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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[Suddenly snow, what in the-oh. Another Red, a younger one anyway. He'll soon approach him, with a look of concern. Red might notice this Green looks a little older than the one he's used to.]

Red? [That cough...] Are you sick?

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[Red looks up, eyes widening, coughing a bit harder in his surprise..]

...Green? Is that you? What happened?

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It's Blue, actually.

[He'll correct him while casually unzipping his jacket to place it over Red. Even underneath his jacket he wore a long sleeves shirt mostly out of habit.]

Come on, I'll explain everything to you assuming you're new here.

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[Red lets out a small noise of protest when Green - Blue? - gives him his jacket, but the older boy doesn't give him an opening to interrupt until he's finished.]

Gre - uh. Why are you older than me?

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[Why was he older? Oh, right.]

This place has a habit of bringing people from different times. That's why. Don't worry about it, you'll get used to it in no time.

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I don't...I don't need the jacket, honest...different times?

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...just humor me, alright?

[Besides that to Blue it seemed like Red needed his jacket more than himself. What with the coughing and all.]

That's right. Don't be surprised if you meet more than one familiar faces around here.

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[Red nods reluctantly, hoping the other boy is going to elaborate. He has no idea what's going on, but 'Blue' seems to.]

Familiar faces?

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That's right. We're currently at a place called Awesome Island right now. ...it apparently has a habit of dragging people from alternate worlds and different times. It's hard to believe any of that when first, I know but like I said you're bound to get used to it.

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That's why you're more than likely to meet someone you've met back home.

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...You're not lying, are you? Promise?

[His rival doesn't usually lie to him, but - but Green hasn't always been too nice to him in the past.]

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[The moment Red questions him, Blue will wear an solemn look on his face.]

No. I wouldn't lie. Never to you, not ever.

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Okay, then. But...what do I do? I have to get home...

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[Blue will shake his head. He didn't like being a bearer of bad news, but he wasn't about to withhold information from Red.]

...sorry, you can't. This place, this island doesn't let anyone go home on their own free will.

I heard that some were able to return only to be brought back later on to this place.

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But - But I can't stay. I have to go home. It's already been...

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[Blue will glance to the side. He knew that feeling. He needed to get back too but at the moment Blue was content staying here. At least here he knew Red was safe for the most part. If he just learned to not be so reckless-]

...yeah. Don't worry, the time we stay here, it doesn't affect time back home. That's what I heard anyway.

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...Really? How?