wow 200 prompts later! 10% done! (crying why is there so much left at least i suck at plot so at least its not like im running out of ideas lol Green's pokemon adventures are proceeding quite nicely)

191. nomad: one who has no permanent home

Green fled on Blastoise to the nearest shoreline empty of people, which turned out to be quite a ways northwest of the dock. He hoped that few people would recognize him (he hadn't taken care of his spiky hair or worn nice clothes since leaving the gym what, four days ago?) and follow him around. He'd had quite enough of creepy stalkers for awhile, whether they be other peoples' fans or Red's pokemon's.

Blastoise paddled in as close as he could before sweeping Green off his back and waddling the rest of the way to the beach. Unlike the rocky shoreline that bordered the Vermilion docks, the shore here was beautiful, sandy, and untouched. Green was all for the nomad life if he could avoid creepers, but his conscience would not let him waste a perfectly nice hotel room he'd paid good money for (assuming Leaf had used his credit card to pay the bills). He relaxed in the glittering white sand, indulging in the solitude, before calling out Pidgeotto for a flight directly to the hotel.

192. subdue: to conquer; to make less intense

Luckily, no one seemed to recognize him as he walked quickly through the hotel lobby and hallways; though people occasionally stared at him, their whispers were subdued, and not interested. He'd unfolded his collar and untucked his shirt, then patted his hair down to droop over his face, and the lame excuse of a disguise seemed to be working well enough. However, upon reaching his room, his door was blockaded by a bouquet of pink carnations and hydrangeas and a couple cards.

He felt an uncomfortable fear rise up in his throat. Gifts were nice and all, but the people knew exactly where he lived? He scooped the mass up and struggled to open the door. After the door finally clicked, he swung it open and scrambled in. What if he was being watched?

He bolted the door closed before tentatively reading the first of four cards. It was from some trainer Joey - probably the kid Blastoise saved. Green went to the stone balcony and released Blastoise and Aerodactyl and Espeon to hear the kid's thanks.

193. ruffle: to take away the smoothness of; to discompose

"'Hi Green!'" Well damn, he recognized me. "'Thanks so much for saving me! I thought I was going to die! Your pokemon are amazing, but how can you take care of so many? When I battled you in June you had entirely different pokemon!'" This kid... is very creepy... "'My friend Gold talked to his friend Silver who talked to his sister Leaf who told me where you lived, so don't worry about other people knowing! Your Blastoise and Aerodactyl and Espeon are probably in the top percentage of pokemon! My Rattata says thanks! :D'" Aha. The weirdo rattata kid from a couple weeks back.

Blastoise and Aerodactyl seemed a little ruffled in embarrassment with the praise, but Espeon accepted it gracefully. Green tucked the card away in its envelope and pulled out the next one.

194. conviction: a strong belief or opinion

The next, surprisingly, was from Gold.

"'Hi Green! I've actually never talked to you but I've heard quite a lot about you, even in Johto! Thanks for saving Joey, he's a really creepy kid, but he didn't deserve to die just yet, haha. Oh, is he just really stupid or do you actually also have a Blastoise and Aerodactyl? Are those Red's pokemon? Do you know where Red is?'" Holy shit this kid is sharp. "'Well, either way, thanks, I'll probably challenge you soon, so battle with your own pokemon then, ok? Red's pokemon are really cool!'"

Green's conviction wavered. Was it really that easy to tell what was going on? What if some officer Jenny decided to question him and ask why his pokemon weren't registered under his name and whatnot... Blastoise and Aerodactyl laughed a little, and Espeon handed him the next card.

195. penury: a lack of money, property, or necessities

It was from Silver, the redhead.

"'Thanks. No matter how stupid, people should never die. Whirlpools are hard to escape. The hydrangeas mean perseverance.'" Green looked over at the flowers. Hydrangeas were pretty expensive, at over $10 a stem at some stores (he'd bought a couple to test their toxicity when Eevee'd nibbled a couple). This kid wasn't feeling the typical penury of your average trainer...

196. veritable: being truly named; real or genuine

The last card was from Leaf. It was the plainest looking one, made as if from normal printer paper.

"'Good job to Red's pokemon! And you, for not just sitting there and watching. How're your travels so far? I had a good friend of mine fly over to bring the stuff. Haha, you're probably in a veritable panic just wondering how the hell people figured out where you lived, eh? Call me later, I forgot to call you yesterday. Oh, and I added in a couple pink carnations, they represent gratitude. Isn't Silver cute, sending flowers and all?'"

197. frugal: careful in spending money or resources

Green googled the meaning of pink carnations and was a little surprised to see Leaf was telling the truth. Carnations were pretty cheap at less than $5 a stem, so he thought Leaf was just being frugal and fibbing him.

Green recalled a happy Blastoise and Aerodactyl and Espeon, and then dialed Leaf's number.

198. absolve: to free from guilt or blame

She picked up a couple seconds after the first ring.

"Hi hi hi! Um, firstly, I'm absolved of whatever stalker accusations you have cause I didn't tell the others where you lived, I just had them send their stuff to me. Pretty efficient, eh?"

"Yeah, thanks. The flowers are pretty nice, but why didn't you just keep them for me? I'm bad at taking care of flowers, and yeah how the heck did that friend fly them over in such nice condition?"

"Oh Jan-, um she's just a ninja, and she owes me a couple favors because I've been helping her out. I think you just need to wrap the stems in damp newspapers and plastic wrap or stuff and put 'em in a box and ship them back here. Hey, you can literally ship them from Vermilion harbor right to Pallet, and I'll ask Professor Oak or Daisy to pick them up and keep them, they'd probably take better care of them anyway right?"

199. gyrate: to revolve on an axis; to spin

"Uh, I'll figure something out? And how do you know Silver?"

"...uh that's a little awkward backstory thing... we were orphans at the same orphanage, and we got out quite a while ago..."

"...Sorry for bringing that up. Well thanks for the flowers, your itinerary is actually pretty effective, I've been having a nice time. Bye."

"You're welcome! Bye!"

Green ended the call. Well, that conversation gyrated out of the comfort zone fast. He was surprised that Leaf had been so open about it at all, since she usually really shielded about her past.

200. benefactor: one who helps and supports others

The sun was just below the horizon when Green had changed into his only other change of clothes and tossed his stuff in the laundry machine. He felt a little bad about washing so little stuff and wasting quite a bit of water, but that'd just be something for the hotel to deal with.

He ate out at a smaller restaurant near the seafood restaurant he'd had lunch in. The benefactor here was especially generous, giving him heaping portions - they probably tried to be more generous to compete with the seafood restaurant next door. Green tried to finish as much of the gyoza as he could, before resigning and asking for a take-out box. He tipped quite generously, and walked back to the hotel, vaguely wondering how he'd earned so much money from battling so long ago. Well, a bunch of it was science awards and stuff, that probably added up to quite a lot. He tried recalling the awards and was surprised by the sum. He'd never really bothered thinking about his finances as he knew the number was quite comfortably in the seven digits, but wow, he really was rich-ish somehow?

Hey, he'd earned quite a bit at the championships, but wow Red on the other hand must be really rich. What if Red was so wealthy, he'd actually bought like a plot of land on the top of Mt. Silver?

what the hell, what a nice life Green, too much money and doesn't even care