cross canon shit with gage

[feistytrader]

exactly what it says on the tin

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[mahouchrono]

We've never had them, so I guess so.

[feistytrader]

[...That's impossible. Silver glances over at Weavile- who looks just as uncomfortable as he does- before continuing over to their "camp site"...

Which is really just a camp fire with a blanket near some tree. Weavile fetches the eggs they got- they put them down when they heard alarming roaring coming from Gyarados- and Silver trades them for a Tamato Berry that Weavile happily cuts up.]

What's it like? [You know. Not having Pokémon. He's supposed to be helping this guy, but all he can do is think of more and more questions.]

[mahouchrono]

... Normal?

[Silver, what were you expecting...]

[feistytrader]

That's the opposite of normal.

[What do you eat? Who do you journey with? How do you survive? With those swords?

Scrambled eggs with diced tamato berry bits is on this morning's menu. Cooking on top of a rock on a fire isn't exactly fancy, but the less he has to carry, the better.]

Do you know how you got here?

[mahouchrono]

I wish I knew.

[That's the main thing he's missing from this whole situation. He just kinda... woke up here.]

[feistytrader]

[...Strange. This is all very strange.]

I have to stay here for the day, but I can show you to town after I'm done. Mahogany is small, but there's a chance that someone will know where you're from.

[Maybe. A place without Pokémon... Who would even want to go back there?]

If not, your best bet is Goldenrod City. It's the largest city in the region.

People won't take kindly to the weapons, though. I'd avoid waving them around.

[mahouchrono]

I don't plan on it.

[Especially not with giant monsters ready to eat him if he tries.]

I don't know my way around here, so I don't have much of a choice.

[feistytrader]

...It might not be a bad idea to try catching a Pokemon while you're here. I can't imagine traveling without one.

[What a weird guy...]

[mahouchrono]

I'm not planning on staying.

[feistytrader]

[Well, no, but-

...It wouldn't be a good idea for some Pokémon to go to some desolate Pokémon free place anyway.]

Then be careful not to get hurt.

[With that, he offers Ludger some of his eggs. Here, eat up.]

[mahouchrono]

I'll try.

[It's not like he's gonna run into danger, anyway.

But he'll take some of those eggs. He's pretty hungry, and starts eating quickly as a result.]

They aren't bad.

[feistytrader]

[Silver splits his share with Weavile, who devours them as fast as possible. That's expected. What isn't expected is some praise from mister no Pokémon.]

They're nothing special. [The eggs are fresh, the berries diced into them are tasty and spicy, but it's nothing to write home about. He tries to find somewhere else to look; Weavile conceals a snicker.]

[mahouchrono]

They're better than most restaurants, probably.

[feistytrader]

That's just because everything out here is really fresh and tasty. Thank nature, not me.

[Weavile's snickering turns into straight out laughter. This guy's really laying it on thick, huh?]

Besides, they're all I can make. [You know, other than pasta or something really sumple.]

[mahouchrono]

Is that all you eat, too?

[feistytrader]

It's most of it.

[mahouchrono]

You need a more balanced diet.

[feistytrader]

Sometimes my Pokémon bring back fish or meat. I've got berries too.

[mahouchrono]

What about bread?

[feistytrader]

Let me go pick some off that tree.

[He even points to a nearby tree to get the point across.]

[mahouchrono]

... Wait, what?

[feistytrader]

...It was a joke. [...He should really steer clear of jokes, huh...] I don't have money for bread. If I did, it would be stale by now anyway.

[mahouchrono]

[With someone new to this place? ... Yeah.]

I'd buy some, but...

[Uh... Poor at home, poor here. Especially with no money here. Great.]

[feistytrader]

If you want bread that badly, I can get some later. [You know, when they're done here.] I can't guarantee a nice warm bed every night, but I won't let you starve.

[mahouchrono]

It's fine. It's more for your sake than mine.