Unbeknown to most people, Caitlin was relatively new to Contests.
Sure, she knew what they were about. She’d seen enough of them on TV to have a good sense of what they were. In fact, she liked them. She liked anything that was a demonstration of beauty and grace. But alas, she wasn’t a top coordinator. She was an Elite Four. And that meant her strength (and main interest) was in battling.
When Caitlin walked through the doors of the contest hall, she couldn’t believe it. She couldn’t believe it either when she joined the line to register for the upcoming contest. Maybe this was all just a dream. Heck, she couldn’t even remember if she woke up this morning. But a quick pinch to her forearm reassured her (or not) that it was reality. And ow, now her arm hurt.
She signed the registration forms and took a seat at the reception area. All around her, enthusiastic contestants babbled away. TV screens were displayed all over the room, showing footage of top contestants and their Pokemon. Some trainers came in with rolling suitcases that were, no doubt, filled to the brim with supplies and costumes for their beloved pokemon.
The new environment have her a cold, heavy feeling. She was completely out of her element. She and Musharna hadn’t even started competing yet, and she was already feeling Butteerfrees in her stomach.
A distraction would be nice, she decided. Very nice. The green-haired man next to her looked friendly enough.
“Have you done these before?” Caitlin asked.