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[color=teal][b]Kaleo Sima[/b][/color] || [color=teal][b]10[/b][/color] || [color=teal][b]Lo Town[/b][/color] || [color=teal][b]None[/b][/color] || [color=teal][b]Robin[/b][/color][/center]

[color=red][b]"Yeah, you're like the spitting image of Mister Alto. So you gotta be his kid or something, right?"[/b][/color] The preteen questioned while fixing his black knee and elbow pads. Kaleo could only stare at his new...friend? Yeah, friend; anyone that knew his father had to be his friend. And the fact that he personally knew Alto fascinated the boy. Only hearing stories from his grandfather, who could blame him for being so interested?

Kaleo paused for a moment to think about the question before giving a hesitant nod, in which Robin 'whoop'ed and grabbed the younger's shoulders, shakig him wildly.
[color=red][b]"Ha! I knew it!"[/b][/color] He shouted, receiving a few confused glances from parents and children. [color=red][b]"And since I'm basically Mister Alto's apprentice, I'll gladly let you be MY apprentice! What do you say? Hm? Hm?!"[/b][/color] When did the conversation get to this?

Fortunately, Kaleo didn't have enough time to respond as the teacher had arrived, taking a seat right in front of the makeshift semicircle. He had recognized the man's face from somewhere, but he couldn't put his finger on it. Robin on the other hand, still a bit salty that he lost Kaleo's attention, stuck his tongue out at Ken before he started speaking.

The two listened quietly to the man as he spoke, with Kaleo taking in every work with a never ending stone face and Robin remaining abnormally quiet for the sake of the other kids. Kaleo knew that the pokemon he would be getting at the Sanctuary would be his best friend, but getting a pokemon came with the struggles of communication. Kaleo had already been through it firsthand with Hana, but his grandfather was always there to fill in the communication gaps until they got to know each other better. He was going to have to work with his first, no, all of his pokemon to truly understand what he wants to do when he gets older.

It was reassuring to hear Ken went through similar problems that he's worrying about currently. It gave him some kind of hope that everything would be alright in the end. The man went on to talk about how pokemon must be treated correctly, a speech that he received almost everyday after he turned in his application.

Kaleo tried not to ask any questions, as he wasn't in the mood for have strangers stare at him. Robin, on the other hand, took a spot right next to Ken and asked a few questions here and there as if not to totally hog the man of his time. Most of Kaleo's questions were answered fortunately by other kids and Robin, but there was one question in particular that caught both Kaleo and Robin by surprise. It was asked by a kid who had tons of family with them in comparison to the other two who were there on their own; well, Kaleo had a pokemon, although it wasn't his. Where to go once one's got their first pokemon? The question that promoted the class.

The obvious answer for most people would be to just head to Saffron, much like Ken had said...or at least what Kaleo thought he was going to say. As the man opened up his jacket, Kaleo took a gamble and moved next to Robin, who was also staring intently at the polished badges. And while it was impressive, everyone knew that he was missing one badge in which they received a guilty smile.

[color=#00aeef][b]"Not many people know but I got into the Pokemon league through the Pokemon exam. These I got for fun but I never got the Marsh Badge. Sabrina is a master of the Psychic Pokemon and I never could find the right Pokemon to beat that damned Kadabra of hers. Then I got old and badges just didn't seem that important anymore. I've heard rumours of a cave just a little way north into the mountains. In there is a pack of Pokemon that might just give you the strength that you can leave Saffron with more than just a Pokegear! That's all I'm saying."[/b][/color]

Kaleo lowered his head in thought before he hesitantly reached out and tapped Ken's arm to get his attention. Once he did so, Kaleo began writing in his notepad before handing it to the man.

[color=teal][b]"Mister Adams, is it possible for me to be a good pokemon trainer even though I can't talk to them? If I get to the cave, do you think I would have a chance at catching anything?"[/b][/color] The note said, as Kaleo was now looking down at the ground.