[@CitrusArms]

[color=lightgreen]"Wow! You look quite majestic, sir Rapier,"[/color] Toshi greeted the large Staraptor that was looking at them from above.
Toshi looked at Regan with an open smile as she listened to her be confused about pokemon coordinators. His friendly grin only widening as Regan tried to guess what it was about only got bigger from amusement.
[color=lightgreen]"Sort of, yes. But it's more than that. Being a pokemon coordinator is hard - you have to be in complete sync with your partners, body, mind, and soul alike. So it's like pokemon battling, but without anyone getting hurt. Plus it is really beautiful, seeing the bond between pokemon and their trainers, and the amount of fine practice it takes to coordinate a spectacle,"[/color] Toshi explained while stroking Toto's back.
[color=lightgreen]"If I can't get Mantine to co-operate with me, I have no hope of ever becoming a pokemon coordinator, though..."[/color] the leaf haired boy sighed, glancing back at the Mantine that was currently flailing around in the fountain.
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[@Salenea]
Lorie's mood instantly darkened when Sarah mentioned that public transportation required a pokedex for it to be free. It felt like Sarah was rubbing the fact to her face, although a part of Lorie knew that this wasn't the woman's intention. Being social was hard, and picking up on social cues was even harder. And the travel distance being long enough to take the better part of a day really didn't help. Then again... Did she really have much better things to do?
[color=#bd0087]"I'm fine walking,"[/color] Lorie stated as they began making their way. After all, if she ever got tired she had her Scolipede to ride on. She was actually how Lorie made most her travels across routes. The female bug/poison pokemon was large, sturdy and above all, very fast. The perfect travel companion for Lorie and Sneasel.
The newly introduced - and quite frankly unlikely - pair made their way to the direction of their destination on foot. Sneasel followed loosely behind, sometimes straying off to explore bushes or things that could have something valuable in them. The silence between the women was growing kind of strained, as neither of them seemed to be the overtly chatty type. After a brief walk the city scenery changed to wilderness, although there was still a clear road to follow.