[When Rose answers her Poke'Gear, she'll be met with a pair of mismatched, squinting eyes. He does not have his glasses anymore and he'd forgotten how much better they made his life. He searches for Rose's face in his screen and the second she appears, he calls to her anxiously.]
[Rose's delighted face fills the screen, smiling widely. JW! She hadn't been sure if she'd see him again, it seems so very random who comes back and who doesn't, and who only comes to visit for those funny weekends.
But it's not a funny weekend, so he must be back properly!]
[ He's so happy to see her. From his perspective he JUST saw her. But this is not, in fact, the first time he'd time traveled by accident, Johto's strangeness or no. ]
I'm back...how long was I gone? One second I was...I don't know, brushing Killer and suddenly I'm in New Bark in that lady's house. I feel like I've been asleep for a year.
[ James's anxieties are somewhat smoothed by Rose's casual tone. She always was so steady--a huge part of what got him to stop being a raging asshole MOST of the time. He swallows and asks the next question like he's trying to defuse a bomb. ]
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[When Rose answers her Poke'Gear, she'll be met with a pair of mismatched, squinting eyes. He does not have his glasses anymore and he'd forgotten how much better they made his life. He searches for Rose's face in his screen and the second she appears, he calls to her anxiously.]
Rose!
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[Rose's delighted face fills the screen, smiling widely. JW! She hadn't been sure if she'd see him again, it seems so very random who comes back and who doesn't, and who only comes to visit for those funny weekends.
But it's not a funny weekend, so he must be back properly!]
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I'm back...how long was I gone? One second I was...I don't know, brushing Killer and suddenly I'm in New Bark in that lady's house. I feel like I've been asleep for a year.
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[Rose has only the barest concept of time.]
It wasn't very long at all.
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Do you--are we--?
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Oh! I'm in Goldenrod! I've been taking a little break from traveling.
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[ He makes that face. ]
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[ The releif on his face is obvious, but he still has to voice his worries, however dumb they were now. He places a hand on his head as he laughs. ]
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That didn't happen.
You shouldn't worry so much, JW.
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[ He angles his 'Gear down to show Psyduck who waves cheerfully. ]
Do you think you can pick us up? Or should I meet you at Cherrygrove?
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[Not by Rose standards, anyway.]
Oh I can come and pick you up, I just have to get the caravan set up. I've been a bit of a homebody these last few months!
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