National Park was a lovely place. Erika found herself wandering over to the area at least once a day, whether she was visiting Goldenrod or Ecruteak. She hadn't traveled towards Violet city just yet. Though, there was a slight curiosity on her end to see the Ruins of Alph. But, for now, Erika was content enough to sit at one of the benches in the park that overlooked the Poke'ball shaped grass and let her friends play with the wild creatures. In all reality, she was waiting for Saturday. There had been rumors of Combee and Beautifly settling in the park. She hadn't seen one yet, but she'd heard they were beautiful. Taking a deep breath, Erika stretched out a little to keep herself awake. It was so nice and calm here. Letting her hands flop back into her lap, she looked around for her friends. Hopefully Angela wasn't being a troublemaker and flipping up skirts again. As she looked around, a familiar face made her twitch. Bright, blue hair was hard to miss. Especially on that tall man. With that blasted Houndoom at his side. She didn't see any other Poke'balls on him. Was it just the two of them? Oh. What if he remembered her? Her grass friends could resist fire pretty well, something that Erika prided herself in. But, still. She sat very still, watching the man sit down by the grass with what looked like a picnic basket? The Houndoom flopped down next to him, but the young woman didn't move. He looked different. Wasn't as scowly. Slowly, the gym leader stood up and approached the two. If anything, she could get Vileplume to use a stun spore on them so they could get away. Her friend was hiding nearby already. Standing a moderate distance away, she asked, "Archer?"
