❀ 003. [ Video/Action from Violet City's Pokémart ]

[seetheflower]

[ The video feed flickers on to show the biggest grin you could ever see on Menma's face. She's inside a building, and when she moves the Pokégear's camera around, you can all see the shelves typical of a Pokémart. Those of you with a keen eye can notice a pretty evident band aid stuck onto the girl's forehead. ]

I didn't know that having a work would be so fun! Getting paid for having fun is the best thing, isn't it? I never worked before, I thought this would have been boring. Ah, hold on!

[ The door opens with new customers walking in. Menma eagerly runs to them and waves. ]

Hello, hello! Welcome to the Pokèmart! Say hi to the camera, say hi!

[ ... The poor NPCs stare in confusion, then awkwardly wave back. Menma chuckles, turning the device back to show her face. ]

We're leaving the city tomorrow! I've got enough money to buy things, hope it's enough to get a bike. To all the people at Goldenrod- especially Maria and Lion, I'm gonna arrive there and meet you in a couple days! Bye bye all!

[ Feed cut! Little does she know that the shortcut doesn't work, and she's got to spend days and days running from Zubats in the cave...

For those in Violet City who are going to buy stuff in the Pokémart, you will have a cheerful silver-haired girl wearing a white dress greet you and pull you around! ]

Comments

[uuing]

But Maria though that even if Pokémon aren't humans, they still have feelings..

... Uu-, didn't know their feelings were different from ours.. maybe Maria's Pokémon are very, very sad then.

[seetheflower]

I wouldn't say that! If your Nokemon were sad, you would have noticed it, wouldn't you? Battling is just one of the things they enjoy doing, but spending time with their trainers makes them happy too! [ Happiness meters and such... ]

[uuing]

[ Yup, that's pretty much the only way some of Maria's Pokémon ever evolve.. ]

Maria likes spending time with her new Pokémon friends, uu-. Never battle with them though, so.. they're happy just being with Maria too?

[seetheflower]

They're surely happy to be with a nice trainer like you! Battling is not necessary at all if you don't like it.

[uuing]

If Memna says so, then it must be true.. uu-.. [ aka 'the word of anyone older than me must be true!!' ]

Then Maria will make sure to forever stay re-ally good friends with her Pokémon!

[seetheflower]

[ And then she finds out Menma is actually six years old... ]

Good! That's the right spirit, Maria!