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?

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[timelymaid]

[ ...Isn't that...? Ah, right. She remembers when he asked about things to do in Olivine. ]

Move on to the next place you would like to go! Which cities have you been to? Are you moving in a linear fashion, or...?

[video]

[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph doesn't know enough about Johto to really offer any help, but this guy sure looks bummed out.]}

Personal best score?

[video]

[show_my_cannons]

... How's that?

[show_my_cannons]

It does not matter.

Just need to get away from here.

[video]

[rocketralph]

I guess what I mean is, if you've done it all before, try it again--but faster. More points. Compete against yourself.

[video]

[show_my_cannons]

I have not finished yet.

I... just do not know where else to go.

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[rocketralph]

Oh! My bad. But, hey, now you got a plan for the future, right?

_{[ 8"D ]}

[video]

[show_my_cannons]

No.

I do not. No idea where to head next.

[video]

[rocketralph]

Goldenrod's not half bad...?

_{[RALPH THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE YOU'VE EVER SEEN.]}

[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.

[timelymaid]

Mahogany, maybe?

[show_my_cannons]

Is that where we go after Olivine? The next stop?

[timelymaid]

Yes! That's the next city, in terms of badges.

[show_my_cannons]

Hn. Guess I will head that way.

[timelymaid]

It's a little ironic - I'm going to Olivine next, as it happens.

[show_my_cannons]

I pity you.

Do not linger. There is nothing to this place.

[timelymaid]

Ah...well, we'll be moving on as soon as we get our badges. And work the week we have to work so we don't get jailed. No intention of staying longer than necessary, really.

[show_my_cannons]

Best way to go about it.

There is nothing here worth staying for.

[timelymaid]

...So the friend keeping you there isn't there any longer?

[show_my_cannons]

... yeah. That is what happened.

[timelymaid]

I'm sorry to hear that. It seems like many people are going home, recently.

[show_my_cannons]

Yeah. So they are.

Nothing to be done for it, though.

[timelymaid]

Not really, no.

Did you want to talk about it, or something else?

[show_my_cannons]

What is there to talk about? He has gone. That is... all there is.

[timelymaid]

Well, there's whatever you'd like to talk about! But since that's nothing, you shouldn't worry about it.

[show_my_cannons]

... Uh. Yeah. All right then.

[Social skills are confusing.]

[timelymaid]

Take care, okay?