Prologue :: Root of Friends

[Nisie]

"...This is it." She said to herself. She was nervous, trembling, even. But she had came all the way here to be a trainer. A Pokemon trainer. That is what she will be. It's not like she aimed to be the best Pokemon breeder or Coordinator. Let alone Pokemon Champion. She just wanted to reveal what is written in her missing pages of life. After all, life is dull without a Pokemon, right?

She took a deep breath as she placed her right hand on her chest. Her chest was pounding. She was afraid, but she was happy as well. Although she hasn't made it to the laboratory, she could feel that she has stepped into the realm of a Pokemon trainer. "...This must be what every trainer felt, huh? Curious, Nervous, Scared, Happy, Worried..." She said. That was what her heart told her. She assumed that everyone else, those before her or those after her, had these same feelings. And she wondered what kind of faces they made.

"...Had I a mirror, I could swear I would be as red as a tomato right now." She said with a trembled weak voice. She chuckled a bit then lifted her face to look at the entrance of the laboratory. "...Here goes." She said as she stepped in into the laboratory. "G-g-g-go-good morning!" She yelled. Trying not to be loud and behaved herself. Although, it seems like her greetings ended up as a bother to the anyone inside.

[KANTA!]

Delving into the wonderful mysteries of the lifestyles of ancient fossil pokemon! Will was the biggest nerd of all damn time. Taking descriptive notes on several patches on his Helix fossil, he sighed at its quality. The current warring going on between the several armies of Solitude was ruining all the natural resources! It was literally his biggest issue with the world today, and he was determined to stop it single-handedly... Yeah, right. Sucking his teeth and murmuring to himself, William heard faint footsteps coming from outside the lab. He assumed it was just a pokemon and returned to his work. Time was totally precious to this guy, even though he didn't express that. He was disturbed again, hearing faint sounds of whispering. Once again, he brushed it off and returned to his notetaking. Then... "G-g-g-go-good morning!"

He funnily slammed his head on the desk, roaring to himself. Not even taking the time to look back to the girl, he blankly stared down into his notepad. "Voice of an unfamiliar, young girl! Come on in, oh wait it seems that you already stepped on my property." He may have came off a bit cranky, but there was literally no need to take him seriously. Still, he didn't take his eyes off the Omanyte rock.

"So, are you here for a pokemon or something? There's a list over there on the wall. Please... take your time looking over it." He begged, just a bit upset he had to focus on this trainer hopeful. He held up a sturdy finger pointing to PKMN chart on the wall; there it showed all the starters and their attributes. Trainers were different nowadays; a good partner was a life or death decision in these times. What a bother. It was his fault for making himself the region's go-to professor for new trainer handouts.

Glancing over his shoulder, he spoke, "By the way, the name's Will."