The cowgirl was on deck, simply observing the bright blue sea; She had never sailed before! Though, she wished it was under better circumstances. It had been so fast; She had ran from home, traveled through the sands, and made her way to Gateon Port. She had no idea where this ship was going, but once she was on, the only way off was to jump ship... And she wasn't eager to do that. Last night had been sort of rough, but she'd rather deal with the rain out here than the sandstorms back home; Those were a lot less fun. The waves knocking the ship around had been exciting, at the very least!

While she had tried to question some of the crew, they hadn't been much help; Something about an island called Mokai. But they didn't seem to actually know anything about it; All she knew was that some trainers were on board, heading for the island. Which meant it'd be a decent enough stop for her, if trainers thought going there was a good idea. 

Turning as she heard a voice seeming to be addressing the crew, she eyed the boy up on a pedestal; Listening intently. As the other crew members clapped for the captain, she decided to as well; Just sort of following along, unsure of how far out this trip was for the crew. They had been out here for awhile...

As the boy explained a little bit about the island, she was perked up and listening; It sounded like it was her style; Wildlife! Exploration! That's what she was talkin' about, this sounded like a great place to go! Though, she wondered how they'd feel knowing she had originally had no intentions of coming here at all... She wasn't going to shout it out, or anything, but would answer with it if asked. This place was, according to him, recently discovered; She figured that meant not many people knew about it more than she did, the girl having hoped for a simple place, like Kanto. But instead she seemed to have gotten onto a more wild ride than she anticipated. No matter, she was raring to go! She was ready to take on that island and find a new life for herself, away from marriage, and crap! She wasn't gonna be some farm wife; Her momma had been respected in the house, don't get her wrong, but Marlene was young! She wasn't meant for marriage yet! She still wanted to live a fun life before settling down with the right guy.

[color=ed1c24]"Ah ain't gonna be goin' back..."[/color] She muttered, knowing the only option aside from moving forward was going back home. And like hell that was happening. Finally, after he was done with his small speech, he took her and the crew by surprise; A tournament, on the boat?! Was that dangerous?

Dangerous sounded like a lot of fun.

Hopping forward and startling the crew around her, she snapped her trusty Mudbray's Pokeball off of her belt, thrusting it forward at the young man that had announced the tournament. [color=ed1c24]"If yer' so eager then let's go!"[/color] She called him out, honestly not being a battler by trade... She had scared some Pokemon off her land before with Mudbray, but aside from that, neither of them were truly battlers at heart. But she was a traveler now, so training Pokemon was a must! She had to stay tough to look out for herself, and she was ready to take that first step, here and now!

[color=ed1c24]"You an' me, pardner! Ah ain't plannin' to pass up a challenge!"[/color]