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[Hello network! Today we have a pretty excited looking Molly who's keeping the camera turned around on herself as she's walking through a busy Goldenrod street. Her Natu is perched on her shoulder, on occasion chirping quietly to herself.]

This city is really big! I mean, I knew it'd be big, and I know it's not as big as New York, but it's really big compared to Violet.

Anyway, I bought a map, and I saved up some money, so ... does anybody know any good places that I should go to? Like your favorite spots or something? Everybody has those.

Okay, bye!

[She waves at the feed before she turns it off.]

[Action: she is anywhere and everywhere throughout this and the following days, having fun in following that tourist map of hers to well known stores and coffee shops and craft stores and town squares and yes she wants to see everything. Feel free to run into her anywhere.]

Audio, private to Jimmy: Hi Jimmy, I'm in Goldenrod now! If you still want to fly here.

Audio, private to Rin: I'm here now! Where are you? Can I come see you if you're not busy?

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Yes!

_{[She hugs him again and then sprints back to where she knows the whipped cream is - the kinds in cans, cause they're more fun - and then returns triumphant, holding it up.]}

This one's good, right?

[Would sprinkles be good too? He's not too sure. The colors were nice... But once she's back, thoughts of colorful candy bits are pushed out of his mind. Canned whipped cream is the best!]

It's perfect! Wanna race to the cashier?

[RIN. FUJIMOTO TAUGHT YOU BETTER THAN THAT. STOP. YOU'RE GOING TO TURN MOLLY INTO A DELINQUENT.]

_{[DO IT RIN. MOLLY WON'T MIND.]}

Yeah! Okay ... one two three!

_{[She makes sure he's with her before she sprints off, but she definitely does - she was always taught not to run in crowds cause it's impolite and you can bump into people but she doesn't have parental supervision at the moment so it's far from her mind when she's just having fun.]

[Besides, she's small enough to weave through people easily enough. And there aren't a whole lot of shoppers anyway, so they probably won't get into trouble.]}

[And he's sprinting right after her! Since he's the one with the cart, he's being very careful not to barrel over unsuspecting shoppers accidentally. The limited amount of people makes it a lot easier.

The register is in sight...! So close -- oh wait, lookit the sprinkles! Rin brakes for a moment, grabs the most colorful container, and starts up running again. Molly's had to have taken the lead by now.]

_{[She did! But when she notices she's alone in the race for a few moments, she turns around to check where he is and call a "come on, Rin!!" with a grin before she sets off again, which really kinda does set them equal once more. She's laughing anyway, though, when she skids to a halt and takes a deep breath next to the register.]}

[This is what being a kid is all about - having fun and not worrying about bothering people with unbridled energy. Rin's grinning from ear to ear as he comes to a stop as well. The cashier looks startled but he's probably seen lots of things by now. Before he unloads the cart, he holds up the sprinkles for Molly to see and shakes the little canister for extra effect.]

Look what I found on the race track!

_{[Molly laughs and bounces lightly on her feet, still regaining her breath from the sprint.]}

That's gonna be so good. It's gonna be the best dessert ever.

_{[And then she moves to the end of the register belt line thing to help him pack up the groceries and shoots him a question as she does!]}

How far away do you live?

It's a pretty short walk from here to the dojo!

[He makes sure that each bag is secure in his arms before hoisting them up.]

You know what a dojo is, right?

_{[She'd help carry, but okay Rin, you do what you want.]}

Is it like a type of house?

[He is a man and he has Man Pride. No way is he going to let a little girl hold anything. ...Even if it is a little heavy.]

Sorta. A dojo's a place where people and pokemon train. But we all live there since most of us work for the landlord.

_{[Fine by her! She'll just follow him around with a grip on her backpack and an easy smile.]}

You mean you train for battles?

I don't - my brother and the other guys do. I just cook the food.

[He - He has come to terms with the fact that he just isn't cut for battling. He can challenge! He might win! But he doesn't like it.]

Okay.

_{[She's entirely untroubled by this. She battles fine, but she had issues with it at first, and it's not her favuorite thing about owning pokémon by far.]}

Do you live a lot of people together?

[Rin shrugs - partially as a response and partially to get a better grip on the bags.]

There used to be lots but it depends on how busy we all are. Right now I know I've seen three other people. If they're around when we get there, I'll make sure they don't bug ya.

[Because maybe Molly is as shy as Yukio was when he was little. And maybe Molly isn't excited about meeting other people. MUST REASSURE JUST IN CASE.]

That's okay! I was just wondering how much we have to share the ice cream.

_{[She says with a friendly, teasing grin. She's not too shy so she wouldn't really mind, but she's mostly excited to meet Rin so of course doesn't mind at all if nobody else is around, either.]}

If we cover it in enough sprinkles, I bet we could get those guys to stay away from our ice cream.

[See this? This is a budding conspiracy.]

_{[... ooh, she likes your thinking.]}

Don't forget the whipped cream.

Maybe they won't even realize there's ice cream under there.

[They are going to cause trouble and no one can stop them.]

That's right! We'd be the only ones who'd even like how it tastes with all that good stuff on top!

_{[They are also going to cause cavities, cause they have no adult supervision and WHO CARES.]}

If the others don't like it that's their problem! It's gonna be really good.

[You know what they say about great minds! Through their plotting and conspiracy plans, they've made it to the Dojo. Impressive, yes?

Unless she says otherwise, Rin's going to lead her right to the kitchen. The place isn't new to him - so he doesn't think it'll offer much of a surprise for Molly. What he does make sure to do is take off his shoes at the entrance.]

_{[Which Molly doesn't think to do at first, so she walks into the hallway with her shoes on - before she realizes why Rin's paused behind her and she goes back and takes her shoes off as well, putting them where she sees any others are.]

[Then she hurries to catch up with him, lightly tugging on the back of his shirt as she follows him around, looking around herself as they enter the kitchen.]}

Do you eat here too?

_{[Some places have dining rooms!]}

[He glances down at her a moment as he places the bags on top of the kitchen counter. Rin flexes his fingers to get the circulation flowing through them again.]

We can. See that table there? The one by the TV? If we're doin' stuff together we usually pile on snacks there. But we do have a dining table.

[OH. WOW, RIN, WAY TO BE ROOD.] ...Did you wanna tour of the dojo?

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