Naomi Junn And Sydney Ramirez
Academy Cafeteria
First Friend...?
Inventory
- x4 Poké Balls
- x5 Potions
- x1 Antidote
- x1 Oran Berry
Sydney had been happily enjoying her food, and even the antics of a certain boisterous Totodile. She'd giggled when the little fellow had jumped onto the table and started scoffing down someone elses pancakes. You had to expect that sort of thing in a place with so many Pokemon and there really wasn't any point in taking it too seriously. She'd watched the scene develop with some amusement... right up until the boy started vomitting. The smile fell off her face to be replaced with a look of some disgust - he didn't even seem to be that bothered that everyone had just seen him spew his guts everywhere! If something like that had happened to her she would have been too mortified to stay at the school another minute no matter how much she wanted to be there. She pushed her plate with what food it had left on it away from her, what was left of her appetite vanishing as quickly as that boys food had reappeared. She couldn't blame the girl who owned the Totodile for beating a hasty retreat away! Miko gave a haughty little sniff at the entire affair and turned back to her Pokemon food, clearly not as queasy about it as Sydney was.
The cafeteria was filling up quickly and there weren't many spots to eat left available for the newcomers. Her table was one of the only ones with free spots left. It might be a good idea for her to try and rope someone else into going to catch a new Pokemon with her - there was safety in numbers after all. Then again, did she really want someone else watching her display her inexperience? She wasn't sure how to begin talking to someone about it either. She'd more or less been the most popular girl in school before she came here, so the idea of having to make the first move and approach someone else was something she hadn't had to contemplate for a long time. It was something she would have to figure out fast though, otherwise everyone else would be off improving while she just sat there.
"Well all things considered, I'd say that probably could've gone worse..." Naomi mused as she carried a tray out from the line.
On the tray there was a plate which contained a stack of pancakes with some Oran Berry syrup, which the girl figured would please Franky very much. As for herself, Naomi decided that after the incident with Lucas losing his breakfast that she was going to eat a bit... lighter due to her appetite being reduced a fair bit. The brown-haired girl settled on a single, but still rather sizable Oran Berry muffin and a cup of coffee to wash it down with. Franky was following close behind the girl, his large, red, hungry eyes staring at the fluffy stack of pancakes with anticipation. Naomi seemed to pick up on the Totodile's rising eagerness and sent him another fierce glare.
"Don't even think about it, shortstack..." Naomi warned. "Ya already made enough of a scene. Ya either wait until we get a seat or you ain't gonna be eatin' anything, got it?"
Franky's eagerness quickly diminished, almost in a comical manner as he quickly placed his hands together and began to look straight ahead. Naomi sighed in relief at this. She knew that Franky didn't really mean any harm in his usual antics. He just needed his training to be a bit more strict. With any luck, that would be something that she could manage with her time here in the academy. First things first, however. The duo needed to find a seat and get something put on their stomachs.
Sydney managed another few bites of her omellete while she mused on her 'dilemna' of whether to find someone to accompany her or not. On one hand it would be a lot safer, and having friends was never a bad thing besides. On the other, she didn't even know what sort of Pokemon she was hoping to catch! Did she really want to go to all the trouble of inviting someone along only to have them watch her dither between a Pidgey and a Caterpie for the better part of an hour? She set her elbow on the table and balanced her chin on her hand, watching Miko eat while she tried to puzzle out what to do.
"What do you think? What sort of Pokemon should we catch, hm?" Miko was far too absorbed in her food to pay attention to such a trivial question, of course. "I mean, you're an Electric type, obviously," she thought out loud, "so it wouldn't make much sense to go catch another one, would it? Electric isn't very useful against Grass, and is more or less useless against Ground. So the smart thing to do would be to think of something that would help us out against those types if we come up against them. This is such a big decision though, I've never had another Pokemon other than you before. Still no opinion? No...? Hmph." Most other Trainers would probably just go out and damn well catch whatever they found, then worry about the rest later, but doing that for your first capture felt a little... lacking somehow to Sydney.
"Oh. Hey. I know!" She grinned. "We should stay true to our roots, right Miko?" Sydney looked back to Miko, who finally turned to face her, fuzzy little cheeks bulging absurdly with food.
There really didn't seem to be many options for a table to themselves. Naomi picked up on this little tidbit quickly, as she noticed the cafeteria had started to get quite a bit crowded since she and Franky initially arrived. With that obvious observation quickly made note of, the brown-haired girl determined that the two were most likely going to have to share a table with someone, which meant that Naomi suddenly found herself scouting for a table that didn't at the very least overcrowded... which for Naomi, meant more than two or three people already sitting at it.
The girl was roused from her thoughts when she felt a familiar tap on her leg. Glancing down, she noticed Franky looking up at her with a grin. "What is it now, runt?"
