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[It was a fairly typical day in Luceti. The weather was starting to improve. Not by much yet, but it was improving. The snow had been starting to melt, it's steadily getting warmer...

...And people were starting to arrive in Luceti again. New faces, old faces, even long-forgotten faces. And on this particular day, it's the second of these that can be spotted passing through the village, as a boy with messy black hair in New Feather garb floats through the plaza seated atop... a strange flying white bird?]

Doesn't look like this place's changed a bit, huh, Togetaro? ...Oh, right, I guess you wouldn't know. Well, whatever! Come on, onward, in that direction! [He gives a forceful point in the direction of the shops. His memories were a bit fuzzy, but he thankfully remembered enough to know how to get back to the village and get his stuff.]

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[After retrieving his things, Gold decides to hit up the journal.]

So, how long was I gone from this place? And you guys better not've given away my room, you hear me?

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How did you manage to do that? I mean, we're talking about somethin' real powerful here... and you had to save it.

Whenever a powerful Pokémon's involved, there's always someone out to take its power for themselves.

I know that much, Gold. Still... [ she sighs. ] Ugh, I don't get the people who keep doing those things! It makes me mad.

For me, it's always Team Rocket that's responsible. They just don't know how to quit. It's annoying, but at least we always know who we're dealin' with.

Those kind of people never learn, and they only care about themselves... Sheesh. Good thing you were there to save the day!

They're a bunch of psychos, that's what. There's no way I'm gonna let someone like that win!

That's the spirit!

-- By the way, where are you? I can't give you a proper welcome over the journal, y'know. [ Translation: She wants to hug you, Gold. ]

I'm just in the plaza retrieving all my stuff now.

Don't go anywhere. I'll be there in a minute.

Uhh... Alright.

[ A little while later she shows up in the plaza. ]

Gold! Heeeey.

Heeeeeeey! [Gold walks towards casually, coming out of the clothing shop. He'd managed to find his clothing, though it might not be the clothes Hilda's used to seeing him in.]

[ She can recognize that face (and the hair) anywhere, anytime. She did get to see it really up close at the spa. 8| ]

Boy, I am so glad to see you in person! Did you miss me? Because I sure missed you. Things weren't the same without you around.

From the way you talk, you make it sound like I've been gone for years.

It's only been a few days. But still! Ingo leaves, you leave...

--Say what? The Subway Boss is gone?!

[That's not something he expected to hear.]

... Yeah. [ She sighs. God, she hates being the one to bring the bad news. ] He just up and left. He wrote us letters, so you should go see Emmet.

...Yeah, I'll do that. Man...

It's for the best, but... darn, I miss him and his perpetual frown.

It seems like even in a couple days, this place can really change.

And all we can do is to roll with the changes. [ Not much they can do about it, anyway. ]

But enough of that. I said I wanted to welcome you back properly, didn't I? [ With that, she goes in to give him a big hug, the kind that's better described as a death grip. You don't actually need to breathe, right, Gold? ]

[Hrrrk.]

H-hey, I get you're happy to see me, but... Can't you ease up a bit...?! [His voice sounds strained. Can't breathe...!]

[ She loosens the hug, but doesn't let go of him yet. ]

Oops. Better now?

[DEEP BREATH.]

Much.

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