i can only move forwards;

dependant may birch / affiliated with national park

[rivals-are-born-to-lose-blog]

Traveller Troubles // Serena & May

It was the middle of the night, approximately two in the morning to be exact. Poor Serena just couldn’t fall asleep. Her entire body was exhausted from all the journeying she had been doing recently, but her mind refused to shut down. She stared up at the ceiling, oddly frustrated. The clock on the wall was ticking, which annoyed her greatly. She tried to ignore it and shut her eyes, but not five seconds later, she heard loud stomping from the room above her. In my own bed at home, it wasn’t so loud!, she thought to herself angrily. Serena even considered calling the front desk of the inn she was in to complain about the people upstairs. She sighed. She knew she was overreacting.

Also knowing she couldn’t fall asleep anyway, she decided to get out of bed. She paced around the room.  “What is wrong with me? I’ve been so… Ugh, I don’t know…” She shook her head, confused and frustrated. “I’ve been enjoying my travels, so what is it?” Serena sat down on the edge of the bed, honestly trying to figure out what’s been bothering her.

“I’m not lonely, am I? My parents weren’t home whenever I went to sleep. Is it because I’m not in my own bed? I don’t really have anyone to talk to about this who’s still awake. After all, it’s so late. I wonder…” She looked at her bag, which carried her laptop. Serena decided to take it out and start searching the web. She wanted to see if there was someone who could relate to the way she’s feeling. It didn’t take much surfing before finding a group of other travelers looking for advice and some more adventurous trainers giving some. There seemed to be a whole community!

Serena considered posting a thread. She wanted someone who could relate to how she was feeling, or even get some advice. It’d be cool to have a pen pal who knows what I’m going through, she thought. She decided why not, most likely due to the lack of sleep. Without even thinking, she decided to just start typing.

“Hi, my name is Serena! I’m a new traveler from the Kalos region and I think I’m experiencing home sickness, but I’m not sure? I don’t particularly miss home, I’m having a lot of fun meeting people during the day and seeing new sights, but I just get sad when I’m alone at night. Maybe it’s constantly saying goodbye to friends I just made? Does anybody else ever feel this way?” Serena hit send and waited for a response.

[priimavcra]

Often did May sleep out in some wilderness nook or cranny, letting the warm midnight drafts soothe over her like a blanket and the stars aid her way to rest. While her mother had often scolded about such things in the past, and her father had become worried  --  hardly such a thing was nothing to fret about as being of an Ace Trainer, after all, being in the wild was something all trainers had to come used to, whether it be harsh sunlit deserts or barren freezing mountains. Sleeping in some cave was the least dangerous thing, with her party out by her side.

It was still early, early for her at least  --  it must have been about eleven or so, for tiredness to set through and the moon shone bright with no clouds blocking the way. Toro had already gone to sleep for the night and all she had was herself and her thoughts, not unless she wanted to wake her pokemon partner up by calling in someone else.

On second thought... perhaps not.

Good thing, her Pokenav Plus could contact the internet, even in such wilderness ( lest she got lost back when she was younger ) and a quick flick through her bookmarks had yielded in a site full of both travellers and trainers. A small smile appeared on her lips, there were many good times when she had used this website for herself way back when she had officially started her pokemon journey, and when she became a fourm-helper herself. Though, admittedly, she hasn’t been on for a long while.

A small refresh in the page had added a small new thread at the top. Thank goodness she didn’t need to even login to reply, it had been a few years, maybe even more, and what other way to spend time than to help someone else ??  

