@gost.poke.surf Can I get you on standby. Order of the league, section.. ah.. what was it... The section of your pardon that says you're at the regions disposal. Just in case.

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My fault for coming out of the tunnels.

It's not vagueposting if the intended recipient knows it's meant for them, onryō.

So much for "I can keep a secret".

Behaving professionally is a lost art.

I wasn't born with that. Most people aren't. Should I be concerned?

Huh.

Not funny.

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Seriously Kari...?

ARCEUS.

I am not a wild thing to be domesticated, so I am taking that as an insult and forgetting I saw it.

Holy Shit they let Cyrus online?

I think there are face shapes that can rock a beard without a moustache and BYRON doesn't have one of those.

I battled BYRON and he sent out a PELIPPER once. I don't know what the hell that guy was cooking.

He is married.

That's the reaction I'd expect.

Wait, ROARK is BYRON's kid?

That's not surprising.

I didn’t even know he had a son.

That's not surprising.

I wouldn't say I'm "actively seeking"

No manners.

...Why are you people thirsting for that man's dad in plain view of him?

I need to go back underground. I miss not having service.

Really shot myself in the foot here.

I'm going to start a fight about this at family dinner tomorrow, full transparency.

This was not an invitation to DM me that my dad is "smoking", but okay to that too.

Hm. Okay.

If the caves are a knockin', I am a runnin'. Sinnoans please stand by, we may be experiencing another cave-in along the tunnel just west of route 212.

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Sinnoh #1, and we won't get tired of telling y'all!

SINNOH NUMBER ONE AGAIN, BABYYYYYY! 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

Come to Sinnoh, where everything is fine.

Kari sent me her modeling shoots early, they look good.

Oh man.. they're saying Kari got sick. I guess that's why our dinner was canceled and then I didn't hear back from her.. hope she's okay.

achoo.

Minecraft can't sue me. I don't even know what that is.

I can't make jokes like that.

Here's a fun Byron fact, the mine badge he gives out used to belong to Oreburgh. He took that too when he went to be a gym leader in a different city.

I know Byron earned his spot higher up the ladder and being the first person people challenge is a big honor but they should switch us. I have two jobs.

This is why you Leaders in the principal Gym 8 placements who are immensely talented and could easily (at times) best the most skillful Elite Four members. They have honed their craft to the point where they are trusted to stand as the final judge distinguishing amateur and ace trainers.

The Gym Leaders have a unique and often misunderstood role. They are there to test you as a rising trainer. Their teams are modulated and they are meant to be milestones in a trainer’s journey. Through measuring when losses or successes are deserved, Gym Leaders are passing or failing challengers.

I didn't do a fancy social media "I'm taking a few days off" post because it was in the newsletter.

I've been talking to Tarragon. I emailed him prior to take-off and he had someone corner me at the plaza.