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[acro_mach]

[There’s a cluster of benches in the CMA. Perched the back of one is a Brendan, popping a wheelie on his bicycle as he balances precariously. A Manectric is nearby, keeping watch over his trainer's bag and looking skeptical.

He hops from one bench to another, face twisted in concentration; then to the next one; then to the next one. Finally, he

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[usesdig]

[appropriate clapping at the stunt!]

[acro_mach]

[oh, an audience?]

Hey, thanks! [EGO BOOST. Manectric rolls its eyes.] I'll be here till... um.. I figure out how to go back home.

[usesdig]

Me, too! ... but it seems like no one's figured it out.

[acro_mach]

No way, seriously? Does no one have a flying Pokémon, or can they not surf, or dig their way out? ...Well, I guess we're not in a cave so digging wouldn't work, but... the other two!

[usesdig]

Digging works anywhere! ... Or, well, but it doesn't take you home!

[acro_mach]

[WHOA that was an intense reaction.

he finally notices your, uh.. dirt. Oh, well that makes sense.] I take it you like digging?

Biking won't take me home, either... not on an island. [SIGH. He leans on his handlebars.]

[usesdig]

Yes! I love digging! It's my absolute favorite! ... but... yeah. That- [shudder] -ocean... makes it tough...

[acro_mach]

Yeah, can't bike on water. [Sucks that Hoenn is half ocean.] You could probably dig under it if you really wanted to, though! That would be kind of cool.

...Hey, I'm Brendan, by the way. What's your name?

[usesdig]

Oh, I'm Dawn! I'm an Underground Expert!

[acro_mach]

Nice t'meetcha, Dawn! The Underground... That's in Sinnoh, isn't it? And it goes on and on and on under the whole region?

[usesdig]

Yes, it's marvelous! Someday I'd like to see an Underground in every region! Imagine the fossils you could dig up...!

[acro_mach]

Yeah, yeah! It's my dream to one day ride my bike through the entire expanse! It would be... It would be...!

[usesdig]

Running Underground from one region to another...!

[acro_mach]

If they were connected, you could stay there for absolute days and still not go through the same place twice...!

...Why don't we have an Underground yet?! This needs to happen!

[usesdig]

This is why we need to expand the Underground!

[acro_mach]

But how? ...I don't even know how to dig...