[He almost asks if the dream was about a strange castle place with some kind of horrible abomination as the final boss, but he decides that that would sound weird. It's weird enough that he had the same dream as Ishimaru, after all.]
I guess I can teach you some of what I know. Knowing this shit for self-defense is pretty useful, after all.
[MORE TO THE POINT, WOULD YOU HAVE ADVISED AGAINST IT.
It's hard for Shaun to imagine the older boy as a vulnerable kid like him you had to be able to look out for yourself to wear hair like that and not get beat up every day, so the fact that Mondo knows his feels is a surprise. But not as surprising as the relief that he's willing to help.]
Really? I mean, that'd be awesome, thanks! I hoped you'd be able to help. I didn't really know who else to ask...
[His other ideas were Blake - heck no - and Miss Carmen. And who even knew where she was?]
Yeah, no problem! I ain't a great teacher or anything, but I'll do my best!
[He grins at that though; he's clearly pleased that he was one of Shaun's first choices.]
I'm in Goldenrod too; we can train on one of the routes near Goldenrod, alright? My schedule's pretty free, so whenever you wanna do this thing should work for me!
[Sure enough, Mondo can be found waiting there with his Pokémon out. Ryder is looking surly as usual, but at least she doesn't have any intention of hurting poor Shaun.]
[Shaun shows up right on time, with Finn the Nidoking and Susie the Floatzel as his escorts.
Shaun sees Mondo waiting and breaks into a run, although he pulls up short when he gets closer.
W...ow... Um. He didn't think his friend was that...big. Shaun freezes, too close to just leave and too far to have said hello.
It's not quite fear that's overtaken him- no, he's not afraid of Mondo. But even though Shaun's grown almost six inches in the past year, Mondo's still a giant in comparison to him.]
[It's okay because the intimidation lessens with the familiar greeting. It reminds Shaun that yes, this is the same guy he's been talking to over the 'Gear.
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Hey, this is Shaun Mars. Remember me?
Is it okay if I ask you for a favor? Can you call me back when you can? Thanks!
the latest of the late I AM SO SORRY
Shhhhhhh
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[He's not sure he likes where this is going, though...]
Let me guess, you wanna learn how to fight too?
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Yeah.
I just... I want to learn how to defend myself. So no one else has to get hurt protecting me.
[There's a story there.]
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Something like that happen in the past?
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MONDO]
...Yeah. And I've been having dreams like that lately, too, that just made me think of it.
My team can't protect me all the time.
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HE WAS ONCE A TINY CHILD WHO PICKED FIGHTS!!!]
Yeah, I know how that feels.
[He almost asks if the dream was about a strange castle place with some kind of horrible abomination as the final boss, but he decides that that would sound weird. It's weird enough that he had the same dream as Ishimaru, after all.]
I guess I can teach you some of what I know. Knowing this shit for self-defense is pretty useful, after all.
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It's hard for Shaun to imagine the older boy as a vulnerable kid like him
you had to be able to look out for yourself to wear hair like that and not get beat up every day, so the fact that Mondo knows his feels is a surprise. But not as surprising as the relief that he's willing to help.]Really? I mean, that'd be awesome, thanks! I hoped you'd be able to help. I didn't really know who else to ask...
[His other ideas were Blake - heck no - and Miss Carmen. And who even knew where she was?]
I'm in Goldenrod right now, where are you?
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[He grins at that though; he's clearly pleased that he was one of Shaun's first choices.]
I'm in Goldenrod too; we can train on one of the routes near Goldenrod, alright? My schedule's pretty free, so whenever you wanna do this thing should work for me!
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Cool! Sounds good to me! Maybe this afternoon?
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[Sure enough, Mondo can be found waiting there with his Pokémon out. Ryder is looking surly as usual, but at least she doesn't have any intention of hurting poor Shaun.]
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Shaun sees Mondo waiting and breaks into a run, although he pulls up short when he gets closer.
W...ow... Um. He didn't think his friend was that...big. Shaun freezes, too close to just leave and too far to have said hello.
It's not quite fear that's overtaken him- no, he's not afraid of Mondo. But even though Shaun's grown almost six inches in the past year, Mondo's still a giant in comparison to him.]
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Hey, kid!
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Shaun smiles and starts walking again.]
Hey, Oowada!
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[But right, down to business.]
So, what do you know about self-defense? You ever been in a fight before?
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Uh... sometimes me and my brother fought with toy swords. That was a long time ago, though.