crysthecatcher:

“Ah no, I wasn’t…” Crystal shrugged as she rested back unto the couch. “I lived in the lab, then the Pokemon Center here until I found this apartment. I was lucky—extremely so—to find it. I’d probably still be homeless if I didn’t. Castelia is big, but densely populated.”

She sighed after saying that, not wanting to dwell on such a heavy thought. She acquired the apartment, she can make pays with little to no problems, that’s what mattered.

But she smiled. “That’s why it’s fantastic. The fact that it feels so surreal—but it’s real! I go there, I can study; it’s just not a dream anymore! It’s real…” Her voice was nearing breathless, but she caught herself, and how ridiculous she was reacting. She chuckled nervously and composed herself.

“No, it’s not easy, that’s for sure. Even I can admit, I get exhausted. I have to study, I have training, I have yet to complete the Unova dex, I like to see Ruby or Cheren from time to time, and work.” She looked at him with tired eyes, but she gave him a smirk full of life. ”However, I am not a quitter—you know this.”

“And how I know this better than most. Hah. I think you could lose a leg and keep running full speed just to prove those who say you couldn’t do it wrong. Achievement is… good, I suppose.”

He flicked his thumbs past each other, moving to rest his elbows on his thighs. “Ruby and Cheren? I can’t say I know the two very well… if at all. Well at least you won’t need me around, eh? But no one can really replace me.” He chuckled at his statement, one mocking himself more than glorifying himself. Stubborn, calculating, frigid… yep he sure was a character.

“I guess maybe it’s high time I do something with myself. League days get boring when it’s the same faces trying to come up to you for a rematch and failing. Miserably. Several times.  Mountain training gets tedious too. Well since I finished my Hoenn run, maybe I should hit Sinnoh. Eh.”