Marie's Start

[Ruin Queen of Oblivion]

Marie had finally reached Tejan and Ruby city, and stopped mostly to take in the sights. She shrugged, and then realized that she had no idea where the Pokemon Lab was...

[Nyaa-Neko]

A young woman passing by noticed Marie's obvious lost-ness and foreign-ness. This was not new - many a new trainer to Ruby City had lost their way to the lab.

She walked up to Marie with a kind smile on her face. "Hey, you're looking for the Ruby City Laboratory, right?" Without waiting for any sort of confirmation, she pointed down the street. "You're pretty close. Go down this street until you hit the Redstone Market. Then turn right. Keep going until you reach these two flower shops, and turn left to go between them. Keep going, and you'll see the Hajime Building. It's whitewashed with red accents, and it has a big sign, so it's hard to miss."

[Ruin Queen of Oblivion]

"Thanks," Marie says, with a slight twinge of a southern accent in her voice before starting down the street, following the woman's instructions.

[Nyaa-Neko]

((Minor auto because there isn't much to do while walking on the street.))

Marie reached the correct floor after the while, and the professor opened it expectantly. She was late by twelve minutes - she probably had gotten lost, but that was no excuse in his book.

After gruffly beckoning her inside, he gave her the once-over. Fuyu and Fuuko did the same with their typical cold, calculating glares (yet still polite), slithering over to their respective computers in case Miss Huebner wanted to pick a number or take the type quiz.

Professor Edwin Cerasus coughed. "Welcome, Miss Huebner. I'll skip over the basic information, since we don't have much time. I'm sure you know that we offer slugma, corphish, bellsprout, magnemite, and rattata, as well as koffing, volbeat, sandshrew, diglett, whismur, chimchar, treecko, and squirtle. If you want other Pokemon added to the list, you may pick a number or take the type quiz." A half-sheet of paper containing the four-question quiz was shoved into Marie's hands. "Once you have a Pokemon you want, tell me your preferred gender and personality, as I can usually find one, the only exception being single-gender species."

((And here's the quiz, by the way:

Question 1: In a battle, would you rather attack:
- A) from far away?
- B) up close?
Question 2: Would you rather take part in:
- C) a challenge of wits?
- D) a challenge of strength?
Question 3: Would you rather be awake during:
- E) the day?
- F) the night?
Question 4: Do you generally prefer:
- G) hot colors? (red, orange, yellow)
- H) cold colors? (green, blue, purple) ))

[Ruin Queen of Oblivion]

"I'll give the quiz a try, if you don't mind," Marie says, ruffling through her pockets, before taking out a pen.

Her answers are as follows:

1. A
2. C
3. E
4. H

[Nyaa-Neko]

Fuyu hissed angrily, though quietly enough so that Marie wouldn't hear. He then busied himself with other things, as obviously she didn't need him.

Meanwhile, Fuuko had already entered in Marie's choices to the computer. "<She chose the psychic type, and the generator picked wobbuffet. I'm afraid we only have wynaut in the back room, though, so that is the fourteenth choice she has," she explained lyrically.

Professor Cerasus nodded. "So add wynaut to that list, then. Now, Miss Huebner, which Pokemon do you want? It would also help to know your preferences for personality and gender."

[Ruin Queen of Oblivion]

Marie rubs her chin thoughtfully with a gloved hand, going over each option in her mind. "How about, Squirtle, female, friendly, but not hyper, and intelligent, with a thurst to learn more, can you do that?" She asks.

[Nyaa-Neko]

The professor thought for a moment, then strode into the back room. He returned with a Pokeball that was promptly handed over to Marie. "I did the best I could." Fuuko then slithered over with a crisp and neat paper bag for Marie. "Inside this you'll find a Pokedex, a wallet with 5000 pyen, 3 Potions, and 5 Pokeballs. Have fun, Miss Huebner."

((Stats for the squirtle:

Squirtle
Gender: female
Level: 5
Nickname: you choose
Ability: Torrent - water power increases when health is low
Attacks: Tackle, Tail Whip
Personality: A pleasant girl who likes to learn.

Now you can go explore the rest of Ruby City.))

[Ruin Queen of Oblivion]

"Thank you," Marie says, placing the pokeball in a pouch on her belt, and taking the bag before heading out of the building to explore.

(What else is here?)

[Nyaa-Neko]

((Did you read the informational thread? It tells you all you need to know.))

She passed by a few people, but since she had the look of somebody who wasn't foreign, lost, and starterless, nobody bothered to stop. They just kept walking by, minding their own business. Various buildings loomed ahead, and Marie had her choice of shopping and battling to think about.