Starting on thin ice

[Day-chan]

A chill blew through his rather thin coat as the older boy slowly made his way to the pokemon lab. This feeling he had, it was different than what he might have expected. Thinking back to past events, he was usually in a crummy mood on the day of receiving his first pokemon for a journey. He usually snapped at the professor, leaving an imprint of cruelty in their minds. Then after a few months of training, he'd win a contest and make said professor wonder more about their personality. Here, though, he wasn't sure that was going to happen. Today, he felt rather lighthearted and eager to receive the flying type they didn't have.

Sure, he'd probably ask specially if they had any extra Spearows lying around but in the case that he was turned down, yet again, he knew what he'd be looking for. "Cleffa, female, adorable yet subservient and one of those odd colors if you can manage it." He repeated as if he'd prepared the words days in advance. Then a wind blew through him again, halting his progress. A third wind knocked his hat off and carried it back ot the gate leading to the labratory. With a short curse, he retaced his steps faster than he'd have thought possible in the cold and raced to catch up with the taxi-cab hat he'd stolen from his ride into Chartreuse Town.

After catching the runaway hat, he didn't bother with putting it back on. He crossed his arms and turned back to the lab, which seemed farther away than before. After another 5 chilly winds and another 15 minutes or so, he'd arrived at the front door. Raising the hand that was not clutching the had, he quickly rapped on the door, making his bare knuckles turn white, then red. "Open up, I've forzen my butt off for the last 15 minutes trying to get up here and you've got the decency to keep the door closed!" He yelled through a dry throat. The cold made him irritable and this might be a more interesting meeting than he thought...

[Sprite]

"Oh lucky me..." Professor Willow said through a pacifier in his mouth as he heard the boy's harsh message. He wasn't sucking on it, he was simply holding it with his teeth while he changed young Roran's diaper. Luckily Rea was sleeping after a full bottle. The Professor grinned to himself. The boy would simply have to wait a bit longer. The young professor made his way to the sink and washed off the pacifier before putting it in Roran's mouth. He picked up Roran and walked to the door. Roran was wide-awake and Professor Willow simply didn't think that the baby should be put down.

With his free hand he opened the door. "Now, now. If I left the door open, it'd be just as cold in here as it is outside." There was an obvious hint of annoyance in Professor Willow's voice. The Professor wasn't one who liked to be talked to like that. Not in hard times like these. Plus he was a young professor, in his young twenties, so he wouldn't act as calm and proper as the other professors. Little Roran had his eyes fixed on the stranger. "So are you here for your first pokemon?"

[Day-chan]

Hurin answered rather slowly. Placing the now snow-covered hat not-so-gently onto his head, he spoke with a new shudder in his voice. "Y-es I'm here to get a pokemon, but it would b-be considered far from my f-first." He stuttered. "M-may I come in?" He asked, and without waiting for a simple reply, the blode haired boy bumped the accumulating snow from his eeled boots and gently stepped inside.

"Before you ask, as I assume you are the professor, I've seen the list of pokemon you give to trainer. I simply inquire if you have any flying types, perhaps some you've not listed." His spine was staright and he stood tall as he asked about the flying types. Some labs had some random pokemon lying around while others stuck only to their list and nothing more. 'It would not be a problem if you didn't, but I have a certain love for birds and usually am able to begin with one..."

[Sprite]

The Professor sighed. At first the boy seemed rude but now he seemed a bit better. He had been looking forwards to a rude boy. They were actually quite fun for him. It was a change instead of all these quiet and polite kids. "I might..." The Professor said simply as he turned to an Arcanine on the ground curled into a ball. "Azul, go check the back while I put Roran in his room." Azul nodded and walked off, a train of growlithe pups following him. The professor went through a back door and came back moments later without Roran. He sat right back down and waited for Azul.

Azul came back with each pup holding a pokeball. Professor Willow knew that he had plenty of flying pokemon but most were his own or ones that he was keeping for other trainers. That was what he meant by 'the back'. It was the area with rows and rows of pokemon pokeballs. It was much like a library. "We've got...Starly, Spearow, Pidgey, and...Taillow," The Professor read off the little notes on the balls. He took the four balls from the growlithe pups and put them on his desk. "Which one? And might I add that there are lots of Taillows on route 1." He had added the little sidenote to help the boy. It was easier to catch Taillows than the others.

[Day-chan]

Hurin nodded with a growing grin upon his face. As he pondered his choice, his hat slipped in front of his eyes, spilling slish onto the floor. Slightly suprised that there was still snow accumulated on his hat, Hurin took a single step back. "Taillow are common on Route 1, so I wouldn't want to waste time like this. I dislike Starly's evolutions, so it's between Pidgey and Spearow." He spoke out loud, partly to keep his mind focused on the task at hand and partially to express his joy at being able to choose a flying type. "Though Spearow evolve into something ride-able faster, a Pidgeot is truely a contest pokemon." He clsoed hs eyes and exhaled, happy that he couldn't see his breath in here, though he still shook from prior feelings.

"Professor...since I guess I can call you that. Would you mind letting me begin this journey with a Pidgey?" His politness was purely fraud. It was easier to get things out of adults if you were nice and understanding. "I thank you for allowing me this opportunity to start with something out of the way." He grinned, trying to hide that he was smiling for more than jsut pure joy.

[Sprite]

"Yeah, yeah," Professor Willow mumbled. This boy just had to ruin it, didn't he? The Professor handed over the pokeball and glanced to Azul who quickly got a starter pack from the corner. The professor handed over the pack and tried to smile. But it was just too hard. Azul glanced at the boy and smirked with a look that simply said, 'I'm gonna kill you boy.'

You have obtained:


Name: You decide.
Gender: You decide.
Level: 5
Attacks: Tackle, Sand-Attack
Personality: You decide
Obtained: Pokemon Lab

You have obtained:

-5 pokeballs
-3 potions
-A Pokedex
-A Badge Case
-A Ribbon Case

[Day-chan]

Hurin smiled and accepted the pokemon from the Professor. However, the look the Arcanine gave him sent more than just a shiver down his spine. "Thank you for your time." He said, placing the offered items in his bag. He back up several steps before taking his hat off to the professor. "Once again I thank you again." And with that, he longed for the cold breezes to run through hs jacket again. It was easily 10 times better then Azul's fiery gaze.

Once outside, he regretted rushing out. It seemed to have gotten colder while he was in the lab. "One day, you'll see my name in lights..." He muttered back at the lab door before continuing though the front gate and out into town. For a few months, it would be an icy journey. "Dyra, I can't wait for spring..."

[Sprite]

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