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[Champion Time!!]
Cynthia: It’s not that I’m jealous we don’t have that here in Sinnoh, I’m just saying that I think Dynamaxing would make for a fun experience
Leon: Just come on down to Galar and I’ll show you what it’s all about!
Cynthia: As much as I’d love to, I don’t think I can justify leaving Sinnoh for that long
Lance: I’d like to remind everyone, AGAIN, that this chat is for official league business only
Diantha: Just make it an exhibition match and you’ll be fine
Cynthia: That could work…
Leon: Also, Lance, exhibition match! That’s totally Official League Business™
Alder: double emphasis on that one
Leon: It deserves a double emphasis
Lance: I am surrounded by children
Ash Ketchum joined chat Champion Time!!
Kate Hitomi joined chat Champion Time!!
Lance: What?
Steven: Huh?
Cynthia: This is an open chat?
Alder: what
Diantha: That’s new…
Leon: Hello! Welcome to the chat!
Ash Ketchum: Hello there!
Kate Hitomi: How did I even get in here?
Lance: That’s what I want to know. Who are you?
Ash Ketchum: I’m Ash from the town of Pallet! I’m gonna be the world’s greatest Pokémon Master!
Kate Hitomi: Oh, uh, I’m Kate Hitomi. I don’t know about Pokémon Master, but I want to be a Pokémon Ranger.
Leon: I’d say a Pokémon Ranger can be a Pokémon Master
Ash Ketchum: I don’t see why not!
Kate Hitomi: Thank you.
Cynthia: These two are adorable. Can we keep them?
Lance: No. This is a private chat, and this is a major security breach.
Alder: lighten up lance
Steven: Sorry, something’s bugging me. Just gonna…
Steven changed Ash Ketchum’s name to Ash
Steven changed Kate Hitomi’s name to Kate
Diantha: Oh good, it wasn’t just me
Leon: So, what is a Pokémon Master?
Cynthia: I have to admit, I am kinda curious myself
Ash: No idea! I have to figure that out on my journey!
Lance: Can we get back to the security issue? How did you get into this chat?
Ash: I found a phone in a field and pressed a button
Lance: I’m being serious here.
Ash: So am I! I turned it on and the chat automatically loaded!
Lance: This is a secure server, right Steven?
Steven: Can confirm
Lance: So you can’t have just gotten on by finding a phone.
Kate: I applied at the Ranger School in Almia. My application was accepted and I have an entrance exam tomorrow. I came to Almia today to make sure I wasn’t late. When I got on the plane a phone was sitting on my seat. I turned it in. When I got off the plane it was in my bag. I got curious and turned it on. This chat is the only app loaded on it so I opened it up. The phone beeped and I was added to the chat.
Kate: Oh.
Leon: See? They both found phones and were added
Cynthia: Makes sense to me
Ash: What’s Almia like, Kate?
Kate: Hard to say. I grew up in Fiore and only just arrived here for school. I’ve barely even left the airport.
Lance: As interesting as this is, this is a private chat.
Lance removed Ash from the chat
Lance removed Kate from the chat
Leon: Boo!
Cynthia: How could you?
Steven: That was pretty rude.
Ash joined chat Champion Time!!
Kate joined chat Champion Time!!
Lance: What?
Ash: Hey!
Kate: Hello again.
Lance: How did you do that?
Ash: The phone beeped.
Kate: It was the phone.
Leon: The phone did it.
Lance: Leon, I swear, if you have anything to do with this…
Leon: I don’t. I just thought the answer was obvious
Diantha: I saw it coming
Alder: it was
Lance: Sorry, but we can’t have you in here.
Lance removed Ash from the chat
Lance removed Kate from the chat
Ash joined chat Champion Time!!
Kate joined chat Champion Time!!
Lance removed Ash from the chat
Lance removed Kate from the chat
Ash joined chat Champion Time!!
Kate joined chat Champion Time!!
Lance removed Ash from the chat
Lance removed Kate from the chat
Ash joined chat Champion Time!!
Kate joined chat Champion Time!!
Lance: Stop it!
Ash: I’m not doing anything though?
Cynthia: Yeah Lance, you’re the one rudely kicking them out
Alder: i say let them stay
Cynthia: Seconded
Leon: Seconded
Diantha: Thirded
Steven: Go for it
Lance: Even you, Steven?
Steven: Even me, Steven
Diantha: It would definitely be helpful going forward to get a Ranger’s opinion on certain things
Kate: I’m not technically a Ranger. I haven’t even been accepted into the school.
Leon: You’ll totally make it! This way we don’t have to re-add you later!
Leon: And Ash is a trainer too! He fits right in!
Ash: Um…
Ash: Actually, I’m not a trainer yet?
Cynthia: You’re not?
Ash: My journey starts tomorrow…
Leon: Even better!
Ash: Thanks!
Lance: It’s almost midnight.
Ash: So?
Diantha: If your journey starts in the morning, you should be asleep!
Alder: you should go to sleep
Steven: You need plenty of rest for the morning
Ash: I know… but I can’t sleep! I’m too excited!
Kate: I know the feeling.
Diantha: Are you even in bed?
Ash: …
Cynthia: Go to bed!
Steven: Go to bed
Ash: Okay…
Ash: Goodnight everybody!
Leon: Night!
