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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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A battle... [He glances at the bottle for a moment, and he catches her meaning] I see, a contest then.

Won't he harm himself, if he keeps that up?

[The guy's vision seems to be going already]

Correct, one that he should have given up on already. Alas, his stubbornness continues to be a waste of our time.

[ Harm himself. She'll cast him a glance, then back to Link. ]

He has suffered far greater.

Hopefully he rethinks that soon. If I were in the same town, I'd offer to help, but...

[Well, he's pretty sure he'd be some days late. He considers her words for a moment before he guesses, based on his experience]

Were there conflicts in your realm as well?

Your offer is appreciated, but I can handle it well enough on my own.

[ No worries Link. She might look tiny, but the King of Knights can work a few miracles of her own with her body strength. ]

Yes. We fought against each other prior to our arrival here.

[And Link can believe it; Midna and Zelda both were quite capable of things he couldn't do himself]

Were you enemies then?

At one point... yes. Then he became an ally of my Master. I suppose then we became allies as well, although he traveled with them in my absence.

A lot must have happened, from the sounds of it.

It was a complicated couple weeks, yes. Complicated, but one of the better experiences in my life. When I think back on it, I realize I would have not traded it for anything else in the world though.

I think I understand that feeling. Are things settled back home, for you?

Ah... it is complicated. When we leave this place, we never will cross paths again.

I see...

[He thinks about that for a few moments]

I wonder if it's common to meet people you wouldn't see again otherwise.

[From his tone, he might be thinking about someone in particular himself]

Hm... It may not be common, but it is a possibility that occurs here. A frightening one to admit.

I suppose there are those I wouldn't want to cross paths with...

[One or two, at least]