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[Jimmy comes home from his 'vacation' in a great mood, which quickly breaks entirely when he gets in to a house full of distraught Pokemon and no Ib. He knows it happens. He's talked to plenty of people who've lost friends and family, but it's something else altogether to come home and find what you've started to think of as your family gone.]

[Again.]

[He's been here long enough to know he should let people know. Ib has friends. But making an announcement makes it real. He puts it off for a good chunk of the morning, busying himself with making sure all the Pokemon are okay. He's glad he doesn't keep alcohol in the house, he's already wanting a drink. Finally, he slumps down on the couch, various Pokemon on either side of him.]

Uh...

Ib's gone home.

I dunno when, I've been gone for a week. I just came home and...

[His voice chokes and he knows if he says anymore he'll start crying over the 'gear and he doesn't want to do that.]

Uh...anyway, I dunno what to do now. I'm looking after her Pokemon, there's a bunch, and I guess the house is mine now... This is way too much house for one guy. You know I only moved in 'cause I wanted to make sure somebody was taking care of her right.

I know she's just back home, but...I dunno. Feels like I oughtta do something...

[He takes a long, shaking breath.]

I love that little girl.

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The few I've inherited... They never fully get over their previous trainer, but their pain eases with time. And since so many members of her team are with you, they'll be able to console each other as needed.

[Not immediately, of course, but he's sure it'll help someday.]

That's a skill I hope you'll never have the chance to truly develop.

Yeah, they're taking care of each other. I know some of'em she inherited, too, so...they've been through a lot, when it comes to trainers.

If I haven't by now, I probably won't ever.

I's sad, when you think about it. People have been popping up here for, what, five years? Maybe some of her Pokémon have been trained for that long, by visitors we've long forgotten.

Yeah, it is. I never even knew the guy who had a bunch of'em before. He left pretty soon after I got here. Who knows if any came from someone else before that...

[No wonder the high leveled guys are mostly ignoring him.]

That probably makes it difficult for them to get attached to a new trainer. I just hope they'll come to rely on you in time.

Here's hoping. I figure we've all lost somebody, that's common ground. Maybe they'll warm up to me.

...Do you have any stories you could tell them about Ib? Maybe not just yet, but remembering good times together might help.

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