Blossom 12 [video]

[usaginouke]

[Have a dejected looking Misaki, sitting in a Violet City cafe. Although he would be the last one to encourage anyone to indulge in gluttony after a defeat, he's already downed three huge parfaits in an attempt to feel better. Their empty containers lay across his table, and his newly hatched Pokemon from the Christmas egg giveaway is lapping up

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[ video ]

[photonsaber]

[She was about to congratulate him on the egg, but...]

... Misaki?

[Not to mention she finds his statement about Absol ironic because she looked it up on her Pokedex before switching the feed on. But she won't say anything about that.]

[ video ]

[usaginouke]

Cocona-chan...

[He eyes her rather miserably, but puts up the effort to smile.]

I guess I won't be seeing you for a while still...

[ video ]

[photonsaber]

B-Boo... You can't let that get you down!

[ video ]

[usaginouke]

But I was really hoping to be moving on at the start of the year!

....... I've been here in Violet for so long.

[audio]

[miniworth]

I'm sure you'll be able to beat the gym next time.

[Sorry Misaki, he's not going to be using video for a while.]

[audio]

[usaginouke]

Next time... [He sighs.

Even if Miles says that, it doesn't inspire much confidence. He was pretty much wiped out... and he even has a high-level electric Pokemon! That comes with having no real strategy, though.]

[audio]

[miniworth]

....I don't really like the idea of battles, but it's kind of like chess, isn't it? It's how you use your powerful pieces, what strategy, how far many steps ahead of your opponent that you can think.

[audio]

[usaginouke]

I'm not sure. I've never played chess before... [That's kind of obvious, Misaki.]

I read a manga about Go once, but I'm not very familiar with those type of strategy board games. Sounds difficult.