Kate: Sweet dreams.
Diantha: You too young lady! It’s even later in Almia than it is in Kanto! And you have an entrance exam tomorrow!
Kate: Yes Ma’am!
Cynthia: So we’re totally keeping them, right?
Leon: 1000000%
[Official League Champions Chat]
Kate: I’m off to take my entrance exam now. Wish me luck!
Cynthia: Luck
Diantha: Good luck
Leon: I wish you all the luck!
Steven: You got this.
Steven: Lance.
Lance: Good luck, Kate.
Kate: Thanks everyone!
Cynthia: Hey, shouldn’t we have heard from Ash by now?
Lance: Professor Oak does start giving out Pokémon at nine sharp.
Alder: what time is it in kanto
Lance: Almost noon.
Leon: He probably got too excited about his journey to message anyone. I know when I got my first Pokémon I nearly left without telling my family
Cynthia: Because you got lost on the way to tell them?
Leon: I’ll have you know I was right in front of the house when I got my starter
Diantha: And then you left, realized you needed to say goodbye, and got lost trying to get back?
Leon: The details aren’t important
Lance: There’s no point to reminding you that this chat is for official business, is there?
Leon: Nope
Cynthia: Nah
Alder: no
Diantha: Don’t think so
Steven: No
Diantha: Not to be a buzzkill, but we still haven’t figured out what’s going on with Ash
Leon: You’re right
Cynthia: I’m kinda worried now
Steven: Lance
Lance: What?
Steven: Lance
Lance: What do you want me to do?
Steven: Lance
Lance: I’m not even in Kanto, it’s not like I can go check on him!
Steven: Lance
Lance: Fine, I’ll check Professor Oak’s paperwork.
Cynthia: There we go
Diantha: Good boy
Lance: Professor Oak has updated the paperwork for today’s newest trainers and listed their registered starters.
Leon: And?
Lance: Ash is not one of them.
Cynthia: I’m on my way
Lance: I think that’s a bit rash.
Cynthia: Have you heard from Ash?
Lance: Well, no.
Cynthia: I’m on my way
Diantha: Cynthia
Cynthia: What?
Diantha: My Gardevoir can teleport
Cynthia: Pick me up on your way?
Diantha: Obviously
Leon: Hey, what about the rest of us?
Diantha: You snooze you lose
Ash: Sorryoversleptonmywaytothelab
Leon: …
Cynthia: …
Diantha: …
Steven: Literally
Lance: There, everything’s fine. Can you all get back to work now? Leon, I know for a fact you’re supposed to be in a meeting right now.
Leon: How do you know that?
Lance: I’ve been waiting for you to arrive for ten minutes.
Leon: Oops
Leon: On my way
Cynthia: You realize it’ll probably be another hour before he finds the conference room, right?
Lance: I know.
[Official League Champions Chat]
Ash: So, I have a Pokémon now
Leon: Which one which one?! You went with Charmander, right? It’s obviously the best Pokémon to start wtih
Cynthia: Excuse you, have you not seen Gible?
Leon: I said what I said
Diantha: Ahem. May I direct your attention to Ralts?
Cynthia: No
Steven: I’ve always been partial to Beldum myself
Alder: perhaps you should let ash answer the question himself
Leon: Right! Whatcha got?
Ash: A Pikachu
Leon: Cool cool
Diantha: Those are pretty good for beginners
Ash: He doesn’t seem to like me very much
Cynthia: What makes you so sure?
Ash: He climbed up a tree and has been laughing at how a Rattata has been trying to steal my stuff. He also refuses to battle
Lance: Not every Pokémon likes to battle.
Ash: I’ve tried talking to him, but he just shocked me and jumped away
Diantha: And Professor Oak gave him out as a starter?
Ash: Yeah. Any idea what I can try next?
Alder: it sounds to me like pikachu doesnt respect you as his trainer
Leon: Yeah, you need to find some common ground the two of you can build off of
Alder: the fact that pikachu hasnt completely run off is a good sign
Diantha: I agree. It sounds like he’s waiting to see if you can prove yourself
Ash: Prove myself. Like maybe by catching a Pokémon without his help?
Cynthia: I don’t think that’s quite what you should do
Alder: now now i can see that working out
Ash: I see a Pidgey a bit further away. I think I’ll give that a shot
Lance: Be careful, I’ve been getting reports that the Spearow flock in that area has gotten more aggressive lately.
Ash: Why is that bad?
Kate: Spearow aren’t the friendliest Pokémon to meet.
Leon: Kate!!!
Leon: How’d the exam go?
Kate: I finished the written test, and now I have a break before the practical.
Cynthia: How do you think you did?
Kate: I think I did pretty good? I was confident about most of my answers, at least.
Diantha: That sounds pretty good to me
Alder: if youre confident odds are youre right
Lance: That’s not quite how it works.
Steven: Lance
Lance: But I’m sure you did great, Kate.
Kate: Thanks.
Kate: I’m being called in for my practical now.
Leon: Good luck!!!
Cynthia: You got this
Alder: let us know what the school is like
Diantha: Try and stay calm. Don’t let the pressure get to you
Steven: Good luck
Lance: Anyway, Spearow flock. Don’t antagonize them.
Diantha: Ash?
Leon: He’s probably busy catching that Pidgey he mentioned