A little yelp escape from Samantha as she was pulled into the room by a young woman wearing dirty wrinkled clothing; apparently she was the source of the stench because somehow the smell managed to intensify even more when she came closer. Cupping both hands over her nose and mouth Samantha stared transfixed as the girl screamed in her face, even as she wondered if she was going to need to change her shirt once this crazy person let go of her.

[color=f49ac2]“O-oh, you’re a reporter? That’s… great!”[/color]

Unnoticed by either girl Terry wandered over to Rebecca and began to sniff around her feet in curiosity, something he very much seemed to regret as he immediately began spluttering and coughing before bounding away to hide under the food table.

Nodding along as Rebecca went into her introduction Samantha did her best to breathe through her mouth as she just tried to keep up with all the information. [color=f49ac2]“Oh, so you’re from Hoenn? I’ve never been there. You’re on TV? Sorry, I’ve never heard of that show.”[/color] All the while she tried to back away from the self-described journalist without making it too obvious that she was doing so.

As Rebecca stopped to finally catch her breathe something she had said in the middle of her spiel caught Samantha’s attention. Something that was enough to make her lower her hands from over her nose and mouth and even make her step voluntarily forward till she was standing in front of the reporter again. [color=f49ac2]“Wait, did you say you [i]hit[/i] your Pokémon? Why would you do that, what’s the matter with you?”[/color]

Before she got an answer they were all interrupted by the TV. It suddenly blared to life to show the face of Professor Oak, who then began to deliver a message similar to the one which had enticed Samantha towards entering the lottery in the first place; adventures, journeying, seeing the world and gaining a new perspective on life. All of that good stuff.

But first, it seemed they would have a job to do.

Feeling her new Pokedex vibrate in her pocket Samantha turned back to the stink monster and pointed a finger at her dramatically. [color=f49ac2]“I’m not done with you yet.”[/color] She reached into her pocket and retrieved the device, opening the new message to see what their first job was. [color=f49ac2]“Viridian Forest?”[/color]