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We are all starting out trainers - Rhyn's character is tagging along but already has a pokemon while the rest of us are about the get our for the first time from an professor. We are starting in the Hoenn area.

The starting Pokemon can be any basic Pokemon within reason (NO legendaries) If anyone has any questions, send me a message or ask it here : http://www.rprepository.com/community/forumthread.php?t=10303&p=2#1580771


It was Game Day, the time kids all over Hoenn spent years dreaming about, getting excited about, and then sleeping in way too late once the time actually came. This was the day of Pokemon Choosing, and Kiara was not going to be like the others. She had been dreaming for weeks about waking up late and not making it to the Professor's house. Weeks? Make that months. She had been dreaming for months.

So, to counter act habits that were only too natural for those her age, Kiara had gathered up all of her supplies and trouped right on down to the lab. Like a Band's biggest concert right before tickets came out she camped. Of course, being outside the lab didn't help that whole sleeping thing too much, so when the run began to rise it did so on the face of a sixteen year old girl.

Her hair was blue, held up in a messy half ponytale/bun set up and a light aray of freckles dashed over her serene, snoring face. She had snuggled into an over large teal hoody for the night, and sported somewhat loose cargo pants that were comfortable to move around in. Beside her was a pack, currently empty, that would hopefully soon have supplies and at least one pokemon lodged inside.

Archur had been waiting for this moment for a very long time and he already knew what Pokemon he was getting: a Mudkip. He had arrived in Littleroot town the day before all the way from Lilycove and he was really excited about this.
He arrived about ten minutes after Kiara and greeted her with a warm smile.
"Hey! You here for a Pokemon too?" he asked her as he approached. He was wearing a pair of dark, loose blue jeans and a red and black plaid button down shirt, which was open in the front, over a blank, white t-shirt.

Over in route 101, someone was up rather early, and far away from home for that matter. Shannon sat on a lonely treestump, playing with the notes on her electric guitar. Next to her sat a large strangely shaped backpack, and to cover her just cleaned clothes from the dirt in route 101, she wore a long, black "duster coat.

"Now listen closely, Sapper." She spoke to companion; a small floating steel type known as Magnemite."When I play a tune like this..." She sais as she strums the strings. The music resonated from Sapper itself. The thing was basically a flying amp thanks to its electromagnetism."...I want you to preform a tackle. The opponent won't even know what hit him." She chuckled as she repeated the tune.

Sadly, Sapper didn't seem to fully understand, shooting a Supersonic attack off into the distance. Shannon couldn't help but facepalm.

But the girl didn't realize she would meet some interesting youngsters soon. For now, she enjoyed the bliss of being in nature and training her partner for any future fights.

Kiara would have responded to Archer's warm greeting with a bright smile of her own and an energetic wave. Unfortunately that whole getting-there-super-early-so-she-didn't-oversleep thing hadn't entirely worked out. Instead of the bright and cheery greeting he would have normally received from the girl, he got a really soft sighing sound. It resonated high from the back of her throat and exited through her nose - Kiara was fast asleep and snoring softly.

Unfortunately her back was also against the door, so anyone going in or out would have to literally get passed her sleeping form.

"Oh jeez!" his voice quickly became a whisper and he looked around then noticed she was in front of the door. He scratched his chin for a moment then reached out and gently shook her shoulder.
"Hey, wakey wakey," he said softly.

((Just to make sure I'm not the cause for the sudden drop in posts, I'm not planning on posting until the group has reached route 101. I just wanted to establish Shannon's presence for now.))

It wasn't working out. The girl sat back down, sighing."Egh, you'll get it one day, Sapper, I'm sure." She said as she grabbed herself a sandwich for breakfast. Strangely enough she also placed her Pokégear next to her for Sapper to leech energy out of."I'm going to need that back, pal, so hold on to it." She warned her partner. The Magnemite gave a low buzz and floated around, waiting for its partner to finish eating.

"Wuh??" She murmured, the touch on her shoulder shaking her awake. "Did I oversleep?" he jolted forwards, attempting to bolt to both feet. "Are all the pokemon gone?!?!?!" Once on her feet, both arms flailed wildly. "They can't be all gone already!" She cried, in near hysterics.

"I don't want a pikachuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"What's wrong with pikachu?" he asked curiously, "But no, you're not late... Why would you get a pikachu in the first place? They're pretty rare," he mused. "I'm Archur," he smiled at her.

"A story my brother told me once." She murmured, rubbing her head and grinned meekly back at him. "Said a kid once overslept and was stuck with this really tempermental pikachu." The meek look turned sheepish and she leaned forward to share her secret with him.

"And rodent-type pokemon really really scare me." She grinned, then stuck out her hand. "Names Kiara by the way."

He shook her hand and nodded, "Personally I think raichu are pretty cute, but I don't like most other rodent Pokemon either. Anyways, it's nice to meet you," he smiled, "So... What Pokemon do you think you'll pick? I'm going for a Mudkip."

The hand shake was firm, but friendly, and Kiara was beaming at him now. "Vulpix!" She beamed proudly. "Ummm...or Growlith maybe? Though...Ekans is really cute too...." As she spoke the girl stepped to the side and dove into the pack she had with her. From it she brought a small sketch book. Inside were different pictures of pokemon. "Ponyta are always awesome, buuut I don't think the professor will have any of those. What about Oddish though, that's a good pokemon..."

And on she went, so long that Kiara didn't even notice that the door to the lab was beginning to open. Out stepped Professor Tree(TM).


(feel free to describe the professor. If not, i'll do so in the next post.)

He smiled, "So, you're aiming for a less conventional starter?" he asked, "Well... I wish you luck with that. Hey... Do you wanna travel together?" he asked a bit shyly.

Hideki ran down the street to the professors lab, trying to secure his snag machine on his arm. Seeing the people standing outside he shouted to them as he ran. "Wait! I'm here!" He ran up and stood with them, trying to catch his breath,the snag machine actually on his arm now. "I'm not late am I? Aww man do I have to be stuck with the pikachu?"

"What's with all the talk about Pikachus?" Morgan inquired icily as she approached the growing cluster in front of the lab. "They're not exactly native to Hoenn, but even so they're pretty decent as far as Electric types go."

She looked around at the group. Most of them were about her age, and there seemed to be a solid mix of girls and boys. She noticed one, the last one to complain about Pikachus, had a strange device strapped to his arm.

"That's a snag machine, isn't it? I thought those were illegal, after what happened out in Orre."

(x) edited to not screw hidekis post (X)

Hideki smiled and looked at the device on his arm. "They were, but my father sent me this via air mail from orre. I thought it would be appropriate to have with me."

"Well don't get yourself arrested before you can even start your journey. Sure would be a waste of shipping costs, huh?"

Without bothering to wait for his reply, Morgan rose to her tiptoes. Over the heads of the surrounding newbies, she saw the professor. He was a broad, handsome man, likely in his late thirties, with a square jaw and dark eyes, his shaved head glinting in the morning light. A black goatee, peppered with gray, outlined his tightlipped mouth.

"Good morning Professor Tree!" Morgan called, waving her hand in greeting.

Almost forgetting why he was there, Hideki turned and said hello to the proffesor as well. "Morning professor."

(Ooc: who's going to reply as the prof.?)

((I believe "Blank"/Luluu is acting as the prof))

(So I guess we wait?)

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