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You got it! In fact, Flannery is a character that caught my attention a lot so far, and probably more than any other character from any other fiction ever did. I can explain the reason behind this interest in detail since you're not the first one to notice it. Three years ago, I hit a rough patch. I was studying in engineering school, and things became increasingly tense for me as I was 800 kilometers away from my family for months, realizing by then that the field I was in didn't bring me fulfillment or personal satisfaction anymore. The fact that I was a very secretive person didn't help a lot. Needless to say, I wasn't feeling good at all at this time. As the school year was coming to its end, I was in pieces, so I needed something to pass time and get rid of this unhappiness that surrounded me. This is at this very moment that I went back to the Pokemon universe that I enjoyed so much in the past, out of pure nostalgia. I played an Emerald ROM Hack afterwards (Emerald Plus), and strangely, Flannery's sprite had awakened my curiosity as I was challenging her in her gym. Don't ask me why, I never paid attention to this type of detail when I was a child. But considering the situation in which I was three years ago, it brought me some appeasement that I wasn't expecting to have, and this came to the point where I wanted to make a reproduction of her in Minecraft. And then arrived my interest for spriting which helped me to fill the vacuum of my gap year. Meanwhile, I tried to learn more about Flannery because I was curious about the backstory of this character. I guess I will never forget the time when I discovered that Flannery almost died in the manga, which somehow reinforced the attachment I had to her even more. One week after this discovery, I wanted to pay fulsome tribute to what was had actually become my new muse. And this is how "The Tale of a Firehead" was born! Even today, I keep writing and improving this wonderful story in my free time, and each new episode brings me a sensation that I can't get in any other way. Such a thrilling experience that is not likely to be forgotten! This is why Flannery is always on the top to me!

Same as me

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when I discovered that Flannery almost died in the manga, which somehow reinforced the attachment I had to her even more

Didn't even know that/remember that

You referring to the Adventures manga?