October 7. Clear skies.
The Jubilife Breeding Center.
Everything was peaceful and quiet. Today, the Breeding Center's employees hummed little tunes as they worked.
It wasn't just because of tonight's stargazing party. They only had to work through the morning today.
Time off was always a pleasure.
Li Wei had posted a livestream announcement first thing that morning.
[Tonight, we'll watch the stars together, roto.]
Of course, Li Wei would only livestream the part when the comet became visible to the naked eye.
Tonight's comet had also made the Chat Group lively.
Red had decided to stay on Mt. Silver to train, and Blue, who had been doing research, had gone there too.
Lance sighed. "How nice. I envy you young people, still getting so excited about stargazing."
Blue: "You're not that old yourself, are you? Why make yourself sound ancient..."
Everyone had their own interests, he supposed.
Compared to stargazing, Lance preferred fighting crime. Bringing criminals to justice and maintaining order for the Pokémon League were his favorite things to do.
He never tired of it.
Akin: "The Pokémon Day Care is so busy. Otherwise, I'd want to head over to Jubilife City too. Slurp~"
Lt. Surge mercilessly exposed Akin's intentions. "I think you just want to go there for the food!"
Although Lt. Surge wanted to come too, his Gym responsibilities kept him in Vermilion City.
During the Pokémon League Investigators' last Gym inspection, Vermilion City had made the list of slackers. Now, Lt. Surge was working hard.
A few days earlier, Li Wei had posted an announcement inviting astronomy enthusiasts to come watch together at the Breeding Center...
It hadn't drawn much interest, but that wasn't a matter of publicity.
The Breeding Center simply wasn't the best observation spot. Most astronomy enthusiasts had gone to the Mt.