

Ow! No, they're real. Ugh, I'm going to be feeling that for-

-wait a minute, the journal, it's...it's recording everything I say! What the hell is going on here?!

Not that I'm scared. That'd be the reaction of a weak person, and I am notweak. It's just a stupid situation is all, and I'll get to the bottom of it. I'll find whoever's responsible for this and kick their ass!

Current Mood: annoyed

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From:

tsunsandsteals

Yeah, I'm fine. Just looking for a place to stay. [what is it with people always trying to help?! He's still him even if this is a weird place...]

From:

sketch_m_all

All the housing is free, so if you find a place that's still available, you can make yourself at home! There's still a lot of empty apartments, I think! I got one of those when I arrived here two weeks ago.

From:

tsunsandsteals

...oh, good. Cause I don't have much money with me.

How many people live in this place anyway?

From:

sketch_m_all

I'd say about... two hundred, but I haven't taken the time to count everyone. There might be more.

Say, if you're from a world that has Pokémon centers, are you a Trainer?

From:

tsunsandsteals

...what the hell. That many? What kind of crazy place is this?!

Yeah. [arrogant smirk]

From:

sketch_m_all

[Is that smirk filled with arrogance or pride? Tracey's finding it hard to tell, but he hopes it's pride.]

In that case, three of your Pokémon should arrive here soon. It's a little random when they appear. I only just got my Scyther back yesterday.

From:

tsunsandsteals

[Sorry, but that there is 100% pure arrogance]

Good. ...not that I've been worried. But it's getting less and less likely I'm going to catch any stronger ones around here, and I've put too much work into mine to give up now.

From:

sketch_m_all

[Oh Silver, that comment did not go down well with Tracey. You remind him of that Gilbert kid- the son of Pallet Town's mayor.]

You want to catch stronger ones as replacements? The whole point of being a Pokémon trainer is to raise the strongest Pokémon yourself, through battling and gaining experience as a team!

From:

tsunsandsteals

But what if they just won't get stronger? What if they've proven themselves time and time again to be useless? What's wrong with swapping them out for something better?

From:

sketch_m_all

Every Pokémon has the potential to get stronger! Just think of how Magikarp can evolve into a fierce Gyarados! If your Pokémon aren't getting stronger, it's your training technique that's to blame.

From:

tsunsandsteals

[...again he's reminded of the Dragon Tamer and his lecture. FROWNS]

I don't have time to babysit weaklings! Not if I'm going to be the world's toughest Pokemon trainer and take down Team Rocket!

From:

sketch_m_all

[Wait, what.]

Take down Team Rocket? ... You wanna do that by yourself?

From:

tsunsandsteals

Yeah. They're so pathetic, their organization's a joke. They should've been dead and buried three years ago but they had to come crawling back.

From:

sketch_m_all

Well, I'd definitely agree that they're a bit of a joke. It's like some of the members don't take themselves seriously at all. ... What happened three years ago?

From:

tsunsandsteals

Some kid kicked their asses and they ran away. But four of 'em came back to start it up again and they've been making pests of themselves. [notice how he deliberately avoids mentioning the boss]

From:

sketch_m_all

Huh... Really? You know, I met this Psychic Pokémon two weeks ago who told me that in his world, Team Rocket took over Saffron City. Then, a trainer from Pallet Town helped bring them down. That's when the organization technically disbanded. Is that what you're talking about?

[But Mewtwo said that happened five years ago. This kid says three. And apparently people were still trying to resurrect Team Rocket five years later.]

From:

tsunsandsteals

Yeah.

From:

sketch_m_all

Hm... [Tracey thinks about that for a moment, before his mood brightens a bit.]

Well, you know what? If one trainer could bring Team Rocket down before, it can happen again! You can do it if you try hard enough, but I think you're going about it all wrong. Trusting Pokémon and guiding them along is what makes them strong enough to overcome any opponent! It takes time, but the results are very rewarding and if you want to be strong enough to stop Team Rocket, that's the kinda strength you need.

From:

tsunsandsteals

... [yeah, that's pretty much what the dragon guy said]

I'll bring them down. I'll make them sorry their pathetic organization even existed.

From:

sketch_m_all

[It's also what makes perfect sense to Tracey, because he learned such things through observing Pokémon and their trainers.]

That's the spirit. ... Hey, my name's Tracey, by the way! Tracey Sketchit. And you are?

From:

tsunsandsteals

Silver.

From:

sketch_m_all

[Silver? Wasn't there already some trainer named Silver in Luceti? Tracey's pretty sure he's heard that name mentioned before. ... Oh well.]

It's nice to meet ya, Silver! If you ever need anything, just contact me on the journals, okay? I'll see what I can do.

[Because even if this guy has a very bad method of training Pokémon, he seems to have good intentions. If Gilbert could change his attitude, so can Silver!]