[ It takes him a while to gather up the mettle to text her--he gets the feeling he's the last person she wants to hear from, considering the content of their conversations over the last month and a half. ]
[If it took him a while, it took her the same amount of time. There's still a lot she needs to think on, and being around him now isn't the best idea. But...]
If you feel like going to Route 39 for it, I won't say no. Kicking your ass on the sand isn't much of a spar.
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[Gotten better doesn't mean he can win against her on shifting sands. On more stable ground, sure. On sand? No way in hell.]
See you then.
[Sure enough, when Leon gets onto the Route, Lightning is already leaning against a tree with Spark nibbling on a berry at her feet. Of course, he doesn't stay there for long when Leon comes up, and the man will soon find the Pikachu running at him like a creature possessed, chattering away with sparking cheeks before Lightning can grab him.]
[Well, Palum's going to have to get on Hope's head if he wants to be protected, because Odin is looking mighty tempted by that cotton-fluff hair right about now...]
We made it then, and we'll make it now.
[A pause, and she sighs. They'll make it, she just...will be going back to brushing Odin now, if only to keep her hands busy.]
Would have liked to be able to say goodbye, though.
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Not really.
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Were you guys close..?
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[ worried littlest sis is worried, but WHY CAN SHE NOT HUG YOU ]
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[Because they're in different cities? That does suck for giving hugs, sadly.
At least she looks more angry than depressed now?]
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No, but I will be in a while. Don't worry about it.
[Pause. Time to get off this topic before Rise really starts to worry.]
How have you been doing, Rise?
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Need a spar?
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If you feel like going to Route 39 for it, I won't say no. Kicking your ass on the sand isn't much of a spar.
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Meet you there in half an hour.
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See you then.
[Sure enough, when Leon gets onto the Route, Lightning is already leaning against a tree with Spark nibbling on a berry at her feet. Of course, he doesn't stay there for long when Leon comes up, and the man will soon find the Pikachu running at him like a creature possessed, chattering away with sparking cheeks before Lightning can grab him.]
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[And that probably ate away at him something terrible.]
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[Small comforts are better than nothing.]
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[Making no comment about the waiting. Small comfort it might be, but she really has no way to be sure she'll go home when she disappears.]
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Yeah. Just the two of us now...
[Well, them and their teams. But still...it's not the same.]
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I know. It's... like last year.
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We made it then, and we'll make it now.
[A pause, and she sighs. They'll make it, she just...will be going back to brushing Odin now, if only to keep her hands busy.]
Would have liked to be able to say goodbye, though.
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