[Center][color=7ea7d8]-Yuu Nozomu : New Bark Town-[/color]

As the boy walked down the hallway with the rest of the group, he analyzed the current people enveloping the hallway. As Yuus eyes gazed around, he took note that a few people were ahead of him, namely Cerise who he suspected had some malicious intent while speaking to Gwen. Even though she was sucepitible to skepticism of him, Yuu pondered on why she made such an, erm... [b]bold[/b] quip... Yuu lightly chuckled to himself while dwelling on the thought, his hand moving upward to tap on his lip, the left supporting the right arm.

[color=7ea7d8]"... sorry, but dinner doesn't serve the course I'm looking for,"[/color] Yuu uttered in a low voice that could be mistaken for some enigmatic mumbling. In truth, it would of been entertaining to respond to the girl with a double entendre since it was obvious she was trying to control him. Yuus smile, which was still lingering about faded before he sighed. The boy seemed rather down about something, but it was difficult to tell. 

[color=7ea7d8][i]"... maybe in another time..."[/i][/color]

Yuu then took note of the boy in front of him who was ignored by almost everyone... well, at least his towel was gone. Despite the peculiar mindset, he did not see much from this guy, unlike the rest. This guy seemed like a regular airhead to him, however, the more Yuu squinted, the more the guy felt like an enigma to him. Sure, there were others around he really never got to know, but he seemed much more... active than the others... too active in a day and age like this.

[color=7ea7d8][i]"... eh, maybe I'm over thinking... the guy is probably optimistic to get a pokemon..."[/i][/color]

Slightly rotating his head to get a better look at those behind him, Yuu wanted to check out how the others attitudes were being spent... too bad his purple hair obscured his left eye. Brushing it out of the way, Yuu found Abigail who was behind of him. He had nothing to think of her except she was a pretty girl with potential that was holding herself back. Shaking his head lightly, Yuu moved his hand away from his face and jammed both into his pockets.

Those scattered around here seemed to be compromised of people with red-hair. Yuu took note of Mattie who was seemingly nervous at the predicament. He still couldn't see past the girl's messy strands of red. Yuu hoped he could try and bring her out a bit more. Next was a boy who he never saw before who donned a timid grin. The guy was trying to converse with Abigail, but knowing her, she would probably respond in a volatile matter. Shrugging, Yuu moved his gaze to a lonely blonde lingering in the back.

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Yuu compressed his thoughts about her. What almost feel like minutes were seconds in the making, conjured up consistently. The walk into the lab didn't take them all too long as Yuu let the buzz of mechanical equipment ring in his ear. The design and layout of the machines was something to be expected in a lab. Blinking, Yuu saw a couple of interesting items and people to address...

First off, there was Avery who appeared to be... less eccentric than he usually was. It was eerie to see such a disposition radiating off of him, and it caused Yuu to raise his eyebrow ever so slightly. Staring at the trainer cards all methodically laid out... [color=7ea7d8][i]"... eight cards laid out, yet Avery having that grim air about him... if he is in here already, doesn't that mean he should have procured his license already? Is he afraid of what might happen? Nostalgic of New Bark Town?"

"... somethings amiss."[/i][/color]

The next curious item was the egg in the back. It was encased in a rather strange machine that had readings going off of it every couple of seconds from what he could keenly identify. The funny thing was, there was not a pokedex in sight which could help the newcomers analyze what pokemon the egg came from. [color=7ea7d8][i]"Interesting... I was hoping to get one for my secondary task... it could actually help progress research while keeping trainers safe..."[/i][/color]

Crossing his arms, Yuu tapped his foot at a steady pace, his eyes came up to the final part that warranted his interest - the pokeballs. Each of them had a label, noting which pokemon it was. The boy waited in the back momentarily, allowing anyone else who was interested in one to procure one before he limitted the options... but then he noticed something off. All the pokeballs were in place... well, was until Gwen picked up one.

[color=7ea7d8][i]"Tyrogue, eh? Interesting choice; able to become one of three Hitmons... Hitmonlee is a pretty cool partner, but so is Hitmontop... Wonder what the little guy will become."[/i][/color]

Smiling slightly, he found her choice rather off, but fitting since she seemed to be a bit aggressive. Gazing over the other options, Yuu found a few interesting starters. [color=7ea7d8]"Hmm... Maybe the Natu?"[/color] Yuu contemplating out loud, his chin occupied by the tapping of his finger.

