[@Lunarlord34][@Zapdos][@Sanguine Rose][@baraquiel][@Joshua Tamashii][@Gremlin][@Shazamrock][@Crimson Flame][@Zarkun][@Xaltwind][@Crusader Lord][@CitrusArms] While the kids interacted and made small talk in the lobby the sound of clacking of high heels against the slate flooring could be heard within earshot as someone approached them, a woman with vibrant ginger hair and bright amber eyes. She had an air of professionalism and authority about her, someone that could get things done while also having a casual, yet friendly air if her attire was anything to go by. The outfit gave off the vibes of a casual CEO, someone that valued their comfort though did not want to sacrifice their own personal style. However, anyone in Evig would recognize this woman as one of the war heroes of the region during the Cipher Crisis that fought beside Adriane Brand: Evelyn Beck. [hider=Director Beck] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d0/58/e9/d058e947b6b5588310c24d755e827bb8.jpg[/img] [/hider] [color=f7941d]"Hello there, looks like everyone has arrived on time."[/color] Her eyes scanned each child, the corners of her mouth pointed upwards in a warm smile. [color=f7941d]"My name is Evelyn Beck, I am the director of the Evig Pokemon League. Now, I know it could get confusing with there being two Evelyns so for the sake of clarity please refer to me as Director Beck. As acting director of the Evig Pokemon League, I would love to extend my heartfelt congratulations to every single one of you for being selected to receive your Pokedex and scour the region fill in each entry. You are doing Evig an important service in surveying the region's population of Pokemon as Professor Kapoc's aides."[/color] [color=f7941d]"However, as the director of this region's Pokemon League I would be remiss to not also mention my hope that some of you will also take on the gym challenge as well though I can imagine that some of you are here for that exact reason,"[/color] said the director, the tone of her smile shifted from warm to amused at the fact that she had to promote the league lest it would be overtaken by the excitement of the moment. The director clapped her hands together as if to punctuate the end of a thought. [color=f7941d]"Now, I'm sure all of you are excited to get your Pokedex and your starters if you didn't already come here with a partner Pokemon already, so I won't keep you waiting. Please follow me.[/color] The group of children and near young adults were led through the ground floor of the lobby. The air was charged with anticipation for what was to come next. It was going to be one of the key moments of their lives; receiving their starter Pokemon and Pokedex and being set off into the world to carve their own way into the region's history. But before that they would meet the good professor, the man that selected them to be one to carry out the survey of the region's Pokemon though they knew little of him save for the fact that he was one of Adriane and Direction Beck's comrades during the Cipher Crisis. Surely, Professor Kapoc carried the same warmth and grace as their gracious host. They arrived outside a pair of sliding glass doors that opened when the director placed a key card to a card reader and inside was what looked like the standard, stereotypical sterile lab with white and metallic surfaces and strange devices that not a single one of the could would recognize. [color=f7941d]"Professor Kapoc? Hello?"[/color] The group of hopefuls continued to be led by the lab until they found a man with disheveled, long black hair pulled back into a pony tail slumped over his desk face first with a mug on its sides spilling the dark contents onto the white surface of the desk. They could tell it was the professor because he wore a long white jacket like every professor. [color=f7941d]"Oh my god did he finally work himself to death?"[/color] The director walked over to the professor and shook him by the shoulder gently. [color=f7941d]"Professor Kapoc..."[/color] In response, the professor snored loudly. The ginger frowned, her brow furrowed in frustration as she shook him hard. [color=f7941d]"Cedric the trainers are here!"[/color] The professor jolted up with a start, making a sort of noise like [i][b]SNRK[/b][/i] as he looked around the room in a panic. The man had red, sleep deprived eyes or at least eye as half of his face was hidden by long bangs. His face was scruffy with facial hair though if one were to look past the deep bags of sleep under his eyes and that he really should shave, he looked quite young to be a Pokemon Professor. However, this was without a doubt Professor Kapoc, the leading Pokemon researcher in Evig and war hero. [hider=Professor Kapoc] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c2/f1/cd/c2f1cd486b0f92a840cde061ea5e7608.jpg[/img] Just imagine him with red eyes. [/hider] As his dazed eyes focused on the director, a scowl formed on his face. [color=ed1c24]God dammit, you didn't have to shout.