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Hey, Johto. Kanto. Wherever the hell we are, I dunno at this point.

[Oh sweet jesus he's drunk again.]

I don't--don't get it. How come she can just...just...well look at her!

['Her' being Saber. Who is simply sitting in front of several empty glasses with her usual completely calm look on her face.]

You are being ridiculous, Lancer. Is your country not famed for being able to hold their own in a contest of drinking? How shameful for them to be represented by such a spectacle.

Hey. Hey. Don' talk shit about Ireland. I'll fight all three a' you an' win.

There is only one of me.

Now that ain't true and y'know it. What about...uh...whassername. The other one in the red with the really nice rack.

Lancer, you are making a fool out of yourself.

No, really, have you seen her? Could prolly balance a damned bottle on those things.

And you believe that I could not?!

Whatever, whatever, I was sayin' something wasn't I? Oh yeah. Hey Johto or wherever th' hell we are. How come...how come she's like...half my size an' not even drunk yet. Does...does she store it all in that one little bit a' hair stickin' out of her head? Seriously, I think it's alive. It keeps movin' like it's alive or somethin'. If it is I bet it's just there t' make her look taller. Needs all the help she can get.

Cease with this slander--!

[That blue blur is a Saber diving to tackle Lancer and get the Pokegear away from him, and Lancer holding it out of her reach with his free hand on her head to hold her back.]

[Just another day in Goldenrod, folks.]

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You are certainly not tall, though you might be able to argue for average in certain locations. Still, that must give you quite a few advantages.

[Possibly.]

Your clever manner of trying to deceive me is hardly working. If you mean to imply I am short, then state such. I tower over many of the creatures here. [ Barely. ] Does that not make me tall?

[Might as well humor the drunk lady.]

That would depend. How tall are you, exactly?

[ She's totally not drunk. Yet.

Okay, maybe just a little. She's good at hiding it though. ]

154 centimeters. [ Not counting the ahoge. ]

Eight centimeters shorter than my wife.

[Not counting the heels or the ponytail.]

It could be worse.

Would you ever refer to her as short?

I would refer to her as gorgeous and perfect.

[Don't get him started about the wife, for your own sake.]

[ Then don't call Saber short!! ]

Is she wonderful?

Wonderful and kind and extremely talented at both healing magic and archery. I could not have asked for a better wife, and Baron could not have asked for a better queen.

Ah, she sounds like the most ideal of queens. A man would go to war for such a prized beloved.

She truly is, though I never had to go to war for her, luckily.

[...Just had to rescue her from his brother and fight with his best friend. No biggie.]

A lack of war for a relationship is a good sign indeed.

We were childhood friends. That's always a good start.

To marry one from your childhood... That is amazing. You do not hear of such tales often.

We were lucky enough to become an appropriate match, not that we intended to give up too easily.

Such a blessing. Tales of that kind are rare, but wonderful to hear. Has she been here before?

Once, months ago. Seeing her so young and innocent once more was truly a blessing.

[~~So was the leotard.~~]

Oh..? She arrived from a different time than your own?

The time difference was seven- no, eighteen years.

Oh my... How did you handle that?

[ That sounds like a horrible thing to have to endure. ]

By being her friend, just as we were long before we married. That was not so different from usual.

Was it difficult for you to go through such an ordeal?

[ It's a legitimate question and one she approaches as softly as possible, her voice lowered and in a kinder tone. ]

It was not easy, but it could have been worse. I only wish it could have lasted longer.

Even knowing of the burden, you wished for more of it?

Of course. Travelling with her, watching her learn to raise her Pokémon... Those moments were always enjoyable, and would be under all circumstances.

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