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[Nero looks tired, a bit grim, like he's been thinking too much. He's sitting on some crates in Cerulean, either just about to just having finished some heavy lifting. Beside him is Basilisk, still a houndour and still as icy and collected in temperament, his fur wet for reasons yet unexplained.]

Got the Cascade badge. This guy did a number on that Starmie.

[Ah, so that would be why. There's a spot of hesitation in Nero's voice when he glances at the Houndour: with Agnus here, the name, which seemed clever at the time, makes bile rise in his throat.]

Might cross Mt Moon to get to Pewter, haven't decided yet. Apparently it takes a while to get through. [It's strange for him to actively want to be away from Kyrie, so he's naturally hesitating. Flying back to Vermillion and then taking Diglett's Cave would be quicker, but...] Man, after all that trash I could use some time off, though. Dante, Trish--Miyuki said she wanted to head to Cinnabar and see the beach. You guys up for it? If you take the train to Saffron, I could meet you there once I'm done with this crap.

[There's some sound, so Nero flips the gear to show his new baby Deino. She's got her face rammed into her food bowl, little puff of a tail wiggling behind her, not unlike a dog. In fact, Basilisk leaps down to join her, and the little dragon easily dwarfs the pooch.] That's right, the egg hatched. How's yours doing, kid? [When Basilisk butts Deino's head out of the way and attacks her bowl, Nero doesn't intervene. None of his other pokemon are visible when he turns the gear back towards himself, presumably tucked away in their balls.]

Anyway. I got work to do.

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[havemercy]

Congratulations on another victory.

[ A comment that doesn't warrant the need to reply. She's doing this specifically just in case he doesn't wish to speak with her. Fights are difficult and the aftermath is even harder to deal with. ]

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[He does reply, albeit the answer comes late. His doesn't need an answer either, but he finds himself utterly incapable of ignoring Kyrie, no matter how he feels towards their situation at the moment.]

Thanks. My team did all right.

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[havemercy]

[ Kyrie's in the same boat admittedly. Ignoring Nero is unlike her, but answering him without a suitable amount of thought and guilt weighing down on her takes some time. ]

Of course they did. You have raised a fine set of Pokemon.

[thetruehistorian]

I've heard quite a bit of talk about these badges. Mind explaining what's going on?

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Most cities have a gym. Challenge them, get the badge, and it gets you a discount in the shops.

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[thetruehistorian]

I see. And bragging rights, it would seem. How long have you been training your pokemon?

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[babel_hacker]

[Cascade Badge? That's the Cerulean gym leader's badge.]

You're in Cerulean, right? What's it like over there?

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Cleaner than Saffron, at least. Cape's nice, I guess. Why, thinking of visiting?

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[babel_hacker]

Yep. I've been thinking of travelling around Kanto and challenging their gyms for a while.

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[comeatmibro]

[ Miyuki looks both sassy and dismayed when she turns the feed on. The camera swivels to her Deino — currently resting on the soft, pudgy tummy of a sleeping Slowpoke... and still very much an egg. No wonder Miyuki doesn't seem pleased. ]

Hasn't hatched yet. It's taking, like, forever. Axe-bro did, too. I figure it just means they're really cool.

My other one hatched, though.

[ The view whirls wildly to take in a Tyrogue, entirely immersed in violently punching Axe-bro, who seems to be either unaware or wholly apathetic. ]

He's really energetic. If I don't have any other Pokémon out, he punches me. [ She laughs behind the camera, then turns it on herself, pushing her t-shirt sleeve up to show an impressive bruise. ] See?

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He punches you? And what, you just let him? Punch him back or something.

[Nero, stop goading prepubescent girls to violence.]

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[ex_aeroga402]

Congrats on the badge, Nero!

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Thanks, Ven. It was actually a pretty easy fight.

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[usedlaserbeam]

[Hey, Nero, you look like crap.]

Making quick work of Kanto, are you?

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Not really. This is number four.

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[shadowdive]

How many of the badges have you gotten over there so far? [Damnit, he's falling behind >( curse you level 100 challenge. Though what is that dragon, interesting...]

And what kind of Pokemon is that?

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Four out of eight, and she's called a Deino. Not sure what her actual name's gonna be, yet.

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[icansolvethemtoo]

Cascade badge... You fought in one of the gyms?

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Cerulean city. The gym is water-types.

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[tickleironysjudgment]

You seem to be doing quite well here, Nero. It must be a bit difficult, though, what with the changes.

How long have you been here, if you don't mind the question?

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[THIS ASSHOLE. Nero would rather fight ten rooms full of Gladius than talk to him right now--in fact, he very nearly types out a whiny 'why don't you go ask Kyrie' only to remind himself that he doesn't want Kyrie anywhere near this guy, and that she'd probably answer the question anyway if he did ask.]

Since October, what's it to you?

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[strawberryredgrave]

A beach, huh? Sounds pretty kickass. Trish and I are still in Violet, though; that cool?

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S'why I suggested it. If you're in Violet, it's a few days northwest to Goldenrod, and you can catch the train from there.

[A beat.] Not sure how long this cave's gonna be, though. [Which basically means that he recommends taking the long way around, through Azalea. A week or so more, but they can challenge the gym there if they feel like killing some insects.]

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[darksoulwithlight]

You've gotta be some kind of mind reader; the beach sounds fantastic.

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I guess I'm just naturally intuitive.