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the things that you might like don't grow inside of me

To say that the entire ordeal was sketchy was a bit of an understatement.

"Right.... so tell me again, how was it that you found my name?" Ryusuke asked yet again, eyes on a small man likely only a hand taller than the blond himself was. Dressed in what appeared to be khaki everything and with a backpack that had to be a good portion of his own weight set aside the road, Ryusuke didn't have much reason to doubt Henry's claimed profession. The blond did his research whenever he could with new people, and on finding a job offer left in his email's inbox the first thing Ryusuke had done was run down Henry's name and professional history. What bothered Ryusuke, though, was the fact that the guy had sent it specifically to him despite the fact that they'd never met.

"What? I thought I already..." Henry started, distractedly looking up from the massive bag he was sifting through before the question seemed to catch on. Ryusuke, dressed in his usual long sleeved black attire and seated on the other side of the road, back pressed to a low, broken stone wall that looked to once be part of a far larger structure, didn't blink or look away as he waited for a direct response. The initial thought that Henry had started with wasn't exactly a wrong one - it was a question that the blond had already repeatedly asked, not entirely sure what to make of the answer.

"Mr Harlan, your last employer, is an associate. It might not have been what he specifically asked for but you completed the job he'd posted in Lacaille a few weeks back, and your name was brought up alongside another trainer who I wasn't able to contact. Apologies if I seem a bit distracted, just need to make sure I'm ready when the other two arrive." Henry said, offering the same answer as before if with somewhat enhanced detail. This wasn't at all what Ryusuke had bargained for when he'd taken up that job with Senri several weeks ago - at best Ryusuke had assumed it to be a one and done deal. Take care of the problem, get paid, get out, head to the next town and never look back. And frankly that had been fine with him. The job had just been meant to pay for some easy transportation to the next town and nothing more. At worst the blond had expected that to be the end of any future employment given Lacaille's environmental standards, with Mr. Harlan likely having to answer several pointed and uncomfortable questions surrounding the presence of a wild Grimer within his building's walls.

The last thing Ryusuke had expected it to lead to was yet another job. Not that he could complain as money was money, but the convenience of it all had him nothing short of suspicious. As far as his experience went if something was too good to be true chances were it probably was.

"... hold a sec. 'Others'? Thought you said you couldn't get a hold of Senri." Ryusuke suddenly said, catching onto the last words spoken by the archaeologist - words that caught Treecko's attention as well, the Wood Gecko's head popping up the sunlit side of the stone wall to follow the other man as well. Whatever the answer was, though, Ryusuke wasn't getting it as Henry seemed to be absorbed into his own little world doing whatever he was with his backpack.

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Treecko - Level 21. Overgrow. Pursuit, Leer, Giga Drain, Leech Seed (Signature Move, Paralysis), Quick Attack, Mega Drain.

Charmander - Level 8. Blaze. Scratch, Growl, Ember.

Froakie - Level 5. Pound, Growl, Bubble.

Salandit - Level 5. Corrosion. Scratch, Poison Gas, Ember.

Houndour - Level 7. Flash Fire. Leer, Ember, Growl.

Snorunt - Level 10. Powder Snow, Leer, Double Team, Ice Shard.

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