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Patch Notes July 2023 Hello and welcome back to the wilds of Johto! There have been some changes you might like to know about before you lace up your hiking boots and hit the trail. If you’re a new reader, this won’t affect you: see you in the prologue! (Just be sure to use the threadmarks or...

Interlude: Fractals In the shifting shadows beneath the trees, there is a little box with doors that open and close. The box is the color of old bones—or sometimes it's the red of a ripe berry. It depends. The box is shaped like a human house with a pointed roof and windows, but it's too...

4: The Exchange "I'm so sorry, Una." The words sounded dull even to Chris's own ears, but what else was there to say? She dropped her face into her hands. "I wish to be alone." He glanced uneasily at the street. There were no cars in the historic sector, but if she bolted, she'd hit traffic...

I've been Bluesidra'd! 😲🤩 I actually really needed a pleasant distraction this evening, so wonderful timing, thank you very much. Also good timing because I'm hoping to do some edits on this story relatively soon (?) and then hoooopefully get started on the next chapter soon after that, so...

Thanks so much! 🥰 This was a lovely treat.

Hi, Nebby! Thanks so much for the kind words. And no worries about not being sure when you'll make it back--I'm not sure when I will either! Eventually. But my permanent residence is definitely Hoenn right now, not Johto. ... Despite the name.

Some review replies! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts!

I forgot that you hadn’t done this one yet, even though you remembered that you’d forgotten and brought it up recently! Thanks for stopping by to give the quiet child some love.

I don’t think I’ve ever gotten a review quite like this one! This was fun! Lots to think about. First of all: Well, hello there! Review Blitz is apparently the season to learn that everyone has been stealth-reading your ish. So! I’m not sure if you’ve read further ahead or not! But you did...

Thanks so much for the kind words, @cynsh! Glad it sounds like you enjoyed the read. Completely fair! Yeah, the plot of Spring is not in a hurry to get anywhere. It's very much about small, quiet moments. But! I have been known to make massive edits from time to time, so who knows. Maybe...

OMG, @Chibi Pika, I apologize--I responded to this in my head and forgot I hadn't actually ... done it. Thanks for reading and for the kind words! I think this is okay, or I'd ask her nicely to be more careful lol. This story doesn't have any real twists, as far as I'm concerned. When we get to...

❤ I'm glad it paid off! I've been holding this idea in since ... January? Oof. There are a couple of mirrors around these parts. Shh, don't tell Chris that. Huh, it's almost like his inability to deal with his ish is keeping him from being able to truly connect with people. Weird. Also, I...

12: The Mirror The quiet hung heavy over breakfast. There was both too little and too much to say. Chris cleaned the cookware so Una could pack it. He wouldn't mind having less cleanup during his stay on the plateau, and he liked the cafeteria food well enough, but he had to admit he'd miss...

Interlude: Compass The fisherwoman lived in a pine cabin on the island's northern ridge, and Suicune liked her for the way she left rice or oranges to thank the ancestors for each catch. The woman lived a quiet life. Every morning she put on her wide hat and her oilskin coat, rowed past...

@Adamhuarts Just now seeing your review--thank you! Ahahaha, oh man, ninja AU. Someday. That's a fun prediction even though it turned out not to be true! If you want ninjas, Pen is working on-and-off on a lighthearted story of pokemon and ninjas that's a lot of fun.

11: The Fluke Chris and Kosho's first real battle together had been when Chris was eleven, Kosho still a cyndaquil. They'd faced off against a wild pidgey, but their real opponent had been Hiro Nakano. "Come on. Don't let it get away," Dad scolded. "Right. Kosho, ah ..." Kosho cast an...

10: Armistice Chris watched Una stack stones into a tower, but he didn't help her this time. The only pokemon her offering was likely to attract here were rattata and spearow, which their fellow campers wouldn't exactly celebrate. He'd seen a spearow swipe someone's breakfast right off their...

9: The Threshold "You can smile, you know. This isn't a mugshot." "Right, sorry," Chris said, forcing a smile. The initial rush of joy had turned to jitters, and staring down a camera wasn't helping. The registration office clerk laughed. "You don't have to be sorry—it's for you! This is your...

8: Shouganai Una wasn't at The Keep when Chris returned. Her backpack was gone too, though she had pulled out a few of the heavier items and left them on the bed. He squeezed them into his footlocker, just in case—he'd experienced enough theft in trainer hostels to make him cautious, even if...

7: Backbone After several sludgy, cold days snaking along the Dragon's Spine, Chris and Una finally stepped down onto a ledge where they had their first glimpse of Blackthorn City. It seemed more mirage than city, flitting in and out of fog for the better part of an hour as they climbed down...