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He senses them from yards away – the aura of a young man, excitable and intense. Their aura radiates an immense curiosity, the multi-spectrum of their soul speaking loud and clear from beyond feet of stonework. Judging by the way it brightened among the cave suggests that the aura’s owner is a new visitor to the island. While obvious that this stranger means no harm to the island’s Pokémon, nor their environment, the fact that they are fast approaching one of Riley’s secret tunnels is cause for alarm.

Riley takes a deep breath.

He waits for them to draw close before he moves himself into their line of view. While unnecessary for him, Riley starts his flashlight. He allows the beam to dance on the walls for a moment, before shining it in Green’s vision. Wouldn’t want to give impression that he’s been waiting here for him, after all.

Now that would be creepy. Maybe all this person needed was a shove in the other direction; away from his walls. Not that Riley thought Green was terrible -- far from it, now that he was getting a closer look...

Once the final document had been checked over and signed, Lance leaned back against his chair with a deep, weary sigh. His body felt especially tired today, like lead was settling deep into his joints and weighing his bones. A small headache had emerged, which wasn’t surprising at all but he did found it irritating in how quickly it developed from a small pound to an incessant beat. It made things harder to focus on, even with his reading glasses on.

He would blame it on stress but really, when had he ever felt relaxed these days? There was always something that needed his attention and being the type who hated to leave when work is unfinished, he’d stay and continue on, even if he had to burn the midnight oil to do so. Lance had pulled a couple of all nighters for the past week, grabbing a few hours of sleep here and there. Maybe it was the lack of sleep that was finally catching up to him.

It would be so nice to just stop and sleep for more than three hours at a time but alas, he still had work to do. Finished with his paperwork did not mean his day had ended. In about half an hour, Lance was supposed to meet up with Green for a private meeting. He would like to get Green’s input on the Trainers that had earned the Earth Badge and their potential to see if it matched up with the performance reports that he received from the other Gym Leaders. If they were truly strong, then that showed the Gym Leaders were performing their duties.

Lance took off his glasses and stored it back in the drawer. Eyes sliding shut, he hoped he could catch a quick cat nap before Green arrived. In his light doze, the sound of the door opening pulled him back into wakefulness. The redhead swiveled on his chair to face Green, giving his friend the go ahead to seat. After that, he clasped his fingers, lips forming a small smile. “Thank you for coming Green. How have you been these days?”

Once small talk was over with, Lance quickly went to the matter at hand. He pulled out a file document that looked filled to the brim. “These are all the Trainers that the other Leaders had reported positively on their potential. What do you think? The ones that received the Earth Badge... Do they have what it takes to challenge the League?” Lance placed his full attention on Green, though he privately admitted that it was a bit hard to do so with how heavy his head feel.

At some point, Lance had stood up far too quickly for his current state. A sudden dizzy spell washed over him, causing him to stumble back and gripped the back of his chair for support as he rode out of the sensation. A few deep breaths later, his vision cleared and his head no longer swam, though it did make his headache return full force. The champion resisted the urge to groan. He just had to power through it a little while longer. Once this meeting ended, he could sit down and just rest for a bit before he continue on with his work.