[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/180510/4d2e25806ccc1767e5ee7eca07bb439b.png[/img][/center][hr][right][color=gray][b]Viridian Forest, Tokiwa Province[/b]
Outskirts of Viridian City[/color][/right][hr][indent][color=FF4DE1][b]"A gym battle, huh?"[/b][/color]

Truthfully, Netali did find it odd that the gym leader would be gone during a time like this. He—or she, for that matter—was probably just busy, but the breeder was quick to believe that a festival celebrating the Viridian Forest would be incomplete without the local gym leader. Certainly, such matters would be just like a musical concert without the conductor leading their orchestra. 

Still, at the same time, it probably wasn't Netali's place to judge the gym leader for whatever they could possibly be up to. A breeder and a gym leader both loved their Pokémon, but each had different duties. Just as the gym leader would probably make a poor fit for a breeder, the same was likely vice versa.

Gazing towards the forest ahead, Netali began to wonder about the rest of what Lochlan had said. He had wanted to travel to Pewter City to battle their gym leader, and suggested that they walk together to avoid getting lost. The issue, however, Netali knew, was the Pokémon. Bug, Poison and Flying types existed within the forest, which would be difficult for her Skiddo to deal with if they were to be troubled by wild Pokémon. Nevertheless, Netali could be quite the hotheaded breeder at times, choosing to refuse her worries the chance to stand in the way of being seen as a coward. It wasn't like they didn't have time to kill, anyway.

[color=FF4DE1][b]"Sure; I wouldn't mind sticking around for a bit longer. Just don't get lost in our dust, too!"[/b][/color] Netali jested, momentarily laughing at her own stupid joke, before returning her attention to Karin. [color=FF4DE1][b]"What about you, however?"[/b][/color][/indent]