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[Rika is currently sitting under a tree on the outskirts of Violet City, and she's holding a badge in her hands.] Mii. I am sorry that I did not tell anyone that I would be challenging Falkner today. Satoko, I thought it would be better to show you a more even battle since I was too strong for Falkner and the battle went by quickly... I was not able to fight to my fullest, and I want to show you what my team is really like.

[She's silent as she shifts around, putting the badge down on the ground and picking up her Shinx and setting it in her lap.] ... I have also been thinking about Johto and everyone here lately. We all come from different places, and I've wondered if, given the choice, would you go back home right now? Would you forget all of the memories you've made here?

Or would you prefer to bring all of your loved ones here, and leave your home behind? ... Or maybe you would leave all of your loved ones at home and just stay here? [Rika opens her mouth again as she prepares to say something else when her Shinx licks her on the cheek. Her attention immediately turns to the pokémon and she smiles at it.]

Mii? Would you like something to eat? [Rika cuts off the feed as she reaches into her bag to look for food.]

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I once spoke to an old man that wanted nothing more than to talk about Professor Oak's greatness. At least the Gym leaders are relatively normal.

... That is strange.

Yes. They seem mostly normal. Except, Whitney has a habit of crying.

However, he was kind enough to heal my Pokémon. So he's a caring strange man, at least.

And a terrible, painful love of shopping sprees.

That's good.

Did you find that out firsthand?

Yes. [The pain in his voice is still strong, even after nearly a month.]

... Mii. How long did you shop?

The whole afternoon. ...And I was not shopping. I was holding her bags.

... That sounds terrible.

It could have been fine by itself, but it made me miss most of the Christmas activities in town. My team had been looking forward to them, too.

I see... Were you not able to make them up?

...One of my friends put up a light show with his team, late in the night. My group enjoyed it quite a lot.

That sounds like it was a lot of fun. Did it wake people up?

I don't know. He put it on the network through his Pokégear, but he was some distance away from the city and I was on-site. Thus, I did not see everyone else's reactions.

Mii... I believe I missed it.

How did he make it, though?

With Pokémon attacks. Flashy attacks, combined attacks with spectacular side effects... For someone who is serious and training-oriented, he used them very artistically.

Now I really wish I could have seen it.

Who is this friend of yours?

Squall. Squall Leonhart. Normally I would say he's easy to recognize, with his facial scar, but ever since Leon arrived the two of them have confused many people.

Mii... There seem to be several people here who are similar to each other.

True. Aerith did mention another her, and a Cloud different from the one I know.

There is someone here who looks a lot like me as well.

Does that person also share the same name but not the same world, just like the other cases?

No. She's a completely different person.

In that case, a simple conversation should make it easy to distinguish the two of you.

I would hope so.

Are your personalities so different that no one could confuse the two of you?

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