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Considering Skoll's speed, it wasn't long until the town came into view. A quaint, cheery town, flowers of every colour lining streets and overflowing from cottage window ledges, perfuming the air. Tiny little Flabebes hopped around, giggling and playing, while Hoppips and Cottonees drifted overhead on the breeze, weaving around trees on either side of the paths. Vareena simply brimmed with life.

[color=28eb69]"Well, here we are,"[/color] Ramie announced, peering down the main street through bright green hair that whipped at her face. [color=28eb69]"I take it you'll want to stop by the Pokemon centre to rest up. Our Pokemon will need it, after that."[/color] Potions helped, but the machine would heal any remaining wounds and fatigue. She gestured down a path leading off of the main one. [color=28eb69]"It's just this way."[/color]

Oscar nods and steers Skoll down the path and soon enough, they come across the pokecenter. [color=green]” I assume you live here? Was that pokemon attack normal around these parts? And have you heard any other such stories? And what of team noble?
” [/color] Oscar plans to gather more varied stories and info about team noble and their endeavours as well as other worrying issues.

In response to Oscar's first question, Ramie nodded. [color=28eb69]"Yep, Vareena's a good place for contest tailors."[/color] At his second, her sunny smile dimmed. [color=28eb69]"Attack? I heard on the news about an attack near Mesalon... It isn't often something like that happens, this area's usually pretty quiet and friendly."[/color]

As Oscar mentioned Team Noble, Ramie became pensive. [color=28eb69]"As for Team Noble... Well there are rumours, and reports of kidnappings, but nobody knows why. League challengers, from what I've heard. Apparently the league's been having to increase its security."[/color] She thought back to the stories she'd heard, ones that often contradicted each other. Word even had it that a coordinator around here had had some kind of run in. Yet there hadn't seemed to be any outright attacks linked to Team Noble, not until now.

[color=28eb69]"This attack..."[color=28eb69] She gave a little frown of concern. [color=28eb69]"You weren't affected, were you? If I'm prying too much, I apologise."[/color]

Oscar gives a slight smile to Ramie and gives off Skoll before helping Ramie off of him too. [color=green]"I wasn’t affected directly. Key word: Directly. There are friends that were affected."[/color] Oscar then adopts a sombre face as he recalls Skoll. [color=green]"Thou I have made my mind up to get as strong as I can while learning about them and their actions to learn their plans"[/color] 

Ramie's frown deepened as she headed into the Pokemon centre alongside Oscar. [color=28eb69]"Your friends, are they ok?"[/color] She couldn't blame Oscar for wanting to look into the matter himself, but did he know what he was dealing with? From the looks of it, nobody knew much about Team Noble at all.

Ahead of them, a hyped up girl stood by the desk, bubbling about how it had been a close call but she'd finally gotten the Bloom Badge. Ramie looked from her to Oscar. [color=28eb69]"If you want to get stronger, battling the gym leader will certainly help,"[/color] she told him. [color=28eb69]"And speaking of the gym leaders, here's hoping they can deal with all this - but what a position some will have found themselves in."[/color] Someone like Saki, skilled as she was, shouldn't have to be involved.

[color=green]”They are fine mostly thou one of them is tiring and stressing herself needlessly and constantly. I worried about her. I even meant and promised to be here with her but I came here early to have time to myself and have time to think myself and center myself while give myself a direction.”[/color]

Oscar gives a faint smile as he looks at the hyped girl doing her personal self victory celebration and thinks back to his first gym battle. [color=green]”Well, I have earned my first badge recently and it was a good battle experience and more. I think I will be able to win this one with minimal to medium difficulty depending on typing“[/color]

Oscar looks inside himself for a moment. Can he help or succeed where others , even the gym leaders, are failing and struggling? Can he be the person that will be vanguard of this region and prevent any more suffering? 

At Oscar's mention of his friend, Ramie sighed. [color=28eb69]"I've seen that sometimes. Trainers and coordinators stressing themselves trying to be the best. Is it something like that? If you're ok talking about it, that is..."[/color] She fell silent, glancing at the desk.

The girl at the counter thanked the nurse and practically danced away. As Ramie headed over to get her Pokemon healed, she shifted to the brighter subject. [color=28eb69]"Congratulations on the badge though! As for typing, like I said before it does help, but people say strategy is the most important thing."[/color]

[color=green]”It is okay. Don’t worry. It seems like she doesn’t like the thought of failure or being second best to anyone. At least to me.”[/color] Oscar lets Ramie heal her pokemon and thank the nurse before asking the nurse to heal his own. He thinks back to his letter and how Sophie is doing and if she won her gym battle.

Oscar snaps out his brooding and smiles at Ramie. [color=green]”Well, maybe practicing with some of the gym trainees or for a local contest can give me some ideas for strategies. I think I will use Skoll for the gym and contest but may need some help on attire. Can you help with that ”[/color]

Taking back her Pokemon, Ramie waited for Oscar to heal his own. [color=28eb69]“If you ask me,”[/color] she replied, [color=28eb69]“it’s sad how some people take competition too seriously. But anyway.”[/color] She returned Oscar’s smile. [color=28eb69]“I work at Twineedle Tailors, just along this street. It’s my day off, but I could take you there when you’re ready, so you can put in a request.”[/color]

Oscar joins Ramie with his healed pokemon and says with a sheepish smile.
[color=green]”Please can you take me there? Also how much would a request cost normally? I am not exactly swimming in money currently.”[/color]

[color=28eb69]"Well, it depends what kind of outfit you want,"[/color] Ramie explained as she led Oscar outside, [color=28eb69]"but considering how you helped back there, I'm sure you could get a discount!"[/color]