Sup, Harry.
Good God, you look like shit!
That's because he got his ass sliced off and served to him on a silver platter.
Yeah, that run...didn't go well. Didn't find any treasure, either...well, didn't get the chance to look, anyway.
Knight of flowers?
More like a beast of flowers, actually. Did some research on him when I got back...turns out he's a pokemon. A little guy called Shaymin.
Shaymin, huh? Never heard of him.
Yeah, from what I gather, he's a really rare one. Turns out he can morph through a flower called a Gracidea. Might not have been the best move bringing him one-
♫WAAAAAR AND AAAAANGER SHALL REEEEEIGN! (THE CLASH OF IRON CAN BE HEARD!)♫
Oh shit, the chief!
♫THROUGH BLIIIIIINDNESS YOU'RE DRIIIIVEN INSAAAAAANE! (IIIII'M LOST IN AAAAAANGUISH AND GRIEF!)♫
...You gonna get that, Boss?
♫SORROW WON'T WAAAANE TILL YOU DIIIIIIE! (A SHATTERED BODY DEEPLY HURT!)♫
You kidding?! After the purse incident?! I didn't even have anything to do with that!
Maybe he's calling to apologize.
Bullshit.
Just pick it up, Boss.
...You know your head's on the line too, right?
♫AND DARRRRKNESS WILL COOOOOVER THE LII-♫
Look chief, I know you think I probably did it, but-
[Save it, Ben. You've got some explaining to do.]
...Wait...El?
El?
That El? Ben, you slick bastard, you!
Shh! Hey, can you gimme a sec? I need to find somewhere quiet.
I'll be back, guys.
*Ben goes off to a corner where he can talk in peace, leaving Rico and Harry alone*
You seem to know him, Harry...who's this El guy?
Girl, actually. Knew her in high school. Her name's Elise Van Houten...yeah, THAT Van Houten.
...Never heard of 'em.
What? Ben never told you?! They run Mnemonikos! You know, the TM company?
No, the boss never tol-wait, THOSE guys?!
Yeah, those guys. El's basically the heiress to the company...wait, Ben really didn't tell you about her?
No...lemme guess, the boss bred with her?
Eeeeeyup. He and El used to be a thing back then...I still don't get it. How the hell did Ben manage to score with a corporate princess? He used to be such a wuss!
AHEM.
Oh, you're back.
And you're talking behind it.
Hey, I said you
used to be a wuss!
Stuff it, Harry. Anyway, Rico and I gotta go to the arena.
Huh? How come?
You know how I've been looking after Auroch? Her trainer's come back for her.
