FREE TO A GOOD HOME. if you're a gym leader.

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[And suddenly THERE IS A FLURRY OF SNOW in the middle of the CMA.]

...Mom? Mom? [a sneeze.] Mom, please answer, if you’re there-

[Out of the snow comes a chilly-looking Red, who seems to have brought a bit of the mountain weather with him on his way in. He’s holding an arm in front of his face to block the snow from getting in his eyes, and

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[rising_dawning]

[If a top coordinator counts then here is the girl for you! She actually just got here too! Let's say hello.]

Hello! Who are you?

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[O-Oh someone's saying hello to him.]

Hi. I'm Red.

[He coughs again, awkwardly trying to muffle the sound into his hand, still looking around warily.]

Sorry, but...do you know what happened?

[rising_dawning]

What do you mean what happened? You came with tons of snow blowing all around you. [notices that he's cold. Nice one Dawn.]

Apparently we are on an island. From what I have learned, it's somewhere in Sinnoh.

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But I was just in Mt. Silver! Or leaving it, anyway. That's in Johto.

[rising_dawning]

Well, I was on a boat from Hoenn and I got here somehow...[Now this bugs her. Does the island just randomly take people from the regions and drop them off here? This is really bugging her.]

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So then how do you know we're in Sinnoh?

[Red's not trying to be accusatory - he's just baffled.]

[rising_dawning]

Um, Azelf was telling me that it sorta wasn't Sinnoh...It looks like it though.

[Now she has gotten herself confused. Happens when you meet yourself that's not in a mirror.]

Gut feeling?

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Well...okay...

[He'll take your word for it - doesn't seem like he has much choice.]

Then how do I get home? Are there any ships sailing out from here?

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[No, he doesn't. Then again, she is probably not the person to go to for questions.]

Not that I know of. I was thinking of having Togekiss fly around and seeing what all was here. I'm not sure how you get home. If I knew, I suppose I would be gone already. [And that's the truth.]

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That's a good idea. Do you know if there's a Pokémon Center nearby? People there usually know what's going on - I have to get home as soon as I can.

[rising_dawning]

No, I don't. I'm sorry. Why are you in such a hurry anyways?

[Yes, she is going to get nosy. She might go with you actually. Pokemon Centers are fun and she might be able to phone her mom.]

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[He looks a bit startled at the question, as if he can't think of how to answer.]

It's...it's my mom. She wasn't answering her phone, so I wanted to know if she's okay.

[rising_dawning]

Oh, I get it. My mom is probably worried about me. I told her that I would call when back in Sinnoh. [She looks down and back up at you. She knows what it's like.]

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I haven't talked to my mom in a long time. I couldn't call her from the mountain. I don't think anything would have happened, but -

[rising_dawning]

I'm sure nothing did. Let's go look for a Pokemon Center. Maybe we can call your mom there, Red. Oh, I don't think I have introduced myself. I'm Dawn and this is Piplup.

[Yes, Piplup has been there the entire time...he was just unnoticeable for a time.]

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You're probably right. [For a moment he doesn't look too convinced, but then he smiles.] It's nice to meet you.