050 - Chasing my dreams for however many tens of thousands of miles, I've still got more potential!

[10_year_old_kid]

[Today, you may come across a certain Ash Ketchum sulking on a park bench.]October... Just look at it Pikachu, see that!? It's been a year. A whole year since we first got here! Or at least it will be next week... And what do I have to show for it? A whole lot of time wasted not catching Pokémon or getting badges! I could've been taking on the

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[spiraldoll]

[[she sees the rather downtrodden looking boy, but she also sees that cute, yellow... mouse thing. she stops walking and stares for a few moments before walking over with a large smile on her face.]]

Hello there!

[10_year_old_kid]

Oh, uh... Hi!

Pika!

[spiraldoll]

Are you alright? You look upset... Is something troubling you? [[as she speaks, her eyes dart over to pikachu. she looks a little curious about the lil' guy.]]

[10_year_old_kid]

I dunno... I just thought I'd be here for, well... less than a whole year?

[pokeay]

[ oh, hello there - it's been a while! Dia will wave when he passes by, his Munchlax accompanying him as usual. ]

Hello! ... You look down today... is something bothering you?

[10_year_old_kid]

Well, I've been here for pretty much a whole year at this point... I was kinda hoping that I'd be competing in the Unova League by now.

[pokeay]

A whole year - ? That's so long... [ wait, he should be encouraging in this situation, right - ? ] But it's alright! You'll make it there eventually! And this is a good situation to improve yourself and your team, too.

[10_year_old_kid]

Well, yeah... But there's only so much you can do without challenging a gym...