starpunching | [Audio/Action] [Backdated to January 1st]

_{[Mac sits in his room at the inn. As his Pokemon mill about the room resetlessly, he looks over at what appeared in his bag on Christmas: a pair of green boxing gloves. At first, he wasn't sure. They couldn't possibly be. He had looked over them for hours. They definitely weren't new. Far from it, in fact. They were worn from hours upon hours of training, the laces dirty with frayed ends. But people could fake stuff like that, right? It's not impossible.

But then Mac tried them on.

There was no mistaking it. You don't forget something like this.

These were the gloves that his trainer, Doc, had given him. A number of things had made Mac gradually lessen his training more and more over the past year; friends seeming to disappear all the time, missing home and all manner of other little things. However, he knows that Doc wouldn't like him slacking off so much, no matter what he was doing. Slipping on his hoodie (and his gloves, just because, wow it feels nice to wear them again), he stands up before turning to his Pokemon and grins.]}

Hey, guys!

_{[His pokemon cease what they're doing whether just milling about or harassing the others.]}

Let's go for a run n' do some trainin' huh?

[voice]

_{[The audiofeed crackles on and Mac gives a goodhearted chuckle before he begins.]}

Yo, Johto!
Happy New Year!
Just wonderin', anybody got any resolutions? If that's a thing people do here, anyway. For the past year, man, I goofed off real bad and my trainer back home woulda really let me hear it. So this year, I'm gonna concentrate on my trainin' more. And my Pokemons' trainin' too! Startin' today! I'm gonna start takin' this badge thing real serious.

What about you guys? Any resolutions?

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_{[To start his and his Pokemons' training again, Mac can be found in the areas around Goldenrod jogging, battling wild Pokemon or even sparring with his Hitmonchan. Feel free to run into him!]}

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[ A friendly smile and wave from Kobato and her Happiny! ]

Happy New Year to you too, Mac-san! I hope you had a good one. [ A pause. ] Um, what's a resolution?

Hey, Kobato! Thanks, you too!

A resolution is uh...it's kinda like makin' a promise to yourself to do somethin'!

Making a promise to do something...? [ She pauses for a second, before she immediately smiles widely once again. ] I have a resolution, Mac-san!

_{[Mac returns the smile with a grin of his own.]}

Oh, yeah? What is it?

I'm going to do my very best to help people get rid of the worries and problems in their hearts!

_{[That...kind of takes Mac by surprise and it takes him a second to process that. However, a grin spreads across his face along with a warm chuckle.]}

Ain't heard that one before, but...that sounds real nice. I bet'cha can definitely do it!

You think so? [ Kobato feels really glad at what he says! ;u; Her smile grows even wider. ] I'll definitely do my best, Mac-san!

I wish you luck on your resolutions too! I'm sure you can do it!

Of course I think so! You seem real into it, so I can tell you'll work real hard!

And thanks! Since you're gonna do your best, I will too!

Hmm... what kind of training?

... Oh, and! My resolutions are to work hard and win all the badges and appreciate my friends more.

Trainin' for boxin'! And trainin' my Pokemon, of course. Just gotta see if I can find a speed bag or somethin' around here.

Yeah...yeah, those resolutions sound real good! A guy's gotta appreciate the friends he's got while he's got 'em, y'know? N' some o' these gyms are real tough, so good luck, buddy!

Ohh, that's cool! I hope your training goes well, then.

Well, I'll try my best to do what I can. That's pretty much all I can ask from myself, right?

Heh, thanks, man!

Oh, totally, man! And as ya go your best can only get better, right?

Uh- yeah. I wanna score. Uh, huh huh huh.

_{[...Well. Not quite the kind of resolution he expected. However, Mac is a teenage boy and he can sort of understand. But still.]}

That's, uh...Yeah, I guess that's an okay resolution. But, uh, y'know, ya gotta treat girls real nice. Ma always said ya gotta be a gentleman n' stuff.

Uh- yeah, duh. Uh, huh huh huh. I'll like, compliment their thingies. Uh, huh huh huh.

_[what]

Dude, not what I meant. Ya gotta like, take 'em on real nice dates n' stuff, show her that you're a good guy, y'know?

Uh- why? Uh, huh huh huh.

'Cause all that's gonna do is make a chick like, all mad at 'cha or whatever!

Uh- you don't know a lot about chicks, do you? Uh, huh huh huh.

They like that kind of stuff. Uh, huh huh huh.

A resolution? Like, a goal?

Yeah! S'always good to have a goal in mind at the start o' the year, y'know?

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