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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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That's what someone I know would say. It's...something I've tried to embrace, myself, ever since he proved why it's a worthwhile philosophy to believe in.

Mhmm. Having hope is better than letting the things you're worried about take control of you. ...I just need to take my own advice. And...I don't think Molly would want me to be too worried about her.

She promised me once that if I ever left and forgot about this place, she'd help me remember if I came back and couldn't. So...I'll just have to keep the same promise.

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