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* DevastatingRemark: When Chloe asks Goh where he is when she's alone in school without anyone for support, his brilliant answer is to go, "I'm chasing my dreams, which is ''something you lack!''" Needless to say, the entire story never would've happened if he didn't said that.
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It's only Eye Scream if the eyes are targeted. This is just throwing curry in someone's face, an unneeded attack
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Ash, who just so ''happens'' to be the first ever Champion of the newly minted Alola League. [[ForWantOfANail When this comes out during lunch]], Chloe's classmates insist that she ''needs'' to challenge him -- what kind of ''Professor's daughter'' would she be if she '''didn't?!''' Despite her misgivings, Chloe reluctantly agrees, hoping that will be enough to get them off her back for a while.
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Ash, who just so ''happens'' to be the first ever Champion of the newly minted Alola League. [[ForWantOfANail When this comes out during lunch]], Chloe's classmates insist that she ''needs'' to challenge him -- what kind of ''Professor's daughter'' Professor's daughter would she be if she '''didn't?!''' didn't?! Despite her misgivings, Chloe reluctantly agrees, hoping that will be enough to get them off her back for a while.
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* NeverMyFault: When Professor Cerise sternly [[OrderedApology instructs his daughter to apologize]] to Ash and Goh, Chloe takes it as one last, damning sign that she's TheUnfavorite, since he's [[SelectiveEnforcement supporting the boys over his own daughter]]. Actually, ''no,'' Chloe, [[FoodSlap slamming a]] [[EyeScream spicy plate of curry]] into someone's face ''does'' actually warrant an apology. It's bad enough that his daughter had chosen to assault her ChildhoodFriend in front of him, but Goh is also ''employed'' by the Professor- what if he chose to simply walk out as a result of this?
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* NeverMyFault: When Professor Cerise sternly [[OrderedApology instructs his daughter to apologize]] to Ash and Goh, Chloe takes it as one last, damning sign that she's TheUnfavorite, since he's [[SelectiveEnforcement supporting the boys over his own daughter]]. Actually, ''no,'' Chloe, [[FoodSlap slamming a]] [[EyeScream spicy plate of curry]] curry into someone's face ''does'' actually warrant an apology. It's bad enough that his daughter had chosen to assault her ChildhoodFriend in front of him, but Goh is also ''employed'' by the Professor- what if he chose to simply walk out as a result of this?
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Yeah, I think this is fair to say. Sure, Chloe was really hurting at the moment, but from everyone else’s perspective, she had suddenly started screaming at them for no reason. Even if they had had the full story, knowing that Chloe had slammed Goh with spicy curry because he was insensitive and she’d had a bad day would not have gotten her out of an apology.
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** Prior to that, Chloe took her father [[OrderedApology sternly ordering her to apologize]] to Goh for the FoodSlap without asking ‘’her’’ what was wrong as the final nail in the coffin proving that [[DoubleStandard her needs are never going to be considered as important as Ash and Goh’s]], because they’re boys who love Pokémon. She never considered that assaulting her ChildhoodFriend and her father’s employee ‘’right in front of of him’’ was ‘’never’’ going to be okay- Professor Cerise was only doing the reasonable thing.
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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: When Chloe asks where the hell Goh is when she's alone and just ''wants him by his side'', Goh shouts that "I'm off chasing my dream, which is ''something you lack!''" This is what ultimately makes Chloe decide to just run away from home if Goh prioritizes his ''dream'' than their friendship.
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* MoreInsultingThanIntended: Goh accuses Chloe of being inferior to him cause she doesn't have a dream...[[spoiler: until we learn in in the final arc of the sequel that what he was trying to do was ''motivate her to get a dream''. ]]
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* MoreInsultingThanIntended: TheLastStraw: Chloe was already losing it from the minute her dad told her "Remember to not use Tackle on a Ghost" but it's Goh's damning boast that he has a dream that made her realize to just fuck everything and storm off.
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** Goh accuses Chloe of being inferior to him cause she doesn't have a dream...[[spoiler: until we learn in in the final arc of the sequel that what he was trying to do was ''motivate her to get a dream''. ]]
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** Goh accuses Chloe of being inferior to him cause she doesn't have a dream...[[spoiler: until we learn in in the final arc of the sequel that what he was trying to do was ''motivate her to get a dream''. ]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Goh accused Chloe that she had no dream -- when all she was asking is for him to be by her side ''for once'' -- which would ultimately lead her to run away and get onto the Infinity Train. Whoops.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Goh accused Chloe that she had no dream -- when all she was asking is for him to be by her side ''for once'' -- which would ultimately lead her to run away and get onto the Infinity Train. Whoops.Train and everything that follows. ''Whoops.''
