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tarotcards[ It has been a while since Souji has had those "dreams"; dreams of being in some Pokemon world, living a completely different life than the one he has now. At first, he has completely dismissed them. Why wouldn't he? Everyone has strange dreams now and then, and being trapped in a video game? It sounds like a typical kid's fantasy and it's not like Souji has ever wished for that before as a young child. So he ignores them and continues with his days, studying in the city and occasionally keeping in contact with his friends back in Inaba. He completely forgets about that other world for a while, until he has another dream. ]
[ Again, he doesn't think much about them and keeps going on with his life, but they keep on coming back and more frequently. At a certain point, he has started to think that this is real and maybe, he has actually been to a place called Johto for some years, but that's ridiculous. It's completely illogical, but at time, it just feels too real. If he tries think on it, he has these "memories". "Memories" of friends like Kagami or Daisuke or something called a Breeding Centre, and the more he dwells on it, the more he "remembers". He "remembers" laughing about the colour of his hair, getting into fights, being stressed out, blowing money on coffee, a relationship, everything, and it confuses him all the more. What is he to believe in now? ]
[ However, he doesn't mention any of this to anyone. What is everyone going to think of him? Certainly not straight in the head, so he keeps quiet about it and acts like nothing is going on, like he has never had those dreams in the first place. He keeps trying to tell himself that dreams are dreams and he can't focus on them any longer. He's in his final year of high school and he can't fool around, but as time goes on and the clearer he can make of these dreams, he finally asks someone about it. ]
[ It's not he has asked "oh hey, do you remember living in a Pokemon world?" or anything. He leaves it vague and asks what reoccurring dreams might mean, just saying he's asking out of curiosity or he's writing an essay about it, and the first person he gives this question to, it's his old English teacher and team member in Inaba. Mr. Wyllt has always been supportive of Souji and has stayed after school with him countless amount of times for extra help. Plus, Mr. Wyllt is one of the few adults that knows of the TV world and have helped the Investigation Team in it, so he is someone that Souji can say that he deeply trusts the man with his life. Also... the man has appeared frequently in these dreams, but going by the name of "Merlin". He's not too sure what this means, since "Merlin" is the only one, other than the Investigation Team and his family, to also appear in the real world, or at least have someone look almost identical to him. However, they just couldn't be the same person. The Merlin that he knows is centuries in the past and probably long dead, but why does it feel like Souji knows for certain that Mr. Wyllt and Merlin are the same person? Nevertheless, he pushes that thought to think about for another day and writes his old teacher a letter, saying that he's doing well, how things are going, asking the same, and ending it with the question of reoccurring dreams. ]
[ It's been almost a week now that he has sent that letter and his curiosity and confusion has been weighing on Souji just as heavily then. Thankfully, it's a Sunday and he can relax at home, not having to focus on school with all this on his mind. He has been staying home more these days, rather than going out and coming back in the evening, wanting to just take it easy, so that's exactly what he's going to do. He's just going to sit around, drink a nice cup of coffee, and read a book. He won't think about anything else but relaxing today. Besides, he doesn't have any visitors planned, so today is going to be nothing but a calm day. ]
[ He hopes... ]
[ Again, he doesn't think much about them and keeps going on with his life, but they keep on coming back and more frequently. At a certain point, he has started to think that this is real and maybe, he has actually been to a place called Johto for some years, but that's ridiculous. It's completely illogical, but at time, it just feels too real. If he tries think on it, he has these "memories". "Memories" of friends like Kagami or Daisuke or something called a Breeding Centre, and the more he dwells on it, the more he "remembers". He "remembers" laughing about the colour of his hair, getting into fights, being stressed out, blowing money on coffee, a relationship, everything, and it confuses him all the more. What is he to believe in now? ]
[ However, he doesn't mention any of this to anyone. What is everyone going to think of him? Certainly not straight in the head, so he keeps quiet about it and acts like nothing is going on, like he has never had those dreams in the first place. He keeps trying to tell himself that dreams are dreams and he can't focus on them any longer. He's in his final year of high school and he can't fool around, but as time goes on and the clearer he can make of these dreams, he finally asks someone about it. ]
[ It's not he has asked "oh hey, do you remember living in a Pokemon world?" or anything. He leaves it vague and asks what reoccurring dreams might mean, just saying he's asking out of curiosity or he's writing an essay about it, and the first person he gives this question to, it's his old English teacher and team member in Inaba. Mr. Wyllt has always been supportive of Souji and has stayed after school with him countless amount of times for extra help. Plus, Mr. Wyllt is one of the few adults that knows of the TV world and have helped the Investigation Team in it, so he is someone that Souji can say that he deeply trusts the man with his life. Also... the man has appeared frequently in these dreams, but going by the name of "Merlin". He's not too sure what this means, since "Merlin" is the only one, other than the Investigation Team and his family, to also appear in the real world, or at least have someone look almost identical to him. However, they just couldn't be the same person. The Merlin that he knows is centuries in the past and probably long dead, but why does it feel like Souji knows for certain that Mr. Wyllt and Merlin are the same person? Nevertheless, he pushes that thought to think about for another day and writes his old teacher a letter, saying that he's doing well, how things are going, asking the same, and ending it with the question of reoccurring dreams. ]
[ It's been almost a week now that he has sent that letter and his curiosity and confusion has been weighing on Souji just as heavily then. Thankfully, it's a Sunday and he can relax at home, not having to focus on school with all this on his mind. He has been staying home more these days, rather than going out and coming back in the evening, wanting to just take it easy, so that's exactly what he's going to do. He's just going to sit around, drink a nice cup of coffee, and read a book. He won't think about anything else but relaxing today. Besides, he doesn't have any visitors planned, so today is going to be nothing but a calm day. ]
[ He hopes... ]
