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[The video feed shows Ritz, sitting near the water in Cherrygrove. Something large and very blue is nudging her- anyone who knew Ritz's old team might recognize this as Andre, her Gyarados. She also has something fairly large and teal nuzzling up to her, and just seems to be the center of a four-pokemon cuddlepile while wrapped around a fairly distinct harp.]

Guess it's my turn, huh? Just sucks that I didn't get to at least meet up with him again before he left.

[She's looking up and staring at the Gear for a moment, tilting her head.] Exodus, you don't have hands, how in the- you know what, nevermind.

To anyone watching this, I'm pretty sure Kuja's gone. I dunno if he'll be back or what, but I have a couple of his pokemon and some of his stuff.

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Oh...

[He rubs the back of his head, thinking about it.] He did? That's awfully...nice of him.

[Which is weird for him to say, but it had sounded like he might've changed. Of course, that was a good thing though.]

[Ritz is snorting softly.] You know, if you're tapdancing around how he used to be a lot less nice? You can stop.

His starter was a Feebas that looked practically undead when he got it. You know what he named it? Karma.

[Oh. Ouch. She's blunt.] No, no I didn't mean for it to come out like that. I mean...he really did change. It's nice to know.

[Even though he didn't get to know him all that well.

...Ah. He doesn't even really know what to say about the whole Feebas thing, at all. So he might look just a little uncomfortable.]

[Yes, yes she is.] Yeah. It's weird you don't remember- I mean, there was a point where I was kind of... in a coma, or something, and you guys were taking care of me.

It's kind of funny- some of what he used to do when he wasn't... as pleasant? Actually made him a better friend.

Really? I was there too? [He frowns slightly.] I wish I remembered everything...

What do you mean by that?

Yep! [Ritz is frowning a little, too. That is weird.]

Well... there was stuff that I talked to him about, stuff from home, that... kind of seemed weird to me? And I guess because of how he did things, he had some really good advice on how to deal with it.

I'm glad that he gave you some good advice. [Wow...] I'm sorry if I sound surprised - if I am, it's just not really how I knew him. Sure, he was starting to change at home, but...

[Yeah.]

Yeah. I think the funniest part was that it was him basically going "well in that situation, I would be doing this thing, so here's how you get around it". [Ritz is smiling.]

It's a good thing, right? And-- it's not like any of my friends from home were here, and even if they were... a lot of them are my age. They're not really good people to talk to about stuff like-- oh, how bad it is that maps were kind of weird to me.

Huh. Well that's something.

[He nods, just listening to her for a minute before getting curious.] Why're maps weird? Can I ask?

Because learning about what was outside of your hometown wasn't exactly.... something people wanted to happen. There was pretty much- unless something really weird happened- this attitude that you were born in, and died in, your home town.

[Ritz is smiling crookedly.]

...That sounds like it sucked. Not being able to learn about the outside world? That's what makes things interesting, doesn't it?

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