Day way-too-many with Pikachu comes to an unexciting end, and, as usual, we're greeted by the shining visage of Professor Oak. While he pops up to ask us about our trip, a thought suddenly comes to me.
"Dude...Professor Oak is supposed to be a super famous researcher, right?"
Vicki nods, rapidly clicking through Pikachu's mandatory rejoicing over every single item we collected. "Yup."
"So, logically, he should have lots of work to do, right?"
"Uh-huh."
I frown. "And this kid we're playing as, he can't be older than ten."
Vicki turns to look at me oddly, apparently not liking where this was going. "Um...yeah..."
I gesture at the newest comment from Professor Oak that just popped up. "Right, so why is Professor Oak following this small child everywhere? He's always there with his random pop-up messages. He, like, never leaves! Every day he drags us off into various secluded areas...with just him...well, there's Pikachu and various other Pokémon, but they're all dumb as posts..."
I pause.
"So basically...Professor Oak drags us into secluded areas. Alone."
Vicki and I exchange a glance. There's a very long, awkward silence.
Today, we discovered that some things are just better left unquestioned.
IcecreamSyndrome: Glad you're enjoying our misadventures. Pikachu definitely does NOT listen to the things you say very well, if at all. It's funny at first, but after about the eighth time within two minutes that Pikachu doesn't listen, electrocutes you, finds a magnet/feather, or destroys all of your possessions, it tends to be more irritating than amusing... XD Thanks for the encouragement!