The Journey Begins
OOC: My post will be taking place after most of the others in terms of pure story as suggested by the imagery and information present within it.
It has been several weeks since Lucius Jericho abruptly left his home of Hearthorme City, forcing himself to run away from his dominant and irreponsible father and his little sisters. Lucius was intelligent in his departure, as he waited for his father to find a new and unlucky girlfriend in order to take of them. However, the choice was difficult as throughout his entire trip he had to tell himself that it was right thing to do and he could not disappoint his family, especially his siblings. Lucius admittedly got lost on his way to Sandgem to the awkward location of the mountain range and its constant problems with safety. Through heart and determination, Lucius made his way to the small piece of civilization that was for likely the first time in a while crowded. Many young children had come and gone and he had noticed lots of them with a single pokemon and a strange device in their hands. He was noticeably taller and better built than the rest, signifying that Lucius was likely one of the older trainers that had came across Sandgem. Tired from his quest to find the location of a Professor Rowan, Lucius perched himself outside the pokemon center.
This likely the right place, after all they are so many rookies here, but what if I am late? he thought to himself.
He couldn't bear the fact of failure now, especially before he had even started. How could he explain it to anyone at home? He thought of the scenarios, his sisters crying, his father yelling and the strangely placed third girlfriend of the week his father picked up at the contest hall.
Not like before, where I was just a few moments late. This time will be different. Lucius forced himself to rise from his earthly seat and walked over to the largest building in town. It had appeared to be a drastically different from the other labs he had visited. It was high tech or anything at least from the outside. It had appeared to be an oversized house with old-fashioned styles decorating its exterior. He found himself staring at the building from the distance, imagining the rejection he was going to experience this time around.
"A fine structure I must say. I take great pride in my lab and I see you seem to enjoy it." An old yet tall man spoke directing his attention to Lucius. His face was stern much like his own, however the older man did not seem to be angry for any reason. Curiosity seemed to envelop him more than anything.
"Yeah, its different than the others....wait a minute, are you Professor Rowan?" Lucius asked in total shock and seem embarrassed when the old man nodded his head in acknowledgment. "I am sorry. I never met you before. My name is Lucius Jericho. I came to ask with all due respect a pokemon in order to travel the world." Lucius bowed in Rowan's direction with obvious respect and nobility. Rowan seemed surprised at the young man's gesture of goodwill and directed him to the interior of the lab. The space age technology that the outside sorely missed was made up for with the lab's design,but some of the classical design seeped through the walls.
"I regret to inform you that I don't have any regular starters left," Disappointment pierced through Lucius soul and he began to prepare his farewell, but Rowan's voice interrupted his process, "But I have a few different ones available. I think this guy will suit you. Much like you he has potential and a good spirit. It is a Machop, a fighting type." Lucius stared at the pokeball with confusion both at Rowan's compliment and the pokemon he had given him.
A Machop? Wow, I never predicted this one. Rowan made his way to the desk and handed Lucius a strange device resembling the ones he saw the other trainers with. "I see you are prepared with your bag and such but this device is essential. Its a Pokedex, it will provide with some basic info on Pokemon and use these pokeballs to help you out. You need to catch other pokemon, so remember that. Machop cannot solve everything."(OOC: I hope the addition of those is okay, otherwise I will edit it out.) Rowan let out a minor laugh in which Lucius laughed accordingly in order to show some respect at the lame joke.
"Thank you very much, Professor Rowan. I will do my best." Lucius bowed much like before and walked out of the Lab with great care not to break anything. Outside, the cool breeze welcomed the revitalized spirit of Lucius and he made his way North, much like the trainers before him. It was midday and much could be accomplished in a single day of die-hard adventuring.