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[hipstermark]

[From Vanille, it's time for a text. Why? She's just... she's not in the mood for showing her face. But, a picture does appear - a badge, a Boulder Badge, on the back of a Kabuto. All these different paragraphs come in a few minutes after each other.]

So, I beat Brock! That's one out of sixteen - and then what? I'm not too clear on what being a trainer means. Is beating these sixteen gym leaders all there is? Because it seems sort of easy, if they're all as easy as Brock! Even if he was distracted by my cuteness. :)

Actually, that brings me onto my question! :) That smile - I don't know many of them. Why don't we share our favorites, so we can all share the knowledge? My favorite is :), because it's just so... me!

Oh! Speaking of me - it was my birthday a few days ago! :) It was a pretty nice day - and now I'm a year older! Sorry I didn't tell anybody else, but I've been busy!

I asked a bit ago about Yamask - but are every Pokedex entry true? I was reading about Kadabra, and it said it used to be a human too! How many of these Pokemon used to be humans?

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[soggypastry]

[A look that Lightning understands. She doesn't bother nodding--just recalls Zan and lets Odin loose. He tosses his head, nickers a greeting at his son while Lightning gets onto his back and then...

Well, the dust cloud they kick up speaks for itself. 0 to 60 in less than a minute is pretty damn good at this point.]

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[eagletalons]

[Hope doesn't have the riding experience Lightning does, but he does manage to catch up fairly easily. But it's not a race-- it's getting to Vanille on time before she bolts again, and this time they'd have no concrete way of knowing where she goes.

He calculates in his head the travel time-- they might be able to get there in time, or even catch up to her before she leaves the city through any route.]

You said she'll likely have her Mamoswine?

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[soggypastry]

[In a way, it is a race. Not against each other, but against time. Against Vanille. Odin doesn't slow, but he doesn't pick up his pace either, and Lightning nods at Hope's words.]

Yeah. She's all Vanille's got for faster travel. She wouldn't stay on foot if she could avoid it.

[Not unless she was headed for the woods. Fang wouldn't fit in there. Not well, anyway. But if she goes in there...Etro they'd never find her in the woods.]

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[eagletalons]

Mamoswine are slow-- we'll likely catch her before they manage to leave the city.

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[soggypastry]

She managed to stay ahead of us through the tunnel with only a half-day's head start, Hope. I wouldn't count on likely to buy us much time.

[Said as she ducks a tree branch. Etro she hates this part of Kanto already.]

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[eagletalons]

I would.

[And he's so sure about that.]

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[soggypastry]

[Well, one of them has to be optimistic. May as well be the one named after what they need.]

We'll see. [A snort.] At least she'll leave a trail if we don't get there before she leaves.

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[eagletalons]

Do you have Lucky? [Well, he has Villiers right now, but it doesn't hurt to check.]

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[soggypastry]

[A nod.] Always. Never go anywhere without her.

[He knows she has Zan, so it's not like seeing her will be a problem. They just need to find her.]

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[eagletalons]

She and Villiers can find the Mamoswine by scent-- I have Dust to give them an idea. Or they can track Vanille herself down.

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[soggypastry]

Finding Fang would be easier. [A glance in his direction.] Unless you have something of Vanille's they could use? [Because she doesn't. Girl was surprisingly meticulous about packing!]