@pearlsndaisy !!
It had been almost a year since El last set foot in Hoenn, and it seemed much....smaller than usual. Perhaps it was because of Reborn’s wards, and the expanses of forests, caverns, and wastelands they had traversed before, but El now realized that traversing a block to get from the Slateport contest hall to the Pokemon center and back was a rather underwhelming journey.
At least that meant that there was plenty of time in between contests to grab a bite to eat in the market, and that’s where they were headed from, having grabbed a berry sandwich to share with Parsnip before the next show. The Pachirisu had seemed thrilled to watch Pokemon contests, having never seen them before in her motherland, and so El had promised her that they would watch every show that afternoon before they had to head to Mauville.
Now, though, hopped up on the extra energy that the Sitrus berries had given her, Parsnip seemed to want to compete in a contest- something that El wasn’t too keen on doing considering their past failures on the stage, but they were hard pressed to say no to any of their Reborn Pokemon. ❝ Excuse me, ❞ they murmured softly, trying to catch the attention of one of the girls closest to the contest hall’s entrance. ❝ Would you happen to know where to obtain a contest pass? Mine is expired, you see... ❞
