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[kscience]

"This is Newt! I'm probably doing something really important- or, you know, I'm asleep. Or both?

I'll probablyyyy get back to you at some point? Bye."

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[thedifferencebetween]

Hey buddy! Handsome Jack here!

How ya doing? Been a while! Caught anything super cool lately?

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[kscience]

[Newt gets the call while in the middle of a particularly grueling "training session" with his Gible. Really, it can hardly be called a training session, considering how goddamn stubborn Slattern is. He either fights too hard and actually hurts Newt's other Pokemon, or he refuses to do anything all together. You'd think he was a traded Pokemon, with how disobedient he is, and Newt still can't figure out the problem. So he's absolutely relieved to have an excuse to quit it early. He returns Slattern to his Pokeball and answers immediately.] Hey Jack! Sorry- I keep meaning to call you, but it's been slipping my mind. I've been keeping busy here in Olivine- trying to train up my team before I head anywhere else. Haven't caught anything for a while, though- I've been trying to focus on my current roster before I add anyone else to the mix, you know?

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[thedifferencebetween]

No shit, you're in Olivine? Small friggin magic animal world, I'm passing through there again. Trying to decide if I wanna do fall in Goldenrod or Blackthorn, but the guys at the fancy hotel here know me, I stay there a lot, it's a nice kinda between place.

Focus on'em doing what?

[kscience]

Oh, shit! Nice, dude. We gotta meet up sometime, then. Focus on training them up, of course- finally got Yamarashi to evolve not that long ago, which is fucking fantastic- and trying to get the little dragons in line. Hammerjaw's learning to cooperate, but Slattern's still a little nightmare. I love him, though, don't get me wrong.

[thedifferencebetween]

Uh, yeah we do!

Oh, yeah, training. Like for actual Gym battles and crap? I tried that once, didn't see the big deal about it.

'Slattern' is a really weird name for a Pokemon. Doesn't it mean old timey hooker?

[kscience]

Not really gym badges- I'm still not sure if I wanna try to get those. Just, like, in general, I want my guys to be strong- and they wanna get stronger, which is the real important thing.

Whoa, whoa, whoa- ok, first of all, why do you like, have that memorized, do you have a fucking, mental encyclopedia of outdated slang insults?

Second of all, yeah technically, but that wasn't really, like, my thought process. We named one of the biggest and baddess Kaiju back home "Slattern". She was the last kaiju to breach before we took the fuckers down the first time.

With my help.

[thedifferencebetween]

I mean if you wanna be able to take advantage of flying Pokemon, at least do that. Warrior flat out wouldn't let me on him until I had my flying badge.

Nah, just knew this fancy posh old fashioned dude who used words like that. Ya know the type. 'I do say my good sir, that polrumptious peg-puff is a right slattern!'

[And yes, Jack attempts to adopt a British sounding accent.]

Oh, okay, that makes more sense. You and your giant robot alien things.

[kscience]

Jeez, what kinda weirdos are you hanging around? Like, I know pompous British pricks, but at least Hermann's not that outdated. He's a bit more like, "Golly gee, my good sir, if you get one step closer to my desk, I will rap you terribly with me ol' cane, you right tosser."

[Of course, Newt puts on a similar god-awful attempt at an accent.]

[thedifferencebetween]

You have no idea, buddy. I've met some weird ass people! Seriously, this dude was like a big game hunter, dumb ass khaki helmet and everything. Barely understood half of what he said, but then it's not like I needed to.