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[ The feed snaps, followed immediately by a gasping of breath, as though the person hasn't breathed true air in a while. Which would probably be true. Xion stumbles a bit, still grasping the Gear tightly in her hand as her vision swims, but she quickly tries to right herself and turns the feed to herself.

Guess who just waded through a pile of crap and trash? It's not the most appealing sight, but she feels this is important. ]

Um... haah... Anyone still in Goldenrod, is there still problems going on here? One of my Pokemon destroyed a device and the trash Pokemon? Some of them went back to... normal trash, I guess? Ahhh... Have any other cities also been, er... saved?

[ Phew! She hangs her head as her Garchomp and Togekiss manage to reach her, looking slightly more worse on terms of appearance, given that they were the ones fighting off the trash Pokemon that tried to stop their trainer from reaching the device. They look tired themselves, but triumphant still. Xion brings her head up and looks back at them both, grimacing slightly. ]

We should get cleaned up... Really cleaned up. But...

[ But, well. As you can see, they're certainly not looking their best, and perhaps it's just the fumes and the smell that finally got to her, but Xion's still pretty sure they smell too rancid to approach other people normally. She'd want to go back to the Breeding Center, but she doesn't want to stink up the place and bother the people there that might be resting, so...

Wobbling, Xion continues to walk until she reaches seaside part of Goldenrod City. She then brings out her Gyarados, who roars once he's settled into the water and looking down at his tiny trainer, awaiting an order. With a nervous laugh, she gives it: ]

Hey, Lancer? You think you can... wash us off?

[ Witness, Johto, of her sea serpent giving the Gyarados-equivalent stare that says "bitch, are you crazy" look. The only move that involves huge amounts of water for him is Hydro Pump...

Yeah, the fumes got to her. ]

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[Well, he managed to clean up somewhat. But Atsuro could've sworn he still stink.]

...Xion?

[What are you doing]

[ Her head snaps towards Atsuro and blinks. ]

H-Hey, Atsuro. You're doing okay?

Yeah, I'm doing fine. Well, beside smelling stinky for a while.

[He chuckles, sheepishly.]

What about you?

[ If he's coming closer to her, he might notice that she's unconsciously taking a few steps back. Smells bad, man! ]

I really need a bath, but... I think the situation in Goldenrod is going to be contained!

[Oh, he notice it.]

Yeah, I saw! The Pokemon changed back into trash, so it's just...clean up time.

[Headtiiiiilt.] You alright?

Er... aha, yeah, I'm fine, you just... might not want to be near me, Atsuro. I think I smell really bad.

[He was about to take a step forward when she said that.] Really? Why not take a bath at your place?

... I don't wanna trouble them.

Your friends? They probably don't mind.

Because they might smell themselves? [ Not to be rude or anything, but the trash Pokemon just seemed to be everywhere these past few days... ]

...Pretty much. Or their friends smell.

[There's no polite way of saying this, right.]

[ Xion laughs a bit in embarrassment. Yup, there's really no way to get around it. ]

True. I still want to see if I can just... make things easier, you know? Clean up a bit, somehow, before going back in.

Yeah, I know. [He looks at her Gyarados and then at Xion. He's getting the picture here.] Need some help?

[ Blinks, she nods, not getting that Atsuro is actually the one, you know... offering to do that help. She gestures to her Gyarados. ]

Oh, yeah. It's why I have him out.

...And how will he do that?

[Please don't say Hydro Pump, Xion.]

Umm... I know he has one water move that he can use. Hydro...

[ What was it? ]

...Pump. [He helpfully finishes for her.] Uh, Xion? I don't think using that move is a good idea.

Huh? Why not?

[ Because it's just being sprayed with a bunch of water. In her head. ]

Because Hydro Pump is a high-pressure water technique. Knowing how water-types usually do it, they pump it out from their mouth. And with how big Gyarados are...

[Can you connect the dots?]

[ Connecting, connecting, connecting... ]

That'd be a lot of water to certainly clean me off!

[ You're forgetting the intense amount of pressure, Xion, please-- ]

But don't forget the pressure! That much pressure from a Gyarados will just, I dunno, send you flying!

[See the problem here, Xion...!?]

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