Riku

[It's around sunset when the video clicks on, as evident by the sky in the background. Seems Riku's sought to film this post outside, and when the feed starts up, he has a rather forlorn look on his face.]

Can't believe this...

[Sighing, he runs his hand through his hair, finally looking to the camera.]

Next month, I'll have been here for five years. When I first popped up, I was only fifteen, and now I'm twenty. That's a fourth of my life spent in this place.

[And yet, what all does he really have to show for it? He has a business, sure, he's collected all the badges, trained an enormous team, and explored both regions. He leads the PGC, though they've hardly done anything in recent months. Part of it's the stress, part of it's the relative peace.]

I always thought growing up would feel... I don't know, bigger. And maybe it's this place. Most people just become trainers. They don't go to college, they don't develop a career. Outside of badges, what is there to really strive for in a place like this? When I look back at how I was and how I am now, I've definitely changed, but at the same time, I don't feel different.

Never finished high school, since the schools here focus on training. Can you believe I'm actually starting to miss homework?

[Ha. How times change.]

I don't know. Anyone else ever feel this way? Maybe I'm just over thinking things...