[right][b][h3][color=ed1c24][i]Cyril Desrosiers[/i][/color][/h3][/b][/right][hr][hider=Important Information][quote][u][b]Location [/b][/u] Pureplain City [u][b]Interacting With [/b][/u] Professor Chloe, Kalmia, Rodger, ???([@PlatinumSkink]), Basil ([@hatakekuro]), Ryu ([@BlackMaiden]) [u][b]Current Team [/b][/u] Aster - Budew - Lvl 6 - [color=39b54a]Happy Little Fwees[/color] [u][b]Inventory [/b][/u] x1 Everstone x1 Potion x5 Pokeballs x1 Pokédex[/quote][/hider][hr] Retracting his arm, he continued to beam without a care in the world as he moved up his hand to Aster, who was wiggling on his head and gave the little guy some scriches. The little Pokémon trilled to himself as he rubbed up against the finger, Cyril giving him and the other trainer his undivided attention. Despite Rodger's response, his smile never faltered as he closed his eyes and tilted his head to the side slightly before lightly shrugging. [color=ed1c24]"Ah, well, fair is fair is fair is fair~,"[/color] he exclaimed with vigor as he continued to scratch his partner, moving on from Asters side to his belly. [color=ed1c24]"Wouldn't wanna make you stand your friend up! Aaaaaaaand I look forward to battling you too, as well as the rest of Jacque's and Kalmia's trainers,"[/color] as he went on to make his last statement, he utilized his other arm to point at the young man, his grin growing ever so wider as he did so. Of course before he decided to wait on the other duo, it seemed one of the eager Bibarels just burst out and gave his response! Well, he wasn't exactly eager or a Bibarel, but still! Pivoting his head to look over at Basil, Cyril merely gave a nod before toning down his smile to something softer, [color=ed1c24]"Alright, sounds good to me then; hope you'll take up the offer."[/color] With that said and done, though, he kind of expected Chloe to follow Basil out of the lab as well. [color=ed1c24]"But in any case, Rodger, we'll meet again for that battle; show me how much you've grown by then,"[/color] Cyril smirked, snapping his free hand as he pointed at the boy before pivoting around to the smaller lad, [color=ed1c24]"I'll meet you with (possibly) Chloe at the exit to Route 1 then!"[/color] Now, what was his strategy... [color=ed1c24]"I'm probably gonna get some supplies, maybe fight some other trainers, and possibly check out the trainer school; shot in the dark, we could just meet up there by chance,"[/color] Cyril giggled to himself before moving his other hand towards his head and gently grasped the wiggling Budew before swaddling the Pokémon in his arms. [color=ed1c24]"Buuuuuuut before I get going, there's one last thing I need to check at the lab, I'll catch up with ya later,"[/color] with that said, he made a light jog back towards the lab as he waved to the two other trainers behind him. One specific thought had crossed his mind for how Chloe could earn some cash, as well as the fact that she might of wasted her items getting here. Instead of bursting into the lab and throwing the door open so hard that it would look like it was ripping off the hinges, Cyril opted to open the door like a normal person would. Of course, the moment he opened is mouth he instantly shut himself up by covering it up with another hand. Honestly, as silly and impetuous as he was, he didn't want to ruin the moment that a new trainer had when getting their first partner... wait. Wait wait wait wait wait. Where did the kid come from? He wasn't here the last time he came in! Did he just sneak right past them or something? Wowzers, was he some kind of ninja?! Cyril almost looked ready to burst at the seams with questions, at least until he went to observe the reactions of the other three. Chloe appeared to be as cheerful as he first met her, Kalmia had this sort of impish smirk plastered on her face, and Jacques looked like a lost Lillipup while on his phone. Wait. Wait wait wait wait wait. Cyril blinked before an evil glint appeared in one of his eyes. He mentally chuckled to himself, bringing the little Budew up to is face, causing Aster to tilt his bud a bit. It was then where Cyril whispered something to the little Pokémon that caused him to sweat bullets, only to be reaffirmed by a thumbs up and smile from Cyril. After some contemplation, he gulped and sighed, seemingly sweating bullets with his own tiny huge smile as Cyril opened the door ever so slightly before approaching the group. [color=ed1c24]"Ah, sorry for interrupting, but there was something I forgot abo-,"[/color] as Cyril spoke up, he got closer to Jacques more than anyone else, rubbing the back of his neck while Budew wriggled around in his arms. Suddenly, the little Budew popped out, hopping towards the elite four member, unfurling his buds as he lurched forward and clasped onto it and pulling it out of his hand, [color=8dc73f]"Fweeeeeeeeee!"