[center][h1][color=DB7E07]Jason Connor[/color][/h1]

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Pokédollars: 500p
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Species: Ralts
Gender: ♂
Type: Psychic/Fairy
Personality: Jolly
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: Takes great interest in watching Jason’s bladework
Level: 5
Moves: Disarming Voice, Growl, Double Team
Ability: Telepathy-Allows avoiding friendly fire from allies.
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As he and the other two spoke, sharing stories and hitting it off quite well (I hope), he noticed the ginger haired woman approaching the group, getting distracted for a moment before he slapped himself and immediately started doing push-ups while he listened to her speak and identify herself. "She's one of the region's heroes, she's in charge of the league, and she's older than you," he muttered quietly so no one else would hear. As she finished, so did his push-ups and Jason stands, bushes his hands off, and follows the rest of the group further in. The Pokémon lab was about what the aspiring trainer expected it to be but, not quite matching expectations, was that it was unexpectedly empty, no aids, no other scientists or any of the hustle and bustle he'd come to expect due to his visits to Professor Birch's lab with his uncle. [i]Maybe it's because Evig's whole system is still new? Surely he'll get more staff eventually.[/i] Then came the professor and his attitude, with consideration for how new Evig's lab looked to be, was a perfect match for Jason's revised expectations. Well, maybe he expected the man to sleep a bit more, but that wasn't his business.

The following argument between the director and Professor Kapoc did draw a chuckle from Jason as he watched it unfold, he could tell the two of them knew each other well. Just as the aspiring champion was about to ask if it was absolutely necessary for Champion Adrianne to be present, a 'speak of the devil' moment occurred as she came rushing in, spilling a story about going to get donuts and drawing a hearty laugh from Jason at the absurdity of it all, but also of relief that, despite their important positions, the three well known heroes of the Evig region were still pretty normal people.

Jason had had the opportunity to briefly speaking with Adrianne a few months prior and the encounter had already given him the sense that despite her title, she was still just a person, far more normal than most of the region would have attributed her to being, but this confirmed it. [i]Guess when you're a hero to a bunch of people, the idea of you being normal doesn't occur to them anymore.[/i]

The Hoenn native attributed his ability to see them as the normal people they were to his being from outside the region, but he didn't voice it, knowing that all around him were Evig natives who saw this trio as an unflappable line of defense should Cipher resurface. Once all the introductions were out of the way, Steph approached him and complimented him on his form, causing Jason to smile as he shook her hand again. "Right, earlier. First, pleasure to meet you, Steph. I'm Jason Connor and I look forward to seeing which of us becomes Champion," he says with a grin before she moves on.

The area they're lead to with many biomes drew an impressed whistle from the Hoenn native as he watches the Pokemon running around. "Man...Professors in other regions got nothing on this set up," the aspiring champ whispers to himself. Kapoc essentially dismissed them to retrieve the pokeball with their name on it from the table and Jason followed the others. He noticed his name and the ball next to it and picked it up, turning the item over in his hand as he moved away from the group to a more open area. "My partner huh..." In Hoenn everyone who started a journey basically got the same starter choices and the groups were much smaller than this, but the size and potential variety made the Hoenn native feel more excited. "Alright, partner, get on out here," he says with as he spins the ball on one finger and than throws it. A light floods from the ball and deposits a Ralts in front of Jason, except instead of the usual green head, it was blue, causing Jason to stare in disbelief.

"Hey Professor Kapoc, you're aware this Ralts is super uncommon right?!" I call over to the three adults.