Yeah... Things are starting to feel a little more normal, all things considered. I'm not taking it for granted this time.

[ though he was lucky enough to have Duraludon out and about, not being able to see the rest of his team had brought its own form of anxiety. that, along with being in a world without Pokémon (more or less...) to begin with has given him something of a new perspective. ]

I was talking to Tifa and Cloud about that, actually. [ his lips quirk into a smirk. ] They suggested a gym for Pokémon and people - not sure how good I'd be at managing the latter, but I figured I could try. Got any locales in mind?