The silence was shattered by the same haughty voice who always consider her skills superior to everyone else's. Yuu turned his head to the girl, a visibly unpleasant frown forming on his face. The girl was taunting a young boy with a rather disrespectful cackle. Yuu felt his hands fall to his side, slowly curling his hands into a fist. [color=7ea7d8][i]"... Abigail, that attitude reflects poorly of you... it is a surprise that you had any charisma in trainer school... Why are you so aggressive towards others?"[/i][/color]

If looks could kill, Abigail would probably be bleeding in myriads of places right now. As she left the boys side, Yuu walked over to the red-hair trainer whose mood was probably shot. Letting out an irritated breath of air, Yuu felt his frustration fly out from his body. [color=7ea7d8]"Don't mind Abigail, she is... usually like that to people. Her head is not exactly in the right place due to her stances on life, a.k.a, disillusionment of being better than everyone."[/color]

[color=7ea7d8]"Er, anyways, sorry for this whole speech I gave to you... I'm just sick of her arrogant attitude and prefer for everyone here not to deal with her putting you guys down 24/7... I mean, the journey is going to be difficult enough already."[/color] Rubbing the back of his neck, Yuu temporarily looked before returning his eye contact with the boy. It seems his gaze was mainly focused on Abigail to see how she responded. [color=7ea7d8][i]"Hopefully pestering her enough will garner her attention on me for the rest of the time here and the journey if we are traveling together... pester her long enough, then she won't be able to see anything but me in her eyes... that way, if anyone does new help, she won't depreciate them and tell them to quit."[/i][/color]

Upon refocusing himself on the boy, his serious composure broke away into a lax smile. Yuu discarded his miffed side for now and played it cool. He appeared to be in harmony as he introduced himself to the boy. [color=7ea7d8]"Anyways, I haven't introduced myself yet, sorry... My name is Yuu Nozomu, I look forward to knowing you and the others on this journey! Anyways, I'll talk to you later, I want to see who my partner is going to be..."[/color]

... that meant Abigail too. Maybe he could figure out why she was so crude to everyone, treating them all as if they were incompetent imbeciles. Breaking away from the boy, he gave him one small wave and a huge smile for encouragement before studying each label as if his own life was on the line.

Mareep? Nah, it wouldn't feel right taking their pokemon.

The boy soon came upon what he was going with. Grabbing the pokeballs, Yuu glanced over it for a couple of seconds before releasing his partner into the lab.  The familiar flash of red light shot out from the ball, the shape of the pokemon coming to light. Brown fur, perky ears, and a bushy tail. The pokemon blinked for a bit, looking around the area, before looking up at the purple-haired boy in front of her. His mouth was slightly agape as if mystified. Shaking her head a bit, the Eevee blinked before cheerfully cried out it's name. [color=f49ac2]"Vee, eeveeeee!"[/color] The pokemon sounded enthusiastic, and ran around her trainer for a bit.

Yuu could barely keep up with the speedy little Eevee, and even more so he could barely hold back his excitedness. A his lips were trying to avoid smiling to largely, but they kept shaking until the Eevee propelled herself up into the air in front of Yuu. Reacting rather swiftly to this unprecedented procedure, Yuu quickly caught the pokemon in his arms, the Eevee snuggling and looking up at the trainer, showing off her joy. 

As she rubbed her head against the boys coat, Yuu could not hold back the happiness he was feeling, the one he hadn't felt in such a long time. His smile was rather larger than usual, and was of exquisite genuine quality. Warmly looking at the pokemon, she stared back and chirped gleefully before resting her head.

This was bliss.

[color=7ea7d8]"H-heya... I look forward to your companionship partner..."[/color]

Partner? No that didn't sound right...

[color=7ea7d8]"... Sylvie..."[/color]

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As he cuddled the pokemon that was in his arms, Yuu recalled that he still did not have his trainer card. Putting Sylvie down, the Eevee yawned, before pushing herself off the ground. Wiggling her tail, she followed after Yuu who was in a truly pleasant mood. Giving a smile to Alfred, Yuu procured his card from the assistant, giving him an extremely well adorned smile that would not fade.

Eventually, something he knew came to mind once more, one that bugged him to no ends... but first, someone else who needed help. He was so caught up in the moment that he did not notice Cerise walking over to Gwen. The boy slightly eavesdrop on the conversation and was surprised at her limited knowledge of pokemon. He was certain he spotted Cerise's trainer card up there, but somehow she did not know much about pokemon? Strange. [color=7ea7d8]"If you're looking for a psychic pokemon, go with Natu."[/color]

After pointing out that fact, Yuu decided to move on to other things, namely, the absent pokedexes. [color=7ea7d8]"Say, Professor Elm,"[/color] Yuu quizzically asked, curious to why none of the trainers got a pokedex. [color=7ea7d8]"Why are there no pokedexes? Rather peculiar as in this time, I thought it would be proper to hand trainers those devices... I mean, some of us are interested in why pokemon have gone berserk, plus from what I know, Professors don't go into the wild too much anymore, but trainers do. If you're doing research on them, wouldn't it be helpful for a trainer to record the info about them, and send them behavioral patterns back? That could speed up the process of finding out why they all became randomly aggressive... just my two cents I guess, sorry for the rambling."[/color]

The boy shrugged, before putting his hands back into his pocket, not noticing Sylvie had led his side. The curious pokemon was now staring at the egg, enamored by it. Her trance-like state was exemplified as the pokemon pawed at the incubator, nerve touching it though. Tilting her head, she let out a confused cry.

[color=f49ac2]"... vee?"[/color] [/center]