[The Pokegear switches on video and the first image is a giant black frog hat with huge eyes. The image shifts to show a boy with a deadpanned expression and strange tattoos under his eyes staring at it before turning his attention to the feed.]Okay. First thing's first. Anyone want an ugly useless hat? Or have a Pokemon that knows ember or
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[You know it's the best nickname ever.]
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Hi Boss. No, I don't think that's a good name for him. Because if I listened to you then that's what all of them would be named. You should probably get a little more creative too.
[A short pause.]
You never played Pokemon as a kid, did you?
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No.
[Wait. Pokémon is a game now?]
What the fuck are you talking about?
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Ah. I guess you don't know. This place is pretty different, but it's still kind of the same. It's a gameboy game I used to play a few years back. You had to go around and collect all one hundred and fifty Pokemon and get all eight gym badges and beat the Elite Four to prove you're badass. After that you could still play, but that was really just time to be bored and try to get all of them.
[A pause as he looks off screen for a moment before looking back.]
But this place is different. I don't recognize anything on the map and there's Pokemon that weren't part of the ones in the game. But some of them are, like this little guy I have.
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[Even though Xanxus might actually want to collect badges for himself, if only so all the training he's been doing and will keep doing won't be for nothing. Only reason he's even rolling with all this bullshit is because he can't fight for himself anymore.]
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[At least he thinks so.]
So, what Pokemon did you get Boss?
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Hoot?
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Ah. You should name your Magikarp after the loud and annoying one. It gets really bad temper issues later on. You should probably be careful how you treat it too. A big dragon is the last thing you want to piss off.
[A pause.]
And I don't know that other thing, it's one of the ones I've never seen before.
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I'm not scared.
[aka he's been abusing the poor thing ever since he got it.]
What level does it evolve at?
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[He takes a moment to pause and remember.]
Ah. Level twenty I think. Not as bad as some of the others.
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[Xanxus may not have his powers anymore, but he still has the stare of a killer that Magikarp is already deathly afraid of.]
Good.
[Twelve more levels to go, then.]
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[Another pause as he has to think something over.]
Hey, can I be there to see it evolve?
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[aka give him one good reason why he should be forced to put up with you.]
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Have you ever been camping before Boss? Or just had to survive in the woods on your own? I know all about that. And I know a lot more than you about Pokemon and stuff in general. Unless of course you'd prefer asking complete strangers a bunch of things you don't know.
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Well fuck. That was a good answer. Give Xanxus a moment to dwell on this.]
Tell me when you're in Cherrygrove.
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Kay. According to my map that's the next place over, right? Shouldn't take too long to get there.
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