phase 004 [video/action] backdated to yesterday evening

[checkingmyemail]

[Haseo's sitting outside when the video feed turns on. At first it's a little shaky, but it finally manages to settle and focus on Haseo sitting outside, soaking wet. Luckily, he's managed to find some shelter as he sits on the porch of a random building. However, he's surrounded by bugs. Around three or four have managed to circle around him,

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[Video]

[hasavision]

Kee Keema really liked being outside, too! But even he's okay with going back in his Pokéball when I need to go back in to dry off.

Are you planning to take on the Gym Leader?

[Video]

[checkingmyemail]

Sounds like you got lucky. I can't even force Gaspard into the ball.

Yeah. I'm ready to leave Goldenrod.

[Video]

[hasavision]

You're leaving-?

...I-I mean, I guess it's been a while, but...

[Video]

[checkingmyemail]

I'm ready to see what the rest of Johto looks like. The pokémon here are also getting too weak for mine.

[He's silent for a while. He hasn't traveled with anyone at all, so asking feels odd to him.] ... Do you want to come with me?

[Video]

[hasavision]

Go with you?

[Wataru looks down as he considers it. While it would be pretty cool to travel again, and Haseo is a good friend...

...

Slowly he frowns and shakes his head.]

...I can't. I've got a travel group, and- well, they don't really need me, but... There's somebody I can't just leave alone right now.

[Video]

[checkingmyemail]

[He shakes his head.] It's fine.

Who are you traveling with, though?

[Video]

[hasavision]

Artemis and his brother Beckett, and Kisa and her cousin Ritsu.

[Video]

[checkingmyemail]

That's a lot of people.

[Video]

[hasavision]

Yup! Before Beckett came, it used to be me, Artemis, Kisa, Ritsu, and a lady named Savyna, but... she left.

[Video]

[checkingmyemail]

People seem to leave this place a lot, huh?

[Video]

[hasavision]

Yeah. Same thing happened to my first traveling partner, too. I'm really lucky I ran into Kisa when I did.

[Video]

[checkingmyemail]

[He nods.] Same thing happened to me too. One day, the guy I traveled with was just gone.

[Video]

[hasavision]

It was really scary the first time. I thought something might've happened to her. And during all those nightmares, too...

[Video]

[checkingmyemail]

Sounds like it.

The longer I've been here, though, the more used I've gotten to people disappearing.

[Video]

[hasavision]

It happens to a lot of people, huh? I wonder if I'll ever disappear like that...

[He's... not really sure if it would be a good thing or bad one.]

[Video] ... I fail at replying in a timely manner ;;

[checkingmyemail]

... So do I. Still, there's not anything we can do about it. This place just does whatever the hell it wants.