[quote=@Ogobrogo]

I want to say that the fakeout was completely planned, but that's not the case. Truth be told, I had a blast writing him in the original, but I just can't seem to get back into the character, which really, REALLY stinks. I thought about it a bit and decided to NPC him rather than go with my original plan, which would have been killing him off incredibly early (likely before the first gym.)
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Ah I see. Sad, considering I liked the guy a lot.

:)

But it's your decision, and I respect it.