[u][b][center][h2][color=FDFD96]Felix Charron[/color][/h2][/center][/b][/u]

[center][i]"It's the final match!"[/i][/center]

[i]Felix tried to steady his breathing, but felt a tremor in his hands nonetheless. He only had three Pokémon. The tournament called for teams of four. Somehow here he was in the finals. There had been no margin for error. Venus was his strongest Pokémon, and so she had to carry most of the weight. Nin and Royal had to beat at least one opponent each. If Venus ever had to fight more than two, the burden might be too much. They only had so much time to rest between matches. They just needed to keep it up.[/i] 

[i]Felix was wondering if he shouldn't have just caught a Zubat or something to fill out the fourth slot.[/i]

[center][i]"It's the up-and-comer, Felix Charron versus our hometown hero, Aimeric Beufort! Let the battle begin!"[/i][/center]

[i]"Go, Litleo!" Aimeric sent out his first Pokémon. In that case, there was really only one option. Fire types were a bit of a problem for his team at the moment.[/i]

[i][color=FDFD96]"You're up first, then!"[/color] Felix sent out his Nidorino, Royal.[/i]

[i]They started out with a horn attack. The move was dodged, and they attempted to fire back with an ember, but now Royal was in melee range. A quick double-kick caught Litleo off guard, snapping its jaw shut before the ember could fire off. A headbutt from Litleo then clashed with another horn attack from Nidorino. It seemed to be an even exchange at first, with neither being pushed back. Then Nidorino shook its head, seeming momentarily dazed from the impact.[/i]

[i]Their opponents went for another ember, able to get it off this time. Nidorino charged right through, tanking the flames and jabbing back with a poison sting. As the poison took hold, Nidorino was able to follow-up with another horn attack, landing it cleanly this time. Litleo was thrown down and could not get back up. They were off to a good start. Royal wasn't unscathed, but neither was he breathing hard. He had plenty of gas left in the tank.[/i]

[i]"Mrr!" Venus threw her arms up in celebration from where she stood at Felix's side. The field was even. The math was now mathing more in their favor.[/i]

[i]Aimeric recalled Litleo and took a deep breath. "Duosion, you're up next!"[/i]

[center][b]. . .[/b][/center]

[i]BEEEP! BEEEP![/i]

Felix jolted awake, not quite used to his new surroundings yet. He felt like he'd only just barely gotten to sleep and now his stupid holo-caster was screaming at him to wake back up. He hit snooze. He could wait a bit. He wasn't ready to be alive again just yet.

"Mrr!" No sooner had he closed his eyes than he was being shaken by Venus.

[color=FDFD96]"Oh come on, I'm jet lagged..."[/color]

"Mrr?"

[color=FDFD96]"Yeah, I know we took a boat. Same difference."[/color] Felix pulled his pillow over his head. [color=FDFD96]"I'll just skip breakfast. It's fine."[/color]

Venus let out an exasperated sigh and trundled across the room to where Felix's trainer belt was hung. She tapped one of the balls and a moment later a Dunsparce, Rolls, popped out. He let out a confused rasp before Venus whispered something to him. His head whipped around as if dumbfounded, or perhaps offended. He then quickly inched over to the bed and began to slither up the side... as much as such a rotund creature could.

[color=FDFD96]"What are you-?"[/color] Felix peeked out from under his pillow, just as Rolls was aligning his head against Felix's ribs. [color=FDFD96]"Don't you d-"[/color] The next thing he knew, he was being catapulted out of bed, landing in a heap on the floor. With a growl, he grabbed the edge of the bed and pulled himself up. [color=FDFD96]"Why you!"[/color] He leapt back over the bed, tackling Rolls... but a moment later found himself flying right back across the bed and landing just as ungracefully as he had before.

For something so squishy, Rolls sure was strong.

The Dunsparce let out an impatient rumble, having been told it was time for food. Felix knew he wouldn't rest now until he was fed.

[color=FDFD96]"I'll remember this,"[/color] Felix grumbled, once again hauling his upper body up onto the bed so he could glare across it at Venus. The Mawile just folded her hands innocently, seemingly only slightly embarrassed that things had escalated the way they did. That said, one could be almost certain she'd known [i]exactly[/i] what Rolls would do when told breakfast was on the line.

In an act of pure pettiness, Felix took his time getting dressed, making sure his outfit was immaculate before heading out.

[i]"Oh wow, he's kinda pretty."[/i]
[i]"His clothes look expensive..."[/i]
[i]"Is he a celebrity or something?"[/i]

Felix did his best not to react. He was aware he'd gotten into the habit of putting about ten times more effort into his appearance than the average guy, and he dressed a little flashy on top of that. He didn't love being gossiped about, but comments like that weren't exactly hurting his ego.

[i]"He's so short."[/i]
[i]"Isn't he from Kalos?"[/i]
[i]"Ugh. Kalos..."[/i]
[i]"Didn't they almost end the world? Twice?"[/i]

Then again, maybe it'd be best if everyone just shut the f-

Felix was assaulted by the not-so-dull roar of the cafeteria as Venus ushered him through the extra-wide double doors. Since he'd been dragging his feet, it was already filling up with people and Pokémon looking for their first meal of the day. Hopefully these people would all be too busy eating to pay him any mind.