千歳ミユキ ➥ ｍｉｙｕｋｉ ｃｈｉｔｏｓｅ

[ The feed opens on a tabletop in a restaurant, where Miyuki sits with what might actually be the world's largest cheeseburger. She's alone, but seems to be in relatively good spirits, especially considering what she says next. ]

Got knocked out in the quarterfinals by Mister Harvey. [ Look, she remembers your name. ] That means you'd better win the tourney, dude. I don't lose to losers.

Oh, and if any of you dudes were gonna get me Christmas presents, I'm gonna need warm clothes. My winter stuff from last year is, like, way too small now. [ This girl just keeps getting taller. ] And I'm gonna be traveling again after Christmas, I think. Maybe.

I kinda wanna get a house, but I'm only eleven? [ Or twelve, but the real estate agencies don't make much of a distinction between the two. ] Who around here has, like, a real house, anyway? Like, how much does it cost, or whatever?

[ She reaches for the 'Gear and picks it up, then stops, brightening. ]

Oh, yeah! I'm thinking about doing Old Man Surge's survival camp thingie. Anyone ever done that? Is it, like, super brutal? I figure a girl's gotta be able to take care of herself, if she's gonna be traveling alone sometimes. Tell me something good, dudes.

[ The feed clicks off on her grin. ]

[ Miyuki's been back in Vermilion for the better part of a day by the time she shows her face on the network. She looks cheerful as usual, as if nothing's wrong. The backdrop is a mildly noisy Pokémon Center. ]

So, next stop: Fuchsia City Gym!

I'm gonna check out the Safari Zone after I kick that old man ninja's butt. Most of the stuff there sucks, but I want a Scyther. Turns out they evolve into something pretty cool, for bugs. Who knew? [ She grins cheekily. ]

When I'm done there, I can go hit Cinnabar Gym, then just, like, hang out on Cinnabar Island, maybe. The Seafoam Islands suck. Then I'm just gonna power through Viridian and Pewter. No rush. It's not like anyone's gonna beat my record, hehehehe.

[ Wow, how many things does Miyuki have coming right now? A lot. She doesn't know the Fuchsia Safari Zone is closed, or that the Fuchsia Gym is led by Janine, or that her hopes of sweeping the Kanto circuit at a leisurely pace while still beating everyone else and her own old record have been pretty much dashed, because she's been gone for five weeks.

Feel free to crush her dreams and/or welcome her back to the wide world of Pokémon. ]