[center][h1][color=F27357][i]Nils[/i][/color][/h1][/center]

Grand Glory City... the name really did it justice. 

It wasn't as if Nils had been confined to Frostford or anything, but he hadn't had much reason to leave it before. And the few towns he'd passed through on the way to get where he was now hadn't even come close to Grand Glory City in scale or population. The huge buildings, the lights and reflective glass panels everywhere, the sheer amount of sounds and smells... it was pretty amazing, if not a little overwhelming. 

Nils took some time to appreciate everything as he gradually made his way to the League headquarters. Even though impressed with the city, Nils knew how not to act like an annoying tourist. His own pace could easily be described as moseying, but he stayed out of the way of faster paced locals going about their early hours business, moved swiftly himself past the most congested areas before slowing back down, and generally only struck up brief conversations with people that looked like they were receptive to it. Or, more often, those that looked like they were qwilfish out of water. He got to see a lot of pokemon that he never had before too, many completely unafraid of humans and willing to endure some pets (though quickly looked for another target when Nils didn't seem inclined to share any food with them). 

That was already a pretty exciting part of the morning, a teaser perhaps for what was to come. So by the time Nils arrived at Evig's Pokemon League headquarters, only a little after the hour, he was in a fairly good mood and looking forward to kicking things off for real. If he had a tail it would have been lazily wagging, but as he was no dachsbun or rockruff instead his mood showed in the easy smile on his face and the small sparkle in his eyes.

[color=F27357]"Hey hey~"[/color] he greeted to the various people as he entered, as quite the crowd had already formed. Just at first glance there were prospective trainers both tall and small, boys and girls, older and younger. Even foreigners speaking a totally different language! 

He wondered where the orange haired girl might be from and took in the remarkable decor (could it even be called decor at this point?) until he noticed a receptionist waving him over from the corner of his eye. Ah right, they probably wanted a head count of who all had actually shown up out of those approved to take part in the league challenge and it wasn't hard to guess that Nils, a recently arrived pokemon-less youth, was here for said challenge.

Nils went over and checked in, speaking his name to the staff member, and then ambled over to where the majority of people were waiting. He chose to stand, hands stuffed into both of his pockets, rocking slightly back and forth on his heels. He had to wonder just how many more participants there would be, and if they would be expected to compete or work together. Maybe both? Probably both. Either way, it definitely sounded fun.

While he looked over the lobby and those waiting in it curiously, Nils met eyes with another boy about half a head taller than him that looked like he'd almost just woken up based on his rumpled outfit. Nils had missed the guy's dynamic entrance, but he smiled back and casually answered the question posed.

[color=F27357]"Sure am. Well, maybe not specifically [i]for[/i] the professor,"[/color] he said. His correction was light, clearly not meant to be taken seriously.

Maybe he should have been a little more excited to meet a renowned researcher, but he was here less for Professor Kapoc and more for what the professor was going to give him... a pokedex, and more importantly, a pokemon. Nils had a passing thought that he should probably make sure to show some proper gratitude once he received them, at least.

[color=F27357]"I'd guess we all are here for the same reason,"[/color] he said next. He looked from the stretched out teen he was talking to, to the rest of the room's occupants, his voice not loud but still carrying as he went on, more or less addressing all those he expected to be future friends and rivals. [color=F27357]"It's pretty neat to see so many people from all over gathered up in the same place, huh?"[/color]