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[inahurrygaiz]

[Oh lookie, the beach! Barry's just walking along the shore with his Empoleon and looking at the vast ocean. Well, walking along the shore relaxing is something Barry would do when he isn't training or roaming the island. Footprints of him and Empoleon are everywhere, now.]

...Where in the world are you, Daddy?

It's my birthday today, damn it.

[Just

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time to return the favor

[lunardancing]

Barry? What's wrong?

[inahurrygaiz]

...Oh, hey Dawn!

Nothing at all! I'm just thinking about my Daddy.

[Fake smile :>]

[lunardancing]

[Barry, your fake happy is worse than Dawn's fake happy.]

You miss him, don't you?

[inahurrygaiz]

Yeah, I do.

But, I wonder if he had forgotten about me.

[lunardancing]

[Oh, that's what's bothering him.]

Palmer wouldn't forget about you.

[inahurrygaiz]

What makes you think like that?

He left me when I was still a kid.

[lunardancing]

He was so proud of you when we were talking before we battled at the Frontier. You should have heard him.

[inahurrygaiz]

He talked about me...?

What did he say...?

[lunardancing]

He said he expected to see you come and challenge him, and that he looked forward to that day. And he meant it. He couldn't wait to see you again.

[inahurrygaiz]

...Daddy really said something like that?

[lunardancing]

It was one of the first things out of his mouth, right after he recognized me as a friend of yours.

[inahurrygaiz]

But, he hasn't showed up on the island yet...

I wish the island would hurry up and drag him here. I... really miss him.

[lunardancing]

You know that isn't his fault. I bet, if he could be, he'd be here right now.

[inahurrygaiz]

O-Of course I know that!

[Brb silently cursing at the island for not bringing Palmer here. :|]

[lunardancing]

So when Palmer gets here, he'll be thrilled to see you.

[Brb joining you.]

[inahurrygaiz]

Yeah!

[Gonna smile like you in that icon of yours. Uwaaahhh ////]