〈 Hey-oo! I’m May from Hoenn haha, and I get what you feel!!! Yeah it’s real hard starting a PKMN journey, heck, homesickness is awful,,,, but maybe I can help you out? It probably ain’t the same to what you feel, but when I started my journey, like you said; it was cool seeing fun sights and meeting new people and all, but it does get lonely out at night... like how I’m sitting in the wild as I’m typing this. 〉, a quick tap across the screen  ( with a few mistakes she’d corrected here and there ), but it wasn’t all before she pressed ‘ send ’;  〈 Having one of your party helps, I feel!! Just that small bit of comfort of someone you trust is always good for any travelling heart! Just let me know if you wana chat or something, I’m kinda here for most of the night.  〉  

[priimavcra]

himenooto :

May’s enthusiasm had…surprised her. Sure, she was like the other girl in many ways with their personalities (from what she could tell from the small time they had known each other) but they were in two different worlds with their lives. She was an idol and May was a trainer; they had different thing they could and couldn’t do. 

And there was the whole security aspect of her life. She was mostly traveling with her crew, unless there were in a city for recording or practice; so she was used to having them around. She just wanted to have some freedom, not like she didn’t have that already, but more than she already had.

Then again, she was an idol. She knew full well what was going to happen with her career and growing fame. Even trying to make herself look less noticeable didn’t help, and she usually had to find her way out or find someone to help her, like she did here. It was…tiring if she was being honest.

Bring up the topic of having her Pokemon protect her made her think about it. She wasn’t allowed to do it during her concerts, she had enough security there, but when she was out and about? Perhaps…but she didn’t have any Pokemon that could be considered good to do that…other than Karo or Makia, but she wasn’t that type of person.

“Perhaps it is something I should think of doing. Truthfully I haven’t really thought of it, but it might be something for me to do when I am out and about like this…Thank you for the idea, and the reassurance that Hoenn’s alright. It’s comforting that the other regions are safe, but I have to do what my staff wants me to do, but I should bring that up to them soon.”

IT WAS STRANGE, most likely because she had always been a trainer since ten ( before, she was a semi-professor’s assistant ) and it had been six years without so much of a change. The freedom to run around and explore the world was what she did and enjoyed, with no danger around, minus the occasional wild pokemon. While she did make an impact when she was younger, and she still had some admirers to this day at the Battle Frontier, she possibly couldn’t make any more unless she was famous like them. Being known for something was one, being worldwide famous was another.

But full-time trainer or not, her point still stood, somewhat. Almost everyone had a partner of some kind, whether it be for battling, contests or even as pets. And the idol even thought of the notion, so it was a good suggestion at the very least, though whether or not they did go with the idea, was up to them.

「 You’re very welcome !! I can help you catch a good pokemon if you want to, even ! Of course, that is if you want to and if you’re not busy with, uh... idol stuff...?? 」, what did an idol do exactly, the trainer did not know, other than the partaking in contests and singing to the crowd on a brightly lit stage with their pokemon. Though, unlike her whom was a trainer and more so of a hobby then an occupation, there must have been much more behind the scenes that made it hectic, right ?? All jobs, as far as she knew, were busy, after all, and no simple task.

「 Oh and !! If you already have a partner that could do the task, there’s even no need to !! 」

[priimavcra]

thread tracker;

ooc; that time of the month again,,, time to make a thread tracker because i’m getting busy and i dont have as much time to spend around here... sob. if i missed/misplaced a thread hmu! and this is for my own tracking purposes, so no rush, no rush! 

&&. MAY, @priimavcra​

Owed ; Lucas ( Special Delivery ), Steven ( Untitled )  Waiting ; Rosa ( Battle Subway? ), Mei ( Pick on Someone Your Own Size )   Drafted ; Reiko ( Contest Performance ) Queued ; --                                            Thread Count ; 5/10 

&&. REI, @necrofantcsy​​

Owed ; Eirka ( Do you Enjoy the Weather? )  Waiting ; Sori ( Once Upon a Chime ), Morty ( Daytime Ashes ), Caitlin ( soz i forgot the name of the thread )  Drafted ; Yokai (Of Dresses and Stockings) Queued ; --                                            Thread Count ; 5/6

[priimavcra]

ooc; so. i had to drop maria because of school ahjwefn but!! that means i can at least have a few more threads on here and @necrofantcsy. anyways, if you want to plot or just have a random starter, like or reply to this post!! tysm! 

