[center][h3][b]Central City[/b]
[i]A City Sidewalk[/i][/h3]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3898299]Nick[/url][/center]

The clean shaven man behind the counter yawned as he watched Nick ponder over his first purchase. "You're a new trainer. Aren't you kid?"

Nick looked away from a strange item known as an [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3897675]Evolution Shard[/url] in order to answer the man, "Yeah, I am. Is it that easy to tell?"

"Yes, but don't sweat it. I've seen a lot of new trainers come through here today. May I make a suggestion?" As the man finished his sentence, he pulled out a Pokeball and set it on the counter. Nick stared at it blankly, his hand touching the outline of the Pokeball that he was still in his pocket. "I know. I know." continued the man, "You've probably already been given one of these, but you really can't have too many Pokeballs. You should focus on building up a nice party of Pokemon before anything else."

The man's logic wasn't unjust. You can't really call yourself a Pokemon trainer without some Pokemon to train. The thought was a bit deflating. Nick had spent the whole day walking around, passing up wild Pokemon, and he still hadn't decided on his first. With a weak smile, Nick agreed with the man and made the first purchase of his Pokemon adventure, another Pokeball. 
 
Back on the street outside the Poke Mart, Nick took notice of how beautiful the city looked at night. Distant sounds of music and Pokemon calls filled the air. A part of him wanted to stand in that spot forever, but he knew that this moment would eventually pass. Plus he was starting to feel a pain in his stomach. He hadn't ate since he left his house. The scent of a nearby restaurant caught his attention. Without thinking, his feet began to carry him in the odor's direction.