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[h1]~Sidney Garland~[/h1][/color]
[color=f7976a][h2]Ace reporter, coming to you form Goldenrod![/h2][/color]

[color=f7976a]"GOOOOOOD AFTERNOOOOOOOON, JOHTO!"[/color] Those were the first words anyone listening would hear blast through their radio or television, likely also blasting their eardrums to shreds from the girls loud, somewhat obnoxious seeming voice.

The girl in question, Sidney Garland was sitting behind a desk wearing her usual work suit - though she was wearing dress pants instead of a skirt like her co-host, and the suit was a bit messy. What? She didn't like skirts and dressy clothes. Too restrictive. How could she climb a radio tower to get a good scoop in a skirt? Well, not that she minded people seeing what color underwear she really wore, but that was a different story. Point - she hated suits and dresses, but the network insisted she wore them. Well, she'd wear them her way then!

Her bright red hair had been cut short, her blue eyes were as mischievous looking as ever and she was wearing her usual grin. Currently, she was holding a stack of papers. Scripts, info and other things she was recommended to say and do.

...kek. Like she had ever needed a script other than her own.

[color=f7976a]"Welcome to the Garland Report!~"[/color] Sidney continued with a bright smile. [color=f7976a]"Name still pending by the way, if any of you have suggestions for a better name, send them in! I am curious as to your thoughts!~"[/color] The young looking girl then looked down at her script, ruffling through the pages as she hummed lightly to herself, looking for a juicy story or something to report on.

[color=f7976a]"So, so, moving on to today's topic! A new group of trainers have recently left Professor Elm's lab with new pokemon!"[/color] Sidney continued. That was likely to cause a bit of controversy for the viewers, since that was a bit of a touchy subject to some people. Not that she particularly cared in the long run. As long as she reported the exciting, juicy, truth, nothing else really mattered. [color=f7976a]"They should be almost to Cherrygrove now, if they followed the traditional routes! Or maybe they decided to be brave and trek all the way to Blackthorn! Who knows! We'll probably know in the Obituaries sometime next week!~"[/color] She laughed, a bit loudly at the rather dark bit of humor there.

[color=f7976a]"Right right, and moving on...a Company from Kanto has recently brought the land around Sprout Tower in Violet City! Word is, they plan to demolish the old tower and mow down the cultural site and replace it with some fancy mall or something."[/color] She paused for a moment, letting the words sink in. [color=f7976a]"Now, they haven't started yet and the purchase was just now completed, but...the residents of Violet don't seem all that concerned with it. It's well known in recent years since the laws banning pokemon, Violet has suffered quite a bit, and the company has been pushing to develop the area for quite some time. A surveyor from the company said that it'll be easy to take care of, and that the new mall that will bring new life to Violet."[/color]

She started clicking her pen, humming another tune as she flipped through the papers again.

[color=f7976a]"That's it for most of the major stories right now! All is calm everywhere else in Johto - ah wait, one more thing - The Mexatus corporations CEO has issued a statement saying that he will offer a large sum of money for anyone that can help with any insight into the issue of pokemon going feral, and has offered to give a large sum of money to any professor who needs it for research into the phenomena. And that's it for now! Moving onto the weather!~"[/color] She stood from her chair, moving over to a large screen behind her, a map of Johto displayed with various weather patterns and other things displayed for everyone to see.

[color=f7976a]"All is clear in Olivine and the other coastal regions of Johto! It's the start of summer, so be sure to wrap up warm and stay cool! Don't want any of my awesome loyal viewers getting heatstroke or anything!~"[/color] She leaned over after saying that, putting her face closer to the camera. [color=f7976a]"And if you do, just give me a call and I'll make a surprise appearance to whatever hospital you want to...cheer you up~"[/color] She chuckled mischievously before continuing, the producer face palming quite audibly and visibly. [color=f7976a]"Ecruteak and Mahogany have fairly normal temperatures for this time of year, and Goldenrod was just hit by a nasty rainstorm that's now moving to Azalea. It's predicted to finally subside somewhere over route 32!~ If you are one of the unlucky few that get caught, remember to take cover and have an umbrella with you! Colds are no fun, especially in the middle of summer!"[/color] After shuffling through a few more papers, she evened them out, laying them flat on the circular desk she was sitting at, and folding her hands on top of them in quite the professional looking manner.

[color=f7976a]"And that's all for this afternoon, my loyal viewers! Be sure to check in tomorrow for any updates any anything else happening throughout Johto! Good evening everyone, and stay safe! Especially you young trainers out there! We don't want to see any of your names in the Obituaries!"[/color]

And with that, the news program did its usual outro and switched to a commercial, signaling the end of the segment.


[color=662d91][h3]~Abigail Blanchett~[/h3][/color]
~Route 29~

After leaving Newbark with the others, Abigail mostly remained by herself, taking the lead. Well, at least she was walking in front of the others, anyways. Whether she was actually leading them or not, was questionable and probably wasn't the case. Well, for most of them. Abigail's Nidoran, Tyrian was pouncing on random tufts of grass, not straying to far from her, like he was practicing sneaking up on some pokemon. She admittedly found him slightly adorable, but no one was going to know that. She was too busy making sure they didn't get pounced on by some violent pokemon themselves. While nothing on Route 29 would be particularly dangerous or hazardous...even a tiny mistake could lead to someone getting injured or hurt, and she would like to not be injured or hurt in any way, shape, or fashion.

