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8/1/11
I think things are getting better. People aren't talking about the difference between humans and not-humans anymore. I've been keeping an eye on Pokechan and the newspapers, but it looks like nobody leaked word of what happened to Red's Pokemon to Johto or Kanto. I wonder if that's a good thing. I don't believe in covering things up, but... I'm not the only one who looks up to the Team Rocket Kid. I think I'm getting used to Pokemon being people, but there's no way anybody back home would understand.
I never really noticed just how different this place is from home, actually. When I'm here... I'm a total nobody. Even the gym leaders were surprised I was the Champion, and what goes on in the League is part of their jobs. I'm not sure that a lot of people even knew Team Rocket was in Johto, let alone that I did anything. It seemed weird to me, but... I guess I just didn't know how different it was here. Back home... well, I haven't been back home in a while, but I think I'm famous? When I post online, lots of people don't believe I'm really me. I can't just give out my Pokegear number as much as I used to, or I keep getting calls from strangers. Maybe there wasn't as much in the news about the Slowpoke Well, but the Lake of Rage base and the Radio Tower takeover were both really big deals.
...It is kind of exciting. I wanted to be a legend, too, and you can't be one if you can't get at least a little famous. If I'm still a nobody here, then... I don't know if I can call myself a Team Rocket Kid just yet, though. I don't know what else I have to do...
And lately, I kind of start of wonder if being a Team Rocket Kid is really what I want. I tried on the hat and shirt I got for Christmas. The shirt's too big for me, but I was still really, really happy. The more I looked at myself, though, the more funny I felt.
When I was seven... it just seemed like the most natural thing in the world to want to be the Team Rocket Kid. I mean... he's like a fairy tale knight. Everyone was so scared of Team Rocket, but he... I dunno if it's weird to say this when he has a Charizard, but he slew the dragon and saved everyone. He became the Champion, the best job anyone could ever want, and he walked away from it. He could do anything.
I wanted to be famous too. It's not just about being on the news or getting attention, though. I want to walk with Pokemon my whole life. I want to help everyone that thinks nobody's on their side. Save them when they can't defend themselves. I wanna show people that even if you're small and not that strong on your own, you can still change the world if you've got enough heart. You're not too powerless to stop injustice. That's what it means to be a Team Rocket Kid, isn't it? That's what I thought it was.
...I'm not sure that anyone else was even mad at him for what happened with Vinnie and Sasha. Or... mad at Vinnie and Sasha, I guess I should say. I think everyone else has moved past it already. Am I being mean because I won't forget it? The Team Rocket Kid and his Pokemon... I can't shut them out of my life totally. I've been aiming for them since I was seven. But I think I am looking at them a little differently now. They're still important, he's still a really strong trainer, but... when I think about them, the word hero isn't coming up as much anymore.
Maybe I'm just growing up.
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This year, my resolutions are:
1. Get the other 7 Kanto gym badges
2. Keep practicing boxing until I get good at it
3. Face my worst fear.
The last one's definitely gonna be the hardest. Maybe I should just pick one, but I dunno if I could stick to just one. When I start thinking about stuff I wanna do, the list gets so big I'd probably have 20 things up there. I guess I get carried away pretty easily.
Hey... does anyone else here follow a lot of radio dramas? One of FDC's stations started up a new one a little while ago. It's about some guy called the Steel Samurai. I've only listened to a few episodes, but I think I'm already hooked!
I think things are getting better. People aren't talking about the difference between humans and not-humans anymore. I've been keeping an eye on Pokechan and the newspapers, but it looks like nobody leaked word of what happened to Red's Pokemon to Johto or Kanto. I wonder if that's a good thing. I don't believe in covering things up, but... I'm not the only one who looks up to the Team Rocket Kid. I think I'm getting used to Pokemon being people, but there's no way anybody back home would understand.
I never really noticed just how different this place is from home, actually. When I'm here... I'm a total nobody. Even the gym leaders were surprised I was the Champion, and what goes on in the League is part of their jobs. I'm not sure that a lot of people even knew Team Rocket was in Johto, let alone that I did anything. It seemed weird to me, but... I guess I just didn't know how different it was here. Back home... well, I haven't been back home in a while, but I think I'm famous? When I post online, lots of people don't believe I'm really me. I can't just give out my Pokegear number as much as I used to, or I keep getting calls from strangers. Maybe there wasn't as much in the news about the Slowpoke Well, but the Lake of Rage base and the Radio Tower takeover were both really big deals.
...It is kind of exciting. I wanted to be a legend, too, and you can't be one if you can't get at least a little famous. If I'm still a nobody here, then... I don't know if I can call myself a Team Rocket Kid just yet, though. I don't know what else I have to do...
And lately, I kind of start of wonder if being a Team Rocket Kid is really what I want. I tried on the hat and shirt I got for Christmas. The shirt's too big for me, but I was still really, really happy. The more I looked at myself, though, the more funny I felt.
When I was seven... it just seemed like the most natural thing in the world to want to be the Team Rocket Kid. I mean... he's like a fairy tale knight. Everyone was so scared of Team Rocket, but he... I dunno if it's weird to say this when he has a Charizard, but he slew the dragon and saved everyone. He became the Champion, the best job anyone could ever want, and he walked away from it. He could do anything.
I wanted to be famous too. It's not just about being on the news or getting attention, though. I want to walk with Pokemon my whole life. I want to help everyone that thinks nobody's on their side. Save them when they can't defend themselves. I wanna show people that even if you're small and not that strong on your own, you can still change the world if you've got enough heart. You're not too powerless to stop injustice. That's what it means to be a Team Rocket Kid, isn't it? That's what I thought it was.
...I'm not sure that anyone else was even mad at him for what happened with Vinnie and Sasha. Or... mad at Vinnie and Sasha, I guess I should say. I think everyone else has moved past it already. Am I being mean because I won't forget it? The Team Rocket Kid and his Pokemon... I can't shut them out of my life totally. I've been aiming for them since I was seven. But I think I am looking at them a little differently now. They're still important, he's still a really strong trainer, but... when I think about them, the word hero isn't coming up as much anymore.
Maybe I'm just growing up.
--
This year, my resolutions are:
1. Get the other 7 Kanto gym badges
2. Keep practicing boxing until I get good at it
3. Face my worst fear.
The last one's definitely gonna be the hardest. Maybe I should just pick one, but I dunno if I could stick to just one. When I start thinking about stuff I wanna do, the list gets so big I'd probably have 20 things up there. I guess I get carried away pretty easily.
Hey... does anyone else here follow a lot of radio dramas? One of FDC's stations started up a new one a little while ago. It's about some guy called the Steel Samurai. I've only listened to a few episodes, but I think I'm already hooked!