[snazzysketches]

once a poof birb pokemon, always a poof birb pokemon

[priimavcra]

ooc; hey everyone... i’m finally back with more sporadic activity. i’m just super tired and just finished playing dr:ae so ye. if your reply isn’t replied to yet its either in drafts or i just. haven’t got the muse fully back yet. so yeah, sorry to make you all wait for so long !!

[whereismana]

[priimavcra]

whereismana:

some doodles from twitter. I’m completing the national dex now. Please come to my funeral.

Come follow me on twitter for more nonesense!!!! @lovesickmana

[priimavcra]

rosebudheroine:

Seeing May smile after clearing up the details was all she needed. Truth be told, she didn’t understand the Battle Subway until she had tried it out for herself. Even if she wasn’t the best at battling there, it was still good to keep trying; it was the only way she was going to get better at battling there.

Though if she was still nervous, she wouldn’t be surprised. Battling somewhere you aren’t used to would take some time to get used to after all. Battling there or during the Pokemon World Tournament for the first time had been a new experience for her, so it would probably be the same for May with the Battle Subway.

“Yeah, it’s not that bad once you get used to it. It’s just…different.” A lot different it seemed. “Though as long as you trust me and both of our Pokemon, then we should be able to do our best!”

Seeing May get so excited made her laugh a little. She reminded her of how she was, and still was in many ways. Sure, people were giving her weird looks, but it was to be expected. After all, it was something that trainers did, but still a little out of place.

May’s question had been…unexpected, though not unwelcomed. Sure, she did come here to take on one of the lines, she didn’t know which one, but it would be a good idea. After all, she had guided her and was being nice to help her, so why not?

“Sure! I mean, I was going to come here in the first place, so why not? Besides, I did help you get around to here anyways, so invitation accepted!”

A BIG SMILE BACK, her own hands fidgeted the edges of her shirt in both nervousness and the thrill of teaming up to battle. It was always the same, going into someplace where such a sport was the main thing, butterfree in her stomach, body and mind ready to sweep the whole tournament with her pokemon. Not that they were strong enough for that, they had a long, long way to go until they reached such a level.

「 That’s true, I guess. Getting used to a battle facility with different mechanics does take a long time or repeated tries to get used to. 」

May wasn’t very good at double battles, she’d admit, even for a trainer like herself. While useful having two of her party out at the same time, it was pretty difficult to maintain and keep track of four pokemon at once, setting up buffs and weather affects difficult and anything could throw off the scales of win to losses with a few foul actions or a move used which affected both teams. It was chaotic, not so much than rotation battles, but it was still a wild ride to go on and something she and her pokemon had enjoyed. It added another layer of challenge, and May was never one to decline.

In the past, any double battle she’d participated in were usually her versus two other people, with two of her pokemon out, sans a few times where she’d paired up, but she knew it was fun to join the chaos with a new friend !! With a different team as her ally and strategy (  not that May had one... but she did have a faint guideline )  it was going to be more chaotic than any other time.

「 I’m glad, really !! 」, the spring in her step more noticeable as they walked along, eager to get down to business as quick as possible. Everyone could feel her excitement surely, even her party whom were in their pokeballs.  「 Let’s make this count !! I mean, I’m sure we’ll beat ‘em all up in no time, no seconds lost !! 」

[priimavcra]

dolomite?

send me a crystal and i’ll tell… / closed !

dolomite: a sleep headcanon

                   - May ; surprisingly a light, but restless, sleeper, unless sleeping on an actual bed. anything, to the smallest of sounds will wake her up in alertness and ready to fight. often wakes up and sleeps early, though she did break her schedule once or twice in the past. used to suffer from nightmares after oras/rse and now sleeps alongside her pokemon because of it. can legitimately sleep on any surface, though she does wake up with bad back and/or neck cramps from time to time.

