[Dawn is used to being away from her mother & with Ash around, the pang of longing for her friends has lessened to almost nothing. She hums under her breath, shopping bags swinging from her hand as she decides to take the scenic route home. Piplup is perched on her head and it is the pokemon that pulls Dawn out of her thoughts and points out the crying girl on the bench.
Walking over to her quickly, crouching in front of her]
[When she hears someone's voice, she lifts her head and finds herself looking at a girl. She quickly dabs at her eyes, but the tears keep on falling anyway. She forces a small smile and shakes her head.]
Hey... it's nothing. T-there was just... something in my eye. [A huge plank. OKAY WORST EXCUSE EVER. But at this point, she's too busy crying her heart out to think of something better. ): ]
[She looks at the handkerchief for a moment, before she takes it, a small genuine smile appearing on her face.]
Thanks.
[She wipes the tears on her face as she listens to what the other says. Minori wasn't the type of person who easily spoke about what she truly felt, because she didn't like sharing any of her weaknesses. She preferred to make things better by herself. But this girl seemed... genuine. Maybe talking a little about what caused her to feel so alone probably wouldn't hurt more.]
That's normal and completely understandable. It's difficult to adjust to a new place like this, especially if you've never been away from home before.
[Piplup hops off Dawn's head and pats Minori on the side, trying to offer his own comfort]
When I first left home, it was really hard too. It's still hard now, knowing that I can't pick up my phone and call my mother. But it'll be okay and it'll get better - I promise you that.
[Minori's been away from home before, but never this long. She turns to look at the girl.]
Is it? You don't think it's being... weak?
[She turns to look at Piplup, and there's a look of familiarity on her face. She stops crying and tries to see if her eyes are tricking her.]
Hey... is that a Pokemon? [She reaches out and pats it, a small smile on her face. She then thinks about her mother after what the girl said. She wasn't really close to her mother, but right now, she even misses her a bit. She wonders if her mother, who is always out working, misses her right now. The sad truth is that she doesn't know. ]
You think so? Will everything get better? What if it doesn't? What if we have to stay here for a long, long time?
No, it's not weak at all. Everyone misses home. You cry and then you remember how to smile afterwards.
[Dawn's face lights up a little and Piplup chatters happily, leaning into those pats]
That's right. This is Piplup.
[Dawn smiles softly and nods]
Of course it will! We're all in this together, right? We're all strangers to this city so we all have that in common. We'll all make new friends and support each other - when you have friends by your side, everything feels a bit easier.
[She gets up to sit down next to her on the bench, leaning forward to place her elbows on her knees while hooking her fingers together to rest her chin on]I'm not going to pretend that you will stop missing home - I don't think anyone does. But it starts hurting less. Even if we can't go back for a very long time, that doesn't mean we can't still live as happily as we can. It's another journey, isn't it? As I said, we'll all make new friends and bonds with people. And new memories too -- we can write them down in letters and journals, so our family and
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Hello, Piplup. [Any other day, she would have picked up the Pokemon and spazzed over it, but now, she simply smiles when the Pokemon chatters happily. She continues patting the Pokemon as she listens to the girl, thinking quietly to herself
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[Dawn smiles back, nodding. Despite her highly intuitive understanding of emotions, Dawn was still a ten year old girl and one that thought in a fairly simple, straightforward manner. Having the heart of a traveller, it wouldn't bother her as much to meet people and then have them leave. After all, she could always meet them in the future, no?
She hoped she was able to help, even just a little]
It's nice to meet you, Dawn. [Minori smiles at her again, and this time it's steadier. She decides to veer away from the topic and then looks at Piplup.]
It must be really nice having a Pokemon... I always wanted to have one when I was younger. [She laughs a little as she remembers her childhood.]
I used to do that too. Well, I was pretty much chasing all the starly and cherrim around, pretending I was a coordinator before I was allowed to go off on my journey.
Walking over to her quickly, crouching in front of her]
Hey, what's wrong?
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Hey... it's nothing. T-there was just... something in my eye. [A huge plank. OKAY WORST EXCUSE EVER. But at this point, she's too busy crying her heart out to think of something better. ): ]
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[She searches through her bags and holds out a handkerchief]
I know we don't know each other but if you want to talk about what's upsetting you, you can. Talking about things can make it better, you know?
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Thanks.
[She wipes the tears on her face as she listens to what the other says. Minori wasn't the type of person who easily spoke about what she truly felt, because she didn't like sharing any of her weaknesses. She preferred to make things better by herself. But this girl seemed... genuine. Maybe talking a little about what caused her to feel so alone probably wouldn't hurt more.]
It's nothing, really... I just miss home.
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[Piplup hops off Dawn's head and pats Minori on the side, trying to offer his own comfort]
When I first left home, it was really hard too. It's still hard now, knowing that I can't pick up my phone and call my mother. But it'll be okay and it'll get better - I promise you that.
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Is it? You don't think it's being... weak?
[She turns to look at Piplup, and there's a look of familiarity on her face. She stops crying and tries to see if her eyes are tricking her.]
Hey... is that a Pokemon? [She reaches out and pats it, a small smile on her face. She then thinks about her mother after what the girl said. She wasn't really close to her mother, but right now, she even misses her a bit. She wonders if her mother, who is always out working, misses her right now. The sad truth is that she doesn't know. ]
You think so? Will everything get better? What if it doesn't? What if we have to stay here for a long, long time?
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[Dawn's face lights up a little and Piplup chatters happily, leaning into those pats]
That's right. This is Piplup.
[Dawn smiles softly and nods]
Of course it will! We're all in this together, right? We're all strangers to this city so we all have that in common. We'll all make new friends and support each other - when you have friends by your side, everything feels a bit easier.
[She gets up to sit down next to her on the bench, leaning forward to place her elbows on her knees while hooking her fingers together to rest her chin on]I'm not going to pretend that you will stop missing home - I don't think anyone does. But it starts hurting less. Even if we can't go back for a very long time, that doesn't mean we can't still live as happily as we can. It's another journey, isn't it? As I said, we'll all make new friends and bonds with people. And new memories too -- we can write them down in letters and journals, so our family and ( ... )
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Hello, Piplup. [Any other day, she would have picked up the Pokemon and spazzed over it, but now, she simply smiles when the Pokemon chatters happily. She continues patting the Pokemon as she listens to the girl, thinking quietly to herself ( ... )
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She hoped she was able to help, even just a little]
I'm Dawn. And that's alright.
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It must be really nice having a Pokemon... I always wanted to have one when I was younger. [She laughs a little as she remembers her childhood.]
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[blinks a little]
Why didn't you go on a journey then?
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[She laughs a little and then scratches the back of her head sheepishly.]
I used to go on a "journey" in my backyard though, trying to see if I could find a Togepi or a Squirtle in there.
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[smiles]
I used to do that too. Well, I was pretty much chasing all the starly and cherrim around, pretending I was a coordinator before I was allowed to go off on my journey.
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