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Ecruteak Badge / Tourist Information

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[ Sitting near the little lake in beautiful old Ecruteak City Eagle watched the miniature waterfall fountain for a moment before he flipped open the black case he kept his badges in and placed the shiny new Fog badge in next to his other three. The angle was a little awkward as the PokeGear doing the recording was sitting next to him on the grass. A flap from the bag pocket it was sitting in partially hid the top right corner of the screen. It had apparently turned itself on when Eagle dropped his backpack onto the ground. ]

That’s four. I believe there are only four more badges left and then we can see what happens when all of the badges are collected.

[ Carrera, Eagle’s faithful starter Pokemon whimpered a little and bullied her way into his lap to curl up for a rest there. ]

Are you saying you would miss me? It is a little soon to worry about that.

[ Still his hand moved to gently pet the Pokemon’s head and that was when he noticed the PokeGear with its red recording light blinking. ]

Did that… It looks like my PokeGear has been recording my little break?

[ ~Smile~ ]

In that case maybe some one would be good enough to tell me if there is anything in Ecruteak besides the gym that I should see while I am here? A beautiful city like this must have several interesting sites.
I have heard something about a ‘Kimono Dance Theater’. Do they put on a good show there?

[OOC: Badge Mod Approved. ]

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[Fuu's not going to comment on the gyms, as she's no fan of them. But--!]

The Kimono girls are very talented, there is no doubt about that. There's also the burnt tower, which I found very interesting... And there was a man who told me the legend of it who claimed to be over one hundred and fifty years old... Though, if you're looking to relax, there's an onsen at the inn that was a very nice visit, I remember.

The burnt tower? I hadn’t heard of that place yet. If it was burnt though, is there anything much left of it to see?

Relaxing at the inn might be something I could do later. I will have to tell Geo about the onsen. I am sure he would like a little rest after our journey here. It did take a little longer than I was expecting.

There's not much, really, but it's a place of legends.

I find travel in Johto always takes longer than I expect it to. My own journey from Olivine to Ecruteak was extended nearly a week due to my travelmate losing his soul to a Shedinja.

It might be worth a look, just to say I had seen it. I believe we are only staying here a few days and then flying back to Goldenrod for that train. Of course we could always fly back here to look around any time we wanted but I thought it might be nice to see a few things while we were here.

Those Shedinja… A friend of mine was also unlucky enough to run across them. It was very fortunate that the easiest way to get rid of the problem was just to catch the pokemon, even if that did take a while.

Please be careful. With all the snow, travel conditions are likely going to be harsh.

Yes, but it was certainly nerve-wracking. We were days from civilization in either direction. I was afraid Aragaki-san would perish.

Yes, thank you. I will try to be careful. Certainly warmer clothing would be necessary on the journey back. It wasn’t nearly as chilly on the way here.

Fortunately that didn’t happen. Aragaki-san fully recovered once all of the Shedinja were captured?

The higher altitude will make it worse, as well. Please be careful, Eagle-san.

Ah... Yes, he did. [He was fine then. And then he died. It's all very upsetting and complicated.]

That is something to consider. Since Pokemon don’t come with cockpits… [Like the mecha he is more used to flying. ] … there wouldn’t be any way to keep from getting cold in the lighter air.
[Eagle is being a little flippant here before coming up with a more sensible solution. ]
We will just have to bundle up very warmly.

I‘m glad. I hadn’t heard that anyone was physically harmed by the incident.
[THIS would be news to him. He was under the impression dying here was not possible, so many people had told him that. ]

I'm note entirely sure of that, but I wish you the best of luck.

Not for long, I don't think, and nothing more than being a little hungry, at least in our experience. [No he disappeared, here. He was already dead at home.]

[ Surprise, Eagle! Look who is back. ]

Oh, what a beautiful view ...

Congratulations, Eagle. It seems you have gotten very far in the short time I have was back home.

[It is nice to hear from you again! ]

Lacus! Thank you for the congratulations. We have been working very hard to gain these badges.

[‘We’ being Eagle, his Pokemon, and Bakura with his Pokemon. ]

It is pretty in this little city. Do you remember ever visiting Ecruteak?

Unfortunately ... I don't believe that I ever reached Ecruteak.

Its something to look forward to then if you do decide to journey out this far. Were you challenging the gyms at all?

[It occurs that he never knew if she was or not. ]

Yes. I managed to win one badge.

I will still be trying again ... but this time I wish to take my time and enjoy this possibly brief time I will have with my friends here. [ That includes Eagle of course. ]

[Precisely what Carrera would like Eagle to do! Take his time and not be in such a hurry to leave.]

