seasaltkeys | Day 31 Part 2. [Audio/Action]

I'd return home in an instant if I had the chance, but I have to admit this is quite the peaceful vacation. After a full year, do you have a favorite place, or a favorite memory?

I like Goldenrod, but Olivine's growing on me. I like the beach.

[pause, as he thinks for a bit]

There's a lot of memories.

That's an excellent reason to like a city.

...Good. That's very good. You certainly make even more, until your next anniversary.

Back home...my friends and I were supposed to go to the beach, but we didn't get to go.

I want to.

You should, then! With summer so close, you'll have plenty of occasions to do so. And if more of your friends arrive, you'll have the chance to go together, this time.

I hope they do...but they probably won't remember me.

That's not a problem. I've met friends I cannot recall in Johto; we merely had to become friends again. You'll simply have to do the same thing.

I think it's a bit different. They...they wouldn't know who I am at all.

Is there no way for them to regain their memories of you?

I dunno.

[That's where things get complicated. And Roxas isn't exactly the best at explaining]

Do you have another common acquaintance that could help you set things straight?

I don't think so. It's a difficult situation.

...And starting over would also be complicated?

Yeah, it would.

[But he wants to see them, and be friends with them again. Why is everything so difficult?]

What are the chances of them remembering you?

[It takes a bit of fiddling but he finally enables the private function. This is for Cecil's eyes only]

Pretty much none. They weren't....the people I knew....they, they weren't real. They were just...data, copies, made to mimic them.

[...Well, that certainly complicates matters even more than he thought.]

Even if they are copies, does it necessarily mean that they are not real? They could merely be considered different versions of the same person.

They were real enough, when I knew them. But, I don't really know.

In that case, they could just as well b the ones to find themselves here, instead of the originals. Johto is not very picky, when it comes to choosing newcomers.

I hope it's them. I...really want to see them again.

If only we could find a way to influence which people are brought here...

That would be nice.

[Except he's skeptical]

If the rumors are true, we should be able to find out more about it after we earn all eight of the badges, right?

[...Six out of eight. He could get the last two quickly, share that information with everyone...]

Yeah, I guess that's all we need to do.

[Halfway there for him]

...I could be done within the month, if I manage to convince my friends to travel.

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