Day 20 - [Video] | [Action] for Blackthorn

[babel_hacker]

[There's no footage of the gym leader battle this time. Just Atsuro holding up the Rising Badge to the camera in front of the gym. As always, the camera crew is his Clefairy, who is riding on his Porygon. He don't really have the heart to break up such a good duo for all they do.]

Just got the Rising Badge! Only got one last badge to go before I hit all eight of them! [Wait, so this is his seventh badge?] I'll be going back to Goldenrod for the holidays before taking on Azalea's gym leader.

[A thoughtful pause.]

...Man, it's been eight months since I arrived here in Johto. A lot of things happened in that time. [A sigh, which is visible in the cold air.] At the rate I'm going, I'd have all eight badges before my first year here is done, even if I take it easy.

So, everyone... [He smile a little, but it seem too casual for his next question.] Do you feel like you accomplished a lot here?

(ooc: Mod approved badge get!)

Comments

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[flawlesspoison.livejournal.com]

[Oh, look. Shiraishi's out of that cave he was so stuck in. He still has some distance to go to Blackthorn, but he's feeling positive. That's why it's automatic for him to use the video... even if the semi-large bruise on his cheek still hasn't healed so well.]

Congratulations. I'll be challenging the gym soon, too. Though it will be my last one.

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[babel_hacker]

Thanks, Shiraishi! Though it seems like you're ahead of me when it comes to badges.

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[flawlesspoison.livejournal.com]

Only by little. It seems we've both been busy for the time we've been here. It's been around eight months for me, too.

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[babel_hacker]

Yeah. Most of the time, I was either travelling, training or working. Time also fly past really fast, as well.

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[flawlesspoison.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the same for me. It doesn't feel like that long at all.

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[areyouderpy.livejournal.com]

You work fast! You're already about to complete all of those badges?

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[babel_hacker]

That's right! Just need to head down for Azalea's after my break.

[areyouderpy.livejournal.com]

That's awesome! You've been really working hard, huh?

... Why did Azalea go last though? I thought it was one of the easier gyms.

[babel_hacker]

Iiiit just kind of happened? I went to Olivine to help with the construction there against the flood from Violet, and my group went to Ecruteak after it's done.

[areyouderpy.livejournal.com]

... Eh? There was a flood in before?

And I see. I guess it just changed your whole flow then?

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[youfartknocker.livejournal.com]

Uh, huh huh huh. Is that what everybody's freaking out about over here?

Uh, huh huh huh. Those things look dumb.

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[babel_hacker]

Uh...you mean the badges, right?

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[youfartknocker.livejournal.com]

Uh- yeah, dumb-ass. Uh, huh huh huh.

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[babel_hacker]

Hey, don't call me that! Beside, why do you think they're dumb?

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[youfartknocker.livejournal.com]

Uh- because they don't look cool. Uh, huh huh huh. I thought they'd be, like, bigger, or something. Uh, huh huh huh. Dumb-ass. Uh, huh huh huh.

They're, like, As and I want double Ds, if you know what I mean. Uh, huh huh huh.

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[hasavision.livejournal.com]

That many badges in only 8 months...

I'm going to need to do a lot of catching up.

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[babel_hacker]

Yeah. It's kinda funny how quickly I'm getting them.

But yeah, you need to, Wataru.

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[hasavision.livejournal.com]

Once the holidays are over, I'll finish off the Johto badges then!

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[babel_hacker]

That's a plan! How are you gonna spend the holidays, by the way?

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[hasavision.livejournal.com]

I'll be staying in Goldenrod with everybody! What about you?

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

Congratulations. Getting all eight in under a year is really impressive.

... I do feel like I have accomplished a lot here. I've made so many friends and done a lot of things that I've never done before.

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[babel_hacker]

Thanks!

[He's expecting a similiar answer like that. His own answer is like it, along with his personal experiences.] Yeah, and it's something you wouldn't give up easily, right?

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

No, if I had a choice, I would keep them. I would work extra hard to keep the experiences that have made me grow, too.

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[babel_hacker]

Our experiences are a part of us, so not having them wouldn't be the same. We'd be...a little different. We're still us, but without the things Johto put us through.

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

That's true. Losing them would be losing what's made us who we are now, and taking away those changes. I know that I have changed and I would regret having to go back to who I was before I got here.