[center][h2]Elm's Lab[/h2][/center] [center][color=brown][h3]Zeph Bagley[/h3][/color][/center] He'd expected her to still be annoyed with him. He probably wouldn't have been surprised if she had just ignored him completely. But he hadn't quite expected the level of vile that he ended up getting. With a burst of cruel laughter, the purple haired girl spoke. [color=662d91]"Look here, training wheels. I only helped you because I was in a good mood."[/color] She then smirked at Zeph. [color=662d91]"You? A trainer? Don't make me laugh. I doubt you could even tell the difference between a male and female Nidoran. Not that it really matters. Even if you were a decent trainer, its not like you have a shot at the league as long as I'm here since I'm the best trainer in the region. So don't act like we're friends or anything, because we're not."[/color] And with that, she moved away from him, and made her way to the table of pokeballs to pick her starter. ... What a bitch. Zeph had simply thought she was mad at him because of what had happened earlier, but now he got the feeling that she just had decided that she disliked him. Well, he had no reason to concern himself with her if she as gonna be like that. She was rude. She didn't know talent when she saw it. She was... kind of cute when she was angry. ... ... woah woah woah! Back up a second! Did he really just think that? [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] Zeph jumped slightly before turning to the source of the voice, a tall boy who also had purple hair. Huh. Maybe they were related or something? After all, this guy seemed to know that chick. Abigail. So that was her name, huh? [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] [color=brown]"Err, no it's cool,"[/color] Zeph muttered, uncertain about what else to say. The purple-haired boy was quiet for a second before giving Zeph a smile. [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] He then headed towards the table without waiting for Zeph to respond. Interesting. Well, at least Yuu seemed nice enough. Maybe they could talk some time... and if he knew Abigail, maybe he could tell him more about her. Like how to get into her good books- For the love of Arceus, Zeph! Stop! Feeling his face flush, he decided he had wasted enough time and decided to head up to the table. So far, four pokeballs had already been taken. Glancing around, he saw that Abigail had chosen a Nidoran. A [i]male[/i] Nidoran. See! He did know the difference! Yuu had chosen an eevee, while the boy with the towel who he had crashed into earlier had chosen Totodile. Another trainer, a girl with white hair who... whoa! Was that robot leg!? Was one of his travelling companions a cyborg? That was so... awesome! She hadn't released her Pokemon yet, but she had probably chosen the coolest one. She seemed cool. And she was a freaking cyborg! ... he must befriend her. But later. Tearing his attention away from the white-haired girl, Zeph started observing the Pokeballs. There were lots of cool choices here! His first instinct was to grab Cyndaquil, but he resisted. Cyndaquil was a fire type. Fire types were weak against water, like his brother's squirtle. He was tired of being second-best to his brother, so he was going to start picking Pokemon that could destroy his brother's team. With that in mind, he picked up Chikorita, before walking out of the way to let anyone else pick their Pokemon. He was so hyped to begin the journey, but he knew he'd have to wait for everyone else. So he decided to take this moment to let out his Pokemon. In flash of light, a small, pale green Pokemon appeared in the lab, a slightly-drooping leaf on it's head. It opened its red eyes and stared up at Zeph. A smile stretched over Zeph's face as he crouched down to the Pokemon's level. [color=brown]"Hi! I'm Zeph, your new trainer! It's nice to meet you!"