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Ezran noted each other gym leader that arrived after him, shooting a grin towards Malik as he felt the jostle to his shoulder and heard Minuet strum a brightly toned cord. [color=a187be][b]"Good to see you,"[/b][/color] he clapped a hand on the other man's shoulder, [color=a187be][b]"Nice to see that Isla can handle him."[/b][/color] He chuckled lightly as she spun away from the cameras to make her way towards them. Liam, Nordrin, and Henrietta were the next batch to show up and he gave each of them an amiable greeting as they approached. The crowd only continued to get more and more riled up with the dramatic entrance of their resident dragon trainer and he couldn't say he was surprised when Fiona let some of her own team show off a bit. He wasn't sure if he was grateful or not that his team tended to stay mostly on the ground, but the crowd certainly seemed to enjoy it. The Chairman couldn't say they weren't doing a great job making of a show of everything as he usually requested. 

As the chairman's assistant urged them into the locker room he followed Hestia's lead and pulled Minuet into her pokeball, much to her chagrin as it shuddered unhappily, before following the rest inside and making quick work of leaving his guitar in a safe place and preparing for the din that would be the inside of the stadium. He gave Zeke a thumbs up as the minor league leaders made their way to the seats on the side of the pitch. He was accustomed to large crowds at this point given both of his professions, and he looked forward to making this ceremony a big one, especially since they were missing both one of their own and the [i]champion.[/i] Whatever, they'd make do.

And make do they did. The crowds were as excited as he'd ever seen them and the challengers seemed determined. The hollers of Zeke's Loudred also seemed to inspire at least some of the number on the field. The ceremony reminded him of plenty of his shows, the noise levels were certainly the same, and he reveled in the screams and chants of the crowd as each of them were introduced. It was honestly a miracle they all hadn't gone deaf doing this each and every year. He couldn't wait to get back into the swing of things for the challenge season though. His team wasn't necessarily getting rusty but they were lazing around much more than he would like. Maybe the ceremony would remind them what they were meant to do.

Once they all gathered back together outside the field he freed Minuet from her pokeball once again. As she appeared in a flash of red light she crossed her arms and Ezran couldn't help but roll his eyes. [color=a187be][b]"Don't look at me like that. It wasn't even that long,"[/b][/color] he poked her shoulder as she let out an annoyed huff, [color=a187be][b]"You're just upset you missed the crowds."[/b][/color] The Toxtricity turned around and wandered away from the rest of them and he threw up his hands in exasperation as the Chairman walked out to join them. 

So even he didn't know where Victoria was, but if he thought it was fine then they didn't need to worry. Not yet anyway. He nodded in agreement with Nordrin in regards to keeping them updated. 

[color=a187be][b]"I am definitely not opposed to food and a drink,"[/b][/color] he jerked a thumb over his shoulder at Minuet who was still trying her level best to act upset, [color=a187be][b]"Maybe she'll lighten up along with the lot of you."[/b][/color] He turned his attention briefly to Nordrin, [color=a187be][b]"I trust your judgement."[/b][/color] He wasn't going to be picky as long as the food was decently good and knowing the chef it would be at least that.