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[warlord_of_aurora]

[When the image comes up, Enzan is shown sitting on the ground in Glimmer. Eevee and Pichu are no where to be seen, but Dratini is with him this time and sleeping with his head rested on his human partner's knee.]

It's been really quiet lately. Has anything happened with anyone else?

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[releaf]

[Hi, sir -- ooh, a Dratini! She's heard those are really rare...]

Um... Nothing much on my end. Saurette and I have been using the power-up gates and stuff and trying them out... Karpette and I swam around in Aquaria Towers for a while too, to help me learn how.

[She figures that she probably needs to learn how to swim better if she wants to get around places that're too small for her big old Gyarados.]

...Your Dratini's really cute, Lord Enzan...

[warlord_of_aurora]

Thank you, Leaf.

[Dratini shifts a little but doesn't wake up.]

[releaf]

Where did you find it? I hear they're very rare, and I've only ever heard about them in, um, stories...

[warlord_of_aurora]

He and a group of his kind showed up in one of the kingdoms I had gained control of one day.

WHOOPS sorry i'm totally around now

[releaf]

How many kingdoms do you have?

It's all good

[warlord_of_aurora]

Currently I have seven.

[releaf]

How do you keep track of them all? [She has trouble keeping track of two Pokémon -- she can't imagine kingdoms.]

[warlord_of_aurora]

[He scratches the back of his head.]

I can't be in all of them at once, obviously. So I have delegates in the other six to run things while I'm on the front lines.

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[buzzkilldetective]

Nothing much has happened as far as I know either.

[A pause, before she adds:] However, it would be foolish to become complacent. Though the main source of conflict among us seems to be gone for now, we never know when something new may arise.

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[warlord_of_aurora]

"Main source of conflict?" What was it?

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[buzzkilldetective]

The one known as Vaan. I'm almost certain he was going to attack the locals here before he vanished, and he was otherwise quite... unpleasant, to say the least from what I was shown.

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[warlord_of_aurora]

Can't say I've heard that name before. But from the sound of your description, it probably is best that he is gone from this place.

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[buzzkilldetective]

He had a friend, too, and she's seemed to have vanished as well. [A quiet sigh.] There may be other things to worry about, so we'd best stay on our guards.

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[childofblue]

[Chou will pointedly ignore that question in favor of staring curiously at the Dratini.]

What's that?

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[warlord_of_aurora]

Him? This is one of my partners, Dratini. He's a Pokemon.

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[childofblue]

Pokemon... ah, I think Leaf-chan mentioned that before! He looks very cute, and yet strong too.

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[warlord_of_aurora]

Thank you.

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[childofblue]

[If Chou were more human, the awkward silence might have bothered him, but as it is, he's studying the Dratini, trying to see what he can about the cute little thing.]

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[warlord_of_aurora]

[Dratini shifts and opens his eyes, waking up. He yawns and stretches his body as well as a serpentine-like creature can.]

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[childofblue]

Ah... that's cute!

[He wants to pet it now.]

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[warlord_of_aurora]

[Dratini's gaze turns to the orb and he tilts his head. He makes a high trilling sound, turning to his human partner.]

Who is this? This is... Ah, I'm sorry, I don't think I got your name.

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[childofblue]

My name is Chou. You are?

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[warlord_of_aurora]

I'm Enzan, Lord of Aurora. It's a pleasure to meet you, Chou.

[Dratini trills a greeting to Chou as well.]