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[ If you happen to be in the courtyard on this fine day, there's a loud rumbling noise accompanied by some shaking. It sounds and feels like the earth's going to crack open at any moment, but instead a small hole appears and some kind of mole-looking thing crawls out of it. It is followed by a girl who is practically covered in dirt and far too excited about a stuffy old school. ]

All RIGHT! Hoenn region, here we come! Beach! Ocean! Blue skies! Gyms...? Uh... ... This doesn't look like the pictures.

[ Oh, that's why she was so pumped. Looks like she's in the completely wrong place... She sits on the ground, takes out an equally dirty map and stares hard at it. Mole guy makes its way over and uses his drill hands to point at a few things and make Pokemon noises, and she nods and is full of "yeah"s and "uh-huh"s. ]

I guess we shouldn't have taken that left turn at Accumula Town, huh...? Or the right one at Hearthome... Or...

[ She turns the map upside-down and snorts at it before she stuffs it into her bag. After that she gives her dejected moley friend a reassuring pet on the head. ...Not the spikes. ]

Don't worry, pal, I got this under control. I just gotta find out where we are and we'll get to the closest beach town that way. You've earned, like, a truck's worth of rest.

[ Mole buddy goes back into its poke ball and the girl lies back for a second to unleash a hearty GROAN. She removes her hat and shakes some dirt out of her hair before standing up, completely ignores conventions and wades through some tall plants and shrubs to peek into some windows. SCHOOL? LAME... She frowns as she wanders around and kicks at the dirt. That's where you come in! Her face totally lights up at the first sign of a person, so she pretty much races over to greet you. ]

Hey! Hello! My Pokemon and me got a little lost... Where is this? It doesn't look like any Trainer's School I've ever seen.

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[[ also, this particular n has hilbert as the protag, not hilda, so he won't really know her. just lettin' you know!! ]]

An Excadrill...!

[ No, never mind the human by its side. The Pokemon is what catches his attention first. He steps up to it, a bit of a pep to his step, for he is clearly thrilled to see a Unovan Pokemon roaming about. ]

Hello there. I've yet to see any of your kind here until now. How do you do?

hello :)

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[[HAHAHA OH NO...]]

[ Excadrill bro's response is akin to to a friendly "great" and a very confused "have we met?"

Hilda's response is a terrifying cross between a scream and a gasp. She really cannot decide whether she should punch N square in the jaw or give the poor dude a hug. ]

YOU...! So THIS is where you went!

WAVES WITH THE DORKIEST GRIN........

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[ Wow. Wow, he did not expect that sort of boisterous response. N tries not to yelp, a success, yet he also tries not to jump out of his shoes, a failure. He flips around to face her, his look definitely a Deerling in the headlights look.

Okay, so... who is this person again? ]

Y-Yes-- ah, who are you, specifically...?

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[ ...what

Hilda furrows her eyebrows at N. How in the heck did he forget about her? She reaches up on her tiptoes and gives him a little knock on the head. ]

Are you serious? Hello-ooooo... It's me. Hilda? Pokemon trainer? Challenged the Champion? Did you fall off Zekrom and hit your head when you ditched Unova, or something?

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[ Ack--! He swats a little at her hand, mainly because he doesn't expect the little rap-taps upon his forehead, but then he draws his own back. He doesn't want to show that he means any harm, and...

...

Did she just say her name is Hilda? Hilda... That sounds like Hilbert--...

Oh no. He wouldn't put it past the nature of the school. N stares, mouth ajar, eyes double their size. ]

... Hilbert? Is that you?

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Who's Hilbert?

[ ... ... ... Suddenly, a lightbulb clicks on in that baseball-capped head of hers. ]

Since when do I have an evil twin!? Dude -- she doesn't have a grody goatee, does she?

[ She sticks her tongue out and makes a loud "BLECH" noise. HILDA... ]

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[ UM

Well, Hilbert was certainly not like this. It isn't a bad thing that Hilda is the way she is so far, granted, but it is still not characteristic of the hero he wound up knowing.

He frowns, scratching at his cheek. ]

No, you do not. I... assumed you were a variance of someone I knew, the hero of Unova.

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[ oh my god what even are you TALKING about

Needless to say Hilda looks 100% like she is about to hurt herself in her confusion. ]

Ok, ok. Hold up. Wait. You're... You ARE N, right? You were all, like, "Your Pokemon are talking to me and I am going to be the hero and you and I are going to be friends also hey get on this ferris wheel psst I'm the king of Team Plasma and MAKE RESHIRAM YOUR ALLY HERO" and... stuff like that...

[ She trails off with a frown because she thought they had enough conversations that he'd remember her, but... Hey, at least her impression was sort of spot-on! In the "little girl trying to sound like a man" and "talk really fast without breathing" manners. ]

Um... It's all right if you forgot or my name's Dilbert in another dimension or whatever, but... I've been looking for you. If you're N.

ahhh -- sorry for the slow, been hiatusing-ish!

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[ thankfully hilda is HANGING ONTO SANITY FOR DEAR LIFE hopefully ]

I am indeed N. I see that you are the hero I have spoken to, one deemed to become Reshiram's partner...

[ Just like Hilbert.

He trails off, eyes dipping and slowly shutting. It's... She's so familiar, but she so isn't at the same time. It's a strange feeling that he isn't sure how to confront.

His eyes open again and he faces her, his smile admittedly bittersweet. ]

... You are the same hero I know. You are female, but you are still him...

[ Speaking those words makes him feel plenty better, and with that, he totally ignores the idea of personal space and draws her in for a nice, big Beartic hug. ]

s'ok! :>

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[ Oh, well, at least he looks happy...? Hilda still looks confused when N grabs her and she sort of just stands there awkwardly for a while, hands hovering inches away from his shoulders like she can't figure out if she should leave him alone or not. She settles for a pat on the back. ]

Mmph-mmbmblg gdg? Hmghf? ...

[ Um, wait, hold on. Hilda wriggles around a little until she's not talking to N's shirt. ]

Where'd you go? Here?

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I suppose you could say that. I have ultimately made residence here, yes.

[ He finally pulls away, arms dropping limply to his sides as he glances off into the distance before him, into the pine trees of the forest beneath Smash's little hill. ]

I've been traveling Unova and other regions for many months to discover my purpose, my way, my path... and I finally found it here.

[ He suddenly perks back up a little, smiling in a manner so mellow that it almost cleverly disguises the huge amount of excitement in him. ]

I am training to become a hard-working Pokemon Professor.