#dreadscorn

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@dreadscorn asked: "D-do you need me to give you a tour of Hammerlocke?? Just to show you? Because, clearly, you need help trying to figure out one road." - Raihan

Now that was a shock, and one that had Leon just staring at Raihan for a moment. He hadn't expected the other to make such an offer. It made him smile brightly at his friend as he said, "Sure! I'd appreciate that, actually. Maybe if you show me around, I won't end up needing someone from my PR team hunting me down."

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@dreadscorn asked: Raihan just blinked at Leon for a moment. "Hammerlocke is just one long main road. That's it. Where the hell are you even getting turned around at?? I'd get it if you said you got turned around in Motostoke. But Hammerlocke???"

Leon blinks back at him. Was that true? That couldn't be true...Then again, he didn't know Raihan to be a liar. Yeah, he boasted a lot and was very confident, but he didn't think Raihan had ever lied about anything.

"I can't really remember...Usually in some odd places around the stadium, from what I remember...." He definitely did have a poor sense of direction.

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@dreadscorn asked: "Who the hell gave you a license? Who trusted you behind the wheel of a car? I've seen you get lost in Hammerlocke. How do you get anywhere?" - Raihan

"How does my knowing how to drive and getting lost relate?" His driving wasn't that bad. Yeah, he got lost easily, but he followed the rules of the road.

"I learned how to drive so I could help get Hop to school. Charizard hadn't evolved yet when I was starting. It also tires him out carrying both of us. And Hammerlocke has some very confusing roads, alright?" So confusing in fact that he always gets turned around whenever he goes there no matter what.

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@dreadscorn asked: "Man, why so sappy all of a sudden. She ain't even here." Raihan rubbed his cheek a bit. "Okay, so maybe she's strong in other ways, but that doesn't make her a strong battler. Battling is strength and strategy. If you're Pokemon aren't strong, you don't stand a chance. Doesn't matter what else you're good at." He then shrugged once more. "Sometimes people have to accept they're just not good at battling."

"She might not be, but word could get back to her." He was popular enough that he wouldn't put it past someone nearby listening and posting about it on social media. He didn't think any of his fans would do something like that, but he still couldn't help worrying about it. However, having Raihan actually, to an extent, made his frown vanish and was replaced with a bright smile.

"I still disagree with you a little. Yeah, at the time, the trainer and their Pokémon might not be strong. But if they have a strong bond and are willing to work together, then they can get stronger. That's how I became the champ, and I'm sure you went through something similar."

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@dreadscorn asked: "You're seriously upset because she'd be upset? When was the last time you even battled her? She barely battles. She outta know she's not that strong." He shrugged a bit, putting his hands behind his head and humming a bit.

"Yeah, I am upset about that."

"She might barely battle, but that doesn't matter. Every time she battles, she's at least giving it her all, and that's what matters. She's strong in other ways, too." He wouldn't even understand Pokémon as well as he does now if she hadn't helped him learn about Pokémon during their journey together. In other ways, he felt he owed her a lot, and the least he could do to pay it back was to be loyal to her.

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@dreadscorn asked: Raihan sneered. He was quite proud of himself for egging Leon on like that. "Now, was that so hard?" He lightly patted Leon's cheek before smirking. "Why so angry?"

Leon crossed his arms and glared a little more at Raihan as his cheek was patted. His glare only hardened a little at the question. "Because if Nia hears about this and gets upset, then I'm blaming you." He cared a lot about her as she was his best friend. If he hurt her feelings with what he said, then he wasn't sure how he would handle it.

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@dreadscorn asked: "Man, what a let down. Didn't take you for such a Sobble. I thought you'd have more backbone than that." Raihan shook his head with a sigh.

This was starting to get on his nerves. But all Leon did was frown as he rolled his eyes. If there was one way to get him to do something, it was to have someone taunt him. And it just so happened that Raihan doing it was a surefire way to get him to comply. Especially after he was just accused of not having a backbone.

"Alright, fine. Between you two, right now, you're the better one."

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@dreadscorn asked: "Man, what a cop out. You seriously not gonna choose between the two of us? Not chickening out, are ya'?" - Raihan

"I'm not chickening out. At one point, you were both the best rivals I had." He especially didn't want to hurt Sonia's feelings now since he had an idea of how she felt about her battle skills. "And you're both my friends, so there's that too."