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[shiro2hero]

This is never an easy question to ask anyone. But it needs to be done.


Can anyone tell me if they found one of Jean Kirschtein's pokemon found their way to their box?

And

Has anyone seen his coffee shop? The boxcar that... moved around on its own.

Thanks.


[Then, a bit later:]

PRIVATE TEXT; Sevii Island House Residents
Thinking about heading to Kanto for a while. Just as a head's up.

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[shiro2hero]

Kazuki... thank you.

[And as tired as he sounds, the gratitude is genuine.]

We were worried most of them were lost. Thanks for speaking up.

[forsaintcecilia]

He was really close to his Pokemon. I hope they're all doing okay.

[shiro2hero]

Krieg has Jean's starter. And his Incineroar.

I... don't know if we can ask more than that.

[forsaintcecilia]

Zappy and Polo, right? That's good, those were the two I saw with him the most.

How're you holding up? I know he looked up to you. And come to think of it. I haven't heard from Armin in awhile...

[shiro2hero]

Blitz and Polo, yeah. Zappy is ... [He pauses.] was his Rotom.

[It feels awful. Using the past tense.]

Armin is here. He went out on his boat, recently -- needed to do some work with his Lapras pod.

[To get away from the grief.]

[forsaintcecilia]

Ah, right. He had a lot of Electric Types. I've even got one of Blitz' kids-- Amp.

That sounds about right. I'll send him a message if I don't hear from him soon...

[shiro2hero]

[That actually gets a weak laugh.]

Who didn't have one of Blitz's offspring?

He said he might be out of contact range. But he wasn't sure. Just... in case no one answers right away, don't be too worried.

[forsaintcecilia]

I'm not worried... You know, like that. Armin knows how to take care of himself.

And you? [Don't think he hasn't been noticing your redirection, Shiro.]

[shiro2hero]

That's exactly what he said. And here I am, concerned anyway.

[He pauses. Chews his lip.]

I'm... going to go to Kanto for a while. With Matt.

[forsaintcecilia]

It's okay to be concerned. I just... Well, I think I know he wouldn't do anything he might regret.

Hey, that's good. I'm glad Matt is with you. If you end up in Lavender Town, and feel like dropping by, my door's open.

[shiro2hero]

He won't. Maybe yell at the water, but... he won't.

[Armin is too smart for that.]

We'll see how far we get... but I'll keep that in mind, for sure.

Not here;

[schachmeister]

[Somewhere out on that ocean someone is sneezing up a storm because of all of this gossiping.]

[forsaintcecilia]

[Bless you.]

Not a threat, just an invitation.

[shiro2hero]

[Bless you Armin.]

No, I know. And I appreciate it.

Just depends how far we get.

[forsaintcecilia]

Okay, cool. Let me know if you're in the area.

[Kazuki doesn't sound nearly as worried as he had been for Shiro in the past-- because he's glad Shiro's being upfront about his intentions and isn't trying to hide. As long as Matt is with him, he doesn't need to be too concerned.]

[shiro2hero]

Yeah, we will. Thank you.

And I mean that, even if it doesn't sound that way right now.

[He wants Kazuki to know that. For sure. He really does appreciate the offer. It's just hard to express how much, right now.]

[forsaintcecilia]

Nah, I get what you mean. Don't worry about that. We don't have to talk now.

[shiro2hero]

You're a good friend, Kazuki.

Thank you.