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* MortonsFork: If Chloe refused to challenge Ash, the class would've mocked her or being a coward. If Chloe accepted, knowing that she was going to lose, then it's all the more fuel to the fire to mock her. No matter what she did, she was going to be stuck and the Train would've kidnapped her.
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* MortonsFork: If Chloe refused to challenge Ash, the class would've mocked her or for being a coward. If Chloe accepted, knowing that she was going to lose, then it's all the more fuel to the fire to mock her. No matter what she did, she was going to be stuck and the Train would've kidnapped her.
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* DiggingYourselfDeeper: When Chloe asks where Goh is whenever she's alone, bullied and desperately asking for help, he goes "I'm chasing my dreams ''something you lack''!" Everyone around him realizes that Goh just shoved his foot into his mouth.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Even ''Ash'' realizes Goh just said way too much when he said that he has a dream and Chloe doesn't.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Even ''Ash'' realizes Goh just said way too much when he said that he has a dream and Chloe doesn't.
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: '''Everyone''' that interacts with Chloe in this chapter don't realize that the more they talk, the more they make Chloe's anger levels rise. But if you had to pin the most insensitive, just turn to one Goh Fujihachi.
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: '''Everyone''' that interacts with Chloe in this chapter don't realize that the more they talk, the more they make Chloe's anger levels rise. But if you had to pin the most insensitive, just turn to one Goh Fujihachi.Fujihachi and him boasting that he has a dream and Chloe just ''doesn't''.
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** Professor Cerise decides that the best thing to do is to give ''proper battling advice'' instead of reassurance that Chloe can try again. It makes Chloe think that her father only cares that she's into Pokémon and not everything else that's bothering her.
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** Professor Cerise decides that the best thing to do is to give ''proper battling advice'' instead of reassurance that Chloe can try again. It makes Chloe think that her father only cares that she's into Pokémon and not everything else ''else'' that's bothering her.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Goh accused Chloe that she had no dream which would ultimately lead her to run away and get onto the Infinity Train. Whoops.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Goh accused Chloe that she had no dream -- when all she was asking is for him to be by her side ''for once'' -- which would ultimately lead her to run away and get onto the Infinity Train. Whoops.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: If Akemi never brought up Ash vs Professor Kukui to Chloe, '''none''' of the events of the story wouldn't have happened.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom:
** If Akemi never brought up Ash vs Professor Kukui to Chloe, '''none''' of the events of the story wouldn't havehappened.happened.
** Had Goh said something ''other'' than he was better than Chloe for having a dream, Chloe probably wouldn't have entered the Infinity Train.
** If Akemi never brought up Ash vs Professor Kukui to Chloe, '''none''' of the events of the story wouldn't have
** Had Goh said something ''other'' than he was better than Chloe for having a dream, Chloe probably wouldn't have entered the Infinity Train.
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I've been meaning to add this trope for some time- yes, Chloe had been building up to this for a while. Yes, she was enraged and not properly thinking when she lashed out at Goh and Ash. Yes, it would have been wonderful if she had been able to cool down, explain her distress, and then apologize, without the intervention of the Train. But the fact of the matter is, that behavior is not acceptable, and it took Chloe far too long to consider that.
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* NeverMyFault: When Professor Cerise sternly [[OrderedApology instructs his daughter to apologize]] to Ash and Goh, Chloe takes it as one last, damning sign that she's TheUnfavorite, since he's [[SelectiveEnforcement supporting the boys over his own daughter]]. Actually, ''no,'' Chloe, [[FoodSlap slamming a]] [[EyeScream spicy plate of curry]] into someone's face ''does'' actually warrant an apology. It's bad enough that his daughter had chosen to assault her ChildhoodFriend in front of him, but Goh is also ''employed'' by the Professor- what if he chose to simply walk out as a result of this?
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Goh claims he's a good friend to Chloe; but when she asks where he's been while she's all alone at school, he states that he's chasing dreams which is ''something she lacks''. Not to mention that he's so oblivious to the fact that she feels ''uncomfortable'' about Goh showing how she lost to Ash Ketchum and boldly ''praising Ash's win'' and not even comforting her...
** Professor Cerise decides that the best thing to do is to give ''proper battling advice'' instead of reassurance that Chloe can try again. It makes Chloe think that her father only cares that she's into Pokémon and not everything else that's bothering her.
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** Following the fight, Goh immediately gushes over ''Ash and Gengar's'' performance, only acknowledging Chloe as his opponent while showing the battle to her father.
