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Ohritori Vacation!

[This morning, if you tune in to Ken's Pokemon Talk on the radio, you'll probably hear him announce the program will be on break for the next two weeks while he goes on vacation! And as soon as the program ends, he hops on a boat and is off to Ohritori Island.]

A. GATEWAY PORT

[You can see him arriving at Gateway Port in Turnbloom City, looking pale as he weakly hobbles off a boat and immediately falls onto his knees and hands on the pier, taking deep breaths and looking like he's been suffering from seasickness for the entire journey.]

It's finally over...! Ohritori Island, I'm so glad to see you...

B. POKEMON CENTER

[Once he's rested from his journey, he'll be sitting at the cafe in the Pokemon Center with an ice tea, glancing around somewhat restlessly. A green Ledyba is sitting at his table, eating Berry slices. Spotting you, Ken will smile and wave.

Excuse me, can I ask you a question?

C. ROUTE 1

[Later, Ken can be seen at Route 1 with his Cubburn. He'll find Professor Banyan's laboratory, he'll just wander near it for a while, glancing at the house sometimes like he's trying to gather the courage to approach. Eventually, he'll go up to the door, raise his hand to knock... then hesitates, lowering his hand again. His Cubburn looks up at him with a whine, and Ken sighs.]

I'll do it, just give me a moment...

D. WILDCARD

[Ken can also be seen wandering all around Ohritori Island during his vacation! He doesn't visit the more dangerous places deep in the caves or the forests, but he'll be checking out the tourist spots. Theater Hall, Stardust Beach, the different farms on Gilterrace Town, Route 2 and Route 3; and the Wildflower Cape. Meet him however you want! Also, feel free to recognize his voice from radio!]

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Huh...

[That's so sweet. Ken imagines Gold taking Ai to the amusement park he saw in the city and it's such a cute image he can't help but smile!]

That's great! Maybe I could join sometime! Er, if he wants me to...

[It's hard thinking of your brother as a stranger, so Ken keeps lapsing into thinking of him as the Gold from back home.]

Is he here right now, by the way?

[Ai shook her head, clasping her hands behind her back.] Nn, he's working on the farm.

Do you want to come inside and wait for him?

Oh, uh... Sure, if that's all right. Say, is Professor Banyan home?

[He's a little worried about going in if the owner's not home. That, and he was hoping to get to talk to the local Pokemon Professor while he was here!]

I think it should be okay! Gold let me in while the Professor was out. [Ai hummed thoughtfully, bouncing on the balls of her feet.] ... unless it's different if you're older? But I think the Professor is used to having guests.

I... guess that's fine then?

[Ken's only nineteen himself, so he's not that Old from his point of view, it's just awkward!]

But I don't mind waiting outside until either the Professor or Gold come back!

Oh, okay!

[Ai glanced back at the door, frowning a bit, then looked like she thought of something.]

Oh! How about I get you a glass of water and um... a dish for Flambear? What does it drink?

Thank you! Water's fine, right Flambear?

[Flambear nods! He's come out from behind Ken's legs by now, since Ai hasn't been scary at all.]

[Ai smiled happily to see Flambear get a little braver!

She left and slowly, very slowly, returned with a glass of water and a dish with water in a tray. She balanced it as well as she could, but she had slightly over-filled the dish, which kept spilling water into the tray. The glass was not filled up to the top, so it didn't spill so easily.

The items rattled rather noisily in the tray...]

Ah, careful... Here, let me take that one.

[Ken carefully takes the dish off the tray, and looks for a good place to set it down. He sets it somewhere in the shade, in a place where people won't accidentally step on it. Flambear bounces over to drink from it!]

There we go... [Ken smiles as he watches Flambear lap up water, then stands up.]. Thank you, Ai.

It's okay, you're welcome.

[She gave a small bow while carefully balancing the tray. She offered Ken his glass.]

If you need anything else, knock on the door or window, okay? I'll be inside!

[Ken takes the glass with a grateful nod.]

I will! Thanks, Ai. You're an excellent host!

[And he sits down on the chair by the door with his glass of water, ready to wait for Gold's return.]

[Ai waved goodbye.]

Goodbye, Ken!

Goodbye, Flambear!

[And she disappeared into the lab.]

Bye, Ai!

[He's not a fan of saying goodbye since it feels so final.

And so, Ken begins his awkward wait for his alternate-universe little brother on a stranger's veranda.]

[Some time later, Gold drops in. Literally. Flown here from the Miltank farm in Gilterrace by Nerica, Gold lets go of her legs and lands from a safe height, right in front of the front door.]

"Thanks, Nerica!" [He calls out to the Togetic, recalling her into her Pokeball. Then, he turns around to go in... and blinks at the stranger sitting by the door. A guest of Banyan's? Whatever, none of his business.]

