[center][h1][color=ec008c]Alexandria "Alexis" Deva[/color][/h1][/center]

[@LuckyBlackCat][@Typical][@Zanavy][@Heckno12][@fer1323]

The walk from town to town was not as bad as Alexis had expected. She expected something a bit more rough. Dirt that would get on her outfit, mud that would stick on her shoes, etc. Instead, she got a very calm, mostly uneventful traveling experience that she would never have expected on any sort of pokemon journey. With the exception of Ty's encounter (followed by his near-infectious enthusiasm at catching a new pokemon), the wild pokemon seemed to keep to themselves. This could've likely been a stroke of luck on their end for not crossing into any territories, but still pretty lucky. 

Yuki certainly didn't mind the lack of action. After that gym battle, she rather this moment of relaxation in her trainer's arms. The pokeball was okay, but the outside was much more comforting. She also appreciated not having anything to do with the Timburr's battle with the Litleos. Every one of the pokemon involved knew how to whoop her before she blinked. Ah, but what did she care, this was a time to relax...

When they finally reached the city, it was quite a sight to behold. Plenty of different pokemon all around the place, interesting places to check out for possible practice areas and training grounds or otherwise neat little places for the more adventurous to look into. Alexis immediately took to someplace with a bed and bath. Basically, a place to take a few minutes to herself. Since the only distraction on the trip came from Ty catching that Litleo, her thoughts had been heavily focused on her post-gym victory behavior. She couldn't let that happen again, so in this little moment she mumbled to herself, 

"[color=ec008c]You're above them. You're above them. You have to be above them.[/color]"

A concerning thing to repeat to yourself in whispers, but one she felt was necessary. In her mind, appearances to others and yourself came first. If you want to become something big, you should believe yourself to be capable of it. It was unhealthy, but no one was there to tell her, and she wouldn't let anyone get close enough to do so...

Soon enough Alexis would go out on a walk. She needed to get an idea of where everything important was. As soon as she got to the shopping area, she heard an all-too-familiar voice shout out about a fellow trainer being in trouble. Judging by the way she said it, it wasn't "misunderstanding with the authorities" kind of trouble. Without even thinking, she began running towards the sound of Sophia's voice...

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[center][h1][color=39b54a]Deneb Astrologian[/color][/h1][/center]

Deneb had already gotten to Vareena Town by the time the others arrived. After winning the badge, there really was only one thing to do, and that was to move on to the next. His goal was nowhere near near completion, and when he had heard there was a pokemon contest hall in the town he had spend a bit of time seeing if it was profitable at all to invest time and effort into. He still didn't know much, but there was always time to decide later. 

Edea, on the other had was dead set on trying to convince or manipulate the boy into getting into the contest scene. The Maractus figured her music and dancing would be more appreciated by the crowds drawn there, but her training just so happened to be a child bearing a one-track mind. Said track being in a gold mine with precious gems stuffed in the walls outside the ore veins and a tree that grows money for leaves and fruits with coins as seeds for good measure. Ah, such an image should be comitted to a painting of sorts. Perhaps her trainer simply doesn't realize her artistic expertise! Surely if he did they would come to some sort of agreement where they would get the funds that he needs without her needing to get knocked out or having to suck the life out of others in the process. Such a pleasant thought...Which was immediately interrupted by the sound of shouting.

Both Deneb and Edea looked in the direction. A familiar girl was calling out for help. Deneb approached her out of curiosity...