13 May 2005
Dear Mist,
Yup, Hoenn's pretty great so far. The people are all very wonderful, and there's so many breathtaking sights here – especially for Brock, if you know what I mean ; ) .
Good to hear that you're being well looked-after. I often wonder whether you're doing ok, and Pikachu and Brock do, too. But really, Mist – a Milotic? Can't you lower the standard bar just a little for me? Pretty please? Haha.
Well, there's not much that can be done for Psyduck besides exposing him to water as often as possible, I guess. He'll get used to it that way, hopefully. Not keen on seeing your new mallet, though! :P
Yup, May learns scary-fast for sure. I'm even beginning to think that she could take you on! With her Torchic! Haha!
It makes me really happy to hear that about you and my mom. Both things, actually – I'm not sure whether the fact that she's looking after you or that you didn't show her our letters makes me more relieved. But you can have a guess at that yourself ;) .
Must still be lonely, though, being all by yourself except for some occasions when Mom, Tracey or Sabrina drop by. I'll try to finish what I have to do here double-time, Mist, so I can get back to Kanto as soon as possible. Looking forward to the unburnt food ^^ .
Geesh, Mist, way to give a guy insomnia at night. I can't close my eyes without thinking that Haunter's going to appear out of nowhere at any second!
Done and done, Mist; I've got the badge and my map-reading skills are as good as ever! …Ok, they're not – I admit. -_-
We're actually going backwards right now – all the way to Petalburg; the way we came from, can you believe? And you wouldn't ever guess who the Gym leader is: Norman, May and Max's dad!
Love,
Ash
18 May 2005
Dear Ashy-boy/loser,
I'm afraid for you. Really. Hanging out with that pervert has obviously had its effect. Tell Brock that I'm keeping tabs on him! :( . And what's with that again? 'Mist'? Are you staying up too late again, mister, or are you purposely trying to irritate me? No matter – I'm returning the favor now! :P
And for your information, no. The standard bar can not be lowered, Ash. How else did you think you're going to achieve your dreams of becoming a Master? It's not exactly a sleeping and eating contest, you know!
Wow. Talk about potentially vital advice from none other than the king of boneheads himself! To be honest, I don't really like exposing Psyduck to the pool all that often, as he's always traumatized by the end. I'll have to have an arm around him to hold him up along with his flotation aid from next time onwards.
Oh, you're going to have the time of your life when you get back here, mister! May's Torchic may very well manage to beat me if it's as strong as you make it sound, but you have absolutely no defenses against my mallet! :D
Trying to zip past everything so you can get back over here to see me, eh? Looks like someone's been missing the sensation of bruises on his head all too much. ;)
But really, Ash, I appreciate the fact that you care about me that much and I find it to be so sweet of you, but you don't need to rush yourself so much just so you can come back a day sooner. Just look after yourself, you hear me? I don't exactly want to hear about you being assaulted by a group of Ursaring like we were last time : ) .
Heheh, don't worry – I've told Haunter to not give you any real frights over there. And Ha! I told you you were helpless without me or Brock! You couldn't find your way with a compass, a map, and ten flying Pokémon as your scouts!
Best of luck for your battle with Norman, Ash! Don't get absolutely destroyed! :P
Love,
Mist…y ;)