Lori sat quietly on a counter in the room Cerise, Seph, and her shared. The Espurr was quiet for the most part. One could easily mistake the pokemon for a plushie, was it not for the sound of its breathing being heard quietly through the quietness of the room. She had been sitting there all night, aside from when she sneaked downstairs and raided the kitchen for a midnight snack. Lori wasn't known to sleep much...or blink...or do any moving at all unless Cerise moved her. Most would find this behavior odd, or at least unsettling, since she would stare at everyone with its unblinking gaze. It delighted to pokemon to unnerve people, however, though from the neutral face it wore one wouldn't be able to tell.

Seph, who was currently snuggled up to Cerise, sleeping soundly next to her, was a different story. The Natu wasn't mischievous by nature, quite the opposite. It had always tried to be friendly to the humans and pokemon around it. The pokemon had always been rather weak, it was the runt between its brother and sister, and was always being picked on by other wild pokemon. It had thought it would remain so for the rest of its life. Until he had the fortune of being saved by the red head he was sleeping next to. Sure, she had tried to shoo him away the first few times he had followed her home, but for whatever reason he felt...safer, around her. Eventually, she allowed him to join her little party, which made the Natu extremely happy. As far as it was concerned, Cerise could do no wrong.

Eventually, Cerise woke, causing the round psychic bird pokemon to roll off the bed and awaken with a surprised chirp. Cerise just smiled at the bird pokemon as she sat on the edge of her bed and stretched. She gave the pokemon a pat on the head and spoke.

[b]"Good morning, Seph, you silly little birdy"[/b] She said in a much too friendly tone for someone of her rather, twisted moral compass. Seph chirped happily in response, flying up and lighting itself on Cerise's shoulder. [b]"Morning Lori!"[/b] She said to the Espurr, who merely stared at her as she scratched the pokemon's head. [b]"Quiet as always, aren't you, you mischievous little pokemon."[/b] She giggled as Seph flew from her shoulder and landed next to Espurr. [b]"You two play nice now, I have to make myself fabulous for the peasants."[/b] She said, donning a smile and a somewhat smug grin.

Cerise was from Kalos after all, and unlike the uncultured barbarians from Kanto, she had to set an example. Perhaps that was just the effect her mother had on her, however. Either way, she had a specific routine she went through every morning that she was in a city. First, a warm bubble bath with imported soap she carried with her at all times. She was sure to run out eventually, but she had money and wasn't afraid to throw it around. Second, lightly apply makeup. Thirdly, get dressed in her fabulous clothes she made herself. Fourthly, exit the room...in style!

Picking up Lori, she carried the Espurr in her arms while Seph took a relaxed seat on her shoulder as she strutted out of her room and made her way to the dining room with an air of confidence and poise. It was unsurprising to see a few of the others here before her. She had taken the time to make herself fabulous, she it was alright if she was fashionably late to the party. She walked over to the food vending and gave a rather disappointed sigh. Poke centers here...was this stuff really edible? Seph seemed to like it, but Lori and her...well, they were used to high-quality food and were not impressed with the selection here. At least Lori liked anything with meat in it usually. She decided to go for the scrambled eggs with toast, with tea to drink. She was certain it was going to be the foulest thing to ever pass her lips, but she had to eat something.

After receiving her food, she turned back to the others. [b]"Bonjour, les amis!"[/b] She loudly, but pleasantly greeted no on in particular. [b]"Magnifique morning, isn't it?"[/b] Seph chirped loudly in greeting as well. She took a seat at one of the tables, sitting Seph's meal on it, which he happily began eating. Lori continued to sit her Cerise's lap and slowly eat her meal piece...by piece. Cerise then began to eat her own food. She gave Phoebe a friendly wave though, and motioned for her to come take a seat. She had a psychic type, that was reason enough for Cerise to like her somewhat.
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Gray, had been up for hours. He had always been an early riser. The same couldn't be said for Kali, his recently Acquired Zubat. She liked being up at night, and didn't fancy the day time much. Magikarp had always woken up with him though. Every morning like clockwork, the two would wake up at almost the same time. Gray wasn't one much for routines, as he preferred to do something different every day. Variety is the spice of life, as they say, and as far as he could remember he never once did the same thing twice in one morning.

Gray walked into the bathroom of his room with a smile on his face as he entered. [b]"Morning Calder!"[/b] he said seemingly to the air. There was a splash from the direction of the tub, though, and a red blur flew through the air as it hit Gray hard enough to leave a bruise on his face. [b]"Hahah! Nice to see you too buddy!"[/b] The red fish pokemon didn't reply, but it didn't need to for gray to know he was happy to see him too. Last night, he had run a tub full of water for is fish friend to sleep in. Calder liked to spend time in water wherever he could. [b]"Hope your hungry, because I have your favorite food!"[/b] Calder flailed itself free from Gray's hug and splashed back into the tub of water, flailing happily at the mention of it. [b]"Haha! That's the spirit!"[/b] With that, Gray pulled from his pajama pockets a bag of sealed food, before sprinkling it into the water.

After a few moments, the food had been consumed entirely. [b]"Alright Calder, gotta go back in your pokeball now. I gotta take a shower."[/b] Calder seemed to splash in protest, but soon quieted down. [b]"Don't worry buddy, I'll be sure to let ya fight some pokemon soon. You just gotta be patient."[/b] With that, the pokemon disappeared back into its pokeball, and Gray drew a cold shower.

Later, Gray walked into the dining room and took a deep breath, taking in all the smells. If there was one thing he liked doing, it was eating. He picked himself up an omelet, scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, potatoes with gravy, a dish with various berries, and lastly something for Kali to eat. Speaking of the little Zubat. [b]"Wakey wakey Kali! Time for breakfast!"[/b] The zubat appeared in a flash of red, and immediately seemed displeased with being released so early. It gave Gray a somewhat disapproving look before it spotted the food he had for it. [b]"Now now, don't be like that. I got ya some food so I think you can tolerate my presence a little."[/b] He chuckled as the Zubat began to devour the food in front of it. He had to admit, the little bat could eat food faster than a Sharpedo could swim.

Placing the various plates of food he had on a table, he himself began to eat.