                   - Maria ; used to sleep on a soft bed, but now sleeps on a futon in cherrygrove. tired most of the time, often takes small sugar-pills to keep herself awake/her pokemon to keep her awake. very picky with where she sleeps, often prefers soft pillows and soft bedding before actually getting some rest. brings her own pillows to pokemon centers if she’s needed there for a long time and often lets the center have the bedding. has her hair in twin braids before going to sleep. 

                   - Rei ; prefers warm than cold, often cuddles up to her ninetails to sleep. the only time she is able to be vulnerable, and not have her guard up. since she hops from hotel to hotel, often sleeps in a decent bed, but back home she has a futon. if her ninetails is not kept out, will try to latch on to any warmth, let it be another person or not. will refuse to have latched on in the morning. a light sleeper most of the time, but can sleep for long periods of time, especially if channeling has taken out most of her energy. hates having another person in the room while she’s asleep, other than her pokemon. 

[priimavcra]

apatite, bloodstone, hematite?

send me a crystal and i’ll tell… / closed !

apatite : a headcanon about my muse's intuition

may is mostly intuition more than intellect. the brawn to the brains. she’s got a pretty good gut feeling much like her absol, and much like her absol, mostly it’s wrong. while good at predicting hoenn’s unstable weather, and where maxie/archie were going to be during the events of ORAS/RSE (because... let me tell you i got lost where i was supposed to go....), it’s not that much of a help in other situations. though, it did help her get both luck symbols. 

bloodstone : how my muse sees themselves as part of the world at large

neutral, to be honest. she sees herself as someone who is still in the middle class of people, but still up there in terms of what they did and what they have accomplished throughout the years. while younger, and more arrogant, may would place herself higher, because of a “professor’s daughter” status, such have died down and replaced with deeds that she has done, and shared with brendan. outside of hoenn, she sees herself no more than a wayfaring trainer, travelling to get stronger for her teammates and herself.

hematite : how squeamish my muse is

depends. a small amount of blood or injury, then she would face it with either displeasement or disgust, but hardly squeamish. being out in the wild since very little means she isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty to find out the cause of the problem and whether it be mud or sandstorms, may will go through the place head-on. though, as much as may hates to admit it, she is not a fan of needles.

[priimavcra]

❀ EVENT ; Battle on the Seven Seas || Snow & May

[snowxnomad-blog]

Her words reassured Snow, and they made a smile grow on his face. Hearing that her Pokemon were really nice also made Snow feel better, and he had no doubt about it. He was sure that his Pokemon would love May’s. He noticed that May seemed to be a little calmer, and that also served to make him feel a little better.

“You are very kind. I think that I would like to try and battle with you, depending on if you really think it would be a good idea.” Snow thought that Spore would really like that. He knew that his Pokemon really wanted to become the biggest and baddest Pokemon around. “I think that sounds like a lovely idea.” His fingers grazed over the Pokemon in question’s Pokeball. “I mean, it is still all up to you. I would be fine with anything.” He decided to bring out the Pokemon in question, since they were in a space that he could come out without problem.

Spore was a small Ivysaur, and he let out a rather loud cry of hello. He poked May with one of his vines, making Snow frown and gently hit his vine. “Hey, that is not very nice.” He soon smiled at May, though. “This is Spore, the one Pokemon in question. He packs his own sort of punch, even if he is not the strongest Pokemon around.”

Yeah, Snow really wasn’t the type to battle. Although, Spore was enthusiastic enough, walking around Snow and May and looking at both of them. He seemed super happy to meet May, and excited at the idea of battling.

[priimavcra]

「 Oh !! Thank you... and trust me, I'd take on that on that offer no matter what, since you're okay with it and we're going to have a good time !! 」

THOUGH ONCE SHE HAD SAID THAT,  she paused in her stride and looked down at the Pokemon he released, an Ivysaur if she was correct as it poked her leg, there was a clear emotion of surprise even if she had tried to not make it clear. It wasn’t very often she was paired with anyone below her level, often with someone either on-par or above but it was still... interesting to say the least. The small thing was about forty levels below most of her teammates and while that wouldn’t be as much of a problem, there were fears of the Ivysaur getting targeted first due to how low leveled it was, or May just sweeping through the battles left and right.

