Roark H.

I'll have to take your word for it! I don't have any experience with that and am glad for it I think.

No no I think I'm just stunned. I thought people forgot things when uh that happened to them?

Huh.

Oh. Huh. Weirder things have happened.. probably? How far in the future are you from?

Yeah, that's my dad. Love him, but we don't really agree on most things.

Oh. Like. From the future?

You say that but anyone that's ever seen Byron and I interact would think differently. Years of Candice has made me cool (ha) with anyone else.

Oh, is she off a lot? Riley's always off battling or touring someone, he doesn't come to Oreburgh much.

Oooh. No I get it now.

If you don't have good clothes for it, REI in Hearthome carries stuff all year.

That's a little funny. I'm sorry. You probably just have different skills though. My brother and I are like that.

That can't be good for you either.

Thinking about the girl that's banned from Canalave. Miss Lyonia is the nicest woman in the world, how do you get banned by her?

Definitely bring layers then.

🫡 All doable.

Must be. Could've also been all the coal dust I've inhaled. Who can be sure.

Sounds like a plan! The museum and the underground are a given but let me know if there's if anything else specific you want to see.

I was homeschooled in the underground so my imagination is stunted.

I was about to argue but yeah, they are pretty boring actually. 😬

I don't really question why Dawn does what she does. It's easiest that way.

The mountains not as bad as you're imagining, plus there are plenty of tunnels to take to avoid it for anyone that can't do it. Aside from heading north to Snowpoint.

#GymNumber1Probs 🍭

World's neediest Geodude.

Haha not usually! I don't know if every member has ever been in attendance at the same time.

They're video calls, and every league usually has at least two or three members in attendance, normally at least one elite four who acts as the regions spokesperson for the meeting.

Deferals are two seasons, but two more can be requested if there's a reason.

It just feels like there's always someone waiting at the gym for me but that's probably because I'm not there as much now.

You might be, but it's no problem. I do it all the time.

Most tourists taking the challenge aren't built for surviving the cold here, and Johto is more popular in the fall. Tourney season can change depending on what partnerships she has going on but it's rare to have it in the winter.

First gym means pretty consistent battlers year round for me. It's a little quieter in the fall/winter on the gym front, so that might work best.

It's a little surprising but with his grandkid, it kind of makes sense.

Okay, okay. I'm mostly sold! I'll need to talk to Dawn and Byron first.

You wear the seriousness well, you also seem so confident and sure. Maybe that just all of your speeches I've heard though.

You're right. I've never shaken the tendency to be hard on myself or joke about it, but we are.

I'm always wary to leave the mines alone but the team is good and Byron could always step in while I'm out.

Berthas been on the edge of retirement since I got the position but I think she's going to outlast us all.

Oh man, I haven't been out of Sinnoh in.. three and a half years? If you don't mind me talking your ear off about everything I see.