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[Woah, pants, what a concept. Komasan's surprised simply by the fact that someone can grab him by these weird articles of clothing. It stops him from eating at least, as he looks down at Henko, concerned.]

O-Oh, I'm sorry, I'll share, zura.

[In which Komasan holds out a corn dog for a flareon.]

There you go, eat all you want, zura.

[Henko stares at the corndog in confusion for a long moment before turning her nose up at it, just as Chihiro's hurrying over before the owner of the stand can get too upset. When Chihiro explains the situation, he at least seems to understand- this isn't the first young'un he's seen nearby lately, which means Komasan's just the first child to come up and steal his food.

After quickly paying for what Komasan had eaten, Chihiro reaches for his hand again to try and pull him away from the stand.]

Please don't wander off...it's big in Goldenrod. I don't want to lose you.

[Or...have him steal anything else...]

[It's a good thing Chihiro manages to grab his hand, there's so many other things he wants to go see right now. He even tries to dash off again, but the tug from Chihiro's grasp seems to snap him back to his senses.

Behaving time is now.]

You live here? You get to see these things everyday, zura?

[How many corndogs have you eaten, Chihiro? It must be a lot considering his Pokemon seem to refuse such a generous gift.]

[Chihiro nods, making sure to keep his grip on Komasan's hand tight so he can't run off again. Henko is watching closely as well, having to keep one eye on Komasan and the other on Komajiro.]

That's right. I've been living in Goldenrod ever since I arrived here, so...I know this town quite well.

[Someone needs to get Komajiro's pokeball or something, because that dog somehow got under a discarded box while everyone was distracted with his trainer. Hope you're having fun, Henko.]

How do you handle it, zura?! Don't you wanna go somewhere quieter, zura?

[Says the kid who was just amazed with everything five seconds ago. As fun as the death door was, it's not something he could see himself dealing with everyday. What's wrong with regular doors? Or regular anything while we're at it.]

[It's fine, she's birthed enough babies to know how to deal with this. C'mon Komajiro, out of the box.]

Ah...not really. I'm used to living in a busy city, anyway...that's how it always was in Japan.

[Well then hopefully she's ready for a face full of puppy, because he'll happily tackle her the moment he's out of the box. Is it play time?! Has she finally accepted the play?!]

...I don't remember any of this at all, zura...

[They're talking about the same Japan, right...? Or is this some kind of other Japan where everything is large, loud, and horrible???]

[Hopefully he's ready to get scruffed almost immediately, even though the Growlithe is nearly as big as she is.

No. No play, not right now.]

Well...it's not exactly like this, obviously, but...my father and I lived in a busy prefecture.

[The most disappointed person in this whole mess is Komajiro, it is him. Thanks Henko.

Komasan doesn't say anything, what can he say? He can only look up at Chihiro and give him the most confused look he can muster. What is a "prefe...cture?" He can't even say it right in his head, that's how badly this escapes him.]

...it was just the area we lived in, to put it simply. It was always full of people, tourists or business workers...big stores and shops like there are in Goldenrod, too.

You've never been to a big city before?

[You'd almost think Chihiro opened up the floodgates, has he been to a big city before? Komasan can only wave his free arm wildly, unable to move around to properly express how he's feeling. Chihiro will only have to guess that it's distress.]

This...none of this is normal, zura! The buildings are too large, all of the ground is made out of stone, all of it, zura! [He taps his foot on the pavement for emphasis before he points at one of the street lamps.] The plants here are too strange, zura!!

[Yes. ...Plant.]

I don't understand your clothes, zura! People have food out, but they're not sharing, zuraa!! W-Where is that music coming from, zuraaa!!

[He has a whole 300 years to catch up on, Goldenrod was probably the worst city to wake up in. Chances are, he'd probably fare better in Ecruteak, but what can you do?]

[...oh.

Chihiro tightens his grip gently on Komasan's hand, letting him get it all out before he says anything.]

It's true...Goldenrod is pretty big, and a little hard to get used to...maybe after you're feeling better, we can go for a walk just outside of town. The routes aren't all made of stone, and there are forests and things...so it's not quite so busy and confusing.

[If Chihiro would've said anything else, there probably would have been full on wailing. Instead it's only a mere sniffle as he looks up at Chihiro, hopeful.]

...Are there trees, zura?

[Chihiro smiles softly, nodding.]

Mhm. Lots of trees, and bushes. There are some little rivers in places, too.

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