[ he hasn't seen Red on the pitch yet, so he can't make the distinction. at least Gloria was chattier than he was... but then again, pretty much anyone would be chattier than Red. ]

I'm starting to think that Postwick is one of those places. [ why is it always the boonies?! ] There's gotta be something in that country water...

[ Leon had left on his journey with Sonia, but he recalls that she had never really been interested in battling competitively. either that or being pitted against Leon had made her lose interest... they never really talked about it in depth. ]

Probably! Hammerlocke's a ways away, so I only met them when they came to the city. Heck, I only met Leon once we were in the Gym Challenge together.