[center][h1][b][color=violet]Clarissa Ryte[/color][/b][/h1]

[h3][i]Terrarium, League Administration HQ, Grand Glory City[/i][/h3][/center]

Well, she had expected a fair amount of diverse results from her efforts in questioning and asking at the very least. 

[quote]Amelia turned towards Clarissa, surprised by the question and it showed. She figured no one would want to travel with her, seeing as she was so small and possibly the youngest one there. She didn't know the age of the boy with the Chespin after all but he was taller than her, so he was possibly older. Regardless, she would remain silent for a few seconds due to her surprise before eventually giving a reply.
"A-a-are you sure? I'm not very strong and I might not be able to keep up. I need to take things slow. I would like to but... I don't want to get in your way." She said, looking down at the ground while fiddling with the hem of her hoodie.[/quote]

The psychic nodded gently at the younger girl....and from there the words felt as if they flowed toward mouth a bit without thinking too much about them. Like it was an impulse, in an instant, running through her mind and out of her vocal chords. Yet the psychic choked herself back a little, even if it felt rather jarring for a moment internally, trying to hold back a bit rather than just spurt out 

What had come over her to almost blurt out like that? Thoughts back to a younger version of herself, one terrified and feeling weak after her powers had first emerged before she'd gotten help from her grandmother? It was also safer to travel together if the younger girl wasn't too strong herself, though, physically or otherwise. Yet trying to be respectful and give the smaller girl time to collect herself, at least before she talked to her again, the psychic moved on to the next person in mind. Someone who seemed ready to get-going if needed, or at least seemed to be a 'go-getter' as she heard her mother call people with a similar energy in the past. 

[quote=Steph-ing out My Sanity]"Hy Clahzza whahts up?" Stroking Dusk's...chin? Steph would listen as the girl first of all was asking her to travel with her, before adding on she wanted to see the sewers.

"Mybee, sao lawng as youre haydin south Oy dawnt say the hahm roigh' naow eh? Wouldnt moind chaeckin eow' the sewahs at some point buh' Oy gawt somethin Oy wahnna gao chaeck eow' fuhst. uh...taext ya luytah? Aw somethin. Oy dunnao much abeow' thiies do-heeckay." Shaking the once more pulled out Rotom Phone before once again pocketing it, she let Clarissa continue on her way before first things first, she made her way to the Professor once more. No doubt her walking up to him caused a shiver to go down his spine.[/quote]

The peculiar redheaded girl who'd approached her seemed good to ask first, as if nothing else she seemd apt and ready to go out and do something. She didn't want to rush others, admittedly, but the psychic did worry a little about the matter of covering ground. Or, perhaps, her own excitement to check out if her gut instinct was right about the sewers was going to bear fruit. Not that it perhaps always would bear fruit, but, well, she had to try at least, right? 

[color=violet]"A text would be great, and I can text you as well instead of you texting me."[/color]

She didn't want to make it uncomfortable for Steph, so texting the girl later would be good on her end then. Plus now it seemd there was at least one potential candidate to travel with despite the new and peculiar nickname of 'Clazza' at least. And the girl seemed patient enough to let her go ask others too, so as she went around the psychic didn't look back for a hot second before taking a glance again-....aaaand the girl was gone as soon as Clarissa looked back in her direction again. 

Ahem. O-Oh...had she done something wrong? Ah, well, Steph had said she was wanting to check something else out first at least. It was also something to note that the redhead wanted to travel south, it seemed, upon leaving Grand Glory. No problem! If she grouped with other who didn't mind heading south, perhaps Steph would be a potential person to group up with. As much as facing the 'tough road alone' seemed to paint a familiar picture in her mind, at least when thinking about her homeland, traveling with others was as much a safety matter as it was practical in her mind. Her mother had said she needed to 'socialize more', as it were, ah, yes. That was a thing she had to keep in mind, and how better to get to know another than taking the time to on the road? 

One potential option on the 'sorta maybe' side of things, it seemed, Clarissa would try to approach others nearby if she could. Perhaps it'd come off as 'desperate', but...s-she was trying to do things as best as she could, yes? Whether it worked or not was besides the point of making the genuine effort. Else she'd not get an answer of all things. 

