[center][h1][b][color=lemonchiffon]Tilly[/color][/b][/h1][/center] [center][i][b]Prologue Modus, no inventory/pokemon information available at this time.[/b][/i][/center] [hr][hr]— [b][i]Participant(s):[/i] [@Savo], [@Rune_Alchemist], [@Renose], [@Floofenstein], [@Crusader Lord], [@Azure bubbles], [@Psyker Landshark], [@Ryik], [@PlatinumSkink], [@Yankee] — [b][i]Location:[/i][/b] Byjerlfal City, Camphor's Lab Interior [hr] Tilly was about to [i]do a thing[/i]..... But was pre-empivelythwarted by the return of Frieda, and the... Professor? ... Wow...She uh... She was even shorter than Tilly, huh? Well now... That was unespected. And very, very, [i]very[/i] amusing for some reason to the galarian, who had the biggest grin spread across her face as the pair of [i]significantly[/i] older women antered into the lounge area and announced their arrival. After that, it was fairly much just a blur. The old battleaxe rambled off some do's and don'ts while in her precious laboratory, the group was told to follow and they all fell in line and marched on like good little duckletts, being lead down hallways and corridors that really, really, [i]really[/i] didn't seem to be in line, or even remotely plausible, given the outside appearance of the building... But... Maybe they were underground...? Or there was some sort of... Annex or other building taht they just didn't seem from their angle upon arriving here? Not that it bothered Tilly, she was far too busy keeping herself from wandering off and exploring forbidden reas to even notice such petty details. Eventually though, they arrived at 'Habitat A'... Which would imply that there were at least a 'Habitat B' somewhere... Because why name it that otherwise? More exposition and details were given, as well as some insight into the hows and whys and all that jazz. Nothing really too immediately important or noteworthy... At least not to the little blonde. Then they stepped on an open-ish elevator... A fact athat markedly made Tilly a bit... Uneasy... It wasn't an overly long ride down or anything, but it was still enough to, momentarily, wipe the smile off of Tilly's face. She didn't look frightened or anything, nor did she tremble or quiver like the glasses-wearing girl, but she [i]did[/i] noticeably stop smiling until they reached the bottom of the elevator ride and stepped onto solid ... Flooring... Again. And it was here that things took a drastically unexpected turn. Instead of, y'know, being handed their starters in a pokeball and then given a pokedex, like [i]how it's done in every single other region in the world[/i], Camphor for somereason, had decided to be different. Instead of just handing her prospective new aides their partners, they were told to wander into this 'Habitat A', find them on their own, catch them, and bring them back... Oh, and you had to figure out where your partner would be located on your own. Because, clearly everyone here was an expert on pokemon habitats and climate/environment preferences! It wasn't like Camphor had made her job advertisement to [i]new[/i] and [i]inexperienced[/i] trainers and people or anyhting! Ah, but maybe... Just maybe, this was all part of some final, secret, undisclosed test? After all, the woman had paid for their travel expenses, living expenses, and was going to pay them a 'salary' of sorts, for helpign her with this research. If some people decided taht they'd rather go off and do silly things, like challenge gyms and try to become the regional champion, or win a bunch of contests or what not... Why would the professor pay them for that? This wasn't a 'come to Eidda and cahse your dreams, goals and personal ambitions!'-vacation, Camphor had hired them for a very specific task... Though now that she thought about it - especially with regards to Toshi from earlier - some of the guys here maybe didn't even seem to realize that this was the case... Tilly shrugged, mentally. Freida came by and dropped the empty starter pokeball into Tilly's hands. Yup. Sure wasn't a joke or a gaff. They really wanted those who didn't have their own pokemon at this point to go wander off into this 'Habitat A' zone and fetch their own partner. As Tilly looked at the traditionally iconic red and white ball though, she heard a voice from nearby. A voice that asked soemthing.. In a nervous, quiet and somewhat distressed tone... A question that wasn't meant to be asked, for the professor had told them not to make any of those. Looking up and over, Tilly spotted the soruce. A boy. A tall one. With long blonde hair, holding a .... Cup...? ... Why... What? Why was he holding a cup? Why'd he broguht that down here with hi- Ohhhhhhhhhh....! Oh. Oh no... The cane... He was blind... Oh dear. Camphor had shown up while he was drinking something and then told everyne to follow, and the poor dear hand't had time to put it away or het help placing it somewhere? Jeez... Poor guy... Well, at least Frieda was there and they could probably sort that out easily enough. That said, there wasn't time to stand around and do nothing! A task had been issued. A quest had been given. A mighty undertaking was... Under... Way...! Yes! 'Twas time to venture forth, into the wild unknown (basement) and seize the day! Or, well, pokemon. And so, our brave blonde galarian turned on her heel, looked at the bridge that seperated them from the place where all the ... uhmm... Were they wild? Technically they weren't, right? They lived in an artifical space after all? Tamed? Whatever... The spot that held all the pokemon, and her future partner! The time was now! The hour of reckoning had come at last! ... And, as usual, Tilly didn't make much of any effort or haste to get this done and over with. Instead, she casually sauntered on over the bridge, lazily tossing the pokeball up and down in the palm of her left hand, while lazily scanning the area ahead of her. [color=lemonchiffon]"Well now, 'is might take awhile. Ahh..."[/color] She did a backwards, arching stretch, let out a breath, smiled again, and put her right hand on her own hip. [color=lemonchiffon]"Well, ready or not, 'ere comes Tilly~"[/color] She said, a glint in her red eyes. Then was off... into the [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siwpn14IE7E][b]Danger Zone™[/b].[/url] And she didn't pause or wait for any of her peers either.