Either way, it was a challenge no matter what. And besides, Spore seemed like it wanted to battle, so she would give her best effort to be a great teammate, and hopefully so would the rest of her party.

「 I'll be honest... I didn't expect for him to be this small. 」, a small frown that changed into a big smile as quick as light, hardly staying on the negatives. A feisty and curious Pokemon like him would fit well with her team no problem, and it would help him grow in the meantime too !!  「 But I'll definitely still take on the rest of this ship with you !! Trust me, Spore's going to go from good to excellent in no time. 」

The challenge was perhaps to try and balance her team for Spore and Snow. Since it was a grass and poison type, it would be weak to quite a lot of common move-types so placing Mimi out in the front was her first thought, which she decided against. Surf could damage the Ivysaur even with it’s resistance and she didn’t want to injure his pokemon !! So, she did what she would do in such a situation, throw out her trusted partner and friend, Toro out alongside Spore.

「 I guess I should introduce Toro then, huh, since he’ll be paring up with you guys !! Don’t mind how scary-looking and tall he is, he’s super nice and usually helps others a lot. 」, she said with another big smile, where the Blaziken just grunted and crossed his arms, standing right besides May, creating a contrast of tall and short,  「 He tries to act all cool and stuff so don’t mind him, I’m sure he’ll warm up to you two soon !! 」

[himenooto]

If May didn’t know her, then it was understandable. Sure, she wasn’t super famous or anything, but she was well known in some parts. Most everyone in Johto knew her name, and quite a few people in Kanto did as well (more than likely because the regions where right next to each other). Though, outside of those regions? Not really that much.

It wasn’t her fault she wasn’t really touring out of her home region that much. She didn’t have much of a say in her tour schedule, though maybe someday she’d be able to get to the other regions, once her staff agreed to that. Not that she didn’t love Kanto and Johto, but she wanted to get out and see the other regions.

“Perhaps that’s why. My staff hasn’t exactly let me tour outside of Kanto and Johto; probably they’re worried about my safety in the other regions that aren’t near my home.” Or they were just concerned about her; she was a young idol and contest star.

While she loved her job, the fame was a double-edged sword at times. Going places on her own was hard, if someone recognized her then she was swarmed with people. It wouldn’t go away though, considering she was a rising idol and contest star. She would only get more popular, and while it would be a good thing for her, would she be able to handle it?

She pushed those thoughts aside. Thinking like that wouldn’t do any good. She still had a long way to go, and she would get there someday. She could only hope that people would still like her.

[priimavcra]

RELAXING HER POSE and leaning back onto her Absol once again, thank goodness she was small enough to do that, a chirpy voice said towards the idol, confident in her own words.

「 Well, I can say this, they don't need to worry at all !! 」,  enthusiasm as always cheering up her tone.  「 Hoenn's been in peace for a while now !! 」

Perhaps she was taking the whole security business not at all seriously, and a while seemed like it was too short of a period   ( considering that, even still after the chaos of that day, the weather in Hoenn were sometimes off and or too violent for the season )  when in fact it was a year, in which even then it wasn’t that long of a time either. Still, as long as she could remembered, Hoenn was mostly peaceful with no one like Team Rocket around. She knew for a fact that after that day, they’ve both turned a new leaf, hopefully.

And also to that, most trainers had their pokemon to protect them, right ?? No matter how weak or small, their partners were always there to protect them and vice versa. So even without security or bodyguard or whatever, her pokemon could act as them, couldn’t they ?? Drive crowds and dangerous strangers away with a good hiss or growl were sure to set the people back, even intimidating pokemon like her Aggron often scared people away.

