DAY 54 - [Text]

[babel_hacker]

Hello, this is Fortran.
It's been a while since I sneak onto here!
I rather not do this,
but on behalf of my most Fair and Wondrous Friend.
I am here to let you all know about Stupid Trainer's upcoming birthday._

[Even after all this time, the Porygon-Z sure doesn't stop calling its trainer that.]

June 11th.
Mark your calendar and send him presents if you know him.
Ideally, while throwing said presents into his face.
But the back of his head works as well.
He gotta keep his reflexes up._

[Why does Atsuro even keep it around...]

I guess we're staying in Goldenrod for a while.
Unless SUDDEN! TRAVEL! PLANS!
Then just text Stupid Trainer for his location.

That's it, I guess.

...Oh yeah, Stupid Trainer's name is Atsuro Kihara.

P.S. He likes the leafiest of leafy green salads._

[No, Atsuro doesn't.]

Comments

[in_praetego]

If you ask me, it's pretty thoughtful of you to think of your trainer on his birthday.

How is he, by the way? It's been a while since the two of us spoke.

[babel_hacker]

Pretty alright, I guess.
He's been busy working.
At work and on his programming projects._

[in_praetego]

That's good.
I'm glad to hear he's doing okay.

That reminds me... wasn't the last time he fell into a coma around his birthday too? I remember him mentioning his birthday then but I could be wrong.

[babel_hacker]

Yes, he did.
He went into that coma before his birthday.
And woke up on his birthday.
What a birthday present._

[in_praetego]

That's probably a birthday present no one was expecting.
I guess that means it's almost been a year.

[babel_hacker]

Yeah!
I remember him always get so quiet and thinking a lot.
Usually around from April to this time?
But for some reason, that coma made him happy._

[in_praetego]

I guess he's been itching to go home and see his friends again.

He's been here for a while, right?

[babel_hacker]

[Right!
He's been here for over four years.
F-O-U-R.
I'm one of his first Pokemon, so I know how long._]

[in_praetego]

He's probably one of the ones who's been here the longest.
That's pretty impressive.
Was last year the first time he'd ever gone home from that dream though?

[ Impressive, yes and... kind of sad. ]

[babel_hacker]

He is.
There's like, a bunch of others who's around longer than him.
And that's right.
There's that time where he disappeared for over a month.
But it didn't count, because he didn't go home._

[in_praetego]

So I guess going home doesn't happen to everyone and every time.
It's still pretty weird to think about. It seems almost random.

[babel_hacker]

Yeah.
Honestly, we never really think about it.
We thought we never have to deal with Stupid Trainer facing that "going home" thing._