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Landon silently scoffed and rolled his eyes at Nori's comment, paying no mind to either of their Pokemon. "I've no intention of causing trouble..." he said, glancing away from the Electric-typer. At least she didn't seem to mind him being here in her city... not that her opinion would hold any bearing on what he wanted to do anyway. Still, Nori thinking that he was a 'quiet guy' was better than what some other people say, so he was at least thankful for that.

Landon then turned to Melody as she spoke to him. "Yeah, Ground-type gym." he said modestly. "Hence why Marcus is an integral part of my team." Hearing that, the Seismitoad puffed his chest out again, croaking proudly and happily. "As far as Tynamo and his evolutions go..." he continued, "... I've got ways of dealing with Pokemon like that. Trainers always think they can counter my Ground-types with Pokemon that fly or levitate. Of course, they're usually wrong." The brown-haired Gym Leader wasn't being prideful, mind you... he was just being honest.

The Ground-typer then paused, staying quiet for a bit. He hadn't spoken to strangers this much since... well, since he first met Irving, he figured. It was a strange feeling, really. He wasn't sure if he liked it or not. Landon let his eyes wander away from the group, his gaze lingering on the ground next to him. He wasn't really sure what to do at this point. Find something else to talk about? Just leave and look for that last Pokemon? This company he found himself in... it was all too foreign to him.

Landon alternated his gaze between the woman and her Blaziken, listening to what she had to say. "So, finding the other Subway Boss is what you're doing then..." he said, crossing his arms in front of his chest. "Well, I'm headed towards Route 3 anyway, to catch a particular Pokemon... I suppose we could travel down that way if you wanted..." He figured he'd might as well go with her. No harm in that, right? Besides, after catching that last Pokemon, there was no other reason to be out and about. His decision, however, warranted another charming elbow in the side from Marcus, to which the Seismitoad earned another smack to the back of the head.

The Icirrus City Gym Leader nonchalantly ran his fingers through his hair again, the looked back over at Melody. "Well, are we going or not?" he said, his tone not-so rude, but still holding a taste of disinterest. He turned on his heel and started walking towards the gate that led to Route 3, Marcus trudging along behind him. Whether Melody chose to follow or not was completely up to her. He wouldn't have minded if she did decide to go with him... so long as she kept out of his personal business.

Landon turned back and nodded. "It's possible. Might as well check it out, hm?" he said, continuing to walk towards the town's exit. Marcus waved along to Melody and Cydonia, signaling them to follow along. 'With any luck, we'll find Lydia, I'll get that Roggenrola I'm lookin' for, and we'll go on our separate ways...' he thought to himself, placing his hands in his pockets as he walked along. Marcus, on the other hand, had other ideas.... Maybe keeping these two humans together as long as possible would get his trainer out of his lonesome funk, and thus make everyone happier. The Seismitoad just grinned innocently, not yet wanting either of them to know of his plan, bouncing along with each step as they exited the city.

As the group ventured out of the city and onto Route 3, Landon payed little-to-no attention to his female companion as they crossed the bridge directly out of the city's gate. He instead kept his gaze on the water, looking down at his reflection as he slowly made his way along. Marcus looked up at his trainer and sighed. He was way too antisocial for his own good. However, the blue toad soon came up with a plan to help his master out... whether he wanted it or not.

The Seismitoad stopped on the bridge, looking out into the water as if seeing something interesting. Landon paused, then walked back to where Marcus was standing. "Marcus... What are you looking at?" he said, in his usual serious tone. The Vibration Pokemon responded by jutting a stumpy finger out towards the lake, pointing at something in the water. Landon leaned forward, trying to see exactly what his Pokemon was getting at. Suddenly, Marcus "accidentally" nudged Landon's backside, sending the Ground-typer diving into the lake, knowing good and well that he couldn't swim.

