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Well, this was quite pleasant to see that the other was taking note of his explanation and trying to memorise the chosen path as well. It definitely took some responsibility off his shoulders, for he made no secret that he preferred to take care of Pokémon than humans. Humans were irritating and annoying; he despised them for so many reasons. Of course he knew that not all were the same, but could anyone blame him after the experiences he made? Pokémon had never hurt him in the same way people had done so many times. They treated him well, they cared for him! They cared for him more than his blood relatives ever did… The boy sighed under his breath, though it was far too quite to be noticed by anyone without sharp ears. Either way, Touya was content with the reaction he received. At least Silver didn’t seem to be as stupid as most other foreigners he had met over time. They usually managed to piss him off in the span of a few minutes, yet here they still were talking and agreeing to take the same travel route. Who knows? Maybe it could be somewhat enjoyable, even.

Handing the map back, the boy stuffed his hands into the pockets of his jacket while he waited for the other to give some sot of confirmation that they could get started. If they were lucky, yes, it should only take a few hours to get through Chargestone Cave - but if they were unlucky and constantly ran into Pokémon, well, it could easily take up most of the time. And while he didn’t know about Silver, Touya certainly wasn’t the type to travel during nighttime when it wasn’t for a mission. After sunset, all the bad ghosts came out of their holes, haunting the streets and alleys of Unova’s cities — surely, if he wandered the wrong path, people might recognise him as his Lord’s righthand and knight. It wouldn’t do him any good if Silver realised he was travelling with a criminal, thanks a lot.

“Of course, of course! Just leave it to me, I’m pretty familiar with the area. ♪” He had to be, after all! Chargestone Cave would always be a special place for him. There, he had revealed himself to be one of N’s possessions, obediently showing his true colours to Touko, Bianca and the professor. Sometimes, the memory hurt… For reasons, he couldn’t quite explain. It sure was weird, but most of the time he simply pushed the notion aside and focused on other things again. He would do the same right now as well as he took the lead and guided the redhead onto the path that lead out of town. Fortunately Mistralton wasn’t particularly big or swarmed by tourists and foreign trainers. They’d be more unlucky in Driftveil, considering Clay had built the PWT.

“So—” Clearing his throat to attract the other’s attention, the cheerful boy glanced over his shoulder. If they were to travel together, it wouldn’t hurt to do some talking, right? Even small talk could kill some time until they reached the cave. Without a doubt, once they were there, Silver would show an interest into the magnetic stones and the likes. It was always that way, no matter who entered the cave. “What brings you to Unova? I- I really don’t want to be offensive or anything, but you don’t exactly strike me as the type to challenge the gyms here.”

Fortunately. Otherwise he would have to shove him down some cliff, yeah.

Silver wasn’t a person that really bothered with wild pokemon outside of when he had to capture them for his team or for someone else because they had requested it. He already had a full team at this point– excluding one that was missing along with his father– and therefore didn’t need to bother capturing any, and Crystal hadn’t requested anything from him before he left because she was too busy with other things. Being an assistant for the Professor was hard work, apparently… But he wasn’t going to complain. Hopefully they would’ve been able to spend time together soon as actual friends. Gold, on the other hand, was just as missing as Giovanni was almost and as soon as the Exchanger found him, he was going to give that golden eyed idiot a piece of his mind. He never knew how to keep in touch anymore nowadays– He really was a complete and utter idiot sometimes. But of course, Silver had his own things to do right now and would worry about his friends at a later date. They weren’t the ones in the wrong place in a faraway region from what they were used to unlike the redhead at the moment. Thankfully Touya was here to guide him to the city he was aiming for…

His attention was brought back to the current time when Touya cleared his throat and spoke up, slate irises focusing on him and taking in his words silently. Wasn’t one for gym challenges, huh… He was right. The last time he held a gym badge in his hand when he had stolen them from all of the Johto gym leaders to get into a certain place where things were going down at the time. Pryce had been most active during that time, but now he was gone. Who knew with him, though; he could’ve still been alive even when he disappeared. Kind of shocking considering how old the man surely was at this point– He just didn’t die.

Maybe he just kept living because he knew in Silver and Blue’s memory, he was still there.

“I consider challenging gyms a waste of my time.” he answered stoically. “I have better things to do than doing that sort of thing and will leave it to trainers who intend on becoming champion for whatever reason.” Red was the only champion he knew that had battled gyms.

(Source: rocketheir-blog)