[/color] [color=ed1c24]"H-huh, Aster,"[/color] he suddenly exclaimed with a shocked expression, jaw slightly agape and eyes wide open as he stared at his partner. The confused Budew just stood there for a good second, shivering a bit before jumping from Jacques arms and scurrying outside, [color=ed1c24]"Ugh, sorry about that, I didn't think he would be so mischievous, I'll get your phone back."[/color] With that said and done Cyril followed suit, dashing towards the door and quickly slipping outside. While this probably looked a bit absurd to anyone looking, he really didn't care as he quickly opened the door before closing it behind him. And who was standing by the side of the door was none other than a shivering little Budew, phone held between its buds as it shivered with anticipation and giggled with some excitement before looking to the side and jumping back. He frowned, unsure of what to make of his partners reaction, especially after what happened inside. [color=ed1c24]"... Sorry, I probably made you a bit confused with that reaction,"[/color] the Budew saw that Cyril had a bit of a sullen face and a weaker smile. That and the apology to boot just made him confused, at least until the explanation, [color=ed1c24]"Had to try and throw em' off, shouldn't of freaked you out like that... good job."[/color] Aster perked up as Cyril bent over and scooped the little Pokémon up, grin becoming wider as Cyril gently took the phone from Aster and began tapping furiously at it with one hand. Looking at the contacts, Cyril began to sift through the range of numbers with a grin only a Liepard would have after completing a heist, scrolling up and down for a couple of seconds before placing Aster up on the perch known as his head before pulling out his Pokédex. Utilizing his other hand, he did some tapping on the device, switching between looking at the phone and the Pokédex as he tapped away at one and scrolled on the other before letting out a resounding sigh with a smug look to boot. Welp, ten more numbers added to the dex! [center][i]Cyril obtained the contact information of all the (current) Rival Trainers![/i][/center] Leaning on the side of the building, he looked towards the door, now lightly chuckling to himself as he popped the Pokédex back into his satchel before he went back to looking at Jacques "Hopefuls." Lesse, he was definitely not going to contact Chloe or Rodger for obvious reasons, but the rest were fair game since they were a mystery as far as he knew! Going through the list, he eyed a couple of the names near the top with a glint of curiosity before tapping a random name. Gods, he was going to either sound like the biggest moron if this went south, or- [i]*Click.*[/i] [hider=For those who want to listen on in]Well, they answered; showtime. [color=ed1c24]"Heya', hi, I'm one of the new trainers selected by Kalmia, Cyril, pleasure t'meetcha,"[/color] he cheerfully started up with whoever he was chatting with on the Pokédex. [color=ed1c24]"Oh, uh, sorry for disrupting ya' and your friend, it's just, this is really, reeaaally important! Wait, no, don't hang up, it involves Jacques and Kalmia!"[/color] ... Oh thank god, she didn't just hang up. He moved the Pokédex to around Aster's face, sighing to himself while the smaller Pokémon let out a small, confused [color=8dc73f]"Fwee"[/color] into the machine before Cyril pulled it back up. [color=ed1c24]"... well, Jacques said he had to head off now and requested that we contact one of the trainers he handpicked to battle with one of the new trainers that arrived!" "What, no, I'm not trying to trick you, I mean, he asked Rodger to come back over and he certainly followed up with it! You can even call him after this to ask." "...? What? That sounds like a pain to you? You did say you were with someone else, so why dontcha' ask them to call the dude and ask him about it!"