Conveniently Empty Building/Quotes

"They weren't killed. That surfing contest is a huge event for Vermilion City. No one should have been in its borders."

—Lance after leveling Vermilion City with one attack, Pokémon Special

Battlefields aren't out-of-the-way locations where armed forces schedule a civil, contained engagement.
Battlefields are ordinary places whose scheduled uses get interrupted by battles.
It's terribly inconsiderate. Especially indoors.
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— Schlock Mercenary, 9 July 2017