[center][h2][u][b][color=red]AXL HAWTHORNE[/color][/b][/u][/h2][center][indent][indent][indent][indent][indent][indent][hr][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent]  [b]> > > Pureplain City, Isson < < <[/b]
[sub]Interacting with: [@PlatinumSkink][@Gardevoiran][@Dusksong][@Old Amsterdam][/sub]
[hider=Items]500p
[b]>Potion 1x[/b][/hider]
[hider=Current Team][color=red]"About to get my FIRST Pokemon."[/color][/hider][/center][indent][indent][indent][indent][indent][indent][hr][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/center]
Axl was understandably peeved as he ran out the door of his house. He’d been so excited the night before that he could hardly sleep. So, when he finally got to bed he’d obviously worried about not waking up, which was never a problem as he set multiple alarm. However, somehow, they’d mysteriously been shut off. He wondered who that could have been! [color=red][i]Sometimes you make it so hard to love you, mom![/i][/color] he mentally shouted, his emotions taking over his thoughts as he ran. 

His mother had been resistant to the very notion of him going off on his own for a long time now. It was the reason it’s taken so long for him to finally get to a point where he could even though Professor Kalmia had first offered him the chance to receive a Pokedex and pokemon a while ago. He got why she would be worried or scared. If it wasn’t the previous gang/team war, then it was his dad leaving. But Axl was more than capable of taking care of himself and ready too! Besides, it wasn’t like [i]he[/i] wasn’t going to come back to see his mom someday. Even if, for some reason, he didn’t want to, there was a gym in Pureplain City! He knew now was too early to challenge it, so he’d have to come back. He was bold, but he wasn’t stupid. 

[h3]A few moments later![/h3]

Axl rushed into Professor Kalmia’s lab, bursting through the door like a bat out of hell. He huffed as he was finally able to stop running, hunched over with his hands on her knees. [color=red]”I’m… Not…”[/color] he paused for a moment to actually catch his breath before standing up straight. [color=red]”I’m not too late right Professor?”[/color] 

The young man smiled nervously as he hoped he was still good to go, until he saw the others in the room. Three kids, presumably trainers like himself beginning their journey… AND POKEMON! [color=red]”Woah! Guess I’m not the only one getting off to a bit of a late start!”[/color] He couldn’t say he wasn’t a little excited to not be the only one there. And yes, the pokemon only served to fuel that excitement. [color=red]”Oh yeah! I’m Axl. Nice to meet you all.”[/color] He added as he looked over each of the other trainers once more and waved a bit. He was personable if nothing else could be told about him from a first glance. 

Still, he was there for a reason, and he hadn’t forgotten what it was. This was evident as he turned back to face Professor Kalmia almost immediately after his introduction. [color=red]So, professor?”[/color] He asked, a bit more coyly, hoping there was still a chance for him to receive a pokedex and his very first pokemon.