[center][h1][color=OrangeRed]Arthur[/color][/h1]

[@Tenma Tendo][/center]

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Arthur thought the boy was just shy, and didn't want to talk in front of the crowd of toddlers. But instead of verbally answering him, the young boy just started writing [i]another[/i] note, which he soon handed to him:

	[i]I can't communicate with words, so I was just scared that I couldn't become one. Sorry.[/i]

[color=OrangeRed]"Hmm... Can't, or wont?"[/color] Arthur asked. Was the boy actually mute? Or did he not have the nerves of steel to perform the soul-crushing task of having a simple conversation with one person? Just as Arthur finished reading the note, he scanned their pokemon, Bellosom. To the response to his statement, the boy wrote a second note, and practically slapped it against Arthur's face with enthusiasm. Okay, so it's probably not shyness:

	[i]Thank you! It's my grandfather's. I'm getting my first pokemon at the Sanctuary. Is it true that your father is a pokemon trainer too? Did he participate in the league?[/i]

Arthur felt his shoulders tense for a moment. He didn't let it get too deep at him though.

[color=OrangeRed]"Yeah, he tried... He didn't even get past the Celadon City Grass Gym. He didn't really branch out from his fighting types, so it was a brick wall all the way through for him... Doesn't mean he's not gonna kick it at the festival tonight!"[/color]