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[h3][color=662d91]~Abigail Blanchett~[/color][/h3]

Ugh, this was taking forever. What was the hold up, anyways? The professor should have been expecting them, and should have made all the preparations now. Call her impatient, but she wanted to go ahead and get out of here and onto pokemon training. Alone, would be preferable, but she knew she would have to at least have a partner, as required by law. She supposed she'd have to partner with one of these other trainers....none of them looked particularly skillful. Most looked like your average run of the mill trainer. Well, she'd take what she can get. She just hoped whoever she decided to partner with, was tolerable.

And then, the incredibly loud laughing started. The source, a rather ditzy looking guy who was standing in the middle of the room. What, was he crazy or something? Well, she knew he she [i]wasn't[/i] going to partner with. She wouldn't be able to tolerate more than ten seconds in that morons presence without decking him in the face. Hopefully, there was someone here she would be able to tolerate...

[color=f49ac2]“So, um… I don’t think I ever caught your name,"[/color] The first thing she saw, was that bright, big, somewhat creepy looking smile.

[color=662d91]"Gah!"[/color] She visibly flinched, almost falling out of her chair as she leaned away from Melody. Okay, why was this girl still here? And what was with that smile that looked like a little kid was just told they could have a pet growlithe? Her mind panicked a bit, trying to come up with something to say to the girl that wouldn't make her sound like a complete idiot.

[color=f49ac2]"Melody Avery Hemlock, that’s me. What about you?”[/color] Oh, so she just wanted to be friendly, then? Well, she supposed she could at least tell her her own name. That was fair.

[color=662d91]"Uhm...Abigail. Abigail Blanchett."[/color] She replied, a bit slowly at first as she calmed down a bit. [color=662d91]"Abigail Blanchett."[/color] She wasn't going to add a 'nice to meet you' to that. Lying, was not something she was into doing. Nor was she going to ask what she was doing, because she honestly didn't care. She was probably just making small talk, trying to pass the time until the professor got here with their pokemon. Where was he anyways? She was not looking forward to spending the next half hour with the cotton candy talking in her ear....

[b]"Oh! Sorry for the hold up, kids!"[/b] The voice rang from the back of the lab. Oh good, that sounded like the professor. She wasn't going to be subject to any more verbal torture then. Well, that was a load off her mind for the moment. Now she just needed to get her pokemon, chose a partner and then get out of here. Professor Elm walked in from the back of the lab, wearing his typical lab coat over a hideous green shirt and a pair of brown khaki pants. She wasn't going to comment on his balding either. [b]"I was running some tests in the back."[/b] He said, giving all of the trainers gathered a friendly smile. [b]"Let's see..."[/b] He said, pausing for a moment, counting the people gathered. [b]"Well, it seems like we're still missing one, but it can't be helped."[/b] He said, frowning for a bit. [b]"If he's late, then he's late. Uhm...lets see, right! Introductions first, I think!"[/b] He said, still wearing his friendly smile.

[b]"Good afternoon, young trainers! Some of you know me - I see Avery there in the crowd - and some of you probably don't. I am Professor Elm! I'm the leading researcher in the field of pokemon breeding and eggs. At one point, Eggs and breeding was one of the most widely sought after skills in any pokemon trainer. Such a shame, with the aggressive pokemon that Eggs are now a bit of a rarity these days."[/b] He sighed, causing Alfred to walk over and tug on his lab coat. [b]"Hm? Oh right! Sorry!"[/b] Well, she had heard about how scattered brained he was, but she didn't think it would be this bad.

[b]"Right, sorry, you all probably don't care about all that so much! You're just here for your pokemon! Exciting isn't it? I haven't given pokemon to new trainers in ages! Haha...well, you don't have to wait any longer. Come to the back of the lab, and I'll give you your first partner!" [/b]

With that, Elm showed the prospective new trainers to the back of the lab, leading them there with his usual friendliness, Alfred following right on his coattails. He walked behind a desk with the pokeballs lined up in a neat row, from A to Z in alphabetical order from left to right. Alfred elected to sit next to the Egg incubator, which also happened to be close to the desks with the maps and other various items that they could possibly use for their first trip.

[b]"Alright then! If you could all form a neat line here, then you can chose the pokemon you want. Chose carefully! This pokemon will likely be your partner for a long time!"[/b][/center]