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[hewhosurvives]

Uh...hey, everyone....?

[ There's a college-age kid waving at you from the screen. Not too far behind him is a Teddiursa, and the two are a little distance aways from Violet. ]

I guess my quest to become the "greatest Pokémon trainer ever" has gotten off to a good start...? I mean, it was touch-and-go for a while there... [ ...yes, that was a joke

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[cynicizing]

[He's... not in any hurry to talk to Junpei again, all things considered, but he has a guess as to where Junpei might be, and if that's the case...

... Well, here's hoping that he hasn't learned a certain piece of information that Santa has, because this could be amusing. Not that he'd ever find amusement at the cost of Junpei's sake, of course-]

Hey, chump. Where are you?

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[hewhosurvives]

[ Oh, Santa. You're as personable as ever. Junpei decides to ignore the dig for now, though. ]

I should be pretty close to the next town by now, I think.

[ He raises a hand up to shield his eyes as he looks ahead, trying to catch a glimpse of it. ]

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[cynicizing]

[He rolls his eyes.]

Yeah, and there's, what, ten towns in this place? A name would help, genius.

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[hewhosurvives]

...Oh. Uh, right. [ He scratches the back of his head sheepishly.

And then he takes a second to check his map for the name. ] It's....Violet City, yeah. I'm near there.

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[cynicizing]

[... Bingo.]

Violet, huh? I heard something interesting about that place.

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[hewhosurvives]

Something interesting? Like what?

[ Does he even want to know...? ]

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[cynicizing]

This kick-ass tree! Dude, you haven't heard of it?

[Considering that Santa does not foresee a pleasant outcome for Junpei should he go along with this... prooooobably not.]

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[hewhosurvives]

...You're excited over a tree? Really, Santa?

[ Is it a Christmas tree? Dude, if he dies/is severely injured/suffers otherwise thanks to the tree, it's totally your fault. ]

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[cynicizing]

Yeah, you got a problem with that? I heard it's pretty popular.

[Oh, screw you. Come on, you're not going to die from getting punched.]

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[hewhosurvives]

I don't know. It's just a little strange that you're pine-ing over a tree, of all things.

[ ...He just had to say it, okay? Focused again now. ]

Why would it be popular?

[ Hey, you brought it up, Santa. What if I get a concussion or a cerebral contusion or something? ]

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[cynicizing]

[... He's going to pretend he didn't hear that pun and instead shrug at the question.]

Hell if I know. I'd check it out if I could, but I'm nowhere near the place, you know?

[At least my nickname isn't Jumpy. Then you're a wuss that doesn't deserve June.]

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[hewhosurvives]

[ Wise move, Santa. But...okay, you've kind of caught his interest. ]

So it's supposed to be around Violet somewhere?

[ He never chose Jumpy as a nickname, man. That was all Kanny. ...CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. I will beat the evil tree and prove my manliness so that June and I can be together. Or something. ]

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[cynicizing]

Yeah, if you exit north from Violet, I think. 'Least, that's what I heard.

[Yeah, but you haven't protested against it yet, have you? ... Good luck with that.]

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[hewhosurvives]

Hmm. Maybe I'll go check it out, if I have time.

[ He was twelve, and that's what the girl he was massively crushing on insisted on calling him. Like hell he was going to argue. As long as I keep hope, faith, and love, I should have all the luck I need, right? ]

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[cynicizing]

Tell me how it goes, would ya?

[So sappy. Santa wants to gag. :| Hate those things, remember-]

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[hewhosurvives]

Uh, sure. I'll let you know if it was worth seeing.

[ Just because you have no heart or soul... Why else would I bring them up? ]