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She flinches at the look of disappointment that flickers across Cynthia's face as she asks for another month off. She was off in Unova, enjoying her free time now that she didn’t have many league responsibilities. Hikari couldn’t blame her for being disappointed, but it was her duty to make sure someone was at least present. 

“You know kid, you didn’t have to take the gig.” The former champ starts speaking, staring at her freshly done nails. “I told you these responsibilities aren’t easy. I understand what you’re going through, but sometimes you need to tough it out.”

Fighting the urge to roll her eyes, she keeps a level gaze. 

What if I told you it was official league business?

@traincr​ sent: gives flowers. -Gold (hope you get some good rest danno!)

Called by the Elders to attend to her renowned visitor, a disheveled Clair appears at the mouth of the Den like a dragon awoken from its slumber. Upon seeing Gold standing in the cavern’s opening, she assumes a similar temperament as well. Ugh.

“What do you...hm?” The Gym Leader pauses, blue eyes squinting at the vibrantly-colored bouquet cradled in Gold’s hand. His Aipom huddles around his ankles expectantly, sensing the tension of the moment as the aloof trainer holds out the floral gift with a small smile.

After an awkward, lengthy pause, Clair reaches out gingerly to accept the flowers, breathing a sigh of relief when they don’t squirt her in the face or pull some other Gold-related prank. As she brings them closer, a soothing scent surrounds her...yet the moody dragon tamer still regards Gold with suspicion.

Was this all still part of an elaborate setup? Or, probably from Whitney, had he somehow received the news of her latest defeat? Did he know that she had trained herself to near exhaustion?

💬 Rumor has it...

“I denied you the Badge because--even though you beat me in a lucky battle--I didn’t see true hunger or commitment in your eyes. I knew that you were skilled enough to beat my cousin, but then what? Would you be ready to step into his role? Would you be ready to lead? The Rising Badge is a rare key to the League...if you beat me, I expect you to take the opportunity to go straight to the top.”

Clair sighs.

“I made you work a little harder to prove yourself, and then League protocol demanded that I hand over the Badge. I watched as you cockily strutted off to complete your challenge, and I just knew that you weren’t ready for the responsibilities that awaited you...” She pauses there, offering Gold a bitter (but vindicated) smirk.

“Gold! It’s great to see ya, buddy--how’s Johto? Still sliiiightly worse than Sinnoh, I bet! How’s Raichu and the rest of your super squad?” Barry fires back with equal excitement, raising his hand for a friendly knuckle tap with his long-lost buddy. Surely Gold’s evolved his little Pikachu by now...!

Headcanon Meme || {Accepting}

@traincr​ has sent: 📞 lance 2 gold :o

Symbol Starters~         [Accepting, mutuals, specify muse]

Send 📞 for my muse to call yours.

“Hello? Gold?”

Lance said as soon as the other took the call, it was uncommon for him to approach his former challenger - in general really. The former champion has always preferred to keep a certain distance from him, so calls like this should feel out of place.

His voice tone still is as cold as ever, even though, the reason behind his contact didn’t match with the tone being used. There is a pokemon egg in his hands, which his pokemon were quite curious about.