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[After traveling for several days to get to Vermillion City, Jimmy hasn't really had a chance to check the Network or his PC much. But upon arriving to town early in the morning, the first thing he'd gone to do was check his PC to switch out some of his team and...

Well. There's only one reason you find a friend's Pokemon in your possession, isn't there? A quick attempt at a call confirms his worst fears. He left to go on a trip, promising he'd be back soon. He didn't even get to say goodbye.

It takes him a little while, but he eventually makes a video from a seat on the couch inside the Pokemon Center (since he hasn't actually left yet). There's a pokeball in his hands, but he hasn't had the heart to release what's inside yet.

For the first time in a long time, Jimmy Two-Shoes looks...genuinely upset.]

Molly's gone home.

[His grip on the ball shifts a little. When he looks back up he forces a smile, strained and maybe a little too wide.]

If you got any of her Pokemon, lemme know, okay? I'm not gonna take 'em, I just...wanna make sure they're alright.

Thanks.

[And that's it.]

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[Shoot, so no door. Oh well then, he'll just have to imagine other ways to get out of here.]

Ah, then I'm happy she got to go back home anyway, zura! I hope she's having lots of fun, zura!

[Today on Not Helping.]

[What's that sound? It's the sound of Jimmy's heart. Breaking.]

I...I hope so too.

[In actuality, he is worried sick. He knows Molly's situation back home is a bit...dubious at best.]

[...Huh, that sounded a lot like a breaking heart.]

A-Are you okay, zura?

[SHOULDN'T PEOPLE BE HAPPY THAT THEIR FRIENDS ARE GOING HOME? Where is the joy?]

N-no, I...I'll be okay.

...I just miss her.

[Oh...oh no, he didn't realize. Of course he'd be sad, that was his friend! Oh goodness, he feels terrible.]

I'm so sorry, zura! I-I had no idea, zura!

...

Were you in love, zura?!

[Okay, that catches him off guard so badly that his sad expression is twisted by confusion for a moment.]

Huh? No! ..Well, I mean...not like that. She...I dunno. She was like a little sister to me. I should have been there when she left, but...b-but instead I just...took off! I told her I'd be back soon, but I didn't think she'd...

[Leave.]

[...She left before he could see her.

She left before he could see her.

She left before he could see her.]

M-MONGE!!

I-I have to hurry, I have to...I don't know how much time I have left, zura! All people? They all leave like that, zura?! No one tells you or anything, zura?!

Some people stay for years. Others stay for just a few months. You don't really...know when it'll happen. Molly would've almost been here a year, I think...and I've been here for about two.

That's so scary, zura... I-I'm trying to meet someone right now, I don't want them to disappear before I get there, zura!

[I mean, that's okay, he didn't want to sleep anyway.]

I'm sorry your friend left before you got to say goodbye, zura. I wish I could do something for you, I'd make you lunch, zura...

[At that, Jimmy shakes his head a little, trying to school his expression into something a bit more...not sad.]

Nah, it's fine! Really...I'll be alright. And your friend will prolly be just fine. I just got a little unlucky this time, that's all.

[Oh, well, if he says he's fine, then he must be fine! Why would anyone lie about something like that?!]

Ah, okay, zura! As long as you're fine, then that's all that matters, zura.

But if you ever do want lunch, I can still make it for you! It'll be fun, zura~

Thanks. That's real nice of you.

[And he thought he was the one who was always nice to total strangers.]

I'm Jimmy. What's your name?

[He throws an arm into the air.]

I'm Komasan, zura! It's very nice to meet you, zura!

[Even if it's during terrible circumstances.]

I'm headed to the city right now, so if you're ever there, just remind me to make you a big lunch, zura!

Heh...you too, Komasan.

[He'll be better eventually- Komasan is just meeting Jimmy at literally the worst time ever. He'll seem like a different person the next time they talk, probably.]

The city, huh? Wouldn't happen to be Goldenrod, would it?

[Timing can be an evil thing sometimes.]

That's right, zura! [Although Komasan isn't too surprised. From what he's gathered, it's one of the more popular cities around here.] Have you gone there before, zura?

Yup. I'm in Kanto right now, but Goldenrod is actually where I stay most of the time...I work at a circus in town.

MONGE!!

[His "monge" this time around sounds more in line with a "Aha!"]

I knew it! I knew there was a circus here, zura!

Really...? People are usually surprised to hear we got one...where'd you hear about it?

I met a silly clown, zura!

[HE MET AN ASSASSIN. AND HE ASSUMED ASSASSIN WAS A WORD FOR CLOWN. THIS GUY SHOULD NOT BE LEFT ALONE, WHO DID THIS??]

[...you sweet summer child.]

Did he say he worked at the Eve's Garden Circus? That's the circus in Goldenrod that I work at.

Oh, I didn't ask if it had a name, zura.

[But it's good to know that there is one!]

I always wanted to go to the circus. Maybe...maybe I can take my friend when I get to the city, zura!

That'd be cool. We always like putting on shows for new folks.

[Even if...he doesn't really feel up to it right now.]

Oh, then I don't think he can come, zura... He's been here for awhile, and I don't want to go all alone, zura...

[.........Komasan.]

Huh? No, everyone's welcome! Doesn't matter if you've been a hundred times before.

But you said the shows were for new people, zura! Why...why are you telling lies, zura?

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