video;

[show_my_cannons]

[Wow, Ironhide, where have you been? You haven't shown your face in a while. Why--]

[He's facing the house he's been staying in for months, with its windows gone all dark, the yard silent. It's clear there's no one home there.]

[And... he's standing alone, outside. Save for Napalm. The Onix has her tail curled around him, somberly.]

Hn. That's done, then.

[So said, he turns, and starts walking away without a second glance.]

Tell me.

Where is it we go when we have finished our business in Olivine?

Comments

[video]

[show_my_cannons]

That requires flying.

[video]

[rocketralph]

It was just a suggestion. You got a map?

[video]

[show_my_cannons]

Hn. Somewh--

[And Napalm promptly swings her big head into view, a map held very delicately in her mouth.]

... Oh. Here.

[video]

[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph doesn't get the problem...obviously, if you don't know where to go next in a game, do a little backtracking and see if there's a door you missed. He's heard plenty about that kind of thing in Tapper's]}

What's up, rock monster? Hmm...well, I notice you don't have any big ole X's through the places you've already been.

[video]

[show_my_cannons]

[Napalm bobs her head once, looking sombre, despite the pretty amiable greeting.]

Because we had just been going forward. City to city. For the gyms.

[video]

[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph squints before pulling the map up on his own gear, tiny plastic ink pen in hand for a stylus. Once he finds the town, he sees Ironhide's problem. Water.]}

Yikes. Looks like you might have to backtrack after all.

[video]

[show_my_cannons]

... Yeah. Looks that way.

Not sure if any of mine feel like carrying me over water. Hnf.

[video]

[rocketralph]

_{[He flashes Ironhide a weary thums-up.]}

Good luck out there.

[video]

[show_my_cannons]

Luck. Right.

[He blows out a breath, shaking his head.]

Looks as if I will need it.