[Video / Action for Celadon]

[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

[The video opens on Apollo sitting on a bench outside of the Celadon City Pokémon Center. A cameramon is obviously involved, considering that both of his arms are visible. He's not wearing his cloak for once, given the heat, just the loose green sleeveless shirt he usually wears under it. He does have visible muscles, but his arms are still pretty skinny. He also seems kind of... uncertain? about this post.]

I finally got off of that route and ended up in a place called "Celadon City". I talked to Nurse Joy and found out that there's a "Magnet Train" in Saffron City that I can take to get back to Johto. It sounds like it will take a lot of money though. Is there some way to get back as fast that doesn't need as much money?

[He could end it there, but no, he can't ignore the thing that's bothering him anymore. He brings his hands into the picture, holding up a well-worn hardcover book: "An Examination of the Historical Basis for the Myths of the Kingdom of Alisia".]

This is one of Grandpa's books. After he died I left it on the shelf with his other books, right where he left it. It was in the PC when I checked it. How did it get there? I thought that only people came here, not other things.

[He puts the book back on his lap, looking down at it for a moment.]

It feels kind of like someone dug up his grave.

[The cameramon wisely decides to end the video there.]

[Later, Apollo can be found with a Combee and a Vespiquen, looking through any flower and gardening shops they can find, buying seeds and flowering plants. He definitely looks like someone who's entirely there for the sake of the Pokémon, and could probably use some cheering up.]

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[ardent]

[It's that second half of the video that gets him to respond, really; after all, Ishimaru is bossy as hell and conversationally unpleasant unless he's having a particularly good social day, but he isn't without compassion. And that sort of thing...well. He can imagine the sting in it, even if he figures that Apollo's relationship with his grandfather is far different from his own.

He still seems fairly severe when he responds, though he isn't trying to be, and it's fairly clear that Apollo isn't the only one seeming uncertain about all of this; he's locked the feed down, at least, because this doesn't seem like a conversation that people should have out in the open.]

This place has given a few of us reminders from home, it looks like - my classmates and I received things as well. Some of them are a lot crueler than others.

[His expression flickers a little. His own definitely wasn't nice; he tries to keep it away from his thoughts for the most part. Oowada-kun's is the one that concerns him right now; it seems to have made him a bit strange. But that is neither here nor there right now.]

I can see where what you got might trouble you - are you going to be fine?

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[paladinlost]

The only other way to return to Johto would be to take the ferry from Pallet Town, unless you wish to wait six months to be teleported again. There are routes between the two regions, but they are blocked to us.

[Which he's always found impractical, but apparently the world doesn't care.]

...Those items are meant to be reminders of home. I doubt whatever was responsible meant to hurt you with it.

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[cakelover]

Ah, I also found something from home recently...

[ Although he minds his find much less. ]

I'm sorry if you're unhappy about that item. Perhaps if you leave it in the PC, it'll be taken back?