Snippet #3028

Drake was taken back to his childhood. "Yes, we have met," Drake said. He remembered when he was 5, Ellen and Nicholas Burgatz had lived next to his house. The Burgatzs moved, however, because their grandparents on their mothers' died in an accident on a ship, and had left their larger house to their mother. They decided to sell their house and move there. He remembered talking to them about Pokemon when he was little. The two of them were second cousins once removed of Misty, Cerulean City's gym leader, and the family had a history of use of Water Pokemon. "We used to play together back before you two moved out to the edge of Viridian," Drake told them, "I see that you two have Pokemon now. Spheal and Lotad... Those are good Pokemon. This is Bronzor, he's mine. I just got him today." Bronzor hovered in front of Drake and examined the two of them, and then looked down at the Pokemon. Bronzor circled Spheal, then Lotad, and made a figure-eight pattern around them. Drake wasn't sure what this meant. "So," Drake began, "Do you know where I could find Water Pokemon as good as these fine specimens of the type?" Drake asked them, hoping he wasn't imposing.

(4 is an unlucky number in China. Did you know that?)