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And here we are, beginnin' the great Litleo Challenge!

[That's... sure Joker. That's sure Joker literally covered in Litleo- five for anyone who's counting- standing on what some might recognize as the ferry to Kanto. There's a Charizard in the background who's looking amused. Listen, he needed a flier to get him to New Bark.]

I've already done the gyms 'round Johto, see, and I thought I'd do somethin' more excitin' for goin' ta Kanto for the first time! So, what I'm gonna do is use nothin' but this group a Litleo! This here is Rose Red, this is Elsie, then ya got Biancabella, Florine, Nen, and- well Dovre ain't with us right now since I had ta use Torch here ta get us ta New Bark, and she'd bite my hand clear off too, but she'll be joinin' us once we get ta Kanto!

And a course, we're accompanied by good ol' Jimmy Two-Shoes here- [The Gear is twisted off to show the kid in question.] Wave hello, Jims!

For anyone who goes ta the Circus, Angel and Invidia are watching over it, save for the days when I'll be stoppin' in the cities. First time me and her will be so apart, s'gonna worry us both...

So that's that! Wish me luck~.

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...If this world took requests, most of us would be long gone. But it cannot hurt to try.

Ha. I wouldn't. I doubt I'd be the only one, either.

'Home' ain't always the place folks wanna be.

And even those who might want to return cannot always safely do so. Or at all.

Heh... Say what ya will about this place, but besides a bit a confusion, it puts ya in fairly gently.

[Or is he one of the few used to trekking through the wilderness to the nearest town...]

That's the least it can do, considering the number of children it seeks out. They deserve a world they can safely explore with trusted partners.

That seems normal for this place, dunnit? Youngins bein' sent out on their own with just a tiny little beastie for company.

Yes, but they'd not do that if the beasties in question were likely to tear their children's throat out at the first opportunity.

[A beat.]

I hope.

Nah... I mean... Besides that Team Rocket lot, things seem pretty relaxed about here.

...And besides whenever enormously powerful Pokemon get involved and turn things topsy turvy.

Local children rarely involve themselves in such matters. That makes them wiser than any of us, in a way.

Awwww, but then things are so borin'!

Boredom has never killed anyone. As far as I'm aware, that is.

Not much seems ta kill folks here period, actually.

Old age, perhaps, but I'd rather not stay long enough to test that.

Got things ta do, I take it?

A son to raise, a kingdom to watch over, a world to save... I was busy enough even before I was given an adorable pink creature to raise.

...Well then.

[Quite a bit to take in. Especially that last bit.]

Must be tough raisin' a lad.

[YEAH LETS' GO WITH THAT AS THE TOUGH THING HERE]

Harder than I could have ever imagined. But he's a kind young man by nature, with a strong sense of justice; even if my wife and I had been subpar parents, I've no doubt he would have turned out well.

[All the pride in his voice. All the pride.]

[This sounds like a much nicer path to talk about.]

I can imagine. He sounds like a fine lad. I'd be glad ta meet 'im one day. What's his name?

Ceodore. A name that comes with a strong meaning and great expectations, but we knew from the beginning that he'd grow to match them.

Ah, a family thing, then?

It's a variation of my brother's name. A great weight to bear for a child, without a doubt, but also a prayer for better luck than his namesake.

Ah, a family thing. [Joker nods. He doesn't exactly have it, on account of his situation, but the Circus' decision to go by names he'd chosen, well, it's similar, he figures.] If nothin' else, he has his family ta help him if he starts ta get worried, right?

he has his family, and also comrades from every nation in the world. If anything, it'd be more difficult for him to find a way to deal with his worries by himself.

[An impressed whistle.]

Every nation in the world, really?

We've done much travelling to keep the world safe, and met many friends along the way.

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