(ooc: Yeah, sign ups are now closed. Sorry Iatos.)
Eddie comes out of the house, closing the door behind him. He is now carrying a small blue backpack. A wooden baseball bat is attached on the left side of the backpack. "Alright, I'm done packin. Now, let's get going!* Eddie looks a little embarassed. "Sorry to keep you guys waiting. It took longer then I thought." Eddie walks away from his house, gathering up the group. Just then, a young tall girl in a green dress with long curly hair possessing the same color as Eddie's comes out, yelling at Eddie. "Wait a minute!! Eddie!!" Eddie turns around. "Huh? What's wrong, Sis?" The girl happens to be Eddie's older sister, Annie. Annie gets a little closer towards Eddie and the group - she starts tapping her foot. "Where do you think your going.. ? I hope your aren't going to do something reckless now." Eddie makes a dissapointed face. "... What do you mean reckless? You know that's not me." ... "Don't worry, sis. Me and my friends are just heading out to Shineside City, to meet some guy named Aspen. I won't be gone for that long." Annie makes a delightful face. "Ooh Aspen? Professor Aspen you mean! Your going to meet him?~ I see! Are you finally going to become a trainer? Your heading there to get your first Pokemon, aren't you?" Eddie looks confused. "Huh? ... No. I'm not heading there because of that." Annie also looks confused. "What? ... Then.. why are you heading there to meet Aspen? What other reason would you have? I hope your not just going there to say Hi to him." Eddie begins explaining. "We're going to meet Aspen because we heard he might be able to help us help Alec." Annie looks dissapointed. "... ... ... A-Alec.. You mean that boy who locked himself in his own room..? I was talking with his mother this morning. I pity her for having to look after such a brat." Eddie makes an upset face. "Don't say that, Sis." Annie looks at Eddie, annoyed. "You care awfully alot for someone who has never even met you, Eddie. Why do you even bother? He's not going to change. Your wasting your own time trying to help that loser!" Eddie looks a bit shocked. "Sis.. ... You suggest that I shouldn't do anything?" Annie replies back rashly. "Yes! What that boy does with his life is none of your business! Just worry about yourself. It's not your fault that he's wasting his life away, rotting in his room like the loser he is.." Eddie shakes his head. "Even so.. I still gotta do something. We gotta do something. It's not right to let someone like Alec to just stay like that forever.. Someone's gotta do something." Annie looks away. "Hmph.. Your so compassionate. But.. I suppose that isn't a horrible thing. Still.. I'm just suggesting you drop this. I won't force you, so do what you want." Eddie smiles. "Right." Eddie and the group starts preparing to leave. Annie then looks at Eddie. "Still! While your there, you should ask Aspen to give you your own Pokemon!" Eddie acts as if he ignored Annie. He talks to the group. "Let's get going. Off to Shineside!" The group starts heading west..
Shining Path - the Route to Shineside from Whitbon, and vice versa
Eddie and the group is seen marching along the simple grassy way to Shineside. Eddie is looking at the map he's still holding. Outloud, Eddie asks the group a personal question. "... Should I consider getting a Pokemon from this Aspen guy? I've never really thought about becoming a trainer, so I don't know much about Pokemon. But it seems pretty fun from what I've seen. What do you guys think?"