As Gold avoided his question, Silver figured it best not to prod the freakishly strong boy anymore, while Gold seemed to be afraid of Pokémon, Silver was far more afraid of the other boy giving him a nuggie or a galarian burn or something. He shuddered at the thought. They made their way through town, Silver keeping up the pace while Gold slowed down for some reason, as he caught the other boy getting a glazed look in his eye and hesitation in his steps.

"Holy Corphish. You've never been this far away from home, have you?" He was both amazed and intrigued.


"I've traveled all around Kanto since I was a kid. I'm here looking for someone, family actually." He said, there was a finality to his words like he wasn't interested in keeping that particular conversation going. They approached the calm Route 29, it was past noon so Silver would've assumed a route like this to be a little more lively.