[quote=@Smarty Jones] James walked around the area, his primary Pokèmon partner at his heels. They were exploring the different shops and whatnot in the area, as Vermont didn't really have too shops. Not like this state did, anyway. Sure, Vermont has it's perks, such as the fall foilage, which Riolu loved playing with the fallen leaves, but Vermont lacked what most states took for granted. "I always knew that Vermont was a small state, but I guess that I never realized exactly how small it really is." James chuckled to himself after he spoke. The man soon paused, realizing that Riolu wasn't closely following at his heels. "Riolu, where did you..." James started to ask where his Riolu went, and soon caught a glimpse of his Riolu disappearing into some bushes. "Riolu!" James called, letting out a frustrated sigh. His Pokèmon was easily distracted sometimes, and this was one of them. James started to follow Riolu, and he soon caught up to his Pokèmon. "Riolu!" The Pokèmon exclaimed, pointing at a woman that was smoking a cigarette. "Come on, Riolu. We just ate lunch at a restaurant. You can't possibly still be hungry. That, and I'd rather not second-hand smoke." James said. Riolu shook his head, and pointed to the woman again. While Riolu's aura abilities weren't fully developed, they were developed enough for him to read the woman's aura. Riolu could tell that something wasn't right. [/quote] Jessie Looked up and noticed a Riolu... She was not sure what to make of it and didn't know if it were friend or foe. Pidgeotto felt as if the Riolu was gonna attack her trainer and immediately launched a wing attack. Protecting Jessie... Jessie looked to then see a man walking closeby... [img]https://therhapsodyfamilyuniverse.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/1-3.jpg [/img] Jessie: *Putting out her light and Blowing the rest of the smoke away* Who the heck are you? Just passing by? You... lost? She didn't know if she could just lower her guard and be trusting of the young man who came within her reach. She was defensive towards alot of people as the last two years were considered to be a notifiable nightmare to her. It made her untrusting of people. But for some reason... She couldn't detect a hint of danger coming from the man. Her Arcanine came out and sniffed the scent coming from the guy and it was then where it Growled once then howled in realizing that the man was not a foe. Just another fellow trainer. The rest of her pokemon just sat and enjoyed the nice fresh air...