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[silversouled]

[ just Silver and his Crobat, huddled near a giant decorative Christmas tree. He's on his way to buy some stuff because he doesn't actually have any winter clothes... ]

S-S-S-So, wh-what, are we g-gonna have like a, a- a Secret Santa thing??

[ he hurries into the store to warm up, wondering just what he's really hoping to get for Lyra. just what

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[nicepartner]

Hey, that's a great idea! [LMAO.....]

[silversouled]

Of course you're excited.

Y-You get excited ab-bout everything.

[nicepartner]

Well, not everything.... like Team Rocket's not exciting at all.

[silversouled]

[ there's a moment there where silver seriously considers punching ash in the face when he says that-- just-- because- but he reminds himself, so, so quickly that ash doesn't know. doesn't need to know, because it's none of his business. giovanni is barely a father to him anyway. ]

Whatever. This town'd almost be better if people had something like that to pay attention to.

[nicepartner]

[ TEAM ROCKET'S ROCKING-- or I guess not. ]

Well, they did chase me all the time just for Pikachu. I kinda miss that, a little bit.

for a whole decade, in fact

[silversouled]

[ ugh. his dad had the stupidest priorities. all that for a Pikachu? they were everywhere! lyra probably had like four! ]

I don't miss them. I'm just bored of how peaceful it is.

[nicepartner]

[ but his pikachu was special..... ]

Really? We could still have fun!

[silversouled]

... Yeah, I'll just humor you and ask how.

[nicepartner]

I'm thinkin' about having a Christmas Party! And since more people are comin' here, maybe there'll be more Pokemon trainers to battle!

[silversouled]

... It would be good to find some new trainers.

[nicepartner]

Yeah. I wanna battle some of them! Most of the trainers I knew left, after all.

[silversouled]

I don't like that... something feels suspicious.

[nicepartner]

Suspicious how?

[silversouled]

Oh, come on, idiot! People are just disappearing!!

[nicepartner]

I thought they just went back home?

[silversouled]

Says who?