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[charcoalfeather]

"... Oh, Hi! You're talking to Rakka, but, uh, if you're hearing this then it means I can't answer the pokegear right now. Don't worry. Just make sure you leave a message and I'll reply to it!"

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[yanginthere]

It's the least I could do. [ Literally. But even though she's made that point clear, Yang still sounded relieved. ]

If there's anything else — and I mean anything I can do to try and make it up to you, all you gotta do is ask.

[charcoalfeather]

[It is the least she could do. But, then again, an apology can go a long way if someone's willing to make up for it. Rakka hopes that Yang does.]

Really? Well, I... [Okay. What can she ask for that Yang will be able to follow up on. It has to be concise, simple. But what could she possibly-- aha!]

Okay. How about... next time we meet, we train together?

[yanginthere]

[ That was unexpected. Yang was amiable to it. ] Sure! But do you mean train you, or train your Pokémon?

[ Rakka might be a little small for the Xiao Long-Rose training regimen. ]

[charcoalfeather]

[Rakka's proud of her often hidden ability of being unexpected. It was a thing that happened more in her earlier days then now.]

Uh, well... I was thinking about my Pokemon...

[Then again, she'd never considered training herself. Ever.]

[yanginthere]

All right. About what level are they now? [ Best to find out how thorough said training can be. She doesn't want her crew playing too roughly. ]

[charcoalfeather]

Level? Uhh... [Well she... actually doesn't check too much. Let's just look those up right now, shall we?]

Well, some of them are around level twenty and a few that are in the thirties! [You can tell which ones are the babies.]

[yanginthere]

Okay, good! It doesn't sound like there will be any problems if they tussle with my furballs. [ Not that she's ever seen a Pokémon get seriously hurt yet anyway. ]

[charcoalfeather]

Y-yeah! [Hopefully...! She's trying so hard not to sound uncertain about all this.] They're pretty strong. But I've only been in a couple battles with trainers.

[yanginthere]

It's not so different than fighting wild pokémon, unless the trainer micro-manages the battle on their end. Me? I like to play it fast and loose, and leave it up to them to go with what feels right unless, like, someone brings out a tricky move.

[charcoalfeather]

So... you leave them in the dust!

[Rakka no don't try to be cool]

I think I'll have to work on a strategy then, if I want to beat the gym here.

[yanginthere]

[ Yang pauses a moment, then laughs. ] Hahah, yeah! Especially if I send in Dusty first — it's basically what she's trained to do.

You'll get it down, I know. I'll help you any way I can.

[charcoalfeather]

Hehe... that's a good name for her then.

I hope so. I don't think I really want to stay in one place like this. This region is so big already that... it would be a shame, right?