[ though he's still only concerned with beating Leon, it would have been fun to flex his battling muscles against other Trainers for an off-season tournament. it really is a shame... maybe if the tournament comes back, they can try and vouch for a more convenient time.
hey, there wasn't a good time to bring it up! and it's not like he was hiding it on purpose, which is why his brow furrows at the jab back. he's confused for a moment, but the pieces quickly fit together - he doesn't look Blue in the eye right away, but does his best to brush it off. ]
Yeah, well... I didn't know how to deal with losing back then. It took a lot of growing up to get where I'm at now! [ it wasn't just against Leon - he didn't lose often against other people, but it wasn't pretty when he did. as he recalls it, he chuckles. ] He didn't actually. To him, it was just a great battle.
[ they'd had an argument about it not long after Leon took the title. Leon honestly hadn't put the pieces together about why Raihan felt the way he did until he told him about it. it was frustrating in itself, but they gained a new understanding of each other and themselves from that point on. ]
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[ though he's still only concerned with beating Leon, it would have been fun to flex his battling muscles against other Trainers for an off-season tournament. it really is a shame... maybe if the tournament comes back, they can try and vouch for a more convenient time.
hey, there wasn't a good time to bring it up! and it's not like he was hiding it on purpose, which is why his brow furrows at the jab back. he's confused for a moment, but the pieces quickly fit together - he doesn't look Blue in the eye right away, but does his best to brush it off. ]
Yeah, well... I didn't know how to deal with losing back then. It took a lot of growing up to get where I'm at now! [ it wasn't just against Leon - he didn't lose often against other people, but it wasn't pretty when he did. as he recalls it, he chuckles. ] He didn't actually. To him, it was just a great battle.
[ they'd had an argument about it not long after Leon took the title. Leon honestly hadn't put the pieces together about why Raihan felt the way he did until he told him about it. it was frustrating in itself, but they gained a new understanding of each other and themselves from that point on. ]