[All things considered, Coop's been okay lately. It's a while ago now since he just about collapsed from whatever had him make fire, and he's recovered pretty nicely from it. The mutations are still there, of course, but they don't bother him as much as they did before, and although he's still got a fever things are a lot more managable on that front as well.]
[Then there's the fact that it's really, really sunny out. And it puts him in a good mood. Allows him to soak up the heat like a cat on a rooftop, and he feels glad and invigorated from it. He understands that it's a side effect from temporarily being a fire-type, and while he's still worried that will never go away, he can't help but feel pretty content despite things as he strolls the streets of Ecruteak.]
[And at least he's not the only one looking odd, so there's that.]
[Albert is not one of the people who do, though, but that coupled with the brisk pace and generally unhappy face make him easy to spot and Coop goes to meet him for no other reason than that he'd like to.]
[He's very, very happy to have him here, after all.]
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[Then there's the fact that it's really, really sunny out. And it puts him in a good mood. Allows him to soak up the heat like a cat on a rooftop, and he feels glad and invigorated from it. He understands that it's a side effect from temporarily being a fire-type, and while he's still worried that will never go away, he can't help but feel pretty content despite things as he strolls the streets of Ecruteak.]
[And at least he's not the only one looking odd, so there's that.]
[Albert is not one of the people who do, though, but that coupled with the brisk pace and generally unhappy face make him easy to spot and Coop goes to meet him for no other reason than that he'd like to.]
[He's very, very happy to have him here, after all.]
[... but why is he carrying the Poochyena?]