「 Can't your pokemon protect you then ?? Even having one out might do wonders, though, it's not technically allowed around these parts. 」

[priimavcra]

charoite

send me a crystal and i’ll tell… / open ! 

charoite : who my muse looks up to

hard to say, since may's grown much in little time and any potential people she would look up to, she would have met during the crisis or afterwards. there's just no clear answer. she does look up to the elite four and frontier brains in that she wants become a trainer on-par with them, and Steven Stone/Wallace because they are/were the champions of the region but other than that, since she doesn’t know a lot of people outside Hoenn, there’s not a lot.she also looks up to herself, in a way, as a way to deal with loses when she was much younger. but once again, like i said, there’s not a lot. 

[priimavcra]

Verdite and zebra stone for all 3 muses! c:

send me a crystal and i'll tell... / open !

zebra stone:what gets my muse excited

         - May ; battling, no matter what, will make her excited and pumped for the challenges ahead. in fact, it's actually rather difficult to make her less excited for anything, unless counting the ORAS/RSE event where she actually experienced fear for the first time in a while.         - Maria ; the small things makes her happy, than excited. contests, helping others and creating small clay figurines are a few, and it's hard to find her in a state where she's truly 'excited' to attend or do something, often met with a more tamer version. though, don't get her on a tangent about contests, she really, really enjoys the thing.         - Rei ; not much, admittedly. their vanity, maybe, but not a lot will make her excited. while she does enjoy the casual thrill once in a while by letting her spiritomb possess her and do whatever it wished, but she often keeps to herself with a neutral expression.

verdite : my muse's ethnicity/family history

         - May ; nevertheless to say, may has a good family history with a good relationship with her father, and a decent relationship with her mother and little brother. her little brother looks up to her and her mother often stays at home looking after him and prof. birch while she’s often out in the wild. and ofc, since she does help her father, she’s got a good father-daughter relationship. speaking of, she is 100% Hoenn..ese?           - Maria ; likewise, maria has a good relationship with her parents but with her sister... not so much. born in unova and living there for most of her life until she moved to cherrygrove, she is very close to them and often writes letters or sends small gifts whenever she is working around different regions and often does the same with her grandparents. with her twin though, it's a touchy subject. she doesn't like to talk of her, but she does want to find her again and become good friends like they were in the past, but currently without any leads or glimpses, it's rather difficult.         - Rei ; rei, out of the three, has the worst connection with her parents and hardly any with any other relative, minus her cousin whom they are on negative terms. she doesn't want to talk about them, and will often try to stay away from a subject like this or at least change the topic. running away probably didn't help and while she does want to go back to them and apologize, or at least tell them that she is still here, she's too afraid to face the conequences of leaving. oh, and she'sa kantonese + johtoian mix, with her mother being from kanto and her father from johto.

[priimavcra]

send me a crystal and i'll tell...

abalone: what kind of situations compromise my muse emotionally

aegerine: my muse's opinion of the supernatural

agate: how my muse calms down

blue lace agate: my muse's favorite form of communication (verbal, letters, texting, etc.)

fire agate: if my muse is brave or cowardly

moss agate: if my muse has a high or low opinion of themself

amazonite: what kind of situations call for my muse to be dishonest

amethyst: what my muse would most like to be able to shape-shift into

ammolite: how lucky or unlucky my use is

angel aura quartz: my muse's opinion of LGBT+ issues

apache tears: a sadness headcanon

apatite: a headcanon about my muse's intuition

apophyllite: my muse's religious/spiritual beliefs

aquamarine: where my muse feels most calm/relaxed

biotite: the biggest problems my muse is currently dealing with

bloodstone: how my muse sees themself as part of the world at large

calcite: my muse's social tendencies (introverted vs extroverted, parties vs one-on-one conversations, etc.)

