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[prodigaltrickster]

Hey - does anyone have Pokemon they're not making much use of that they'd like to trade? I've got a few... nothing wrong with them, but I feel like they're not getting the attention they deserve.

[Joseph takes a moment to sort through his Pokeballs while he's talking, which he should have done before recording. There is a Pidove perched on top of his head, who seems to just be calmly readjusting herself every time he moves.]

I've got... an Espurr, a Nymble and a Driftloon to share. And honestly, if anyone has a Pidove I'll give you all three. Vanity could use a buddy.

[A Midday Lycanroc noses her way into the frame, and shoves her face under Joseph's arm in search of scritches. It ends up looks very silly, and it's also obvious from the way she's moving that her tail is wagging furiously.]

Oh, and Aurora just evolved - everyone tell her how pretty she looks!

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Jean is looking forward to it. But Jean's parent, Zubon, has been mostly sitting around doing nothing. I haven't even been really using him for breeding, considering that Jean is better for it.

That Scraggy is roughly the right level for your team. I don't mind trading your Nymble for him.

[prodigaltrickster]

Too slow, kiddo - someone else already snapped him up, but the Espurr and Drifloon are still on the table.

[Oh, he actually hates calling him 'kiddo'. That's another one scratched off - he'll land on the right nickname eventually.]

Althooouughh, I'll be passing back through the area where I got Toy Soldier in a week or so, so I could always pick another one up for you.

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You get around quick, gramps. [Look, Jotaro already said if JoJo uses 'kiddo', he will retaliate with 'gramps'. Thankfully for Jotaro, he doesn't feel bad calling him that too.]

Nah, that's fine. I'll take Drifloon then, I already have an Espurr. She was actually one of the first couple of Pokemon I caught here.

[prodigaltrickster]

I'm a hot commodity, as always.

[WINK?]

Alright then, the Driftloon's yours. His name's Aerosmith, but no need to keep it - I haven't had him in the team at all, so he doesn't know it.

[He caught it... literally yesterday and is already trading it away.]

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[It takes every ounce of willpower for Jotaro to not say that Tomoko Higashikata would agree. He's glad he manages to keep his mouth shut though, it wouldn't be fair to the Joseph who hadn't met her OR Tomoko herself if he said something just to quip back at Joseph.]

Aerosmith? [... He'll have to check his notes from the SPW. That name sounds familiar.] No, I'll respect the nickname given. When do you want to do this trade?

[prodigaltrickster]

[Joseph made that name up entirely off the top of his head, probably misremembering some piloting term... but all of his Pokemon get the first name that pops into his head, and then he just commits to it.]

We should be near a Pokemon Center in a short while - it's in Ecruteak.

[Suzi has been very patient about how much traveling they've been doing, which he's very grateful for. He honestly didn't expect her to last this long hiking every day.]

We'll be headed back toward Violet City after I'm done with trades. I'm picking up my first badge.

[He says it as though it's already a sure thing.]