free to join me on that, though my Donphan has only room for one person to ride on..."

She looked at him, one eyebrow raised, taxing him. Something in her eyes told of a greater insight...as if she could see the way he was bluffing his way through the encounter. But...she also had no concrete accusation. So...

"...eh, be my guest...I was about to go and check a nearby Gym...feel

"...well, the first impression wasn't bad...", she said, taking a sip of that coffee.

And immediately switched the topic: "So, any professor I know specializes in a certain field. What are you planning to look into?"

“Horseback riding? Just listen to some Unovan folk, they have enough of it. My dad is always wild on them…”

She sighed.

“…I think the song I heard the most lately…was simply about a nightlight with an overblown ego…”

“Here you go…went with a friend as a theme. Not scary, but a bit silly…”

She held her Room Phone up for her.

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“That’s sorta the deal…either scary, or silly. Wanna see my last years costume?”

"...wanna grab a bite to eat?"

"Ah, trained from the start, I see?"

She smiled happily...until that other name came up.

And her face contorted into one of utter annoyance.

"...Leon, huh? No...we've already met..."

...and suddenly, she started smiling again, acting as if her previous facial expressions didn't exist.

She should be like Rika.

She runs on 3 hours of being awake some times.

She will likely die at age 29.

//Oh wow, Mable is interesting!

She walked by, before noticing Larry...and stopped briefly.

"...hey there. How are you doing?"

//...I got Z-A now, and I'm not to that part, but...I doubt Lysandre will ever be interesting enough for me...

so far, I like both the Player-Character and Taunie. But...I also barely met anyone beyond them^^

certainly wasn't a priority for a new professor.

"So, how are you adjusting to the new responsibility?"

"Rika. And anything is fine."

She leaned back. It wasn't too surprising that she wasn't that well known...sure, she was an Elite Four, but her Region was a bit more of a backwater competitively. Especially compared to Galar. Add to that that she hasn't been on the job too long, and her name

"You mean besides love? Self-Empowerment, being yourself...societal critique, horseback riding..."

//One of my Characters had a really nice Avatar I used for years. When I remade the pinned and credited all artwork, I noticed, I couldn't find the Source for it.

I agonized over it for a while...and changed the Avatar. No Source is no excuse.