Quick Healing, Make It Quick

[Den Cannon]

Gustella town, what a wonderful town. Gustella town, ain't no loud place. Sure it was wonderful, however this trainer could care less about the peacefulness of the small town. He followed his Magnemite as the Pokemon floated to the Pokemon center at a moderate pace. It did not take the magnet long to find the building he was looking for. Ryu went inside the building and waited for his trainer, Den, to make it in as well.

Den returned his Pokemon and walked up to the front counter where a optimistic nurse greeted him painfully warm-hearted. He handed her his Pokeballs, not bothering to respond to her hello and went to one of the couches so that he could wait for his Pokemon to be healed...And the guy who he was traveling with's Pokemon as well.

[Hunter]

It was a little odd walking Sala through Gustella Town, with everybody they passed by staring at her. Of course, an Absol would normally get some attention given their reputation, but a winged Absol was something that very few people had even heard of before. Still, there was no reason to let them keep them from getting through and Hunter led the Angel Absol through town cheerfully until they reached the Pokemon Center, returning her to her Pokeball and handing her and the rest of his Pokemon to Nurse Joy as he went to join Den.

[Den Cannon]

The Pokemon center was quiet during Den and Hunter's waiting period. Den thought about how he was forced to raise the Pokemon, as usual. Then he thought about Hunter who, unlike Den, the other didn't seem forced into traveling nor did Hunter seem to hate Pokemon. Being in a world of Pokemon, this was obviously not something uncommon, Pokemon was huge.

"...Hey, so why do you like Pokemon so much? Why do you care about them?" Den couldn't help but ask, it was mostly to pass the time, but Den was somewhat curious as well, his family was always too busy caring about the Pokemon, but why? What made them so special?

[Hunter]

"Never really thought all that much about it," Hunter said cheerfully. "I've always grown up around them, so I guess it's just how familiar they are to me. They're just as close as my own family is to me."

[Den Cannon]

Den thought about Hunter's answer. It didn't make since to him, he's been around Pokemon his whole life as well, but every time he thinks about most Pokemon he still gets really annoyed. Maybe its different for everyone.

"Eh, whatever. I guess they're as close as I am to my own family as well, I hate them both." After a moment more of waiting, the nurse called them over and handed them back their Pokemon. "Well, you ready to go?"

[Hunter]

"Yeah, I guess we can get going," Hunter said, taking his own Pokeballs cheerfully.