Franky began to babble and gurgle, pointing up ahead to a table which only sat a lone girl and her Pachirisu. Naomi watched quietly for a moment, as the girl seemed to be having a deep, philosophical conversation with her Pokémon. While the cafeteria was too noisy to really pick up most of the finer details of the chat the girl was having with the electric squirrel, Naomi was able to tell that the Pachirisu seemed to not be paying its trainer much mind. Still, the table had lots of space...
"I guess we could've done worse... Good job, Franky," Naomi said, leading the water Pokémon towards the table in question.
The duo quickly arrived at their designated eating spot. Without so much as a word, Naomi set her tray down and then pulled out one of the empty chairs to sit in. She then scooted another of the chairs, which Franky used as a ladder of sorts to climb up on top of the table himself. The Totodile waddled his way towards the tray, happily sitting down near his stack of pancakes. With a gurgle of glee, Franky grabbed one of the pancakes off the plate and rolled it up before he began to chomp happily down on the fluffy, syrup-soaked delight. Naomi shot the Totodile a small smile, before picking up her coffee cup and taking a slow sip.
Neither Miko nor Sydney had noticed Naomi and Franky approaching until they were already sitting down at their table. Sydney noted that it was the same duo who had been involved the... vomit... incident a few minutes ago. She smiled as Franky started going to town on a rolled up pancake, the little mite obviously had a Feraligatr sized appetite hidden away inside of him. Maybe this was as good a time as any to say hello to someone and feel them out about catching some Pokemon?
"Your Totodile is really cute. He looks like he's in great shape," she said with a smile. That was a harmless, perfectly inoffensive opening gambit, right? "Don't worry about us," she said, nodding her head slightly towards Miko, "I promise we don't bite. Or vomit."
Uuuuuuugh, reallySydney!? You brought up the vomit! Smooth as a Sandslash...
Naomi looked up from her coffee cup, raising a not so subtle eyebrow at the girl's rather awkward greeting. Suddenly, that muffin didn't seem so appetizing anymore. "That's... good to know..." Naomi muttered in response. She placed the coffee down and grabbed hold of the muffin, peeling the paper back on it before taking a bite out of the top. "And um... Thanks. I try to keep him in shape."
Sydney flushed a fair shade of crimson. "Oh, I'm sorry, that was a really stupid thing of me to say, let's just call it first day nerves and pretend I'm not a walking Stunfisk, please? I don't normally make this much of an idiot of myself so quickly." She sighed and sat back in her seat, running a hand through her hair. "I've been sat here trying to figure out how to ask someone to go catching Pokemon with me to make sure I don't get... you know, eaten because - like we established, I'm a doofus. The first person that sits down I immediately start babbling about vomit like a confused Chatot and now... I'm... doing it again..." She realised out loud, looking more than a little devastated with herself.
"I suddenly miss that kid from earlier..." Naomi thought, shooting the girl a look that was almost screaming of how uncomfortable she was making this meal. Swallowing the bite of muffin that she had in her mouth, Naomi placed the baked good down and took her coffee cup back up. "It's fine... I know how first day nerves are, so... forget it about it. Really..." She paused to take another sip of her coffee, but all the while she could feel the girl's eyes still on her. Naomi cleared her throat for a moment, before placing the cup back down on her tray. "If ya want to ask someone to go with ya, just... ask. Chances are the worst they can do is refuse, right?"
Meanwhile, Franky seemed to be completely unware of the conversation going on between his trainer and the other girl. The Totodile had just finished off his second pancake, when he noticed the Pachirisu seated at the table for the first time since he sat down to eat. The water Pokémon flashed the electric Pokémon a rather toothy grin as he rolled up another pancake and made his way over towards the squirrel. He took a rather large bite of the pancake, before he began to babble what could potentially be seen as a greeting to her... if not for the fact that his jaws were currently filled with mashed bits of pancake as he spoke.
Taking a deep breath Sydney managed to compose herself a little, normal colour returning to her cheeks. "Sorry. Listen, I'm going to go out to the fields after this and see if I can catch a Pokemon, and I think it'd be great if I could have some company. You can obviously deal with... I guess not ideal situations. So if you'd be happy to come back me up I'd really appreciate it. I can watch your back if you want to catch something too, make sure you don't get blindsided in return for doing the same for me. And if not, hey, I'll owe you one." She smiled, a little bit. "And I promise I won't talk so much. What do you say?"
Miko saw the voracious Totodile coming her way and narrowed her eyes, quickly shoving what was left of her Pokefood into her already stuffed mouth so that nothing got stolen, making a muffled and completely indecipherable sound in response to the maybe-greeting. No way was she about to lose out on food now that her stomach had settled from the boat ride here.
