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-Medioc Dyvas-
-Phenac City-

The trainer in black folded his arms and tilted his head before waving goodbye to Embyr, who had disappeared nearly as quickly as she had appeared. His gaze slowly tracked down to his vest, where he kept one of his six pokeballs, just in the event that he wouldn't be able to access his belt where the other five were held. He mused to himself for a bit before tapping his chin, looking around to see if there was a pokemon center. Sabrea might be able to handle a few fights, but he'd prefer his team to be fresh.

Not seeing one he recognized, he reached into his pack and uncorked a few potions, spraying small amounts into the Aerodactyl's pokeball so that she would be able to breathe in the healing mist and be revitalized. He didn't want to waste his healing items too early, but in this case, he wanted to have his team all the more ready.

Xi'hal gave a polite bow of the head to the girl as she ran off, finally letting the air out of his chest once that ghost-type was gone. Glancing at Medioc, he nodded in agreement with the choice to heal up. This wouldn't be like Cinnabar, where the team was able to brute-force plow through the gym. No, this would be far more like Viridian's own gym, where the only constants were danger and change.

The pokeball marked '#1' shook again, rumbling, trying to get out. A smile crept across Medioc's face as he lightly patted it. "Soon, Daaro. Soon. You have to be patient with these people- we haven't found any of the Rockets yet."

((XD I have no idea, myself. I figured it was just RP'd out. And NPC deat...losses. >.> <.< ))

Embyr heard two familiar voices, and whipped around. She saw Ai and Kaito talking to each other, and her eyes lit up. She saw Kaito walk off, and she rolled her eyes. Always being troublesome, making it impossible for a group hug. "Ai!!!" She shouted, and ran and glomped her. "It's been ages!! How are you??" Embyr was laughing a bit, but suddenly stopped. "Ai, I'll be right back~ Wait right there!" Embyr took off in the direction Kaito went, then grabbed his arm when she saw him, dragging him back to Ai. She hugged them both and said "That's more like it. It's more fun to talk to both of you at once~"

Embyr narrowed her eyes and said "You two are sooooo boring sometimes. I can't believe I missed you!" She laughed again and said "Why wouldn't I be here? A good tournament to get the adrenaline flowing is just what I need. Sooo... Ai, I can tell you're miffed. I'm just gonna go bug Kaito now. Later~" Embyr hooked her arm around Kaito's and walked with him to the waiting room. Crystie stayed behind with Ai, feeling her strong spiritual energy. "Hello..."" she muttered, sizing up Ai's powers. Meanwhile, Embyr was talking with Katio, saying "Wouldn't it be funny if we had to face each other? You seem to have gotten stronger."

Embyr abruptly stopped talking, noticing that Katio had a blank look on his face. "Earth to Kai! You still in there?" She knocked gently on his head, trying to get his attention. She was still walking towards the waiting room, eager to see who she would be facing. She stopped in front of the computer, still glued to Kaito and waiting for a response. She flipped the screen on, then reached out absentmindedly to pet the absol spirit next to her. It growled for a moment before yielding, allowing its head to be pet.

-Medioc Dyvas-
-Phenac City-

Walking into the tournament area with his ID pinned to his vest, Medioc decided to head toward the bleachers- surely the tournament pairings would be announced on the megaphone, as everything else was. Not seeing where else he could go, he made his way to some empty seats.

As soon as he did, Xi'hal leapt ahead...and proceeded to take up three of them, lounging like an ancient emperor. Medioc's eyebrows flattened as he sighed in exasperation, narrowing his eyes. "Isn't that a little excessive?" He grumbled, sitting on a corner seat.

Quietly, he checked his pokeballs one by one, making sure they were properly marked and ready for use. He tapped them, then refreshed the ink on their numbering, just in case.

"I hope you guys are ready, looks like there are pokemon we've never even heard of out here. I'm gonna go ahead and do this the same as how we did in Viridian and Indigo."

Xi'hal tilted his head as Medioc spoke, but nodded in turn, hissing slightly to show his approval.

Turning his head slightly, Medioc looked over in the direction he had though Embyr had run off to after they had finished their conversation. "I hope I went the right direction. There were so many other trainers earlier..."

Embyr smiled at his embarrassment and called Crystie to her. The Froslass floated through the crowd and stopped at her side before returning to her Poke'ball. Embyr sighed and said "Well, we're at the computer, do your techie thing and pull up the matchups. I'm eager to fight~"

((short post is short.))