April grinned over at Desmond, seeing him deep in thought. She must have been that way too, the first time she went against Viola. Her smile faded as she thought more deeply on that. Should she give back her badge and take on Viola again. She could fight along side Desmond, granted not at the same time. But at least they'd be on the same level. And... she didn't feel like she deserved it right now. After all, who deserved something they don't remember ever getting. 

She felt a soft nudge and turned to see Hope staring at her. She put on a smile and chuckled. [color=orange]"I'm fine, silly. Just thinking."[/color] She told her, patting her on the head. She turned back to Desmond when he asked her how she slept. [color=orange]"Oh, just fine. I would have slept longer had Nina not woken me."[/color]

[color=gray]"She certainly does have a nack for that. Made it ten times easier to keep you on a nice sleep schedule."[/color] Rick pipped up from the kitchen, making pancakes for himself and Nina now that he'd fed the other pokemon. [color=gray]"Today's the big day, huh, Desmond? Are you ready?"[/color] He asked, looking over at Desmond with a smile on his face. He was confident the boy had what it took to beat Viola but he also knew that Viola wasn't going down without a fight.

[color=orange]"I-I think I'm going to challenge Viola again!"[/color] April shouted, her head down. 

Rick blinked, looking down at her. [color=gray]"Wh-What? You already have the badge, dear."[/color] He replied.

[color=orange]"Yes... But... I'm going to return it and fight her again."[/color] She responded, looking up at her father with a determined look in her eye. 

Rick looked down at his daughter for a few moments before sighing. [color=gray]"Never say you aren't like your mother. Fine. Do as you please. I wish you luck."[/color] He told her. It wasn't that she really needed his blessing she just wanted... she wanted him to know. She swallowed and then turned to look at Desmond. [color=orange]"S-Sorry for interrupting you. Go ahead. Are... Are you ready for Viola today?"[/color] She asked, blushing out of embarrassment. She just sort of... blurted it out. She needed to decide and that... well that was her way of making herself decide. She'd go get her badge case after breakfast and head over there with Desmond later. She was at a slight disadvantage with only two pokemon but she knew that at the very least Hope was very strong.