Hana had been keeping an eye on Satomi, but she sat up straighter and looked up as a voice reached her. [color=cc5000]"So, is this the line-up to see the great and powerful Professor? If I didn't know any better, I'd say this was a peasant bus stop instead. Rather disappointing."[/color] The newcomer, dressed in black and orange with a candle-shaped Pokémon on her shoulder, sounded particularly disappointed in the research lab's exterior. Hana felt that she took her descriptions a little too far, but she herself would never say such things to a complete stranger.

[color=00aeef]"I would say 'rustic' is the most apt descriptor,"[/color] she began. [color=00aeef]"The Oak Research Laboratory is renowned across many regions, and is doubtless popular; perhaps renovating it might have had an impact on that popularity. Are you here for League registration as well?"[/color]

[color=cc5000]"That is a fair assumption,"[/color] Lilith confirmed. [color=cc5000]"I figure since I'm here completing research, I may as well take the chance to relieve some poor fools of their money and prizes to help assuage the spirits and provide them penance for their previous sufferings. Besides, my Pokemon could use some fun."[/color] Sia had taken the opportunity to ghost herself. She knew how Karen played this game, and she played her part well.

Hana blinked. It was the one giveaway that suggested the other girl's choice of words had surprised her. Because it absolutely had: she knew of no-one who spoke in such a grim and dour tone, not even the folk who came from the northern mountains where Ghost Pokémon lingered. And at the sight of her Pokémon - or more accurately, the lack thereof, as the shoulder-mounted candle was no longer visible - it soon became clear to her that this gloomy Trainer had a certain affinity, much as she did.

[color=00aeef]"I see."[/color] She got to her feet. [color=00aeef]"Perhaps some introductions wouldn't go amiss. I am Hana Tatsuyama, of the Sengun region's Kingdom of Platinos."[/color] She sketched a short bow of greeting, in the style of her people: bending from the waist, with her arms at her sides. Straightening up, she let her ponytail rest on one shoulder and indicated her own Pokémon. [color=00aeef]"And that is Satomi. If I may ask, who might you and your Pokémon be, and where are you from?"[/color]

The intro caught Lilith by surprise. [color=cc5000][i]Sengun? Do I know a Sengun? I don't think they have a league. At least not when I was doing my research....wait.... wait, wait, wait. Montfroza. The Ghost Mountain. That's where that is! Still a long way from here though...[/i]

"Reveal yourself, Sia,"[/color] the Unovan stated as her Candle Pokemon reappeared on her shoulder. 

Sia gave a bow in response, dipping its flame forward. [color=a187be]"Litwick!"[/color] she chimed.

[color=cc5000]"I go by Lilith, the Mistress of Lost Souls,"[/color] she informed Hana. [color=cc5000]"I am a child of Icirrus and have traveled here from Mistralton City in Unova to complete my thesis on the Ghost Pokemon of Kanto and how the aural energy of the continent was altered when their home was destroyed to make room for a radio tower, among other things. Sia here is my partner in that assigned task."[/color] The young Litwick gave a smile. [color=cc5000]"She is a good ally, as her light keeps me going in those long hours, even if she requires a bit of life force to do so."[/color]

Lilith and Sia. Hana committed the names to memory, matching them to both face and voice. She chose to bypass the comment about the Litwick needing to siphon life energy from Lilith, though. That was a less than proper subject to discuss so openly, she thought. [color=00aeef]"I see. I am here for the Indigo League, but also to act as an ambassador for Sengun if it is required of me. Shall we wait and see if there are others coming to register before going inside?"[/color]

[color=cc5000]"Hmmm, I suppose,"[/color] Lilith agreed. [color=cc5000]"Although hopefully we aren't kept waiting for too long. The sun is rather bright here in Pallet. I don't care for it."[/color]