Julie let out a soft sigh at his response. She knew she was but with her paranoia it always helped to have it confirmed. She couldn't help that she was like that, she'd always been for as long as she could remember. She knew she thought too lowly of herself but she couldn't help it. She always saw what sort of bad things could happen to her. She was the complete opposite of her pokemon, too afraid to take a chance. 

She nodded and turned to face Blair, a smile on her face. [b]"It's nice to meet you."[/b] She told him after taking the breath like he'd suggested. [b]"I'm Julie. J-Julie Smithwood."[/b] She told him, stuttering a bit. She'd almost forgot to tell him her last name, though... would it have even mattered? Still, she didn't want to seem rude. She blinked a bit, his last statement finally processed. He used to work with Professor Birch? What had made him stop? She felt pressured to ask but at the same time she had many things she'd rather not talk about so she assumed the same for him.

[b]"Let me call Piko over and we can go inside..."[/b] She told him, sending him a quick smile before calling over her pokemon over. She turned to Piko, bent down with her hands on her knees and slapped them, yelling out, [b]"Piko!"[/b] The young eevee looked up, it's ears perking up. It called out to her and then ran, well more like bounced, it's way over to her. She chuckled at him and picked him up, preferring to carry him in her arms. She looked over at Blair and then at the pokemon near Blair, a Gallade. She smiled at the pokemon warmly and then looked back at Blair to wait for a response. She could have gone in herself but she, again, didn't want to appear rude.