#heroofhoenn

Nori yawned. Her whole body ached and demanded for it to sleep... The tropical warm weather of Hoenn didn’t make it any easier fo rhte ex warrior to stay awake. She had taken a small break in some forest, Petalburg maybe? She couldn’t remember especially in her drowsy thoughts...

Lylo was seen nearby, playing in some grass with Eve. The sparkles that normally haunted Nori’s dreams made it easy for her to keep track of the two at least...

The small girl gave a yawn, stretching to try to wake herself up... It was getting late and she had heard rumors of a “Phantump” haunting the area-- whatever that was...

Yes, of course! Good luck with your finals, we shall await your return! <3

Brendan will be put on hiatus until 12/30.

"Do not get me wrong-- this region, it is beautiful," The officer muttered to... well, himself, "But this heat! Arceus forbid! It is but a disturbing interference!" 

Of course, all this complaining didn't help either. As the sun beat down beside Mt. Chimney, the officer could feel the the sweat pour down into the back of his shirt collar. Disgusting. 

"This region, it is far too overheated." Oh how Looker longed for the fluffy snow of Sinnoh and Kalos, the tingling chill in the air as your warmth breath curled in the air-- perfect. That was a paradise compared to this magma encrusted region. 

With a hot sigh, Looker pressed on the tattered path, his shoes kicking up the dry ash and dirt before realizing that another path began to branch out. He blinked. Where would this path lead to?

Letting curiosity get the best of him, the officer let his feet crunch beneath the Earth below, and it surely didn't take long for the red roof of a Pokemon Center to catch into view. 

Wait. A Pokemon Center. That meant... civilization, right?!

Before he knew it, he found himself at the front, glass doors of the PC, encrusted in a little town with a couple houses here and there perched on the edge of the mountain. He went to reach of the handle... but stopped. Instead, the large bubbling mass beside him caught his attention now. Water-- No. A... spring? 

He reached his hand inside, the bubbling water lapping against his rough hand. As much as he despised the heat, we found the water to be... rather calm. It was that temperature where is was hot enough to keep you toasty and cozy, but enough to not singe your skin off. 

He glanced around, finding not a soul in sight. "...I shall make this quick. I am not sure if this is allowed..." And with that, he cupped his hands into the warm water and splashed it against his face, trickling down past his face and hair before disappearing into his shirt. Hah.. this feels amazing...! 

Another splash-- and another, before--

"A-Ah!" He cried, hearing the sound of the waters surface break before him. He glanced up, frozen in the sudden shock as he met with glistening ruby eyes. "Ah... well." Looker spoke, regaining his composure, "...I-I will have you know that it is not polite to frighten someone in such a manner...!" 

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“Ah- uhm, Touko … there’s, well, something I’ve been meaning to tell you.”

Bright sapphire eyes casually rose from the plate packed with food in order to study the boy before her. His dark chocolate hair was styled perfectly in a way that let Touko know he spent just as much time in the mirror as a typical girl did, with anxious forest green eyes that seemed to look at everything except at her. His tanned cheeks were flushed a light, rosy color that only made her more aware of his discomfort. His name was Kyle, a trainer she had met the day she arrived in Slateport City a week prior, and it was embarrassingly obvious he had a thing for her.

‘Well, here comes the confession,’ she thought blankly, sipping at the fruit smoothie he had graciously ordered and paid for as thanks for going on a date with him, ‘guess it’s time to break the news that I don’t have any feelings for him. Ah well, it was fun while it lasted. At least I got a lot of food out of this ordeal~’

A smile played across her face at the thought, her amusement hidden behind a pleasant mask which Kyle took as the go ahead to continue. A hand rose to his neck, pulling the neck line of the shirt away from him as if the already low cut rim was choking him. His body leaned forward slightly as he tried to build up the confidence to look her straight on. It was a few minutes before he was able too, and already Touko was less than impressed by him. She liked confident guys, who weren’t afraid to spill out their thoughts and feelings to her unhindered; but even so, she wasn’t looking for a relationship – she preferred the single life, with trysts set up here and there when she felt the need for male companionship.

“I know we’ve only been seeing each other for just over a week, but I -“

‘Seeing each other? More like you stalking me for just over a week.’

“- I think I’ve fallen in love with you.”

She had to suppress rolling her eyes at the cheesiness of it all. It was clear to see that Touko was the type of girl who was always ‘one of the guys’. It wasn’t like she couldn’t be feminine (on the contrary, she could be quite feminine when the situation called for it); she simply knew what she liked and didn’t have the time to play around with things she didn’t. Kyle was cute, she’d give him that, but definitely not her type with his egotistical, self-important personality (well, if she was being truly honest, a little of those qualities weren’t bad – she just didn’t like them to be to the extreme).

“Really?”

Kyle seemed taken aback by her nonchalant, almost bored response to his confession. He watched dumbfounded as she finished the last of her meal, sipped the rest of her smoothie, and then stood before grabbing her things.

“Sorry, but I think you’ve gotten the wrong idea about us. Thanks for the meal anyway! Make sure to treat me again sometime ‘kay? See ya~”

“Wha- Wait! Touko-!”

Kyle stumbled to get out of his chair in order to pursue the retreating form of the girl who had just rejected him without even batting an eyelash, but was quickly stopped by an irritated server when he tried to leave the tab not paid. Touko merely hummed to herself as she stepped out of the small café, the salty smell if the ocean welcoming her as she turned left to return to the heart of the city.

(( I read this too fast and I thought you were leaving Unity already. I was like “Dafuq.." Lolol ))