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JULY - AUGUST TEST DRIVE MEME

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"Osomatsu? What are you--?" The man in front of Ichimatsu looks like he's in his late thirties, dark and bespectacled. He's studying Ichi's face with a thoughtful frown. "Wait. Are you Osomatsu? Because you look like him, but I already mistook Karamatsu for him once."

Oso? Ichimatsu paused as he looked over this random man. Hm... He didn't seem upset, at least. He knew Oso and Kara? At least he wasn't the only one here... Ichi narrowed his gaze. "No. Those are my brothers. I'm Ichimatsu. If you want Oso, look for someone with a dumb grin on his face... Horse races are a good place to check."

"We don't have those here yet," the man replies. "I think he mostly blows his money on the Game Center in Goldenrod. Which is why I was surprised to see you here, since last I'd heard he was still back in Johto. Karamatsu too. Pleased to meet you, Ichimatsu. I'm Steven Durante. I suppose you could say I'm friends with Osomatsu."

Crime friends, even.

Osomatsu and gambling were as inseparable as a cat and yarn. It didn't surprise him at all that his brother blew everything he got there. Ichi avoided eye contact with the man... just cause it made him uncomfortable to be looked at with any kind of scrutiny. "Yeah, nice to... meet you."

He didn't know if being friends with Osomatsu made Ichi trust this man more... or the exact opposite. Oso wasn't exactly a magnet for great people. "How'd you manage that?"

"Making friends with Osomatsu?" Steven shrugs. "He hitched a lift with me and some of my other friends while we were on our way back to Goldenrod. By the time we got there, we were decently friendly. He's a nice enough guy, even if he can be overbearing and immature."

Actually, Osomatsu got drafted into the Pokemon mob and Steven was his mentor in being a criminal. But details.

Mmm... Sounds random enough for Oso to stumble into. But, at least this guy didn't seem... bad. Maybe that intimidated Ichimatsu for a different reason, though. Someone who's seemingly normal just made him more self-conscious about his, uh, everything. He busied his eyes with looking at a particularly interesting rock.

"You forgot lazy. And greedy. And dumb." He could've kept going. But he decided to cut it off there.

Steven laughs. "Oh yeah, he's definitely greedy. That, I've noticed. But hell, greed can be a good motivator. I wouldn't go so far as Gordon Gecko and say greed is good, but--" He shrugs. He's not going to argue with the other two, even though he doesn't quite see it, given that Osomatsu was far from the stupidest Rocket on the team (that would be Steve P) and had actually done his fair share on the hotel heist Steven took him on.

"So are you here to challenge the gym? That's why I came."

He had no idea who Gordon Gecko was, but Ichi at least seemed to be vibing with this guy. He was as tense as he normally was around random people, but it was easing. Maybe it had to do with bonding over his brothers' qualities.

"Eh. Thought about it. But, gym's rock and I've only got a Shinx. Probably need to catch something else first."

"Oh definitely," Steven says. "I've checked Brock's team for the normal challenges. They're all immune to electricity. You'd want to get something water or something grass--they're all especially weak to those two."

Yep, just as he thought. His options were to push past and try to get to an area with water... or to go back into that forest and hope there was something grass in there. "Thanks for the tip." He tilted his head to his Shinx, calling it to him. The Shinx hopped up onto Ichi's shoulder and settled there.

"De nada," Steven says with a shrug. "Though, ah, one good thing is that you don't have to challenge the gyms in order, so you could always keep heading past here to Cerulean. Misty's the water gym, so your Shinx will be perfect for that. Then you catch some water Pokemon and warp back to Pewter to face Brock."

Ichimatsu paused as he listened. He supposed it was a heavier lead than just walking back into the forest. He hadn't seen any Pokemon that'd be good against the Rock gym when he came through the first time, so this was probably a better direction. "Mm." He slowly nodded. "Thanks... again." He couldn't help but wonder how Oso managed to befriend someone this, uh, helpful? Maybe the man just hadn't spent enough time around that nuisance of a brother. "You this friendly to everyone?"

"When I'm not in a mood, yes," Steven says with a shrug. "It's just good sense to be, really. If you're nice to people, they'll either be nice back or they'll reveal themselves to be a jerk and you can avoid them in the future."

Also, it helps people not suspect you're a member of the pokemafia.

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JULY - AUGUST TEST DRIVE MEME

Pewter

ah, the cosmic issue of being sextuplets...

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Friends with Oso is a recipe for disaster

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details are everything with that manchild

oh yes

ah, you're aware

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