[/color] Instinctively, he held out his hand, almost as if he expected the little creature to shake it. Chikorita looked blankly at the hand for a second. Then it nodded its head forward, causing its leaf to falling onto Zeph's hand. ... Awwwwww! It was soo cute! Ahem. Control yourself, Zeph. You can't go all googly-eyed in front of Abigail and cyborg chick. You must maintain your manliness! ... but it's soooo cute. [hr] [center][h2]Elm's Lab[/h2][/center] [center][color=gray][h3]Mattie Linder[/h3][/color][/center] Mattie watched as, one-by-one, her soon-to-be travelling companions went forward and picked a Pokemon. The loud purple-haired girl, Abigail she believed Yuu had called her, had chosen a Nidoran. Quite a cute Pokemon, then again, Mattie couldn't imagine they were very cuddly with all those spikes. Spikes that could poison you. Yeah, maybe it was could she hadn't chosen that Pokemon. Another person chosen a Totodile... who then proceeded to bite its new trainer. ... okay. Mattie also noticed a girl with white hair take a Pokeball, though as she didn't release it, Mattie had no idea what it was. Though... Mattie couldn't explain it, but she got a strange feeling from this girl. She couldn't quite place it... ... then she noticed the girl has a prosthetic leg. Oh. Maybe that had something to do with. Mattie quickly averted her gaze, not wanting to appear as if she was staring and instead searching for Yuu, who was currently talking to Professor Elm. He had chosen an eevee. Good choice. One of her aunts had a Espeon, and not only was it incredibly powerful, it was one of the most elegant Pokemon Mattie had ever seen. Surely Yuu would evolve it into an Espeon. That would suit him a lot. Plus, it would match his hair! Finally, the boy infront of her, a boy with bandaids on his face, chose himself a Chikorita, which he was currently interacting with in the corner. It seemed it was Mattie's turn. She did notice that a trainer in front of her had not yet gone to get her Pokemon, and it seemed she was unsure which one to get. Mattie considered waiting for her, but... Well, if Mattie went first, the girl would have more time to think about it, right? Right. Mattie made her way up to the table and started looking at all the Pokeballs. The first one she noticed was marked Natu. Another psychic Pokemon owned by her aunts. She considered grabbing it for moment, but decided to leave it. Once again, Psychic types were twitchy around her. It was best to let someone else have it. She began scanning through the remaining Pokemon... and then stopped as her gaze fell upon a Pokeball marked with one word. Misdreavus. No way! A ghost type starter! She couldn't miss up this oppotunity. She snatched up the Pokeball and retreated to the side before letting her new Pokemon out. A flash of light came from the Pokeball, and out game a small teal ghost that was floating in front of Mattie. Mattie stood there, practically gaping at the Pokemon opened it's eyes. [i]"Mssssssssss...."[/i] The little ghost glanced at its surrounding sleepily, as if it had been in deep slumber. It saw a lab and many people and pokemon and... Its eyes stopped on Mattie. It blinked once. Twice. Three times, as it's mind slowly crept out of the haze and focussed on this strange girl in front of her. For some reason, she felt... strangely familiar, like an old friend from a long time ago. The Misdreavus floated over to Mattie, sniffed her, then tugged at the girl's overly long fringe. Then, rather suddenly, it gave a giggle, like a small child that had just seen something new for the first time. Matite started giggling as well, a strange snorty, unsual sound. The two of them were like a pair of friends sharing some secret joke. [color=gray]"Hi!"[/color] Mattie said cheerfully to her new friend. [color=gray]"I'm Mattie. It's nice to meet you!" [/color] In response, the Misdreavus turned itself around in midair so now it was hanging upside down, staring at Mattie, half with curiousity, and half with glee. [color=gray]"Do you have a name?"[/color] Mattie asked. The Misdreavus tilted its head to the side. [i]"Mss?"[/i] Mattie laughed as if she understood. [color=gray]"I'll take that as a no,"[/color] she said. [color=gray]"How about I give you a name?"[/color] She frowned thoughtfully as the Misdreavus began spinning around in the air playfully. Mattie knew this Misdreavus was a girl. Don't ask her how she knew, she just kind of... did. Just like she knew a lot of things when meeting ghost Pokemon for the first time. [color=gray]"How about...."[/color] Mattie watched the Misdreavus. [color=gray]"Blair?"[/color] Yeah, this Misdreavus kind of looked like a 'Blair'. As Mattie spoke, the ghost Pokemon stopped spinning and looked at her trainer thoughtfully. It then nodded with a cheerful giggle. [color=gray]"Right,"[/color] Mattie said. [color=gray]"Blair it is then."[/color] Mattie nodded to herself, feeling very happy all of a sudden.