carnelian: an art-related headcanon

celestite: how my muse deals with anxiety

chalcedony: the saddest my muse has ever been

chalcopyrite: how my muse deals with ending relationships

charoite: who my muse looks up to

chrysocolla: a money-making headcanon

copper: how I think my muse will end up when they're older

coral: how my muse views the natural world

diamond: a sex headcanon

dolomite: a sleep headcanon

emerald: how my muse tells someone they love them without words

fluorite: what my muse's room looks like

fossil: what my muse's dream job is

galena: what it's like to be in a relationship with my muse

garnet: what my muse's perfect partner would be

gold: my muse's financial situation

hematite: how squeamish my muse is

hiddenite: how much of an "inner child" my muse has

iolite: my muse's drinking habits

jade: if my muse would ever cheat on a partner

jasper: what my muse would be like as a parent

kyanite: an anger headcanon

lapis lazuli: where 'home' is to my muse

lodestone: what kind of people gravitate towards my muse

malachite: what my muse as a child thought they would be when they grew up

mica: what my muse views as their worst personality trait

moonstone: my muse's opinions on outer space

mother of pearl: if my muse tends to lift people up or bring them down

nebula stone: how good my muse's memory is

obsidian: which of the seven deadly sins my muse would be

opal: how creative my muse is

pearl: a mental health headcanon

petalite: what my muse would do if they found a wallet on the street

pyrite: a physical health headcanon

quartz: how my muse thinks other people see them

rhodonite: if my muse prefers elegance or convenience

rubellite: if my muse has any 'triggers' that inspire painful memories

ruby: a happiness headcanon

sapphire: if everyone my muse knew was hanging off a cliff and they could only choose three to save, the rest certainly dying, who they would choose

serpentine: how my muse would seduce another [alt: how my muse makes their money]

silver: if my muse prefers masculinity or femininity

tsavorite: if my muse believes in destiny or fate

ulexite: how empathetic/sympathetic/compassionate my muse is

unakite: what my muse's ideal pet would be

verdite: my muse's ethnicity/family history

zebra stone: what gets my muse excited

zoisite: does my muse believe everything's going to work out for them in the end or not?

[steelyresolve-blog]

After the hectic events of Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza being awakened in about a span of a week between each other, not to mention the meteorite that almost fell on Hoenn and the interference of another player known as Zinnia; Steven thought it was time for him to get out to the world and explore more. Holding the title of League Champion didn’t benefit him at that point. He was a man with potential and he was not ashamed of it. But he had to be stronger. He had to get away from everything in order to find himself. That was when he’d renounced his title and handed it down to Wallace.

It had been a while since Steven set foot in Hoenn. Unbeknownst to anyone, he’d actually traveled to different regions, leaving his home behind to make something of himself. Steven had visited Kanto, Sinnoh, and Unova; meeting strong trainers and learning of new concepts along the way. His Pokemon had grown along with him, vastly surpassing the strength a League Champion possessed.

Steven scheduled to meet with Professor Birch to discuss the prospect of other regions, they’d both became interested in, namely, the Alola region. Afterwards, it was then the professor had mentioned that his daughter, May, had been searching for Steven for the day. The young trainer certainly deserved Steven’s time, as she was a very integral part of the series of crises that compelled Steven to widen his horizons. The Ex-Champion thanked Professor Birch for his time, and then flew to Meteor Falls.

Steven stood at the cave’s opening. It would take a while to search the entirety of Meteor Falls, he was fully aware of that, and he wanted to present himself promptly to the younger trainer. Steven pulled out his Pokenav and dialed May Birch.

“Good morning! I heard from Professor Birch that you’ve been searching for me. I’m at the opening of Meteor Falls. I’ll be waiting, May!”

[priimavcra]

A SIGH, SHOULDERS DROOPING and body exhausted just from trying to find a person across the region. It usually wasn’t this hectic, nor did she get easily worn out from exercise but the adrenaline coursing through her was slowly diminishing, ready to come back another time. And perhaps she had needed to postpone her idea until  “ another time ”, finding him was just too hectic, even more so than Brendan. Patting Mimi on the head and riding down the waterfall with experienced grace, she was to leave towards the Rustboro City exit before a call on her Pokenav almost caught her off guard.

