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[ The feed clicks on and immediately, what captures the attention is the rising and falling sound of foreign music blasting through the Gym. Clair's Gym, to be precise: Leon is taking on his last Gym leader.

Well, 'taking on' is perhaps strong. More like, Clair's Dragonite is in the final throes of agony, wrapped up in Flood's tentacles, heavily poisoned, getting blasted with Ice Beam. From the viewpoint, just over Leon's shoulder, it becomes obvious his Raichu is the culprit here, filming the proceedings with occasional peeping encouragements to her teammate.

Dragonite doesn't last long, and eventually goes slack. Flood's tentacles are suddenly holding nothing more than a vanishing red light. The music dissipates, replaced by the usual victory fanfare. Raichu, as well as Lightning, Sen and Strike in the stands, explode into cheers—or in Lightning's case, soft applause. Leon himself isn't one for overly emotional displays, so Flood gets a few proud pats and a promise of well-earned rest for his trouble.

Raichu leaps down from Leon's shoulder as he collects his HM and prize money. As he turns to make his exit, Lightning strides up, the camera catching on her pleased expression. ]

They did well. You did well.

Thanks.

[ The view is mostly obscured by Raichu's meager height, but Lightning steps in very close and Leon's arms wind around her shoulders and she tilts her chin up--

Goodness.

A moment passes, before the two abruptly break apart, apparently having noticed their audience. As Raichu scrambles back, the camera tilts high enough to catch the two of them looking incredibly uncomfortable. ]

Turn that off.

[ And off it goes. ]

[[ooc: pink is Lightning; tags may come from both of them as soon as Silver gets online. As for me, a busy class schedule means I may have to leave shortly, so don't worry if I disappear.]]

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You missed the first two parts.

[ Clair was a worthy challenger! ~~The mun just got lazy and didn't feel like writing up a whole gym battle.~~ At Coop's second comment, Leon's brow wrinkles. ]

You think?

[ They abuse him so. :c ]

_{[And at THAT, have one of his huge grins. He likes you Leon, really, but he can't help but find this a little funny. He'll go back to his kind gentle self in a minute.]}

I don't need to think about it. It's more or less obvious.

Why don't you keep your observations to yourself, Detective.

[ He says it dryly, but his tone is starting to show his amusement. ]

Because it's my job to bring them to light.

_{[While he's not technically a Detective, that much is still true.]}

[ What's Coop's title while on the job? Officer? Agent? To be fair though, Leon's using it in a mocking sort of way. ]

Some things are better left unexplored.

_{[Agent - but he understands the 'detective' remark and really doesn't mind. In a way he appreciates it.]

[He nods at that though, a little more serious.]}

I take it you didn't want people to know.

[ There's a moment's pause. It's not they didn't want anyone to know--Coop knew, and Xion figured it out. They just didn't want everyone to know. ]

Not yet. We hadn't really...discussed it.

[ Because Leon and Light are both paragons of clear and effective communication. ]

_{[Oh, clearly. Coop takes a moment to eye Leon here, the way he sometimes does, and makes a small shrug like motion.]}

Well there's not much to do about it now, But for what its worth I doubt it will present much of a problem.

[ What, what did he do to deserve eyeing? ]

It was just unexpected, that's all. [ And more than a little uncomfortable. ]

_{[Oh relax. When Coop eyes you it's just to see how you're feeling. That little hesitation in your speech is what warranted it.]}

Expect the unexpected, Leon.

_{[Snerrrk. He's done teasing, though, and changes the subject ... probably pretty suddenly.]}

You've got all the Johto badges now, right?

I didn't think 'the unexpected' would manifest quite like this.

[ Leon's usually a boyscout of preparedness! But sometimes electric mice happen. ]

And yeah, that's all of them. Where are you up to?

Still three. I wouldn't exactly call this endeavour a high priority of mine and I find myself easily distracted from the goal of getting all of them.

_{[Is this a problem to him? Nope.]}

But it looks like that's going to take a little more than expected. I take it you're aware that there's likely another set of gyms in Kanto?

Fair enough. It's been giving me something to focus on. [ He's a fighter, okay, he needs something active to keep him busy. :9 ]

As for Kanto--I think a couple of people mentioned a gym in Saffron. I'll see how I feel after a week or two; Lightning and I are returning to Goldenrod after today.

Staying long?

_{[Small talk, really. It seems like a good place to spend Christmas if nothing else, but he's aiming for Ecruteak himself.]}

Depends. We're supposed to be meeting with a friend of Light's. We'll see what she wants to do and go from there. I've been thinking of visiting Saffron, if I can.

You should. It's a great city if you like the big bustling kinds.

Can't say they're my favorite, but it's bound to be interesting either way.

[ If nothing else, he'll get to explore and look around some. Yay, nature walks! ]

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