But the well-dressed boy in pink was gone before she could get to him, though based on his initial reaction to his own starter Pokemon allone she felt it was potentially safe enough to believe he wasn't one to go investigate the sewers of all places. The blue-haired boy seemed to just abruptly leave, so he wasn't an option, but he could perhaps be someone to battle for experience as well. Same for Steph whether she traveled with her or not, really, based on her own impression of the other girl's attitude and the like in the psychic's mind. She seemed well enough to want a good battle indeed. Beyond that the fashionable girl, whom she only had a first impression of anyways aside from how she'd reacted to the cute little Joltik, was already gone in a camera flash. But these three were not all of the people in the lab either at least. 

Meanwhile the exciteble boy with the Chespin, and the girl with the Zorua, seemed to be talking as well. She didn't want to disturb them, though, so Clarissa would leave them alone for the time being. The girl with the Tyrunt approached the photographer girl with the Eevee as well, then, and so she'd leave them alone as they talked for the moment being. Despite the tiny tinge of deject feelings that popped up after having managed so little success thus far, she'd at least go to ask the adults the questions she had about the sewers. As 'unclean' as the sewers were, perhaps some Pokemon down there was set to be one of her partners for the road ahead, hmm? So it'd be good to be informed at the very least.

[quote=The Responsib-....The Adults, Those Threee Adults Right There]Because Kapoc was still there, he was still around when Clarissa asked about the sewers. "I mean, it's mainly a breeding ground for Grimer, Trubbish, and Rattata though those Grimer and Rattata are of the Alolan variant. We brought the Grimer from Alola, but the Rattata are more of an invasive species though they seem to prefer to remain in the sewers until night."

Adrianne chimed in. "Oh, I did hear something in passing. Apparently, someone can hear something crying. Beyond that, there must be some other things that have made its home down there that we aren't aware of either."

"I'm more curious if any of the original fauna still remain or were completely displaced by the city's construction." The director mused. 
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Something crying down there? That was what caught her attention the most, turning curiosity into more of a burning desire to investigate. Her gut instincts had to be right about something down there, hmm? Hopefully. Not that they had to be always right, or would be for that matter. Beyond that, Trubbish and Alolan Grimer and Ratatta would be good grounds for training with Sir Lopsalot in part. Especially the Ratatta. Catching a Trubbish and an Alolan Grimer would be good to do, as the psychic would note to herself, to see if they might make a good fit on her team as well. 

Also it would be good to do this to both fill out the Pokedex, and perhaps as poison was potentially a useful typing once they got into forested and wilder areas perhaps. Didn't grass types live there more often? She'd read that somewhere in preparation for all of this, since...well...living in a Pokemon-poor region was apaparently very rare to most places? Hmm. 

[color=violet]"Thank you, your answers are most helpful."[/color]

Her thanks were sincere despite their delivery in her usual manner, and she tried to keep things professional and polite, but....indeed what could be crying down there? She wanted to investigate for that outright and first, if possible, within a reasonable measure. Not just if it was a rare Pokemon, frankly, but more because-...she...well, the psychic would glance breifly at Sir Lopsalot for a second as the memories came back to her mind. The Buneary, meanwhile, would look back with a tinge of worry in his eyes as he saw the breif flash of a look he could understand well enough come over Clarissa's eyes. 

But, yes, if any original Pokemon from before the city was built were there too? That would be something to keep an eye out for as well perhaps, or at least along the way while investigating the crying and catching a Trubbish and Alolan Grimer alike maybe. Yes. A plan was coming togther for her, at least, if she ended up down there alone. Ahem. She did need to keep moving on, ah, to avoid everyone else there leaving before she could so much as get in a question if nothing else (even if the answer was no). 

Yet as she tried to move onward, it would be the next seemingly not-busy person she went to ask that seemed to finally respond to her.      

[quote=I Have 'Nils' Problems At All With This One]"Hey hey," he said, introducing himself once more and extending a hand towards her if she was inclined for a shake. Unlike Steph, his was only an offer, and a soft one at that. "I wanted to talk to you a moment."

