Hopefully this is alright but I floated the traditional 'immediate battle after getting starters' idea to Clarissa and David as Nils perceives them as the most experienced due to them arriving with pokemon already. Like I mentioned in the post no problem if neither of you are interested [@Zapdos][@Crusader Lord] or if you are but want to postpone it for later. Could also do a three way battle, or if someone else wants to jump in a two on two, or just two separate battles at different times. Although I am not sure how player vs player battles should be handled? 

For traveling, I am fine with Nils joining Faye [@Sanguine Rose] and David [@Zapdos] (and Reagan?) [@CitrusArms] around the city and potentially after city sight-seeing as well. I assume that traveling parties will be mixed up every now and then as time goes on anyway. Or if smaller groups are preferred for actual travel, I could have Nils go with another group (like with Clarissa [@Crusader Lord] since she was asking people, which would make it a trio and trio and a sewer adventure could be fun). Ultimately I don't really mind though, I think any of the characters would be fun to travel with OOC.

I am sort of torn on direction though. I was thinking to have Nils go route 4 initially so he wouldn't be on the path back to Frostford so soon... but I also think maybe getting an ice-type early on would be cute, to carry more of a "piece of home" with him as he travels. But then I also think finding an unexpected ice-type away from home would be fun. So... I guess I will decide and pick a group from there? Or pick a group and have that decide which direction to go? Or just RP and see what happens naturally, I don't know! @w@;