[table][row][right][color=92278f][h3][b]Yuu[/b][/h3][/color]Bjyerlfal City  ||  S.S. Calliope => Camphor's Lab   ||  Morning[/right][/row][hr][cell]As Yuu leaned against the railing, Vivi would making a static sound every now and then to get the boy's attention with Yuu following up by tapping the purple Rotom Phone. [i]*Click.*[/i]

This would be compounded with Vivi doing a little spin before making what sounded to be a happy whir as a photo would appear on the phone's belly. This wouldn't last long before he watched someone obnoxiously insert themselves into the conversation with the Captain, causing the boy to scowl and mutter [color=92278f]"Seriously,"[/color] under his breath.

Great, the cavalry was coming and it sounded like she was from somewhere in the south of Galar with a cockney accent. Yuu was much like her top: struggling; unlike said top, it was more trying to understand her enunciation.

[color=92278f][i]"How the hell does someone pronounce Professor as prunefessor,"[/i][/color] Yuu pondered, pinching the bridge of his nose as he exerted all of his effort not to straight up roll his eyes. As he did this, a soft whir buzzed by the side of his face, leading Yuu to utter to Vivi that he was fine.

Following that, Yuu had the pleasure of having his thoughts interrupted by the voice of a high-pitched, excited girl. Glancing up, he saw a blue-haired lass that would of been shorter than the Galar Girl if not for the Azurill bouncing on her head. Unlike the other girl, he seemed less nonplussed about her, instead staring at her partner Pokémon.

He glimpsed at the small band they had on... Lonitt as the peppy gumball called them. Yuu studied the small creature, watching her happily bounce away as the girl praised them, [color=92278f][i]"Well groomed, looks happy... hm. Has good taste in Pokémon too."[/i][/color] His musings beyond the blue girl's praises about her partner Pokémon went only as far as the Captain calling out to him.

Yuu frowned at the claim, crossing his arms as he grumbled with a small tsk, [color=92278f]"I'm not sulking."[/color] Guess that was his cue to join with the rest of the co-workers as he trudged over to join the rest with Vivi floating close behind, waving to the rest of group in lieu of Yuu.

As he did, however, Yuu met the gaze of the exorcist. It... startled Yuu a bit and gave him some pause at the intense stare the man was giving him, only for Yuu to return it in full force, glaring and scowling at the man. Seriously, what the hell was he looking at?

...

Whatever.

Ignoring the weird exorcist, Yuu turned his focus more to the group. And as if on queue, his next future co-worker arrived just as he linked up with the rest of the group, his eyes drifting over to the much cooler and composed of the bunch when compared to the much more excitable gumball and lopsided lass.

Unlike the others, she seemed more tolerable as she went on to calmly confirm if the arriving group was headed for Camphor's Lab. When she glanced over in Yuu's direction, he merely gave her a short nod of his head to confirm her answer before watching her turn her attention to the Captain.

Yuu remained quiet during this time, not deigning to interject on the topic of the battle, though his eyes did glow a little the moment she pointed out the Dhelmise's careful care, specifically with the seaweed. The boy found himself involuntarily nodding in agreement at her assessment as he began wondering about what ship this Pokémon spawned from.

This was followed by her asking where they might find one. Yuu's ears perked up at the question, followed by his face. Sure, he still looked a little moody, but the curiosity was plain as the eye could see as he gestured with a finger for Vivi to come over to him for a second. The Rotom Phone figured what was up and nodded with a gleeful buzz of excitement as they swooped in front of Yuu's hands.

[color=92278f]"Thanks Vivi,'[/color] he murmured as he pressed and swiped on the screen of the Rotom Phone, opening up the notes application he had on them. He kept his ears pealed and hands ready as if he was readying to draw a revolver in a stand-off. Yuu seemed focused on the Captain as he regaled the quartet with a tale of hardship, struggle, and triumph... or something like that.

Yuu couldn't tell if the tale was true or not, but in spite of it he seemed entirely engrossed in the Captains tale before hearing the words "Rivenwall." In less than a second, his fingers aptly danced across the screen of Vivi, before glancing away from the Captain to read 'Catch Dhelmise in Rivenwall.' With that, he pressed the save and focused on the rest of the Captain's story.

