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[center][color=0072bc][h2]Sierra Shilton[/h2][/color]
Outside Melemele Ferry Terminal[/center]
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The path to the Pokemon Center in Hau'oli was longer than it looked. The dude that Sierra asked for directions blew by, in a rush to get to the promised land of free food and healing, but the Blackthorn native had to stop and take everything in. She knew mountains. She was hemmed in by mountains for the majority of her life. But the view from the hill by Clair's gym had nothing on the scenery she was taking in now. Even in a city as large as Hau'oli, the beauty of the beaches was evident from the small vantage point the path gave.

[i]Wow...this place makes Blackthorn look even more like a dump.[/i]

Eventually she overcame the natural sights and arrived at the Pokemon Center. Romano didn't seem to care so much for the scenery, but he could smell food from a mile away. [color=Brown]"Swiiii!"[/color] The Pig Pokemon couldn't contain himself as the scents of the cafe wafted into his ever-active nose.

"Fine. Fine. Hungry little bugger. C'mon."

She was going to get some food when a ruckus seemed to break out behind her. Pokemon were flying all over the Center and it was getting to be a nuisance. [i]Don't people know that battling is to be done outdoors? Lugia give me strength.[/i] 

"Hey there, stranger! What will you have?" The cafe operator noticed Sierra without her knowledge and slightly startled her with his greeting.

"Um...that depends," she stammered. "What's on the menu?"

The older gentleman rubbed his chin. "Well, we've got Lemonade, Moomoo Milk and Roserade Tea, all served up at the right temperature for about 200 PokeDollars."

[i]Shoot. Even at that price it's a bit much for me right now. Especially if I have to feed-[/i]

"And for the little fellow here," he switched from rubbing his own chin to Romano's, which the Swinub took to instantly as a gentle murr could be heard. "We have some PokeChow available, on the house of course."

"That sounds perfect!" A free meal got Sierra very excited at this stage. "I'll take some of that...and a Tea I guess."

"Coming right up! And here," the purveyor handed over a package of orange beans and something the Johto native recognized as a RageCandyBar. "As a gift for your first Alolan cafe visit.

"Wow...thank you, sir."

"No need for that talk there. No knights, no sirs here. Your thanks is enough, my dear. Now about that tea..."

For the first time in a while, Sierra seemed to perk up. She tucked the beans in her pocket but had to resist the urge to crack into the candy bar right then and there. [i]This place is already streets ahead of Johto.[/i] She looked at the scene by the counter, where things seemed to have calmed down. [i]Maybe things will finally work out for me here.[/i]

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