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[ She's been contemplating this, yes, ever since she got her ass handed back to her by Vanitas. She's lost, sure, many times in fact... but this one in particular... ]

How... when do you know you're strong? That you're not weak?

[ She might end that last sentence in a bitter hiss. Sure, she's lost, but when it involves her friends (and Pokemon), it becomes another thing. She couldn't beat Vanitas, came out even more battered, and well aware her appearance would worry friends. So lately she's been hanging around the roof of Goldenrod City's Department Store.

It sounds like she's going to say more, but whatever it is dissolves into a sigh and stops. ]

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Exactly.

[ As her own stubborn streak is a mile wide, she is certainly not going to suggest weakening it. ]

Yet some people say to hold off on that, take it slow.

[ Is it a sort of balance? She wants to achieve her goal quickly, after all. ]

You cannot hold back forever. There is nothing wrong with caution and considering a situation before you act, but if there is no element of risk, you cannot call it bravery.

Bravery is another form of strength, then?

Of course. To be cowardly is to be weak.

Is there another way? Just in case?

[ Hmm. ]

What do you think of as strong?

... Someone who can always protect their friends.

You cannot do that if you hesitate to come to their aid, can you?

I wouldn't hesitate. It wouldn't matter what happened to me, so long as they're safe.

If that is true, then I think you are already strong.

... Thank you. Even then, I'm still going to try and get as strong as I can.

As well you should.

What is your name?

I'm Xion. You?

Saika Magoichi.

Thank you, Saika Magoichi. I won't give up.

Good. I wish you luck, Xion.

Yeah! I'll talk to you some other time? To tell you how things are going?

I would be interested to hear it, indeed. Feel free to contact me.

Okay! Thank you again. Bye!

[ Click! ]

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