Though of [i]course[/i] he had to end it on a cliffhanger... not that it mattered as Yuu mentally filled out the rest of the story in his mind, [color=92278f][i]"Crashed his boat, saved by a Dhelmise that combined with his wreck, Dhelmise becomes his 'first' crewmate, etc."[/i][/color]

Well, that's what he figured anyway.

Beyond that, the exorcist wasn't earning any points with Yuu as he still felt their eyes boring on him. Seriously, what was his major malfunction? Beyond his stupid jokey comment about praying for Tuule's survival in the story, he was glad the man was going to-

Wait, did he mention ghost hunting?

There was a shiver that went down his spine as the Captain mentioned that as Yuu's eyes briefly locked with the Kantonan mans. There was an uncomfortable silence that felt like it lasted for as long as Celebi or Dialga willed it as Yuu swore he heard his own heartbeat. Was he aware of Yuu's past in someway through her? Was he being haunted?

[color=92278f]"No Yuu, focus... focus,"[/color] he sighed the last bit out as he murmured to himself, shaking his head. [i][color=92278f]"You're overthinking things again Yuu and imagining silly things that your silly mind keeps conjuring up again and again. It was probably chance that he was so focused on me or something. He doesn't think I'm... She's... she's... no, its whatever at this point. I made a break. A fresh start, far, far, far away from home and from Unova. This is fine. 'I' am fine."[/color][/i]

Vivi whirred over Yuu's deathly silent brooding, tilting its antenna as it circled around beeping its concerns which was more than enough to break the young man out of his trance. [color=92278f]"Ah? Oh, it's nothing Vivi, just was... reminded of something, that's all,"[/color] he forced a smile, waving off the Rotom phone like it was nothing, though they didn't seem particularly convinced.

Vivi didn't seem to mind that, instead buzzing and pointing directly at the group who had taken a few steps. Right, they were going to the lab. Burning sunlight. Right. Yuu breathed in and out before making a couple of quick steps to ensure he was right by the group.

[color=92278f]"Also, Vivi, care to snap some photos of the wild Pokémon around the city? I'll make sure to also snip any pictures around the city that interest you as well, alright?"[/color] The Rotom phone formed a little o on the screen as its mouth before twirling around and whirring in excitement as they shook their head and gave Yuu a little beep as the boy pressed a button on the Rotoms screen.

[i]*Snap.*[/i]
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The jaunt through the city was largely uneventful to him. While noise from the people and ads blaring out at Yuu irritated him, there was little to draw his interest beyond the few Pokémon in the area and even then he had already snapped pictures of them.

At this point, the towering young-man was holding onto Vivi as he swiped a picture into a folder labeled "Pokémon Pictures" before moving another into a folder labelled "Vivi Stuff."

[color=92278f][i]"Magikarp, Tentacools, and Wingull around the docks... can't tell what that is because of people in the way... Starly..."[/i][/color] Yuu silently mused to himself over the pictures. While he was grimacing and glaring at the time, it was less towards Vivi and more as a result of the entirety of Byjerlfal. He could not understand how the Professor could deal with a gaudy and obnoxious city as this. Seriously.

There was, however one ad that ended up catching his eye the moment he heard it blast from the big screen. Yuu's head swiveled in the direction of it, watching an advertisement that featured David Mexatus and the sanctuary he built in the region for displaced Pokémon in Eidda. As he watched, Vivi attempted to wiggle out of Yuu's grasp as they made whirring and static noises as they exerted themselves.

[color=92278f]"Hm,"[/color] Yuu clicked the roof of his mouth; perhaps he could spare a visit whenever he found the time. Peeling his eyes away, Yuu shifted his focus back to Vivi who managed to completely free themselves from Yuu's clutches. In that instant, he saw an opportunity as he swiftly swiped across Vivi's screen and deftly snapped a picture of the Mexatus Sanctuary advertisement.

Besides that, Yuu kept mostly to himself as he continued mindlessly snapping pictures for an excited Rotom phone. Before Yuu even knew it, the five of them found themselves in front of the lab. However, before he could even thank the old sailor, the rumble of an engine and screech of tires permeated his ears as a blur rushed by the group before doing what he would describe as an "Akira Slide Maneuver."

