Lavaridge was very hot.

This Kevin could say with absolute certainty, and it wasn't as if he was just the sort of person who preferred arctic chills. The temperature probably had something to do with the volcano nearby, and once again he had to question why he had thought it would be a good idea to move here, of all the places he could have ended up in Hoenn.

Fortunately for him, he had Hunter, his Mankey, to help out in unpacking the truck that had his stuff. It rested outside of his single story home, a small yet comfortable dwelling here in Lavaridge Town that he had purchased for a low price. And now he could see why. With the ash clouds from the volcano and such, property values couldn't be that high, even with the hot springs around to balance it out. 

Still, it wasn't as though he had a choice. There was nothing to go back to in Kanto, much less Johto, and he had no desire to be arrested. He wanted to turn over a new leaf, and hopefully this would be the place for him to do it. Nobody cared about Team Rocket here, and that meant he could get a job, build a new life. 

With a box of papers and books in hand, he turned and began to walk for the door. Yeah, things were finally starting to turn around. And hopefully they would stay that way.