Breaking from tradition is difficult to do, when you don't know what the next step is.
[ it's said easily, with a shrug as he walks.
leaving blackthorn to truly test his limits had been a decision that wasn't exactly popular. at least, not leaving blackthorn so young. his family was steeped in ancient traditions and learning the art of pokemon training in a much different way, than the rest of the world. but in order to become a true master, you needed to experience different things. it was something that lance has always believed to be true, and after traveling, and conquering the johto league, and forging his own path, he knew he was correct.
ultimately, lance was pretty sure his appointment to lead the kanto elite four was a political one. he was young, and popular, and charismatic when he wanted to be. but lance pushes every single trainer and leader under his command to be the best they can be, and to find their place in the world. what are you going to do to make this place better, for people and pokemon? and so instead of treating the position like an easy check to make, lance made it his mission to eradicate corruption and remove team rocket from kanto. and when they fled kanto, lance chased them to johto. and now that that is over, lance . . . doesn't really know what to do now. but he does know that staying stagnant is out of the question.
so: ]
Kanto has to heal. It takes time, to rebuild trust. And I cannot inspire that level of trust on my own. Our priority has to be inward, for the time being. And one day, maybe, we can focus on being the best again. But for now, we need to figure out how to be.
[ giovanni has ruined faith, in a lot. and kanto won't mend from that overnight. in the three years since giovanni fled kanto, lance has been trying to figure out how to hold both johto and kanto together. and rebuilding that requires time -- time that will probably last far longer than the three years. ]
I think we are almost there, though. [ warmly enough. ] Maybe we can encourage more trainers to grow up in caves; it tends to work out well.
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[ it's said easily, with a shrug as he walks.
leaving blackthorn to truly test his limits had been a decision that wasn't exactly popular. at least, not leaving blackthorn so young. his family was steeped in ancient traditions and learning the art of pokemon training in a much different way, than the rest of the world. but in order to become a true master, you needed to experience different things. it was something that lance has always believed to be true, and after traveling, and conquering the johto league, and forging his own path, he knew he was correct.
ultimately, lance was pretty sure his appointment to lead the kanto elite four was a political one. he was young, and popular, and charismatic when he wanted to be. but lance pushes every single trainer and leader under his command to be the best they can be, and to find their place in the world. what are you going to do to make this place better, for people and pokemon? and so instead of treating the position like an easy check to make, lance made it his mission to eradicate corruption and remove team rocket from kanto. and when they fled kanto, lance chased them to johto. and now that that is over, lance . . . doesn't really know what to do now. but he does know that staying stagnant is out of the question.
so: ]
Kanto has to heal. It takes time, to rebuild trust. And I cannot inspire that level of trust on my own. Our priority has to be inward, for the time being. And one day, maybe, we can focus on being the best again. But for now, we need to figure out how to be.
[ giovanni has ruined faith, in a lot. and kanto won't mend from that overnight. in the three years since giovanni fled kanto, lance has been trying to figure out how to hold both johto and kanto together. and rebuilding that requires time -- time that will probably last far longer than the three years. ]
I think we are almost there, though. [ warmly enough. ] Maybe we can encourage more trainers to grow up in caves; it tends to work out well.
[ in his experience. ]