War Has Changed

[ Snake's sitting on a dock in Olivine, having spent a long time in this city, but not minding too much. The salty smell of the sea kept him motivated, and it was a nice change from the previous towns he'd been in while in Johto.

Plus, there was that matter of challenging the Gym Leader here, too... But for now, the old soldier is trying his luck at fishing on the docks.

Sitting next to him is Sunny, his Togekiss, who is smiling and idly trilling a song while Snake sits on the edge of the dock, hands holding the fishing pole firmly. ]

Hnn... Not really a lot here except Magikarp, huh.

[ Sunny ruffled her feathers, looking happy. ]

Maybe I'm not using the right bait... [ Turning, he reached into Sunny's feathers and withdrew the PokeGear, flicking it on and placing it near himself. ]

Might as well see if anything interesting's happening somewhere else...

[Old Snake's in the department store in Goldenrod, having gone to the natural food section and looking for things to improve his own health as well as make his Pokemon stronger. The shelves were stacked to the ceiling, the area smelled like yogurt and herbs with a hint of dust, and there was this short old woman who kept eying him.

He was certain those were bedroom eyes.

She worked the frozen yogurt machine, and while Old Snake did enjoy frozen yogurt, he was certain he did not want it enough to go near her.

In his right hand is the PokeGear, and in his left is a list of items to pick up. He's got a basket hanging from his left arm with a few proteins and calciums, very carefully taking those because they're expensive as hell.

Sitting on his head is Snake's Surskit, looking at all the items and trying to help with picking things out. Snake knew the basics of what you could eat for survival and on the battlefield, but he was no Big Boss. He frowned, turning on the Gear.]

This is Snake. I'm in the Natural Foods department of the Goldenrod Department Store... What the hell should I buy for my team to keep them strong? Keep in mind that I've got a tight budget.

[After having given Solid to Heather for a short time (and the both of them having minor heart attacks when Solid suddenly evolved into a Steelix), Snake had begun to think more about what could help his Pokemon get stronger, as well as evolve if they needed to.]


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