Penny made her way down the pavement, her eyes train on the ground and her and her mind completely elsewhere as she went. Her hair swayed back and forth as she made her way to the marina yet again. It had only been an hour earlier that she had arrived on an early boat from Akala Island, coming with her father as he came to open the shop. Originally, her plan was to merely wait in the shop until it came time for the students to arrive, but her nerves had gotten the better of her and she found herself pacing up and down the streets of the shopping district.

A small creature leapt up from behind her, landing on her shoulders and nuzzling around the back of her neck.

[color=#62bde6]“Bui?”[/color] Buizel chimed, quizzically, looking to her with concern.

The sound of her companion pulled Penny back from her dazed thoughts as she looked up to him, flashing him a meek smile of reassurance.

[color=#50C878]“Sorry, guess I’m a little nervous,”[/color] she told him. [color=#50C878]“I’ll be fine, though! I have nothing to worry about, I’m sure everyone is really not and not stronger and more capable trainers than I am or anything… Right?”[/color]

[color=#62bde6]“Bui! Bui!”[/color]

[color=#50C878]“Right!”[/color] she reaffirmed, feigning confidence. [color=#50C878]“And besides, I’ll probably win them all over with my charming personality and good looks!”[/color]

[color=#62bde6]“Bui…”[/color]

[color=#50C878]“Well no one asked you…”[/color]

Penny then stopped in her tracks as she arrived to the marina, the sight of students gathered about bringing a sudden wave of anxiety over her. Whatever confidence she had either mustered up or faked was gone in a flash, the sight of the other trainers. Penny never saw herself as a timid person, but the thought of being around other experienced trainers brought about a strange sense of nervousness over her that she could not explain…

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Buizel looked at his trainer with a look of concern, though it’s expression quickly changed from concern to determination as scurried up on top of Penny’s head before leaping off and pushing her forward with all his might. And surely enough, she had been caught off guard and sent stumbling forward. She tried her best to regain her composure, but before she could manage it she had already bumped right into another body. she looked up at the girl quickly as she regained her footing. She seemed to be about Penny's age, her dark hair tied up and wearing a pair of glasses that made her look very studious.

[color=#50C878]“Ah!”[/color] Penny exclaimed in a panic, more than a little embarrassed. [color=#50C878]“I-I’m so sorry! I don’t- I didn’t mean to-“[/color]