Cerise, had decided to hang back with a few of the others. Not getting to far away from Yuu or Mattie, attempting to make some small conversation with either of them. She still didn't know what Cerise wanted with them, but knowing her, it wasn't that good. Well, if she wanted to make nice with everyone, she could.

Tyrian brought her out of her solitary thoughts as he nudged her leg. He was looking up at her with large, almost impossibly cute eyes. With a small chuckle, she knelt down, giving the guy a small pat on his head. He nuzzled her hand and placed his two front paws on her legs, tilting his head slightly.

[color=662d91][b]"Nido?"[/b][/color] He cried...and then both of their stomachs rumbled.

...seemed like they both agreed food would be good now. She picked the guy up in her arms, letting him settle before standing back up. She sighed, looking up at the sky. The sun was going down, and it'd be night soon. At this rate, if they made camp they'd probably be at Cherrygrove sometime around midday tomorrow. Plus, she was fairly certain she was getting hungry. Food sounded delicious right about now, actually. So much so, she could already smell the food she was imagining in her head.

...okay. yeah, camp sounded good. And food - mostly the food. She hoped someone here could cook well. Despite usually eating five full meals and various snacks all day, she was a terrible cook. Well, hopefully the others would agree with the idea. It would be better to set up camp either way, even if she was just wanting to do it mostly for food. Traveling at night would be a pretty bad idea. Pokemon in the day were easy enough to deal with - they could usually see them coming. But at night? They could sneak up on you fairly easily, if you weren't extremely careful, and she didn't fancy being food for a Noctowl or some other nocturnal pokemon.

[color=662d91]"Hmm...I think it'd be best if we went ahead and made camp, here."[/color] She said, turning to face the group. [color=662d91]"It's getting late and setting it up now, rather than later after the sun has fallen would be the best idea."[/color] Though she said that, it would still be a few hours before the sun actually set. Plenty of time for others to catch whatever pokemon they wanted too, as well, while others set about making camp and getting everything ready.

[color=662d91]"This is a nice enough place, I think. Enough of a clearing for us to all set up a tent, and it'd be easy enough to deal with any pokemon that decided to mess with us."[/color] Tyrian nodded in agreement, though he was probably just doing that because it was Abigail who suggested it. The little guy probably didn't really understand anything other than camp meant sleep and food. [color=662d91]"Besides, i think most of us are pretty hun-"[/color]

She didn't even finish the sentence before her stomach let out a rather loud rumble.

[color=662d91]"Hungry. I think most of us are pretty hungry, so getting food would be a good idea, too."[/color] She finished, completely ignoring her stomach.

[color=ec008c][h3]~Cerise Fontaine~[/h3][/color]
~Route 29~


Cerise walked, doing her best to get acquainted with everyone in the group they were traveling with - though she kept close to Yuu and Mattie since Abigail seemed intent on walking ahead of everyone. She probably thought she was the leader. The thought made the red head giggle a bit. Typical Abigail - she hadn't changed at all since she last saw her during her graduation from trainer school. That was...what, a year ago? She couldn't exactly recall, but she was as full of confidence as ever.

That was just one of the many things Cerise admired about her friend. If Abigail wanted it, then she got it. And Cerise would help her in anyway possible.

In. Any. Way. Possible. She shot a glance over at Yuu. It wasn't a hostile glance - in fact, it was rather friendly. At least, to other people it would be. In reality though, Cerise hated the little man. He was a bit rude to Abigail, that much was obvious, and anyone who was rude to Abigail was...well...she would not allow. So far he had remained mostly...amicable, and if he remained so then she wouldn't do anything.

Of course, the voice of Abigail brought her out of her thoughts.

[color=662d91]"Hmm...I think it'd be best if we went ahead and made camp, here."[/color]

Well, if Abigail suggested it, it was probably a good idea since she knew what she was doing. The sun seemed to be sinking fairly low into the sky as well - even she was smart enough to understand traveling at night was probably a bad idea. She didn't fancy being harassed by some Hoothoot. She had enough of that from that runt of a Natu earlier. Where was that thing anyways?

As if on cue, the little bird lighted on her shoulder. He probably heard Abigails suggestion, and was agreeing with her. Well, it seemed he wasn't stupid. Just annoying.

[color=662d91]"Besides, i think most of us are pretty hun-"[/color]

Abigails stomach rumbled rather loudly, and Cerise couldn't help but giggle a bit at that.

[color=662d91]"Hungry. I think most of us are pretty hungry, so getting food would be a good idea, too."[/color]

[color=ec008c]"I think you just want food."[/color] Cerise teased. [color=ec008c]"I mean, you think with your stomach more than your brain anyways, and you sound fairly hungry, Abby, dear~"[/color]

This earned a small glare from Abigail, before she gave a small sigh.

[color=662d91]"And so what If I'm hungry? Its a fact its going to be late, soon, and walking at night is a bad idea."[/color] Abigail replied, with a bit of a huff. [color=662d91]"Besides, its not like I'm the only one."[/color]

[color=ec008c]"Hehe, sorry, sorry, Abigail but it is a good idea, I think. Erm...I am a bit famished myself, and I'm certain Sage is as well."[/color]

[color=662d91]"Aside from Cerise's incessant teasing...and me being hungry, I think its the best course of action to start making camp before night falls."[/color]

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