Landon flailed in the water, trying to decipher between gasping for breath and swearing viciously at Marcus. Trying to hold back his giggle-fit, the Seismitoad ran up to Melody, in a fake panic showing her what was going on. He was hoping that Melody would dive in to same him, thus giving the man a reason to open up to her. Of course, whether she did that or not would determine that. Still, the Seismitoad had hopes. He bounced up and down excitedly, pointing to Landon as he flailed for the edge of the wooden walkway, still gasping for breath.

Despite being a tad larger than the Subway Boss, it didn't take too long for Melody to pull the Ground-typer back onto dry land. A few minutes later, and the two humans were sitting on the ground, soaking wet, with Melody's Volcarona using its ability to get them warm and dry. Landon continued coughing up water in between gasps for air, but eventually his breathing returned to close to normal. Shortly afterward, Landon removed the pouch from his right leg... not in an attempt to wring it out, but to hurl it as hard as humanly possible at Marcus' face, knocking the Seismitoad into the lake himself.

"YOU BIG IDIOT! YOU COULD'VE KILLED ME! WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM!!" he shouted, standing up and clenching his fists in a rage. The blue toad drifted back to the shore, responding to his trainer's fury with a spray of water from his mouth, and a sour expression on his face. "Keh... Gerogero~!" Landon sat back on the ground again, shaking the water that remained in his hair out. He then looked over to Melody, his pale blue eyes refusing to make contact with hers. "Uh.... T-Thanks, for... helping me there..." he said shyly. He certainly wasn't used to thanking anyone, but he also wasn't used to having his life put at risk either..

Landon looked up at Melody as she rose to her feet. "Uh, yeah... He's a real charmer, alright..." he said, diverting his eyes to the grass around them. "Don't know why he does it, though...." The Ground-typer then pushed himself back up to his feet, patting more of his clothes dry and dusting himself off. Marcus had clambered back onto shore as well, quite enjoying the water that remained on him. As the toad approached his trainer, Landon couldn't help but bonk him on the head once more for good measure. "I guess that's just the relationship we have... He's at least a little more decent than Octavius is..."

Landon then looked back over at the Subway Boss, his eyes instinctively looking past her rather than at her. Needless to say, it wasn't everyday that he saw a good-looking gal get wet, unless they were running through Icirrus on a rainy day. The brown-haired man rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, slightly embarrassed from not only having to be saved by a girl much smaller than him, but also from the fact that such an attractive girl would save him, despite just meeting him. Then, it hit him. "Arceusdammit, Marcus... You set me up, you blue a*****e..." he thought to himself, resisting the urge to knock the Seismitoad back into the water.

Said Seismitoad took the opportunity to waddle away from his trainer, joining Cydonia off to the side. Landon always wondered why Marcus was so interested in his trainer's love life, but it always ending in pain and disappointment. Mostly pain, though. The Striaton native shrugged off any feelings, though, and returned to the conversation at hand. "Uh, y-yeah... I would've done the same, if I could swim... Can't just let someone drown, right?" he said, letting out a large sigh. "I dunno anyone that wouldn't help even a stranger... Still, thanks..."

Landon glanced back over at Melody, an eyebrow quirked at her question. "Oh, right..." he said, pulling a crumpled piece of paper from his vest pocket. Opening it, he showed it to the Subway Boss, which had a very crude drawing of a Pokemon shaped like a bowling pin. "Roggenrola. I figured a Rock-type like this would be good for teaming up with my Ground-types. Whaduya think?" After a moment or two of letting her see it, he placed the picture back into his pocket, then ran his fingers through his hair as he stood there. He didn't quite know what to think about Melody wanting to help out, but he figured it couldn't hurt. Even so, after this 'adventure' they would most likely never see each other again. That's just the way the Ground-typer always though, anyway. It was because of that reason alone that any of Marcus' attempts to get him to like somebody always ended up in the pipes. The Gym Leader looked back down at Melody, once again refusing to make eye contact. "So, are you... ready to get moving?"