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"Well, uh... um... there was one time, um, it was like..."

Huh. You weren't expecting that. He's gotten all flustered all of a sudden. He seemed practically bursting to tell you a moment ago, but it seems once you asked, he lost his nerve.

"It's a bit hard for me to explain, I forgot a lot of the details," he finally settles on. "Maybe Ash could explain it better. If you see him, tell him you're interested in hearing about our run-in with Toobles' squad."

"Toobles? That's an odd name."

"Yeah, I thought so too. Maybe they just couldn't come up with anything when they picked a nickname." He shrugs. "But I'm pretty sure Ash is going to remember that name, considering how much trouble their squad gave us."

He suddenly looks serious.

"Oh, shoot, I should probably get going. Don't get me wrong, it was nice talking to you, but I've got a lot of work to deal with tonight."

He leaves, without giving you a chance to get a word in edgewise.

Although, you've got an excuse to talk to Ash himself, and that's no small thing. But... maybe you should get to the Rock first, as you were planning. Or maybe see if you can find Lisa, you're still curious about what had her so upset.

It would probably be best to be as prepared as possible before you meet Ash, in case the worst rumors about him turn out to be true. But if you wait too long, he might not be available, and you'd really rather question him tonight if possible.

So. What are you going to do?