[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/180510/4d2e25806ccc1767e5ee7eca07bb439b.png[/img][/center][hr][right][color=gray][b]Viridian Forest, Tokiwa Province[/b]
Festival Grounds[/color][/right][hr][indent]Raising her arms above her head, Netali stretched out her limbs to limber up. Behind Netali, a small goat with a grass pelt trailed her with a skip in its step.

It had been a long day, especially for Netali and her Skiddo. The two of them had rose early out of bed, even though the festival's grand opening was tomorrow. Still, if Netali was going to follow through with her parents' request in exchange for them allowing herself to go on a grand adventure, she needed to be an early bird to get the best spot within the festival grounds.

After some searching and [i]maybe[/i] a bit of pestering, Netali managed to secure a small place to advertise the Viermetz ranch. The stand wasn't spectacular by any means, but it was quaint and capable of being noticed by any spectators or festival goers.

All that mattered now was the advertising part, but there would be no one to advertise to until tomorrow.

Therefore, Netali chose to take a stroll through the nearby Viridian forest with her family's Skiddo. For a grass Pokémon, the forest could be seen as dangerous, especially with bug types like Beedrill or flying types such as Fearow flocking in great number. Even with such dangers lurking within the forest, Netali was adamant that her Skiddo could out run their opponents, or even outlast them.

[b][color=F5EB7D]"We should probably get some new friends before we battle the next gym, shouldn't we?"[/color][/b]

Hearing a male voice, Netali and her Skiddo were alerted to the presence of another trainer nearby. Honing in on the voice, Netali noticed a blonde-haired trainer in the process of feeding his Eevee a dried fruit treat. Rather than be caught staring, Netali stepped forward in the direction of the boy, eager to challenge him to a race. After all, it had been awhile since they had a good challenge over speed.

[color=FF4DE1][b]"You there!"[/b][/color] Netali called out, pointing at Lochlan. [color=FF4DE1][b]"I bet my Skiddo can outrun your Eevee to that tree and back! Care to take me up on that bet?"[/b][/color] The pink clothed girl continued, placing her hands on her hips. Netali's Skiddo followed with a guffaw, apparently just as confident as its trainer.[/indent]