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** Following the fight, Goh immediately gushes over ''Ash and Gengar's'' performance, only acknowledging Chloe as his opponent while showing the battle to her father. This does not help Chloe's issues in the slightest.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Goh accused Chloe that she had no dream which would ultimately lead her to run away and get onto the Infinity Train. Whoops.
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* MoreInsultingThanIntended: Goh accuses Chloe of being inferior to him cause she doesn't have a dream...until we learn in in the final arc of the sequel that what he was trying to do was ''motivate her to get a dream''.
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* MoreInsultingThanIntended: Goh accuses Chloe of being inferior to him cause she doesn't have a dream...[[spoiler: until we learn in in the final arc of the sequel that what he was trying to do was ''motivate her to get a dream''. ]]
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The intended message is received just fine without the add-on.
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* MoreInsultingThanIntended: Goh accuses Chloe of being inferior to him cause she doesn't have a dream...until we learn in in the final arc of the sequel that what he was trying to do was ''motivate her to get a dream''. It would've worked if he only realized that Chloe isn't allowed to pursue a dream and is suffocated by everyone telling her to be what they expect her to be...
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* MoreInsultingThanIntended: Goh accuses Chloe of being inferior to him cause she doesn't have a dream...until we learn in in the final arc of the sequel that what he was trying to do was ''motivate her to get a dream''. It would've worked if he only realized that Chloe isn't allowed to pursue a dream and is suffocated by everyone telling her to be what they expect her to be...
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* CurbStompBattle: Chloe vs Ash ends with Yamper losing against Gengar.
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* CurbStompBattle: Chloe vs Ash ends with Yamper losing against Gengar.Gengar, which is what happens when a girl who's never taught about battling goes off against the Alola Champion.
* MortonsFork: If Chloe refused to challenge Ash, the class would've mocked her or being a coward. If Chloe accepted, knowing that she was going to lose, then it's all the more fuel to the fire to mock her. No matter what she did, she was going to be stuck and the Train would've kidnapped her.
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* SeriousBusiness: Curry. Mr. Pepper treats Chloe following the recipe precisely as it's written as though it's somehow proof that she completely lacks '''any''' sort of creative spark, and expects her to redo the whole assignment. Chloe also [[DoesNotLikeSpam dislikes curry]] due to associating it with a long-broken promise, and part of what tips her over the edge is being expected to happily eat curry made by Mr. Mime.
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* SeriousBusiness: Curry. Mr. Pepper treats Chloe following the recipe precisely as it's written as though it's somehow proof that she completely lacks '''any''' sort of creative spark, and expects her to redo the whole assignment. Chloe also [[DoesNotLikeSpam dislikes curry]] due to associating it with a long-broken promise, and part of what tips her over the edge is being expected ''expected'' to happily eat curry made by Mr. Mime.
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** Just before the Train arrives, Chloe thinks that a girl like her with a Yamper is so small and significant in the grand scheme of things. Her disappearance culminates in Vermillion City's reputation ''absolutely tarnished''.
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** Just before the Train arrives, Chloe thinks that a girl like her with a Yamper is so small and significant in the grand scheme of things. Her disappearance eventually culminates in Vermillion City's reputation ''absolutely tarnished''.
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* CantCatchUp: There was no way Chloe would win against Ash. She only knows that Yamper can use Spark. Ash is the ''Alola League Champion''.
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* RealityEnsues: There was no way Chloe would win against Ash. She only knows that Yamper can use Spark. Ash is the ''Alola League Champion''.
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* TemptingFate: When Chloe tells Yamper that she's glad someone is concerned about her, Ash and Goh shout her name and start gushing about their trip to the Galar Region.
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** When Chloe tells Yamper that she's glad someone is concerned about her, Ash and Goh shout her name and start gushing about their trip to the GalarRegion.Region.
** Just before the Train arrives, Chloe thinks that a girl like her with a Yamper is so small and significant in the grand scheme of things. Her disappearance culminates in Vermillion City's reputation ''absolutely tarnished''.
** When Chloe tells Yamper that she's glad someone is concerned about her, Ash and Goh shout her name and start gushing about their trip to the Galar
** Just before the Train arrives, Chloe thinks that a girl like her with a Yamper is so small and significant in the grand scheme of things. Her disappearance culminates in Vermillion City's reputation ''absolutely tarnished''.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Chloe brings up how Goh ignores her and never cares for her in the slightest. Goh retorts Chloe never tries anything new even when Ash has asked her to join the two numerous times in the past.
