If Phenac City could be described in one word, serene came to mind. Sonja could feel her woes and worries melt away upon taking in the whiote stone streets and lazy, cool streams running through the admittedly small town. Whoever had named it a city had perhaps been overly enthusiastic, but Phenac was a stark contrast to the arid, desolate desert it sat in. She could see now why Orre was so sparsely populated with its mostly barren landscapes. Out on the terrace of a quaint, cafe, Sonja sat and sketched the town square from memory while Missy picked the remains of a decorative cake. The silky angel food cake with droplets of rich chocolate had been a delight, one Missy adored. Sonja had to put away Missy's silk floral pattern scarf just to keep it from being ruined in the little Salandit's assault of their morning tea's desert. Missy's tail wagged happily as she snapped up the chocolate droplets. She deserved a little taste of decadence after the miserable time they spent just getting to Phenac City, and Sonja was happy to provide. 

Sonja had to admit it was nice to get back into their pre-battle routine. Next a quick stop at the Poke-center to have Missy checked out, then to see what this so called Pre-Gym had to offer. After paying the bill, Sonja made the journey with a lazing Missy draped over her shoulder. She gave her a scratch under the chin and was awarded a cross between a hiss and a purr. 

"I hope the trainers here provide something of a challenge, else we'll both get fat." 

Missy gave Sonja a half-hearted glare to which Sonja giggled at. Phenac's Poke-center looked rather rustic on the inside, and the cool air was a welcome change from the heat blazing down on them from morning sun. Walking up to the counter, she rang the bell and greeted the nurse on shift.

"Yes! I'd like a routine checkup done on my Salandit here." Missy, knowing the drill crawled down her arm and onto the counter, ready for what came next.