151. periphery: a boundary line; perimeter, and outside surface

That evening, Green discovered the true power of Misty's affluence. Her father had helped her establish an periphery around his hotel; well, he did complete his side of the deal quite thoroughly, so in a way it was deserved. However, he wondered about the uncrossable-ness of the boundary, since it seemed that other hotel occupants were quite easily let in - what if one of them was a fanboy?

152. tyranny: arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority

The hotel said nothing at first about the boundary (probably as eager as Green to avoid rabid, and destructive fanboys). However, as security guards noticed some crazier ones threatening to crash the windows, the hotel managers phoned Green to kick him out. Green had just been peacefully writing an analysis that his grandfather had pushed on him (Gramps was getting worse at writing up conclusions; nowadays, he just sent scrappy notebooks with his key points and observations to Green and had Green translate and type up the papers for publication). He rubbed his temples in frustration, then resignedly packed his laptop and double checked his bag to make sure he had not forgotten anything.

153. regress: to return to a previous state

Green asked for access to the roof so he could directly fly off, but the hotel manager rescinded only under the condition that he clearly show himself before taking off, so that the mobs would stop harassing the building. How fandoms even became this intense, Green did not know, but he hypothesized that at least half of them had actually joined in boredom; mob mentality in humans was as curious a study as mob mentality in many pokemon...

Green leaned on the railing of the roof, and sucked in gulps of delicious night air.

"Hey!" The hustle and bustle down at the street quieted, and it seemed like some forty eyeballs or so turned to look at him. He laughed nervously; what a flashy way to regress into the homeless-ness of trainer days.

154. plummet: to decline or descend sharply

As Pidgeotto's flight stabilized, Green tried to use his phone screen's light to read the little scribbled note a nervous looking staff member had handed to him on his way up to the roof. She'd told him to go south to Vermilion (not even Saffron!), where the hotel's other branch had offered to let him stay free of charge.

Green was settling in on Pidgeotto's relatively small back when the bird suddenly plummeted upon seeing Saffron's bright lights. Green felt his heart leap into his throat as he tugged the bird's feathers in protest. Pidgeotto confusedly flapped to regain speed, and Green felt his whole body reverberate uncomfortably.

155. placebo: something presented as a drug, but having no effect

The first person Green saw in Vermilion, as he landed in front of its pokecenter, was a crooked teeth old man who chuckled (quite nastily) and offered him some white powder. Green's thoughts flickered between, "Wow, what a wonderful way to be reacquainted with this shady (shitty) place!" and "I sure hope that that's a placebo and not actually the real stuff, like what kind of sicko would hand that to a homeless dude?"

156. putative: put forth or accepted as true on inadequate grounds; supposed

The nurse was fairly helpful in giving directions that kept him on the biggest, best lit roads, but Green could not help but shiver as a couple sleepless and homeless stared at him as he speed-walked down the street. And when he arrived at the hotel, he bit the side of his mouth. He just was not having the best luck; while the Cerulean branch was homely and friendly, this branch looked more like a cheap motel, if anything.

The young woman working as the receptionist was not helping either. She was sassing him, the master of sass; she called his claim to being relocated putative and refused to give him a room and left him to sulk on the sofa in the lounge.

157. concede: to acknowledge as true

Green was glad that he'd washed up early that day, and he tried to clear spiteful thoughts from his head as he quietly relocated chairs to create a more comfortable "bed" in the cold lounge. After piling all his clothes on top of himself, he burrowed his shoulder as far as it would go into the corner of the couch, and fell asleep.

So when the receptionist lady flicked his forehead and placed a room key on his nose, conceding that he did indeed have a room reserved, he blinked his eyes open and glared. Anyone, besides Leaf and probably Red, that woke him up (Leaf was terrifying when Green sassed her a bit too much) was not exempt from his ultimate death glare.

158. maul: to injure; mangle

The receptionist did not have the slightest tone of apology in her voice, and Green resisted the urge to maul something as the lady swished away, tossing her hair over her shoulder. Green did not appreciated being sassed, especially in the middle of the night when he couldn't formulate an equally sharp retort.

159. serendipity: unexpected gift or discovery

Green shoved his clothes in his backpack (he'd only washed them yesterday but somehow they'd end up going in and out of his backpack so many times he was tempted to throw them in the laundry again) and stormed up the stairs, deliberately avoiding any potential human contact. It turned out he had nothing to worry over, and when he slid open the door to his room, the state was a serendipity; despite the crappy look of the building, the room was immaculate, and Green was able to muster the heart to forgive the lady just for the condition of the room, and then fall back asleep.

160. obtuse: slow in understanding; dull; stupid

Green woke up feeling groggy and obtuse, partly from a growling stomach and the confusion as to where the hell he was. As his thoughts pieced themselves together, he curled up into his blankets and groaned. At least Leaf had scheduled the arrival to Vermilion today, so he'd just have a couple extra hours as he was currently ahead of schedule. What to do? His stomach whined. Eat first, think later. Green's brain agreed - it craved the caffeine.