Unfortunately, Eric's mood had soured by the end of the trip. This was thanks mostly to the obnoxious behavior of the Elekid and its Trainer. It was annoying to say the least, the two were loud and their wrestling caused them to even kick the back of Eric's seat. If they weren't on a moving bus he would have had half a mind to have Froakie pound both of them if only to shut them up for a moment. But such an action would lead to a Pokemon Battle and, frankly, it wouldn't have been worth the effort. So Eric just quietly moved forward to the next seat, eventually even putting Froakie back in his Poke Ball so he at least could have some peace and quiet. [i]Honestly, some people...[/i]

He was the first off of the bus, or he would have been if that jerk with the Elekid didn't shove past him followed closely by another inconsiderate passenger who just happened to have an Electric Pokemon. Was that some kind of unwritten law? That all Electric type trainers had to be rude and annoying? He sighed quietly in annoyance, again just trying to brush them off and keep what was left of his good mood. The introductions began, and Eric at first was going to wait and be the last one to introduce himself. If he had done so now he would be more likely to say something rude or stand-offish and certainly didn't want THAT to be the first impression he made on the Professor. When someone asked if the Professor had [i]really[/i] saved the Orre Region, though, he couldn't help himself.

"Oh no, it was all a big hoax. We just decided not to tell you." he snapped, quickly realizing his snide behavior and shaking his head, "My apologies, the bus ride was a bit..." he sighed, "...[i]bumpy[/i]." he said the last word with a quick glare at Raizo and the Elekid. He reached for his bag and retrieved Froakie's Poke Ball, "Come on back out Froakie, the trip's over." he said as the ball dropped from his grasp, tapping the ground and giving off a flash, as if being replaced by the small blue toad that was Froakie, "I'm Eric... it's nice to meet you..." he paused glancing at Rai again, and with a quick sigh, "...all."