[/color] He cracked a kink in his neck as he picked up the spilled mug and grabbed a very stained rag to sop up the mess he made. The director pinched the bridge of her nose as if she was trying to fight a migraine and asked, [color=f7941d]"Cedric, when did you last sleep?"[/color] [color=ed1c24]"Tuesday."[/color] He went to a coffee machine on a counter nearby to refill his mug. [color=f7941d]"But it's Monday."[/color] [color=ed1c24]"Exactly."[/color] An exasperated sigh escaped her lips. [color=f7941d]"Dammit Cedric... The kids are here, so could you get yourself somewhat together?"[/color] Professor Kapoc scanned over the kids with tired red eyes with a look of calm, unbothered by the literal dozen of trainer hopefuls crowding his lab. [color=ed1c24]"Oh... Right, the brats."[/color] As he looked over the kids, a look of realization struck him and he turned his attention back to the director. [color=ed1c24]"Where's Adriane?"[/color] Director Beck stood there silently for a few seconds as if processing what he just asked. [color=f7941d]"I thought she was with you. She's supposed to be here already."[/color] [color=ed1c24]"What the hell, Ev? You two live together how do you not have any idea where she is?"[/color] [color=f7941d]"Hey! Do I look like her keeper to-?"[/color] The sliding doors opened up and what came rushing in was a dark skinned woman with black braided hair and buzzed sides wearing a red bomber jacket with a white tank top underneath and with black jeans and black boots. Her golden eyes were filled with panic as she panted in a panic while she carried two white flat, wide boxes with a cardboard cup holder holding three to-go cups of something. [hider= Sudden person!] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/736x/55/17/ae/5517aedc85ea75279527100444a3c104.jpg[/img] [/hider] [color=e0b143]"I'm here, I'm here! Sorry I'm late! I went to get donuts from that fancy shmancy place for the kids, because you know, kids like sweets and there was this long line and I knew that I was gonna be late but I'd feel like a dick without bringing donuts if I was going to be late anyway and then my phone died and Basil literally just arrived in the region so I had to go say hi and-[/color] She cut herself off and she looked at the direction, her eyes scanned up and down and then a grin formed on her face. [color=e0b143]"Nice.[/color] Director Beck's face flushed red and she hid her face as she let another exasperated sigh escape. [color=ed1c24]"Could you two flirt literally any other time?"[/color] He turned to look at the poor kids who had to watch this scene and said, [color=ed1c24]"Never meet your heroes, kids."[/color] [color=e0b143]"Hey![/color] She exclaimed in protest as she placed the boxes down on Professor Kapoc's desk and then turned to the group with a wide, excited grin. [color=e0b143]"Well it's finally to see all of your faces in the flesh! I'm sure you all know who I am, but for the sake of politeness, I'm Adriane Brand, the Champion of the Evig League and grumpy over there is our very own Pokemon Professor. Have you told them what you research?"[/color] Kapoc shrugged as if to literally shake off the idea. [color=ed1c24]"It isn't pertinent to today or what they will be helping with us."[/color] He turned his back on the group though he tilted his head back to see them and said, [color=ed1c24]"Follow me."[/color] Once again, they were led through the lab with the champion and director in tow to another set of glass doors that opened out to a wide open space that could only be described as the world's largest terrarium. There were various environments as if to accommodate as many Pokemon as possible. There were screens that captured all of the other zones, some being icy wastelands, some deserts, some tropical forests, and so on. Everyone was in a zone that looked like a pine forest. This explained why the building was so damn big. There was a metal table with Pokeballs neatly lined up with name tags in front of them. [color=ed1c24]"Anyone without a starter will find theirs in a Pokeball labeled under their name. Go greet them."[/color] He took a sip of coffee as he waited. For the kids without a partner, they would have their heart warming moment of meeting their first partner. Those that came with them could just stand there I guess.