Heath came to the Pokémon Center once again. Lately, he felt he had been coming here a lot. In his previous four years of life here, he had rarely visited the Pokémon Center except to make the occasional food delivery.
After all, he had no Pokémon and a mountain of debt to repay. Fortunately, things were much better now, and Heath finally had Pokémon of his own. He would soon have his third.
"Nurse Joy, how is Charmander doing?" Heath found Nurse Joy Xue and brought her three servings of Jianbing Guozi, made from the ingredients left over at his stall today.
No matter the world, medical staff were always busy-run-off-their-feet busy. Heath knew perfectly well what Nurse Joy Xue and the others' work was like. These three servings of Jianbing Guozi were also a way to thank her for her help.
"Charmander? His body is recovering quite well, but for some reason, he reacts very strongly against whips, candles, and things like that whenever he sees them." Nurse Joy Xue spoke to Heath as she wrote up medical records.
Heath's expression turned odd. He could more or less guess why Charmander reacted that way. It seemed Young Adams had been into some pretty wild stuff. With that set of equipment laid out, probably no one would believe he wasn't a professional.
"Then can I take Charmander home today?" Heath looked at Nurse Joy Xue with some anticipation. Whether Charmander could be discharged still depended on her approval.
"Of course. Just remember what I said: Charmander shouldn't do too much exercise for now. Wait until its skin has healed before letting it exercise." Nurse Joy Xue nodded, then scratched at her hair in irritation before continuing to type up her medical records.
Heath slipped out immediately. He could already sense