[S1 Trip and younger Gold, closed to gold_drum]

[serperiority]

The warm colours of autumnal leaves and the crisp, cool air of the changing season was similar, but not the same as it was in Unova, but even if it was, without him here, it simply wasn’t going be the same. The festival, too, for all the nostalgia it invoked in him, if it wasn’t going to lead him any closer to Alder or defeating him, it wasn’t something he should concern himself with now. He needed to train.
Things like eating sweets or enjoying the sights and sounds of a festival was for children and had no place on an adult’s world, Trip decided, and walked on.

… even with these thoughts, he still paused, briefly, here and there, to take photographs. The beauty of this season was ephemeral and while he no longer had any place here, he couldn’t ignore it or the way it made him feel, even as pursuing his goal overtook anything else…

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[serperiority]

It’s fine, since he had to kneel earlier, Trip was going to shower anyway.

Gold’s undeniably filthy, but for what it’s worth, Trip does a good job of masking it!

Trip just sighed, shrugging a bit, not knowing how to deal with such a child.

“… you could try not to? Quit the cursing, get cleaned up—the bathrooms usually have showers and stools—and you can live honestly. I’m sure there are couples who want kids that have none. You’re young, so they’ll find you cute for sure. It’s a farming town, so you can even earn work and earn money if you want… adults will generally give children a place to stay for free, though. It’s kind of your right to be taken care of, you know?”