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* FreeRangeChildren: After the blow-up in the lab, Chloe considers taking advantage of this to [[TheRunaway run away from home entirely]], becoming just another kid wandering around with their Pokémon.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: '''Everyone''' that interacts with Chloe in this chapter don't realize that the more they talk, the more they make Chloe's anger levels rise.
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* FreeRangeChildren: After the blow-up in the lab, Chloe considers taking advantage of this to [[TheRunaway run away from home entirely]], becoming just another kid wandering around with their Pokémon.
Pokémon. Then the Train appears...
* InnocentlyInsensitive: '''Everyone''' that interacts with Chloe in this chapter don't realize that the more they talk, the more they make Chloe's anger levels rise. But if you had to pin the most insensitive, just turn to one Goh Fujihachi.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: '''Everyone''' that interacts with Chloe in this chapter don't realize that the more they talk, the more they make Chloe's anger levels rise. But if you had to pin the most insensitive, just turn to one Goh Fujihachi.
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* RealityEnsues: There was no way Chloe would win against Ash. She only knows that Yamper can use Spark. Ash is the ''Alola League Champion''.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: If Akemi never brought up Ash vs Professor Kukui to Chloe, '''none''' of the events of the story wouldn't have happened.
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* CurbStompBattle: Chloe vs Ash ends with Yamper at a loss.
* FreeRangeChildren: After the argument, Chloe considers taking advantage of this to [[TheRunaway run away from home entirely]], becoming just another kid wandering around with their Pokémon.
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* CurbStompBattle: Chloe vs Ash ends with Yamper at a loss.
losing against Gengar.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Chloe hoped that challenging Ash would be enough to pacify her classmates; after all, they couldn't honestly expect her to ''win'' against the Alolan Champion, right? Only afterwards does she realize she's potentially provided them with even ''more'' to mock her about, especially if they see Goh's footage of how badly she got curb-stomped.
* FreeRangeChildren: After theargument, blow-up in the lab, Chloe considers taking advantage of this to [[TheRunaway run away from home entirely]], becoming just another kid wandering around with their Pokémon.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Chloe hoped that challenging Ash would be enough to pacify her classmates; after all, they couldn't honestly expect her to ''win'' against the Alolan Champion, right? Only afterwards does she realize she's potentially provided them with even ''more'' to mock her about, especially if they see Goh's footage of how badly she got curb-stomped.
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: How Chloe feels -- by Ash, by Mew, by Pokémon in general...
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The unfortunate {{Aversion}} of this helps send Chloe over the edge; instead of finding her sudden interest in battling Ash strange or unusual in any way, Goh and Professor Cerise are ''delighted'' that she's '''finally''' getting more engaged with Pokémon.
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** How Chloe feels -- by Ash, by Mew, by Pokémon ingeneral...general...
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** How Chloe feels -- by Ash, by Mew, by Pokémon in
** Following the fight, Goh immediately gushes over ''Ash and Gengar's'' performance, only acknowledging Chloe as his opponent while showing the battle to her father.
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* FreeRangeChildren: After the argument, Chloe considers taking advantage of this to [[TheRunaway run away from home entirely]], becoming just another kid wandering around with their Pokémon.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: How Chloe feels -- by Ash, by Mew, by Pokémon in general...
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* SeriousBusiness: Curry. Mr. Pepper treats Chloe following the recipe precisely as it's written as though it's somehow proof that she completely lacks '''any''' sort of creative spark, and expects her to redo the whole assignment. Chloe also [[DoesNotLikeSpam dislikes curry]] due to associating it with a long-broken promise, and part of what tips her over the edge is being expected to happily eat curry made by Mr. Mime.
* TemptingFate: When Chloe tells Yamper that she's glad someone isconcern for concerned about her, Ash and Goh shout her name and start gushing about their trip to the Galar Region.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Goh's insistence that Chloe can't criticize anyone since she doesn't know what it's like to have a GoalInLife spurs her to declare her dreams of leaving this world behind for one without Pokémon. Cue the Train appearing to whisk her away, and all the consequences that come with it.
* RageBreakingPoint: Chloe reaches hers over the course of the day, until she starts lashing out -- both verbally and physically.
* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Convinced that her father feels this way about her, Chloe poses this question to him in turn, wondering why he had to become a Professor in the first place.
* RageBreakingPoint: Chloe reaches hers over the course of the day, until she starts lashing out -- both verbally and physically.
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Chloe Cerise feels trapped. Stagnant. Stuck in place, unable to escape Vermillion City or the crushing weight of everyone's ''expectations'' of her. They look at her and see the Professor's daughter, somebody who should ''adore'' Pokémon just like everybody else... but truthfully, she can't help but [[TheResenter resent the creatures]]. Her father seems to have all the time in the world for his research, and for his assistants Ash and Goh, but none for her... despite making her work at the lab after school.
