" ... ... of course. "
( sweet to know he cared ... but not a surprise.
regardless , it was hard to keep red in one place for very long. anybody from the kanto scene knew that.
but , every so often ... he'd come back to kanto for a spell. to catch up ? to battle ? it was hard to guess why. )
⤵️
◓ – 𝓻𝓮𝓭.
ㅤㅤ( a brief nod. it was sweet
ㅤㅤthat he had remembered
ㅤㅤthat part about her : her
ㅤㅤdisinterest in battles.
ㅤㅤnot a lot of trainers she's
ㅤㅤbattled really cared about
ㅤㅤhow much she didn't like
ㅤㅤto battle , more focused
ㅤㅤon their own desire for one. )
ㅤㅤ↳
𖦹 𝗌𝖺𝖻𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖺 .ᐟ
" ... I just happened to come. "
( he'd say bluntly , although surprisingly. red was very well known for his love of battles -- as unorthodox as his approach to life itself was. to see him at all was to expect his presence to have something to do with battling ... and yet , it didn't seem so. )
⤵️
◓ – 𝓻𝓮𝓭.
ㅤㅤ( funnily enough , it was a
ㅤㅤlittle more difficult to get a
ㅤㅤproper read of red's thoughts.
ㅤㅤso for her , it was a little hazy
ㅤㅤon what his intentions were
ㅤㅤfor coming her way for a visit.
ㅤㅤhe didn't have any battling drive ..
ㅤㅤbut she couldn't know for sure. )
ㅤㅤ↳
𖦹 𝗌𝖺𝖻𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖺 .ᐟ
( startled by her sudden appearance , only just barely having processed the fact he was IN her gym , red gives her a wide - eyed expression for just a moment ; rare for him , and definitely something she'd savor in her mind.
something about him all surprised would no doubt be cute to her. )
⤵️
◓ – 𝓻𝓮𝓭.
ㅤㅤ( though she was never one
ㅤㅤto say much .. let alone about
ㅤㅤher own feelings , sabrina had
ㅤㅤpredicted that a certain mute
ㅤㅤchampion would grace her
ㅤㅤwith a visit. something that
ㅤㅤoddly made her heart leap
ㅤㅤwith anticipation .. ! )
ㅤㅤ↳
𖦹 𝗌𝖺𝖻𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖺 .ᐟ
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( it'd been quite a long time since red had been to the big city.
entering from the northbound side just off of route 5 , the stoic trainer would take a moment to breathe in the sight of the familiar city. despite all the advancements , saffron never changes. )
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