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Amber Frost
As the sun slowly started to rise over the island, Amber stumbled off the boat onto dry land, feeling uncomfortably moist from all the salty sea spray. Her Zubat was perched on her shoulder, and he shook himself indignantly. Clearly they both held the same opinion of their waterlogged state. Hefting her bag of freshly stolen clothing and other supplies over her shoulder, Amber trudged up the shore towards the dorms. She went inside and made her way to an open room, trying to be as inconspicuous as possible. Being subtle wasn't really her style, but she was currently vulnerable to counterattack if she started causing trouble immediately, being new here and all. She threw her stuff down on the bed and grabbed a new change of clothes out of the bag, along with a comb which she had carved from a bone. She slipped out of the room into the bathroom to take a quick shower, while Valor perched nearby, keeping a lookout for danger yet very politely not watching Amber.
Feeling much less disgusting now that she wasn't covered in salt water, Amber slipped into a new change of clothes. Turns out beggars can be choosers; she had made sure not only that they all fit, but that they all looked cool. She had a reputation to maintain, after all. She ran her comb through her hair, styling her hair in her usual fashion. Her loose ponytail fell over one shoulder, the purple ends of her hair mixing with the blond hair. It was all held in place by her lock picks disguised as normal hairpins. Once she was satisfied with her appearance and made sure that her knife was still secured and hidden, Valor settled himself back on her shoulder and she headed back out into her new room. He didn't stay perched for long however. He fluttered impatiently above a printed out schedule for the day, drawing Amber's attention to it. Amber looked over the schedule and rolled her eyes.
"Seriously? 'Advanced Mining'?" she muttered. "Bet it's a snooze fest, eh Val?" she remarked to her Pokemon, smirking. Not like she planned on going to class anyway. That was just one more reason to skip out. Once she was all prepared for the day, she headed in the general direction of other students, hoping it would lead her towards breakfast. Halfway to the cafeteria, the intercom blared to life, announcing the tournament that would take place. As fun as it sounded, Amber decided not to risk embarrassing herself in front of everyone; they'd all been there for much longer, so it was a safe bet to assume they were much stronger trainers. She perked up at the mention of free food though. Getting to watch strong trainers and also getting free food? That sounded like a win-win to her. Especially if it meant learning all of their weaknesses...
She finally reached the cafeteria, and had to consciously hide her wonder. She'd never seen so much food in one place before; at least, she'd never been able to get into one! Blending in was going to be much harder than it seemed. Barely resisting the urge to pile as much food as possible onto her plate, she grabbed what seemed to be a socially acceptable amount of food and sat down out of the way of too many others. She scanned the room as she ate, trying to find something or someone interesting in the sheer volume of students. Most of the students seemed rather bland and boring, not even worth mocking, although a few stood out slightly.
Of particular interest were two trainers a few tables away from Amber who seemed to be bickering. One was a boy who looked rather embarrassed about something, the other was... wow. Amber not-so-subtly looked her up and down, eliciting a wing smack over the head from Valor. Amber glared at her Zubat before straining her ears to pick up something over the general babble of the cafeteria. She managed to catch the words "tournament" and "Advanced Mining", but not much else. Were they both in the same class as her?
She finished her meal in silent deliberation. Deep thinking wasn't really her style, so on impulse she decided to go to class, despite it's boring nature. Clearly, it was because she didn't want to cause a stir on her first morning. It definitely had nothing to do with the rather attractive student she'd seen. Nope. Not at all.