Room 025 [video]

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_{[There is lots of clanging and bumping as the feed turns on to reveal a hotel bathroom. A Shellder happily peeks out of a MOUNTAIN of soap suds and Henry's arm with the sleeve rolled up can be seen with a sponge in-hand.]}

Heh, I'll bet that's better, huh, little guy? Smile!


_{[Clam waggles his tongue happily and ducks down into the soapy water before popping back up and balancing on the tub's edge. It's clear that the big HENRY that had been scribbled onto him with a sharpie ages ago is slowly being scrubbed away. The H and part of the R Y still remain.]}

When this place says permanent marker, it means it. Protip: don't draw on your pokemon, no matter how good an idea it seems.

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Oh. I'm sorry to hear that. [ She briefly ruffles her brow in an immense amount of sympathy. ] If it helps any, Johto isn't really scary. It's weird and sometimes frightening things happen, but it's mostly light and happy.

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_{[Henry nods, smiling a little.]}

Yeah...it's a lot happier here. I'm not sure I wanna go home, to be perfectly honest.

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That's fair! When your world is filled with conflict, you'll latch onto anything that's peacefuller. This world is fun and it has a lot of cute animals! I'm sure there's a billion of things you can do here that can make you feel like you lived a really nice life!

What are your passions?! I like reading, and writing and drawing pictures! [ And other things but those are her big three! ]

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_{[Henry's smile fades for a moment. Those were...kinda outta nowhere, but she doesn't seem like she means any harm.]}

When I'm not on a weird pokemon adventure, I'm a photographer. And I like cereal.

_{[THOSE TWO THINGS WERE...ABOUT ALL THERE WAS TO HENRY.]}

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[ Momo just wanted to think about something happy. She didn't want to dwell on the sad for too long. ]

You take photographs? Do you just usually use a camera? Or, do you sometimes do really cool things to your photos, like, find a way to bring out the sunset in the background or something.

[ She doesn't so much know how to talk about cereal, so she'll ignore that. Or maybe come back to it if she thinks of something to say about it, but, photography sounds kinda interesting! ]

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_{[The photographer nods.]} Yeah, I like disposable cameras the best because here in Johto something could happen to a really expensive one. I don't really have a way to edit them, though. I just try my best to make them look nice the first time around.

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I think I saw an advertisement for a pencil case that was so strong, even a Snorlax stomp couldn't crush them! [ She's thinking about this. A little too much, actually. ] So maybe there is an indestructible camera or something around! I mean, I know the pokégear can take pictures but probably not anything like an actual camera, and, a pokégear isn't indestructible. I bet you're really skilled with taking pictures then, anyways!

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Hrmmmmm a camera case like that would be pretty awesome.

_{[He's going to have to pay closer attention to the stores now. He has to find something made like that.]}

The poke'gear isn't so bad! When I first got here, that's how I took all my photos. Like this one...

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[ Momo looks at the image before squealing with delight. ]

Wow! It's just so beautiful! The sunset with the darkened forest makes it look like daytime and nighttime at the same time! [ say that five times fast! ] This is really really good! You really know when to take a picture! [ Even more praise!! ] Where was this taken at anyways?

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_{[Henry's ego inflates just a bit. It's so nice to hear somebody appreciating photography at all.]}

I was around Cherrygrove at the time. Do you see the Hoot Hoot in the photo? He's on my team now.

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Did he ever evolve?! I think it's really cool that you have something you can look at and define it as the beginning of something! [ She wishes she can do that with all of the people Squad five gets now... ]

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Not yet. I'm afraid I'm not much of a trainer. My pokemon aren't very high leveled.

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It's okay! My pokémon grow slowly, but I use a lot of creative strategies to make up for it! You may not be much of a trainer, but you should keep training to try and build up your pokémon's skill set. Growth is an important part of training! I'll train with you, if you want? We can both take it easy!

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Maybe so. We'll have to see.

_{[This girl has been nothing but friendly but she's a straaaangeerrrrrr.]}

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Okay! For future reference, I'm Momo Hinamori! Lieutenant of Squad five! What's your name? [ She should have remembered to include her name, because now it's just weird. She offered to help him train without even giving any sort of identity! ]

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_{[Oh man, somebody from the army!]}

I've never met a Lieutenant before... I'm Henry.

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Hehe! Well, they're the second highest rank one can be! Well, actually, third. There's Captain and then Captain Commander! It means I am really really talented, and I'm glad I can be in such a high position because it means I can support other people.

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<sub>[Something that almost looks like panic washes over Henry's face before her brings a hand up the side of his head in an awkward salute.]

[That's what you do to Lieutenants right?]</sub>

That's great, ma'am.

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There's no need to salute me! We're both the same rank here, I guess, you know? Like, I'm only a lieutenant back home and you aren't an underling under any circumstances so we're both equals! [ She salutes back, not really as awkwardly, but then drops it to encourage him to cease the saluting! ]

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_{[Henry slowly lowers his hand and trades the salute for looking embarrassed.]}

Yes, ma'am.

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I'm sorry if that made you feel uncomfortable, or something. I just don't think I should receive special treatment. We're friends after all, or, at least we're friendly acquaintances.

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You still deserve respect, though. You worked hard.

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Yeah, but respect me as a friend. Everyone deserves a little respect, regardless of who they are. Chances are, they worked pretty hard too.