Digging through her bag for it though a few Max Potions and Revives, then pulling it out forcefully to try to get to the call on time (  and dropping a few berries which Mimi had ate ), her mouth was agape at the caller, which May had then kicked herself then and there. Of course, the Pokenav !! She could have just called him there, but then again, unlike Brendan or Wally, Steven was more of an acquaintance than a friend and even if he wasn’t technically the champion any more, plus the fact that she had his number, it was intimidating trying to call him to see where he was, no matter how much she had tried to.

Besides, her query was something to be said face to face, not to be said over the phone.

Since she was already at ground level and close-by, May hadn’t even bothered replying until she saw the man face to face once more and once he had stated where he was, a quick sprint was all it took to emerge out of the cave into the light, and behind the trainer in question. Excitement was all she could feel, along with awe and wonder that finally, she could meet him again after all this time and perhaps from it, ask for a small battle. No matter the winner, she had just wanted to try, just once.

Nevertheless, she had to keep her calm. So, along with two deep breaths, she had called out with a smile on her lips and a small wave, Mimi watching besides her trainer.

「 Good morning to you, Steven Stone !! 」, but no matter how she tried, the excitement in her tone of voice never left, maybe even catching him off guard by how quickly she had come and now stood behind him,  「 Gosh, I’ve been looking for you everywhere, but I’m glad I finally found you !! Or I guess you found me, or Dad did. 」

A nervous laugh and a sheepish smile. Really, out of all happenings that could have happened, this was one of the last things she could think of that could happen, much more lower than the chance of her not finding him. It was out of the blue and May was still out of the loop, no matter how much she was thrilled and she had bounced up and down on her heels to have some sort of movement to ease her mind. But she needed to get to the point. A yes or a no.

「 But yes, I've been looking if I could have a moment or two. 」

[himenooto]

Thank goodness they had bought it. She wasn’t exactly sure what would have happened if May hadn’t been here to help her out. Sure, while she did like the attention she got as an idol, it was tiring for people to get excited over the simple fact of her being somewhere. Was she really that famous to people? Idols weren’t uncommon!

She offered May a small smile. Thanks to her, she was able to get out of this situation without much trouble. Being in public without security around wasn’t exactly the best thing for her to be doing, but she had to live her normal life as well.

May’s question wasn’t surprising in someways. Sure, she was quite famous, but not everyone knew her; and considering the commotion she had caused upon her arrive, she did deserve an explanation. After all, she did help her out of that situation.  

“Well, I’m not from Hoenn really. Though it is true that I am famous, I am an idol after all. Reiko Konahana is my full name, by the way. Perhaps that is why you know my name?”

[priimavcra]

MAY CROSSED HER ARMS and cocked her head in thought. Even someone as battle crazy knew some idols here and there from passing words and performances on TV, or times when she’s tried to participate in pokemon contests a long time ago and the first that came to mind was Lisia. A “ friend ”  so to say, someone who had ushered to join alongside (  which Brendan was the one to do so, but not her much to their disappointment ), but as for Reiko... it just rung a  faint bell. Maybe it was just a name she’d just heard passing by. Who knew ??

It probably didn’t help that the other wasn’t from Hoenn. Many of the famous people she knew were from her home region, minus Gym Leaders and the League, along with any Frontier Brains if they had a facility like that. Other than that, any others were mostly either forgotten or she’d never heard of, too occupied with her own ambitions to pay attention to current trends.

「 Well, I won't lie, that’s probably why I do know your name !! 」,  May stated after a while, still in her thinking position even if there was no need to be,  「 But otherwise, I’m clueless. I don’t know a lot of idols outside Hoenn, let alone idols in general. 」 

Either way, it must have been tiring, to have so much attention just because they were famous. While the trainer, was rather selfish in their own rights and loved the attention, it had now died down since then and she was glad for that fact. In the past, she had time to mess around the place but now she had a goal that she was aiming for and she had no time to wander when she had needed to get stronger along with her partners. 

The occasional “hello” from people around the region was common, and little children aspiring to be like her and Brendan wasn’t rare, but even then. Sometimes, she had to look for herself and in a way, it was probably the same for the other too.