Next in Line || N and Nate
"I donât mind walking," Nate said. "Everythingâs been great! I got out of Unova for a while, went to Hoenn and stuff." He shrugged. "I sort of needed a vacation from," competition? battles? Nate didnât really knowâat the time heâd just wanted to get away from Unova and not have to think about everything thatâd happened, or the prospect of challenging the Elite Four. But the league had loomed in the back of his mind, reminders following him wherever he went, so heâd come back to see if he was ready to make his way through Victory Road and beyond.Â
Nate waved his hand around to encompass their surroundings, and by extension the region as a whole. ââthis,â he finished, a bit lamely.
"But Iâm back now! Travel is fun, until you start missing your friends and parents."Â He was living at home again with his mom, and heâd been on his way to visit his dad in Nimbasa before coming across N. Nate hadnât let his dad know he was coming, though; there was plenty of time for a ride on the ferris-wheel, especially on a day as clear as this one. The view was going to be amazing!
"What have you been up to?" he asked, keeping pace with the other trainer as they began to walk towards the city.
"Iâm glad youâre doing well. I left this region a few days after the last time I saw you and have been traveling since," he replied, a light laugh escaping him at the younger trainerâs mention of Hoenn a few moments before. "I actually just returned a few weeks ago, from Hoenn."
He would have added that he was surprised he hadnât seen Nate when he was there, but the region was large. With so many people, the chances of them seeing one another without coordinating wouldnât have been high. If only they had known each others plans, perhaps they could have met up.
"Still even without running into you, I made some new friends, both human and pokemon," he made sure to clarify. He couldnât travel as far without it taking a long time since he left Reshiram in Nateâs care, but an great number of the people and pokemon he met, he might not have if he had simply flown wherever he was headed. "I cared for many friends as I went, and some stayed with me a while. They would eventually return home of course, but the company was quite enjoyable. I imagine if I return to Hoenn I will see them again. It was a nice trip."









