The New Normal – 2-9 – Training to Mauville
I watched as Karen left the Rustboro Gym with a satisfied smile on her face, she approached me, and we started making our way to the Pokécenter to heal up her Pokémon.
“That was a great battle.” I told her, “Did ...
2023-03-17 13:41:46 +0000 UTC
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The New Normal – 2-8 – INTERLUDE: Karen
Karen felt great as she made her way down for breakfast. After several days of being forcefully dragged out of bed by John at times that should be considered far too early for a person to be awake at, she was finally afforded the ...
2023-03-15 01:56:20 +0000 UTC
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The New Normal – 2-7 – Devon Corp
I woke up the next day feeling refreshed and excited for the day ahead; today was the day that I was going to head to Devon Corp to discuss the joint research plan with them. I texted Giovanni to let him know that I was in Rustboro and ...
2023-03-15 01:36:04 +0000 UTC
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The New Normal – 2-6 – Thoughts and Discussions
We made our way silently to the Pokémon center, my new Zigzagoon egg still in my hands, but my head was roiling with thoughts. I had kissed Karen as a spur of the moment kind of thing out of pure excitement at her comment...
2023-03-15 01:10:01 +0000 UTC
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The New Normal – 2-5 – Interlude: Pokénet reactions
[NEWCOMER JOHN SMITH IS THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR’S INDIGO CONFERENCE! NEWEST ELITE FOUR?!] by BattleCast
As any BattleCast reader should know, the newcomer John Smith has become the winner of this year’s Indi...
2023-03-14 22:48:39 +0000 UTC
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The New Normal – 2-4 – Making new friends
We walked in and my guess proved correct as I saw Norman sat down in a simple office chair.
“Sorry for the wait.” Norman began politely, “There was considerably more damage to fix for the arena than usual. Please tak...
2023-03-14 18:39:21 +0000 UTC
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The New Normal – 2-3 – Tyrant
“Trainers, are you ready?!” The referee announced once more, receiving nods from both trainers. My grip unconsciously tightened around Tyrant’s Pokéball as I prepared to release him.
This was it. I would show Hoenn just exactly...
2023-03-14 18:36:59 +0000 UTC
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A New Normal – 2-2 – A Normal Battle
We arrived at the Gym and were promptly greeted by Gym Leader Norman. At first glance, I noticed that he was much younger than his in-game counterpart and he lacked his stern and stoic expression that he was known for. He also wasn...
2023-03-14 18:02:30 +0000 UTC
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The New Normal – 2-1 – Arriving at Hoenn
As I woke myself from my nap and realized that we had arrived at Hoenn, I looked around and saw Karen had also chosen to take a nap. I forced myself not to ogle her as I woke her up and, ignoring her mumbles of protest, told her ...
2023-03-14 18:00:36 +0000 UTC
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