Goh's much the same; her ChildhoodFriend's always busy chasing after Mew, and never seems to have any time or thought to spare for her that isn't connected to Pokémon... or Ash. Ash, the amazing, worldly traveler who sucks in everyone's attention like a black hole.
Ash, who just so ''happens'' to be the first ever Champion of the newly minted Alola League. [[ForWantOfANail When this comes out during lunch]], Chloe's classmates insist that she ''needs'' to challenge him -- what kind of ''Professor's daughter'' would she be if she '''didn't?!''' Despite her misgivings, Chloe reluctantly agrees, hoping that will be enough to get them off her back for a while.
Following a stressful afternoon at school, capped by her Home Economics teacher giving her grief for making her curry ''exactly'' like the recipe instructed rather than adding her own ''distinct'' spin, she tries battling Ash... and gets [[CurbStompBattle curb stomped]]. Suddenly, Goh and her father are '''much''' more interested in her -- or at least, in critiquing her performance and gushing about how this must mean that she's ''finally'' starting to develop a '''normal''' interest in Pokémon. Unable to handle the apparent confirmation that she only matters when Pokémon are involved, Chloe finally [[RageBreakingPoint snaps]], throwing Goh's phone into a plate of curry -- followed by shoving the plate into his face after he shows more concern about that than about her. All her insecurities come pouring out in a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech hail of accusations]], with Goh biting back that [[NoSympathy she's got no right to complain]] -- not when she doesn't know [[GoalInLife what it's like to have a dream]].
But she ''does'' have one, she counters. A dream to leave this all behind and go someplace where there's no such thing as Pokémon. No Mew, no research, no ''Ash'' -- given the chance, she'd gladly trade this world for that one. Failing that, though, all she can do is run blindly out of the lab, eventually coming to rest in an alleyway.
While she rages about how much she hates her lot in life -- and ''herself'' -- she contemplates running away for good. Trainers leave home all the time; what's one more anonymous girl with a Yamper? Just as she resolves to go grab her dog, however, a whistle pierces through the air, heralding the arrival of a long steam engine train, all its windows emanating an eerie green light. Surreal a sight as this poses, an out is an out, and Chloe boards, leaving behind her flower scrunchie as the only sign she was ever there.
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Goh's much the same; her ChildhoodFriend's always busy chasing after Mew, and never seems to have any time or thought to spare for her that isn't connected to Pokémon... or Ash. Ash, the amazing, worldly traveler who sucks in everyone's attention like a black hole.
Ash, who just so ''happens'' to be the first ever Champion of the newly minted Alola League. [[ForWantOfANail When this comes out during lunch]], Chloe's classmates insist that she ''needs'' to challenge him -- what kind of ''Professor's daughter'' would she be if she '''didn't?!''' Despite her misgivings, Chloe reluctantly agrees, hoping that will be enough to get them off her back for a while.
Following a stressful afternoon at school, capped by her Home Economics teacher giving her grief for making her curry ''exactly'' like the recipe instructed rather than adding her own ''distinct'' spin, she tries battling Ash... and gets [[CurbStompBattle curb stomped]]. Suddenly, Goh and her father are '''much''' more interested in her -- or at least, in critiquing her performance and gushing about how this must mean that she's ''finally'' starting to develop a '''normal''' interest in Pokémon. Unable to handle the apparent confirmation that she only matters when Pokémon are involved, Chloe finally [[RageBreakingPoint snaps]], throwing Goh's phone into a plate of curry -- followed by shoving the plate into his face after he shows more concern about that than about her. All her insecurities come pouring out in a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech hail of accusations]], with Goh biting back that [[NoSympathy she's got no right to complain]] -- not when she doesn't know [[GoalInLife what it's like to have a dream]].
But she ''does'' have one, she counters. A dream to leave this all behind and go someplace where there's no such thing as Pokémon. No Mew, no research, no ''Ash'' -- given the chance, she'd gladly trade this world for that one. Failing that, though, all she can do is run blindly out of the lab, eventually coming to rest in an alleyway.
While she rages about how much she hates her lot in life -- and ''herself'' -- she contemplates running away for good. Trainers leave home all the time; what's one more anonymous girl with a Yamper? Just as she resolves to go grab her dog, however, a whistle pierces through the air, heralding the arrival of a long steam engine train, all its windows emanating an eerie green light. Surreal a sight as this poses, an out is an out, and Chloe boards, leaving behind her flower scrunchie as the only sign she was ever there.
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