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[complexrestart]

[Rika is currently sitting under a tree on the outskirts of Violet City, and she's holding a badge in her hands.] Mii. I am sorry that I did not tell anyone that I would be challenging Falkner today. Satoko, I thought it would be better to show you a more even battle since I was too strong for Falkner and the battle went by quickly... I was not

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[puppet_paladin]

I'd return home. [Not a single second of hesitation there.] I have too many responsibilities there, especially at the moment. It would be a shame to lose all these memories, but I cannot abandon the people of my world.

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[complexrestart]

I understand that. What sort of responsibilities do you have?

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[puppet_paladin]

...The welfare of a whole kingdom, and a falling moon to stop.

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[complexrestart]

Mii? A falling moon?

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[puppet_paladin]

My planet has two moons, both of them artificial and home to millions of monsters. A group of people has managed to make the bigger of the two fall from the sky, and if we do not stop it the whole world will be destroyed. Already, mere fragments of it are causing the soil to rot, and the weather has been adversely affected.

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[complexrestart]

... I see. You must be anxious to return to your home.

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[puppet_paladin]

I am, though knowing that we are outside of time lessens that anxiety. This is a lovely little vacation, but it cannot last forever.

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[complexrestart]

Yes. Still... I worry that I will wake up the next day in the middle of everything back home.

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[puppet_paladin]

...I think that is something everyone here fears. Our friends can disappear at any time, leaving us behind. We can disappear at anytime, leaving our friends behind. Yet I doubt we could stay in this world too long.

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[complexrestart]

Yes. Johto may be a very happy place, but... it is also a very sad one.

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[puppet_paladin]

Yet we always forget about its sadness, unless it affects us directly.

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[complexrestart]

[She nods.] Maybe we should help those who are affected by the sadness.

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[puppet_paladin]

We'd have to know who they are, first. Some people never mention that their friends have disappeared, and keep their sadness to themselves.

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[complexrestart]

Mii... I wish people would not hold their sadness in like that.

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[puppet_paladin]

Some people can only show their true feelings around their close friends, never where they can be seen by others. That can even be an advantage, under certain circumstances.

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[complexrestart]

That is true. However, some people cannot even show their true emotions around their close friends.