Travel? Really? Sheesh, Vi, and here I thought you knew me better than that.
[He snickers, but then pauses. Because of course - observant "sharpie" that he is - Louie's been keeping an eye on those Gogoat, and they're starting to climb down towards them, hopping along the rocky cliff face. He frowns a little, and starts to head towards the nearest Research Station, motioning for Violet to follow him. It can't hurt to move on.]
Let's walk and talk, okay? And... Just be ready with the pokeball I gave you.
Anyway, back where we all normally are, there's the Sevii Islands. That's where I live at my friend Armin's gym. It's also the aquarium I work at. [He shrugs, trying to be casual, but his smile gives away his happiness. The job is pretty good, and comes with a rent-free place to stay. It's hard not to love that.] Armin's wife, Angel, lives there too. Plus Huey, of course, and my--
[He stumbles over the next word not because the break-up is still upsetting - it's maybe a little weird, but not upsetting - but he got in the habit of using the word "boyfriend".] My friend, Emporio. He's really cool, and so is Angel. Armin's not cool, but he's nice. I have a feeling you'll like him a lot.
[Armin, Huey, and Violet being nerds of a feather feels inevitable to Louie.]
And to be fair, I do still travel from there sometimes. And Huey's out around the islands a lot of the time, too... But I spent two years traveling before Armin gave me a job. I couldn't have been more ready for a break when he offered it.
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[He snickers, but then pauses. Because of course - observant "sharpie" that he is - Louie's been keeping an eye on those Gogoat, and they're starting to climb down towards them, hopping along the rocky cliff face. He frowns a little, and starts to head towards the nearest Research Station, motioning for Violet to follow him. It can't hurt to move on.]
Let's walk and talk, okay? And... Just be ready with the pokeball I gave you.
Anyway, back where we all normally are, there's the Sevii Islands. That's where I live at my friend Armin's gym. It's also the aquarium I work at. [He shrugs, trying to be casual, but his smile gives away his happiness. The job is pretty good, and comes with a rent-free place to stay. It's hard not to love that.] Armin's wife, Angel, lives there too. Plus Huey, of course, and my--
[He stumbles over the next word not because the break-up is still upsetting - it's maybe a little weird, but not upsetting - but he got in the habit of using the word "boyfriend".] My friend, Emporio. He's really cool, and so is Angel. Armin's not cool, but he's nice. I have a feeling you'll like him a lot.
[Armin, Huey, and Violet being nerds of a feather feels inevitable to Louie.]
And to be fair, I do still travel from there sometimes. And Huey's out around the islands a lot of the time, too... But I spent two years traveling before Armin gave me a job. I couldn't have been more ready for a break when he offered it.