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[Hanna's had a pretty interesting day so far. He met a woman who said she was his mom, which as far as he's concerned, is really fucked up. He got the most precious pokemon friend ever, talked to a professor, and is now wandering route 29. It's in his wandering though, trying to fluff over the fact that he's here, he isn't being held up by gun point, and is instead living a childhood dream, that he realizes something.

Before he'd been so overwhelmed by everything that it hadn't registered, but now? He was just walking, everything was calm, and-] Oh my god this music is everywhere.

[He's talking to the screen because he's not going to complain to his Noibat who probably has way better hearing and thus suffering more than him by far.] What do they have around here? Speakers in the trees? I don't understand where it's coming from, but as far as music goes, it kind of sucks. Like I always imagined having my own life soundtrack, but i've endured only like, what? Three hours of this and it's already stuck in my head. Please tell me it changes every once in a while. Please.

Cause this is like some kind of torture.

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After the realization that no, this music doesn't stop, and complaining to everyone about it, Hanna has decided to take a break and open up that lunch his...mom packed. It's nice, obviously made with love and he's just going to stare at it for a little bit, taking it in before grabbing his fork and taking a bite.

He can't say he isn't disappointed when it doesn't taste like what his mom used to make, but there's that same quality of 'i made this for my son' that kind of gets him to chew slower, appreciate it more, and after each bite he kind of sighs and takes a deep breath. For all that he had been pushing aside, trying to keep up the hype of just being here? Well. "Mom's" lunch seems to take the cake over being moments away from being shot any day.

Amelia, who had been flying around looking for food of her own to eat, smart little thing that she was, flutters to a stop on a branch, big ears twitching and turns back towards her over enthusiastic trainer. Something's wrong, obviously, and she'll flutter back, landing right next to his lunch on his knee, squeaking up at him.

"Huh? Naw, it's all good, Amelia," He says, wiping his nose with is sleeve and pushing at his eyes with the heel of his palm, "just got something in my eye."

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[Well at least he apologized, that's all Komasan needs to calm down. See? No more tears. ...Although he does sort of look away when he asks about his verbal tic, sheepishly rubbing one of his arms.]

I-It's a countryside thing... That's just how we talk out there, zura...

[Although he probably does it more than necessary.]

It's just a way to say it's nice to meet you, zura.

Oh! Got it. Like Canadians and saying "Eh". [Except he's sure they don't use it after every sentence, but what ever. Komasan can do what ever he damn well pleases. He just wanted to know why.]

So it's like a polite thing?

[He smiles and nods, it takes everything in him not to ask what a Canadian is.]

Have you ever been to the countryside before, zura? It's probably home to the nicest people you'll ever meet, zura.

[So it only makes sense that the nicest people ever would all end their sentences with a polite gesture, or at least that's what Komasan's trying to get at. Never mind that he has absolutely no idea what country living is like in America. Surely it must be the same.]

W-Well, that, and I really do think it's nice to meet everyone I talk to, zura.

I think the only time I ever went to the countryside was when I went camping when I was little. We didn't get to talk to many people when we were there either...and I'm pretty sure our tent was leaking. [But he still had fun.]

I live in a pretty big city, but I can't say a majority of the people there are super nice, so I believe you.

[That and he's sure that Country folk don't have to worry about traffic or late buses.]

[Once is apparently good enough for Komasan, because he's already lighting up at the idea of a leaky tent. The simple things are always the best things...]

It's really great, huh, zura?

[Of course, he can't help but scratch his cheek a little when Hanna mentions the city.]

A-Ah, it's funny...me and my brother moved to the city before I got dragged off to this place, z-zura... And now I'm just living in another city over here... I rarely see the countryside anymore, I almost wonder if that makes me cityfolk now, zura...

But you'll have to travel at least a little bit, so you'll finally get to go camping again, zura! Heh...I'm actually kinda jealous, zura.

Well, they say you can't take the country out of the boy, so I figure you're alright.

[He's curious though...they're all in this together, what's stopping him?] You know, being jealous is a little silly when we're all in this world together. You could go camping whenever you wanted to, I figure. What's stopping you?

[Ah, yes, about that. A bit embarrased, Komasan begins to scratch one of his cheeks.]

I kinda got a house full of babies I need to take care of, z-zura.

[At least...he thinks they're babies. It's kind of hard to tell with Pokemon. It seems like the moment they hatch, they want to do everything already.]

Trust me, if I could move the house, I totally would, zura...

Edited (html) 2016-07-23 22:49 (UTC)

Huh?

[Hanna's not sure he follows. He knew the guy said he wasn't a kid, but...] Uh, you and your girlfriend must be really happy! How many do you have?