"Hey," [He greets him while opening the door, eyes already sliding away from the guest, ready to forget about him.]

[Ken startles when a kid literally drops from the sky. Even though the boy's facing away from him, there's no doubt in his mind. This is Gold. Finally... He's finally met him.

But Ken can't get a word from his mouth, just staring as Gold turns and finally sees him. It's his little brother, all right... But there's no recognition in his eyes. Ken knew it was likely to happen, but it still hurts.

Everything Ken imagined would happen, every conversation opener he imagined, flows out of his mind as he just stares dumbly at the kid, who stares back, and only when the kid opens the door does Ken get his wits back.]

Hey, wait! [He scrambles to get up from the chair.] G-Gold!

[Oh, a guy who knows his name. Gold pauses at the door and takes another look at him, but finds nothing familiar. Well, maybe something vaguely familiar, but nothing he recognizes.]

"You know another me or something?"

Yes! I, uh...

[Ken's struggling for words. How does he talk to someone who looks so familiar but feels so different? He remembers Buson's advice to treat is like his radio show, and it's the only advice he remembers right now, so he straightens his back and gives a bright smile. Confidence!]

I'm Ken, your brother from another world! Nice to meet you!

[...That kind of a fake smile really rubs Gold the wrong way, despite the fact he fake-smiles often himself.]

"Oh, okay. So?"

So I came here to meet you!

[This is... not working out, is it. Ken deflates a little, radio confidence fading. It's hard to keep it up in person!]

I mean... I heard about you, and even though you're not really my little brother, I wanted to meet you... To find out how you're doing, if you're happy, and, uh... Yeah.

[Gold narrows his eyes, suspicious.]

"I'm not your brother, so don't treat me like I am. How'd you know where I live? You stalking me or something?"

No! No no no no, not at all!

[Ken flails with his hands, shaking his head.]

I just asked from a friend of mine who's lived here in Ohritori! He told me places where I should... look for you...

[...Okay, that doesn't really sound good, does it...]

Look, I don't mean anything bad, honest! I'm just... I miss my brother, and I heard from my friend that you miss your dad, and I thought we could, you know, miss our families together and maybe be a little less lonely...

[Yeah, that's not a good answer, Ken! None of that is a good answer! Gold looks more on guard and bristling with every sentence.]

"Who the fuck is your friend and what the hell does he know about me?!" [Gold shouts.]

[The swearing stuns Ken. He's never heard his brother say anything like that, or glare at him like that... Of course. This isn't his brother. Ken knew that, but he was too naïve. He thought things would work out if he just believed in himself.]

"He's... You know him, his name's Buson... Or, uh." [Ken's drawing a blank at what other name Buson used. It started with an A and ended with an A... Ak... At... What was it?!] "He's got another name, you probably know him by it! He's, uh, blonde, muscular, wears sunglasses..."

"...Attila?"

[Gold says the name in disbelief. The guy from the cafe and the farm, and that one time at the noodle place? The obvious criminal? Ugh, Gold always thought he could handle him, but the guy actually went and found out where Gold lives, after only meeting him like three times? He thought they were on good terms, but he's a damn stalker?

It's not like Gold minds a bit of crime, even if the guy's in Team Rocket or something, but this isn't just his house. Ai and Professor Banyan live here too. It really freaks Gold out that the guy just found out where he lived and told somebody else, too.]

"...So you're not a stalker, you're just friends with a stalker," [Gold spits out, choked up. He takes out a Pokeball, holding it out threateningly.] "Get out!! And don't come back! And tell Attila to just... just... fuck off or something, I don't care!!"

Ai heard all of the shouting, although she'd been trying to stay away from it all, because it made her upset, and reminded her of what happened before her mother left her father. They never saw her again, after all that.

But it just kept happening. It hasn't ended and she can't just sit there and draw and pretend she can't hear all of that. Hiding and covering her ears didn't help.

It was upsetting and scary and made her heart pound, but finally... Gold was kicking him out? And yelling about someone else, too, a name she didn't really recognize. Her heart sank. It was going to be like when her mother left?

Ai peeked around a doorway, looking worried. She tried to blink back the tears, breath hitching a little in her throat, but, gathering up all the bravery she had, she ran towards the voices.

"Gold! Please stop yelling at Ken-san... he's not a bad person. I let him stay, I told him you lived here. He only asked about the Professor. I told him about everybody who lived here and that's when he recognized your name... so he started talking about the Gold that was his brother back in his world... he isn't a stalker! He didn't really know you live here," she said, shouting herself to be heard, even if she shed a few tears doing so. "If he were a bad person... if he were a bad person, if he didn't care about our safety—he wouldn't have cut the call after I talked about Giovanni."

Now, when did Ai realize Ken had done that on purpose...?

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