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[usedlaserbeam]

Two years. And to think I was told my stay here had a good chance of being 'temporary'.

Still, I suppose ferrying a small batch of unadopted Pokemon eggs over to Souji-kun's Breeding Center and then spending the rest of the day in the comfort of what's come to be my "own home" is still preferable to spending it mass-evolving a brood of six rambunctious Eevees, and decidedly superior to the circumstances new trainers customarily find themselves in when they first arrive.

It's a small concession, I suppose, to the much more desirable option of returning home properly — but then, I suppose Johto does have its certain advantages as well.

Shall we have a match today, Niou-kun?


[OOC: There are still free eggs left if anyone is interested in claiming one!]

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[trickyoutwice]

you know all you've gotta do is ask
sounds like you could use a break from the domestic egg brooding anyway.

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[usedlaserbeam]

Two of them are the byproduct of the purple shark; I'm not particularly eager to contemplate how that came to pass.

Should I take that as your formal acceptance?

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[trickyoutwice]

the purple shark breeds—
are you sure you can't just smash 'em
or at least give 'em to some jackass who'll take them far far away from us?
but yeah, like you really need formal from me.

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[usedlaserbeam]

I've already found homes for the both of them, believe me. Surprisingly, they went quickly. Not that I was about to dissuade them from it.

Ah, no, that's right, I suppose I'm the formal one, aren't I.

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[trickyoutwice]

good riddance and i hope whoever took them doesn't mind losing a hand or two.
i'll be home in a few minutes, so you can kick back and relax
lose some of that stuffy disposition of yours, maybe change things up a little
let down your hair.
are we playing doubles today?

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[usedlaserbeam]

I've heard that with the proper sort of relaxation techniques, one might come out feeling like a completely different person.

Against the Pokemon, you mean?

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[trickyoutwice]

imagine that
i happen to be an expert at that kind of technique, lucky you.
normally i'd say we should go find some suckers to play against
but i guess here it's gotta be battling critters, so sure
let's go with that.

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[usedlaserbeam]

Oh, I don't know about that.

I'm sure there are some people of that nature to be found, if we only put our minds to finding them.

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[trickyoutwice]

why yagyuu
how shocking
that sounds positively dastardly.

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[usedlaserbeam]

I'm sure I haven't the slightest idea what you could mean by that, Niou-kun.

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[trickyoutwice]

course not, you're as pure as the driven snow
i'd have to be a terrible person to think you'd ever do something wrong

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[usedlaserbeam]

And surely you're in no way a terrible person. After all, if you were, how would I ever tolerate you?

[trickyoutwice]

not terrible at all
i'm just the prettiest princess at the ball
gotta hold myself to my doubles partner's standards after all

[usedlaserbeam]

The princess, are you?

Doesn't that put you a bit out of my league, as a gentleman?

[trickyoutwice]

you know me, always willing to slum it with the lower classes
don't let my dad find out though
he might not let me go to the ball

[usedlaserbeam]

You know I do own a rather majestic white horse at the moment, don't you?

[trickyoutwice]

but yagyuu
i've got nothing to wear