Naomi remained silent for a moment, taking another bite of her muffin. While this girl had already proven to be not exactly the most ideal person to handle greetings, she did have a point. Regardless of if now or later, Naomi would probably need another Pokémon or two to add to her team during her stay at the academy. It wasn't that she thought Franky was weak or anything of that sort. Rather, it was the fact that sooner or later, he'd be bound to find himself up against a grass or electric type, which could make things quite a bit difficult for him later. Plus, as much as she really didn't want to admit it, Naomi wasn't really all that great at battles just yet. She had just barely managed to pass the qualifications for even being admitted into the school, so this could prove to be a good oppurtunity to get some practice in.
"...Alright then..." Naomi eventually replied after she swallowed another bite of her muffin. "I'll go with ya."
Franky watched with curiosity as the Pashirisu stuffed her cheeks full of food. He took another chomp of his pancake, savoring the syrupy-flavor in his mouth before babbling. "You must've really been hungry! Doesn't your trainer feed you? I've never seen anymon stuff so much in their cheeks at once!"
"Amazing! Thank you!" Sydney beamed, clearly pleased that she'd gotten a positive answer after such a negative first impression. "I'm Sydney and this is Miko. Let us know when you're ready to go. I'll, uh, let you eat in peace now." She smiled apologetically, picking up her Pinap juice.
"Naomi," the brown-haired girl replied, introducing herself. "And that little monster over there is Franky."
Miko chewed through the incredible mouthful of food, gulping it down in one impropable go, before responding to Franky. "I," she said proudly, "am a lady and do not stuff food into my mouth. I eat with grace and aplomb because I am a fancy little princess. Sydney says so."
Franky's eyes widened in shock. "You're a princess?!" he qquestioned, almost spitting out the mushed bits of pancake that were still being chewed and swallowed from his massive jaws. "I... I had no idea that there was royalty here! Naomi never said anything about it!" He paused, giving thoughtful consideration to this new piece of vital information he just learned. "Wait... If you're a princess, why are you here? Shouldn't you have others that battle for you or something?"
The Totodile had taken her literally... well, if he was really that dumb Miko wasn't going to pass on an opportunity for a little fun. "Well of course I should. Why do you think Sydney is going to catch more Pokemon? And why do you think you've been chosen to accompany us? You're there to protect me. If you do a sufficent job I may see fit to grant you a knighthood," she said loftily.
Sydney watched the two Pokemon babble their names at each other for a minute before pulling her map of the island out from inside her jacket, studying it to figure out where exactly she wanted to march off to. There was no shortage of open fields on the island though, so she had her pick.
"Me...? A knight?!" Franky exclaimed. His eyes were shining brightly with amazement at this point. Never before had he ever pictured himself potentially being a knight! He wondered just what that would involve! Would Naomi have to start calling him 'Sir Franky'? Would that make him stronger? There was just so much more to suddenly take into consideration.
Naomi raised an eyebrow as she watched Franky seemingly forget all about what was left of his pancakes to have a chat with Miko. It looked like the Totodile was taking quite quickly to her, something that Naomi guessed was a good thing at the end of the day. She took a final bite of her muffin, before turning her attention back to Sydney.
"So... Where abouts do ya plan on us goin', anyway?" Naomi questioned. She hadn't bothered to actually look at a map of the surrounding areas outside of the academy campus just yet. Besides, since this was Sydney's idea... it only made sense for her to be the one guide the duo on their grand expedition. "Got any type you're interested in catchin'...?"
"Well," Sydney started, turning the map around a little so Naomi could see it too, "some of the areas on the island look like they might be meant for the more advanced students. There's a volcano, swamplands, all sorts of places I think we'd be kind of stupid to just charge into with one Pokemon each." Now that she was talking about a specific subject and not just rambling like an idiot Sydney seemed a lot more controlled and sure of herself. "There's lots of open grassland though, see? It might not be as exciting but it's clearly meant to be a lot safer than some of the other areas, so I think we should start there. If we don't find anything we like and feel confident we can start moving further afield but, honestly, even on the way to the Academy from the docks in town I could tell there were Pokemon hiding out in the grass right beside the road. What do you think? Oh," she grinned, "yeah, I just figured out what type I'm interested in before you sat down. But who knows what we'll find out there?"
Miko gave one tiny paw a delicate lick and started cleaning her face, making sure she looked immaculate after inhaling an entire bowl of Pokemon food. "If you do well, perhaps. You don't become a knight for just anything, after all, you have to really earn it. I shall be watching you closely to see if you really have what it takes to become a member of my royal court." What a sucker! She'd conned this idiot - he was just a Water type after all - into practically being her bodyguard with almost no effort at all. Life in this place was going to be a breeze if all the other Pokemon were as gullible as this one.
"Well... sounds like a plan, regardless..." Naomi responded. The girl rose up, collecting her tray to dispose of the dirty dishes and like. "Well, I'm ready whenever ya are... So let's get this show on the road then."