[/color] Wait, crap, they said their friend was training at the moment! Cyril visibly cringed to himself before peering around and clearing his head. Alright, the way they sounded right now, how would he go about this all. Cyril pouted, brows furrowing for a moment as he pondered briefly to himself. Eh, well, shot in the dark. [color=ed1c24]"Huh, weird, I thought you would be a little more excited to test yourself; you both have traveled quite a bit, right?"[/color] Oh they're taking on gym leaders? Maybe he could hammer away at that point. [color=ed1c24]"Taking on the gym challenge huh? Despite how you sound, I'm betting you actually enjoy the challenge a bit." "Oh come on, no one just 'drags themselves' to do a gym challenge! I'm guessing you're either unsure about what you want to do [i]or[/i] you actually want to become a great trainer!"[/color] Mentioned they detest losing, so gym challenge and hates losing. [color=ed1c24]"Hate losing huh? Then there should be no issue accepting a request from Jacques then! You can not only show Jacques how much you've come along, buuuut you can win the challenged he's issued!"[/color] Huh, huh? Cyril inched out an even bigger smirk as Aster wriggled in his arms, trying to see what his partner was doing, only to be carefully displaced from his arms to his head. [color=ed1c24]"Huh, huh? Well if you don't want to accept this challenge, I guess it means you're just running from a loss." "Huh, huh? Well, think of it like this: if you refuse to accept the challenge, you didn't exactly win, you really just ran from a loss." "So if you do win the challenge, that means you didn't lose, right?"[/color] And with that, they brought up their own logic, causing Cyril to raise and eyebrow before a chuckle was elicited, [color=ed1c24]"Well, feel free to think what you want, I'm just one of the messengers trying to deliver on Jacques request, that's all~."[/color] And with that, silence ensued before a request of their own was made? Hmm... Well, if he had to lose to some capacity, then so be it! [color=ed1c24]"Hmm... I don't know about the Aerodactyl, buuuuuut I can get you some cake. It'll be my treat~." "Ah, that's what you mean! Then sure, it's a deal."[/color][/hider] Alright, looks like he did it. The moment he said that was when he heard some shuffling before the other trainer on the opposite end hung up. Once they did that, Cyril let out a sigh of relief as he gave Aster a gentle pat on the side, before his face darkened with a sharp smile creeping up the sides. Lets see, lets change the name of this folder to "♡♡Kalmia♡♡," and set his screensaver to a picture of Kalmia from the internet. Honestly, it wasn't the best quality, but whatever, it's a picture of her receiving her certification as a professor, so it should work. After that little bit, Cyril inched open the door, peering in to observe the situation. Once the newbie had finished basking in the moment with his partner and decided to do whatever he wanted after that was the prime moment Cyril would burst on in, with a huge smile on his face. [color=ed1c24]"Hey, you're another new trainer right? Sorry for that interruption from earlier, as well as the interruption now, but you've ordered a special serving known as a Pokémon battle~!"[/color] Cyril sounded incredibly hyped and his body language communicated that as well. He was all smiles as usual and still had a cheerful visage despite furrowing his brows, plus he was stretching both his arms out and pointing at the entire group. [color=ed1c24]"I'm Cyril, and I'm [i]not[/i] the trainer who will be dishing it out,[/color] he smile contorted into something more impish, more sinister as he eyed both Jacques and Kalmia. [color=ed1c24]"However, the one who'll be dishing it is one of Jacque's trainers!"[/color] ... ... ... [color=ed1c24]"Well I think they're one of his trainer's based on the list... also, they need to ride your Aerodactyl after this all Jacques, namely to get back to Rainrock,"[/color] he uttered somewhat absentmindedly in Jacques direction as Aster pointed his little bud towards the group. [color=ed1c24]"I also gotta' treat them to some cake as well... also, here's your phone back,"[/color] Cyril murmured to himself, going off on some peculiar tangent about pastries and such as he held out the hand that contained Jacque's phone.