That sounds very relaxing. I’m sure you friends would be very glad to spend more time with you. I know I have been very happy to see that you returned.

[He is going to keep pushing for all of those badges though. ]

[ She is trying not to be too depressed that she is here. Inside --- she still very much wants to see Kira. ]

Thank you ... I am glad to know that I have been missed as much as I have missed all of you.

But, Eagle ... please don't push yourself?

[Ah yes. It is difficult when the people you care about are missing. ]

Has your old team of Pokemon found their way back to you or will you be starting out from the beginning again?

[At least he has the good sense to appear a little sheepish about that ‘don’t push yourself’ suggestion? ]

Saying something like that. I really don’t know any other way to be.
Besides there are only four badges left… after that we can find out if the badges really have anything to do with ending this ‘game’ or not.

Unfortunately ... I have to start at the very beginning. Except for Mister Pink ... the rest of my team are gone. Aqua, Odessa, Terra ...

[ She was very sad to see them not in her box at the center or her Pokeballs. ]

...you are right but if you push yourself you might get sick.

I am sorry to hear about your Pokemon. I really wasn’t sure how that would work, if they would be able to return or not, but I am sure they are doing fine and will be glad to see you if you happen to meet again. Are you in New Barktown then?

[The final bit is just going to get a bit of a wistful laugh. He was sick already just not showing any sign of it right now. ]

Geo and Bakura are here to make sure I can’t overdo it too much.

No. I left New Bark not too long ago with my friends.

[ This face --- means she isn't sure if she can trust you, but she will trust Geo and Bakura to. ]

How are Mister Geo and Bakura?

There isn’t very much to do in New Barktown. I’m glad you have already teamed up with some friends to begin traveling.

[He doesn’t fib about very much, but he does try to hide that from people. It would only make others worry too much. ]

Geo is still having trouble getting his Bulbasaur to play well with others, but Bakura seems to have finally made friends with all of his Pokemon and he is also doing really well on the gym challenge.

I observed that sometimes Pokemon are like children and are just as much of a handful.

But it doesn't sound like anything the can't handle themselves. But if they are in any trouble, I'd be happy to help any way I can.

Thank you very much. I think it is something Geo and his Bulbasaur are going to need to sort out for themselves. I haven’t been getting involved in it either.

You are very welcome. I think it is for the best.

[[Sitting next to them with his own new badge]] Thinking of staying a bit before hitting the next town?

Just for a short while. If you wanted to catch that train we can’t stay here for very long. I am curious about the city that is supposed to take us to.

Un, true! Though there are going to be rides to get there, right?

[[and once they get the next badge, rides will be a moot point! Oh man he's been so excited to get Fly ever since he heard it existed...]]

I think so. Officer Jenny transportation from what I have heard.

[… and she drives so well… ]

I think I will try flying back. Its just too bad Mizuchi can’t carry three people at once.

Eh? [[blinks, eyes widening a little]] Mizuchi knows fly?!

[Tee hee. Surprised you with something did he? ]

She knew the move the moment she hatched. It must have been an ‘egg move’.

Aaa, that's so lucky! Fuushi can learn it, but the gym's the only place to get the machine for it!

Unless you could find some one to share their HM with you…

[Which Eagle would, if he had it. ]

I do feel a little bad that you and Geo will have to travel the hard way, but this will free a seat up for some one else.

I wouldn't know who to ask... [[sheepish at that]]

And trains aren't hard for travel! I more feel bad for Mizuchi! [[a small laugh]]

You could ask on the PokeGear.

[Said knowing full well Bakura would be too shy to do that. ]

Oh, I will be riding the train with you. I think I will just try fly out to get back to the train station. She shouldn't have to work too hard.

Oh, wow! That's a lot of badges!

[Chuckle. ]

Yes, I suppose it is. Have you been collecting these too?

Oh, not yet! But I'd like to!

You really should. I have been having a lot of fun with it and it is a good way to gain special HM moves for your Pokemon.

HM moves?

Those are special moves you can teach more than one Pokemon, like 'Fly' and 'Cut'. They do make traveling around in Johto a good deal easier.

Oh! Because of the battles, right?

That and you can use cut to take shortcuts through bushes and fly to get between cities faster. They really are very useful.

Oh! How useful!

[Nod. ]

They really are. Good luck if you decide to try and win them.

[She thinks she will. Because, hey. Trying new things.]

Oh, thank you! I'll try my best!

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