#verdantseen

      ‘ well, well, isn’t that a sight for sore eyes. ’ green remarks, seeing leaf again. he still looks as stand offish as ever, arms folded as he looks down at her. the look doesn’t last long, because he’s laughing (not sneering) at seeing an old familiar face all over again. his eyes lighting up as he walks up to her, taking in her visage.

     ‘ come ‘ere! lemme show ya how much i missed ya. ’ he reaches over, tossing an arm over her shoulders to drag her in a headlock to give that fluffy head of her a good ruffle.

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          He’ll admit it, he’s rather confused. Leaf hadn’t left very long ago, a day, perhaps two, after defeating him and earning her Fog Badge. Yet there she was, calling his name from down the street. It wasn’t unusual, he supposed, he had more than one responsibility within Ecruteak after all.

          But Leaf had seemed so d e t e r m i n e d to keep going on her journey.

lets go catch some mons and participate the tournaments and show them what real champions are hehe

                     ‘ for me? ‘

           POKEMON MEANT THE WHOLE WORLD to her; to be able to help them grow, to tend to them when they’re sick and hurt, and to overall love them as a whole. until this point, she’s never had one of her own, having missed out on the chance to be a trainer. so when leaf said she had a surprise for her, the surprise and pure shock of being handed the small blue pokemon nearly overwhelms her. 

           instead of leading with her initial reaction, (which was to honestly squeal in joy) she instead lowers herself onto her knees, resting on them as she lets squirtle sniff her hand, wanting to extend the invitation of trust to them. it didn’t take long for them to warm up to her, nudging her palm with their head, and even going so far as to come up to her, where she happily pets it. to say she’s over the moon with leaf’s gift is an understatement; right now, what she’s feeling, is absolute joy, the smile on her face speaking volumes for her.

           ‘ thank you, leaf. I hope the bond I make with my new pokemon will be just as strong as the bond you share with yours. ‘ 

‘ what a battle---i hope you don’t mind my watching, i was passing by and had to see the grand finale. you and your pokemon are quite the pair. ‘

a mysterious figure on a bike pulls up beside the kantonian as she walks, indigo hair flowing out from below the back of their helmet. as the motor dies, a jeaned leg extends to stop the bike. the rider rests their feet on the pavement, then removes the helmet. he shakes his hair out before speaking;