"You came here with your pokemon already. Oh, and you, too, David-" Nils looked over at the enthusiastic older boy, beckoning him over with a nod of his head. He hadn't missed the fact that David hadn't claimed a pokeball. To the both of them who had that in common (and one other surprising thing that others were unaware of), Nils said, "I'm curious how long you've been with your partner pokemon. And... I was wondering if you more experienced trainers were interested in a little competition? I want to see how strong this guy is."

He patted the mudbray on the head. Mudbray seemed perfectly fine with this plan, digging one of his hooves into the ground and snorting happily. Both pokemon and trainer glanced at Sir Lopsalot as well to judge the bunneary's reaction.

"Doesn't have to be in the lab, we can find a good place out in the city," he followed up with, "Ah, but no worries if you don't want to."[/quote]

Clarissa would accept his offered handshake, softer and less loud than Steph had been, and listen to his request. A battle? She certainly wasn't agaisnt a little spar to kick things off, though she had wanted to get onto the road if possible while they still had daylight. It was important to get things started well, she supposed, and on a good foot. 

It also wasn't as if her and Sir Lopsalot had fought others really, but they had watched battles at the Pyrite Colosseum and tried to practice at home even after moving to Evig at least. Yet even as she thought for a moment about the matter, Sir Lopsalot seemed to grin readily back at the other trainer and Pokemon as he put his little paws on his hips proudly. Oh. She knew that lok. He was certianly up for such as well, it seemed, and it didn't take reading his mind to understand that on her end after the last several years. 

If he was already getting in that sort of mood for a battle-....yeah, it might be a good warm-up before traveling then, whether they ended up alone in the sewers or not. Then again, after taking a look at the Mudbray, he looked like a hardy little guy himself who could take a hit. Hmm. 

[color=violet]"Well, I wouldn't call myself an experienced trainer. Still, it would be our pleasure to battle you. We could go find a good spot to battle as well, but after would you perhaps-"[/color]

[quote=Chief Coffee Gremlin]"I do not envy her. Well, anyway, you guys can seriously all leave now. Chop, chop, get to it. Seize the day and whatever. Oh, and Clarissa, remember what I said. Bye." And Kapoc went back to his lab. [/quote]

A small chill visibly ran down the girl's spine in this case as Kapoc called out to her again. S-She had heard him, yes. Be careful. Don't go showing off her powers willy-nilly. H-Her parents had reminded her the same way, but in a more serious and personal manner before she'd left to come here this morning. There...there had to be some reason to be reminded like this more so in particular, right? There had to be. So she'd try to do her best. She was already trying to do her best, but she'd just been trying to help with regards to that empty litter to be thrown away-...breathe. In and out. Breathe. Focus. In the nose, out the mouth. Good. Yet as she looked up again, Clarissa found something missing. 

Hmm? Where had the other boy, the other psychic, David, that he Nils been pointing to? By the time she tried to look around and find him, the same guy who seemed to be grinning and ready, the photographer girl had spoken to him and the two seemed to be off and out of the door already with a shout from David. Letting out a small but soft sigh audibly, it was around this time Clarissa saw Amelia glance over herself and then at Nils with a look that almost seemd expectant to the psychic. Was the other girl curious if they were going to battle still? Plus, well, the adults had made it clear they didn't want to mess up the inside of the building either for that matter by now as well. 

Clarissa looked Nils back in the eyes.

[color=violet]"Ahem, yes, we'd be happy to battle you still, if you're amenable to such-?"[/color]

She then looked to the smaller girl next to them. She had trailed off to try to informally ask Nils his name at least, so she would breifly look to the girl she'd tied asking first to group up with at least. 

[color=violet]"Would you like to watch if we battle?"[/color]

Hopefully she could still talk to Amelia about grouping up after this. Maybe Nils as well, perhaps, depending on his own plans for things. Even if they didn't go to the sewers, they could group up again later once she was done perhaps. That was her plan to propose to Amelia if she didn't want to go, and anyone else if they didn't want to right now but still wanted to group. That'd be ok, right? Hopefully? Hopefully things would be well in the end in any case, yes. At least, assuming they even got to battle and Nils didn't need to leave now himself for some reason. 

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