[ Da Vinci peers at the photos, before glancing a little more closely at the girl playing the flute. ]
Where he was before he came here... when he and Emmet were separated. It would explain the lack of fog... of course he'd remember this if it was pretty recent.
You're not sure you would be alive today without the graciousness of Irida. She wasn't the leader of the clan at the time that she first met you, but she was already a contender. And she was firmly the leader in your heart, with how she helped you settle into the community, despite your large gap in age. No one cares more about the wellbeing of every single member of the clan. You were proud to be a member, when it was to help that cause. You were honored to be a Warden who served closely under her leadership. And you were happy to help cultivate in her a love of raising Pokemon. Once she was on your side, the whole settlement would follow.
He wasn't the one who helped you most in the settlement, but he was your biggest fan. He found your strangeness admirable and not off-putting. And you admired the courage it took for him to confess to you. In your loneliness, how could you refuse him? Someone who was invested in you, with a kind heart, who never spoke wrong of anyone, and always tried to do his part? He deserved someone to take care of him. ...That person couldn't be you anymore. You felt nothing when you considered your future. Maybe you helped him, but he couldn't help you. You hope he forgives you, and thinks well of you, still.
The both of you ride the train. Despite being a steam engine, it still travels down a dark tunnel for a while. When it pulls out of the tunnel the difference is dramatic—you see snow traveling almost horizontally in the wind, and finally, a settlement...
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Where he was before he came here... when he and Emmet were separated. It would explain the lack of fog... of course he'd remember this if it was pretty recent.
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You're not sure you would be alive today without the graciousness of Irida. She wasn't the leader of the clan at the time that she first met you, but she was already a contender. And she was firmly the leader in your heart, with how she helped you settle into the community, despite your large gap in age. No one cares more about the wellbeing of every single member of the clan. You were proud to be a member, when it was to help that cause. You were honored to be a Warden who served closely under her leadership. And you were happy to help cultivate in her a love of raising Pokemon. Once she was on your side, the whole settlement would follow.
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[while da vinci looks at that one, she's peering at the photo of the young man with ingo.]
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For example, I hope they don't ask us questions about these people.
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[but if they can find pokemon here, hopefully it will be more battle focused,]
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[ WE SHALL BEHAVE. ]
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He wasn't the one who helped you most in the settlement, but he was your biggest fan. He found your strangeness admirable and not off-putting. And you admired the courage it took for him to confess to you. In your loneliness, how could you refuse him? Someone who was invested in you, with a kind heart, who never spoke wrong of anyone, and always tried to do his part? He deserved someone to take care of him. ...That person couldn't be you anymore. You felt nothing when you considered your future. Maybe you helped him, but he couldn't help you. You hope he forgives you, and thinks well of you, still.
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well, after taking that in, she'll leave the others alone on this trip. that's probably personal enough.]
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