Yuu could only scowl as he uttered to Vivi to get back into his pocket, to which they did without question though they did make some annoyed buzzing noises towards the two newest arrivals.

And somehow she was more obnoxious than the half-wit Galarian girl. That definitely earned a Mean Look from Yuu as he glared at the duo, making sure to meet the white-haired thugs gaze with his own. Before he could even say anything, the cool-headed girl made a comment about a Caterpie nibbling on the back of her head. That broke Yuu's concentration on the hired thug, causing the boy to smirk and chuckle a little as he looked at the red-haired girls head before pivoting on his heel and strutted inside with the rest of the group.

As he did this, Vivi poked their head out of Yuu's jacket pocket and buzzed in confusion at why he didn't say anything. [color=92278f]"Waste of my time. 'sides, why should I bother with a thug that's obviously trying too hard?"[/color]
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As Yuu stepped into the lab, he took a whiff of the coffee addled air as he bore witness to how [i]packed[/i] this entire place was. His eyes drifted over each of the trainers here, attempting to get a brief read over each and every arrival, including the ones from his own group. Every step he took, Yuu blinked and was moving onto another trainer. He blinked, and then another.

And then a screech from the gumball girl broke him out of his focus, watching as she went to prodding and poking a blonde-haired boy with some sort of equipment. Yuu could only raise an eyebrow as he tilted his head and stared at the girl with a lopsided frown. [i]These[/i] were the people she hired, huh. [i][color=92278f]"Can't tell if it's desperation or not at this rate."[/color][/i]

Watching the girl disappear, his eyes glided over to those at the table, looking over the relaxed gray-haired boy in leather chuckle as he lazily held an empty coffee cup, exclaiming a [b]"Here, here"[/b] to the effeminate boys comment on someone having good taste or something. Though who he actually focused on the most was the slumbering girl with a Vulpix and Sprigatito resting in her lap. He blinked a couple of times looking at her, wondering how she could even sleep through this chaos.

Unfortunately for him, the blue gumball bounced back into his sight as he was dragging his feet through the entire room and he sighed at how frustratingly distracting that girl was. His head drooped, shaking it in vexation before lifting it up again as he continued his slow descent into madness. As he stood in the midst of the room however, he ended up overhearing the duo chittering and flirting away.

It was enough to make his eyes roll out of his head. Shoving his hands into his pockets, he watched the girl bounce off with little fanfare once more before walking over to the side of the shorter boy and commenting, [color=92278f]"Want some actual wisdom? Focus on your [i]actual[/i] job instead of flirting. Then maybe you [i]might[/i] have a chance at being mediocre."[/color]

Yuu's critique of the boy was scathing and he didn't even bother waiting for or listening to whatever excuse the boy would sputter out, instead gliding over to the couch and resting against it. As he did so, he glanced over to see the cool girl checking up on one of the other trainers, asking them if they were alright, though it seemed he just needed water from the sound of it.

[color=92278f]"There's a restroom over... there I believe if you want to get some wa-,"[/color] Yuu suddenly interjected, leaning over as jabbed a thumb in the general direction of the boys restroom before abruptly stopping himself. As he leaned over, he noticed the boy's eyes, or rather an eye-patch coupled with a dull blue eye. This gave Yuu some pause for a moment, though before he could say anything the Professor's Assistant made an announcement.

[color=92278f]"... hm. Well..."[/color] Yuu stammered, putting the hand he was pointing with to his chin and rubbed it before sighing and running his hand through his hair, awkwardly rubbing it. [color=92278f]"Hey, miss,"[/color] Yuu piped up, looking directly at the calm girl with the lollipop, [color=92278f]"Uhm, look. How about you stay here and chat with the kid while I go get some water for him. I'm not much of a conversationalist after all."[/color]

As he stated this, a purple Rotom phone popped out of Yuu's pocket, buzzing and whirring as they gestured to themselves, as if stating they could stay and provide a conversation for the boy. [color=92278f]"... you're not either Vivi."[/color] Vivi buzzed in shock and playful frustration as they batted at the lavender hair while Yuu barely reacted to them.

[color=92278f]"Anyways, does that sound good?"[/color][/cell][cell][hider=Trainer Information || Yuu Nozomu][u]Pokémon		[/u]
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