"Whatever it was that spoke to me, that’s what it said. 'Seek out all Pokemon'."

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“I’m alright.” The speaker says, though the wavering of his voice has increased tenfold. “There must have been something hidden beneath the snow. My derailment was only temporary. I’m going to increase my pace for a moment, to try to warm my engine.”

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"I’m baffled. The implications in the ‘Galarian or Unown’ debate aside, how can this be here? Warden Calaba recited its inscription when I asked after it, in spite of the alphabet being a foreign one. If I wrote a message using Unown instead of Unovan, would I be understood? Is it simply that, through my eyes, Unown look like the alphabet I recognize and Calaba sees Hisuian characters? What does it MEAN?"

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“Good.” She says, and immediately starts stripping it of its prickly leaves, “You’ve picked a mature one. In younger plants, you’ll also use the choke, but it’s too fibrous in this. We want the heart.”

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[A picture of a human hand just barely wrapped around an incredibly large Gligar’s tail. The Gligar is pulling forward, toward a body of water and, more specifically, the distinct orange shape of a Magikarp.]

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"Oh, Swords, she wants me to carve my Celestica Flute from one of its bones."

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"A warden’s bracelet is a representation of one’s connection to the land [...]"

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The coat is immediately recognizable in spite of the very clear alterations. Fraying or damaged material has been excised to allow a foothold for the new fabric-- a sizable amount has been trimmed from the bottom, the back panel replaced in its entirety. These portions have been visibly mended, making no effort to hide the difference between the new and old.

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“A part of me will miss this place, and certainly the people I’ve met here. At first glance, they were harsh, but it’s simply the way a person has to survive when the land itself is always two steps away from killing you. They were there when it counted, and even those who couldn’t afford to reach out carried an ideal in their hearts-- the hopes of a better way to live. To me, that says that they wanted to be kind, even if they couldn’t today.”

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No, I don’t have the answers, but I do have the faith.

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