[Center][h2][u]The SlakKing of Phenac![/u][/h2]
[h3][i] Phenac City
[sub]Interacting With: [@LukasVolkov] [@Chev][/sub][/i][/h3]
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The giggling was enough to keep Noel grinning, his little bit of humor getting through to her enough to keep him in a positive mood. Usually he didn't get this chatty with foreigners, but she approached him, forcing his hand somewhat. She seemed decent, if not blazingly competitive. That spirit was enough to topple over any aspirations Noel currently had, which were... Practically none. It was a bit of a situation, wasn't it? Compared to the motivation she had to be a trainer, he wasn't even in the same ball park. One of the ideas for his trip was to find something to invest in, and though battling had been a part of his life for years, it wasn't something that appealed to him on a dedicated level. When could he find himself the motivation to dedicate himself? Eh... He'd put that thought to the side, for now. It felt out of reach, and stressed him just putting it to mind. 

He nodded along to her offer to get going, Figuring wasting daylight wasn't for the best. "You've got it. The walk isn't far, thankfully." He responded, taking lead as he made his way for the door. His eyes squinting at the bright sun in the sky, his body wanted to cease just to keep him from going back into the heat, but Noel pushed himself forward anyways. How could he already be getting this tired? It made him worry about his trip; If he couldn't wander around town without getting sleepy, then the road would be dangerous. Especially alone, considering the fact that a lot of places in Orre were more shady than not, especially while traversing between locations. Wander into the wrong place at the wrong time, or be found while napping... Plenty of people wouldn't mind robbing you blind. This stress was, ironically enough, making him even more tired. Legitimately a pain.

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Noel hadn't been paying attention behind him, but the hiss from Sonja's Pokemon caused him to glance back with uncertainty as to what was going on; Noting the someone else seemed to be not far behind them, and this 'Missy' didn't take much of a liking to him at all. A bead of sweat went down Noel's face as he stared on at the scene, witnessing Sonja lecture the little menace. "She really sees everything as a challenge..." He openly noted, in a deadpan tone. Really, such a violent Pokemon seemed dangerous to him, but maybe it suited a battler like Sonja better. They seemed to get along well enough, yeah? Perhaps she was just bad with strangers. That being said, maybe she held grudges against people she came across, and would be even angrier. 

In response to the tension set by Missy, Snooze let out a drawn-out yawn. Either due to wanting the other Pokemon to relax, or to state it's lack of care about what developed from the situation, particularly Missy's snappyness. Probably the latter, as it turned in Noel's arms, snuggling into his chest comfortably, as if it'd just told everyone else to sod off and let it rest.  

"I feel ya, little guy." Noel commented, the yawn ending up being contagious as Noel also yawned, blinking away the urge to fall asleep. This encounter kept him curious enough to not fall asleep on the spot, at least for the moment. "You're another unfamiliar face," He called out to the guy casually, the prospect of not one, but two new folks in Phenac, made this a little more interesting. Was he a battler, like Sonja? He seemed to be heading to the Pre-Gym too, though Noel had times where he assumed too much about a person. His Larvitar was a Pokemon Noel was actually familiar with; and the sight of it tagging along in his backpack was actually... Kind of cute. Why didn't Noel think of that? Once he was on the road, maybe that'd be a great way of keeping Snooze outside his bag. Though, he remembered his bag being quite full before, so maybe the little fella wouldn't even fit in the bag...

"Phenac seems to have all sorts of visitors today. You looking to scope things out in the Pre-Gym, too?"