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

[quote=]“Sure, I get that. Wanna get started right away, huh?”[/quote]

[color=F27357]"You could say that,"[/color] Nils agreed. He wasn't champing at the bit, exactly, but he was excited. And as far as he was concerned this had been a long time coming.

As yet more people filed in, Nils took a few moments just to at least pass his eyes over them, registering his fellow participants as familiar faces for later. He reserved his first impressions for later too, although they were definitely starting to form for some people. He took note of what they all had in common, and then turned his attention back to the few in front of him now that a girl, recently arrived, had come over to talk.

She introduced herself as Faye, one more name to match to a face. Nils hadn't had the opportunity to overhear everyone's names yet (though he had caught a few already), but he figured that would come in due time. For now he was happy to chat with Faye, the friendly older boy, and anyone else while they waited, leaving the other corners of the room to themselves. Although he did find it funny that the two people that had most seemed to want to be left to their own had attracted people to them nonetheless.

[color=F27357]"Vermillion... hm."[/color] Nils attempted to place the city on a mental world map. Other regions seemed far away, and if any smaller town had been mentioned Nils wasn't sure he'd know where or what it was. That being said, the mention of ships still helped him picture Vermillion City. [color=F27357]"Oh, that's where that famous cruise ship docks, right?"[/color]

He looked at those around him as though he could confirm the answer on their faces, rather than just wait for a confirmation from the Vermillion local himself. After that, it was probably his own turn to carry on the small talk.

[color=F27357]"My name is Nils,"[/color] he told his conversation partners. He smiled and seemed to take a moment to pick his next words before he added with a nod, [color=F27357]"I'm from up north, only a couple of towns away. Somehow seems farther, though..."[/color]

Descending to flatter land and heading to the coast was almost like crossing into a totally new country after all, especially when winter had passed and the only place still frozen up was Frostford, as usual. And it had been a bit of a walk. Though he didn't name his hometown, it was probably easy for other Evig natives to guess based on Nils' warm and cozy looking clothes. 

With the floor open, Nils pulled one hand out of his pocket to gesture passing off a microphone to those closest, miming holding it out to Faye, the beanie wearing girl, or the green-haired youngster. He also listened with genuine curiosity for where others might be from. If the draw of Evig's new league was so great that it could pull in a lot of foreign trainers, that had to mean it was really something special.

Speaking of foreign trainers, at least one of them was really enthusiastic, even more so than Evig natives.

[color=F27357]"I think you might be the most eager of us to get started,"[/color] Nils laughed. The guy, who then introduced himself as David, was acting like a puppy despite how big he was. 

As for the question, Nils tipped his head slightly. Honestly he hadn't really planned anything out ahead of time, least of all a route to take once leaving Grand Glory City. There were really only two initial options, Route 1 or 4, but after that? He figured he'd just go where his whims led him. There were places in Evig he'd always been curious about, and there wouldn't likely be a better time for sight seeing. He could get stronger anywhere, really.

And as for the offer... having traveling buddies did sound like it could be nice. And given David seemed a little scatter brained (though maybe he was just more of a night noctowl instead of an early pidgey), being in a group would probably benefit the guy.

[color=F27357]"Wouldn't want a newbie to the region to go and get themselves lost, right?"[/color] Nils told David, his smile turning more into a small grin of his own. His response wasn't an explicit acceptance, but Nils was certainly open to the idea.


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