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located in Pokémon World, a part of Pokémon: Ambitions, one of the many universes on RPG.

Pokémon World

A place of wonder and beauty.

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Character Portrait: Nasir Rheinallt Character Portrait: Elaria Stone Character Portrait: Dominik Nero
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Lia sighed softly.

She wasn't entirely sure what to make of her current situation. Some strange part of her was slightly happy to have two traveling companions; the other part of her was extremely cautious. She didn't know who Dominik or Nasir were—at all, in fact. From what Dominik had told her, he and his cousin were from the Kanto region. Dominik had a ralts named Saber, and Nasir had a litten named Little Cinders. That was all she knew. She only had Dominik's word that he and Nasir were not the type of people to take advantage of her.

Lia was a guillible person. She knew this about herself, and believed them. But that didn't mean she should have been willing to travel with them so... freely. Mikil trilled softly, nudging her face as if distracting her from her own thoughts. She poked his nose in return, causing him to tilt his head back and forth. Ilima, her eevee, was on the other side of her shoulder, sleeping peacefully. She could tell by the slow rise and fall of the small floral crown on her head. She huffed lightly, and pushed the thought out of her head. She had made her decision: she was traveling with Dom and Nas.

If it turned out to be a bad situation, she would leave. They agreed on that. Shaking the thoughts from her head, she turned to look at one of her companions, and furrowed her brows just slightly. "I've never seen anyone so young with hair as white as yours, Nasir. Is it dyed?" she decided to break the silence. It wasn't uncomfortable, but since they were traveling together, she wanted to know a little more about her companions. She'd do the same if they asked.

Nasir, however, blinked at her and shook his head. “Nope. It's all natural. My sisters and myself all inherited my mom's hair color. It seems like that gene beat out my dad's," he replied, grinning to himself as if he had found something funny. So his hair was hereditary, and not dyed. Lia felt her brows furrow just slightly deeper. His hair color was really pretty, and it contrasted well enough with his skin that Lia could feel an ugly little feeling crawling into her chest. She quashed it viciously.

There was no need for that.

"You have nice hair," she muttered softly. Nasir quirked a brow before his face morphed into something a little sly. She didn't know what that was about.

"Thanks," he replied, glancing towards Dom. “Dom's got nice hair, too. You don't see that particular shade of black on just anyone," he stated, causing Lia to blink.

"That is true," she spoke without really thinking. Dominik's hair was a particular shade of black with a deep purple sheen to it. It even looked like the tips of his hair were a little auburn in color, but it blended so well together. "You both have really nice hair," she continued, feeling a little embarrassed about the topic. She didn't mean to leave out Dominik, either, but white hair was a rare sight unless it was white from old age. Shaking her head, she smiled a little wider.

"So, why did you choose Hoenn as the region you wanted to journey in?" it was a simple, innocent question, right? "I'm still learning about the two of you, and I'd... answer any questions you might have for me, too," she clarified. They were just out of Slateport City, but it would still be a few hours before they reached Route 110. They could find somewhere to camp as soon as they reached the route.

Dominik shifted the bag he was carrying over his shoulders, making an adjustment to the straps. Both he and Nasir were clearly equipped for the sort of camping that could last days or weeks at a time; it looked like they even had a large tent split between the two of them, from the poles attached to the sides of their bags. Probably a lot easier than carrying two small ones.

"Kanto wasn't far enough from our families," he said bluntly, glancing slightly askance at her. He hadn't seemed quite sure what to make of the discussion about hair; this one seemed to be a bit easier. "And Hoenn... wasn't too far, I guess. Nas's sisters are both around, and our other cousin Rasul is the Lavaridge Gym Leader." He paused, seemingly remembering something. "You said you were from there, right?"

Lia blinked in mild surprise. Their cousin was Rasul? She glanced towards Nasir, and then towards Dominik. "I am, yes," she finally spoke. Nasir nodded his head, agreeing with Dom. "You said sisters? Are they younger than you, or older?" she asked. She knew a thing or two about siblings.

"Both of them are older than me, and they're both a pain in the... they're just a pain, is all," he muttered, though Lia knew where he was going with that. She chuckled softly in understanding. "And you? You have any siblings?" he asked. She nodded her head.

“I have three older brothers," she replied, smiling softly in the process. “Jabari, Lucian, and Sebastian," she continued, shifting her bag a bit over her shoulder. “Sebastian is a bit much, but he's also currently one of the Top Coordinators," which was an accomplishment in itself. Sebastian had earned that title about a year ago.

"Huh, Ami's doing something in that vein. She's trying to be a coordinator, too," Nasir spoke, rubbing the back of his neck as he did. "Izzy's one of the elite four members. I think she might be the poison specialist, I can't remember," he continued, shrugging his shoulders in a way. Lia, however, felt her eyes widen slightly.

“Izzy, as in Isra Rheinallt?" she asked. She knew Isra, if only slightly. Nasir nodded his head. “Oh wow," she continued, feeling slightly better. “Jabari used to date her," she spoke, only reeling in after she realized what she said. Nasir, however, laughed.

“Ah, what about you, Dom, do you have any siblings?" she decided to direct the attention away from herself, for the moment.

He shook his head. "Only child, but since all of us live within approximately three blocks of each other on the island, I may as well have had seven siblings," he pointed out with a slight shrug. He had a slightly-stilted manner of speech, almost a little old-fashioned, with words like 'approximately' instead of 'like' or 'about' and 'may' instad of 'might.' Next to him, Saber kept up a dutiful march. He didn't seem to fancy being carried, in particular, preferring to walk himself, propelling himself along with psychic power whenever his stubby legs weren't quite up to the task. He was, Elaria had noted, slightly off-color for a ralts, being a bit more blue than green—like Mikil, a so-called shiny.

"I'm also the youngest, so I kind of know how you feel." Apparently, the news that other members of her family were well-known on their own terms didn't do any more to shake him than her family name had. Probably understandable, if Isra and Rasul were both his cousins.

"Yeah, being the youngest in a large family can be a little... intimidating," she replied, glancing towards the floor. Not to mention being the youngest in a large successful family. Sebastian was a Top Cordinator, Lucian was Petalburg's Gym Leader, and Jabari was Hoenn's Champion. Of course, she left out Lucian and Jabari's positions intentionally, but Dominik and Nasir would have probably picked it up by now.

"I'm the youngest and the favorite, so there's not much of a connection there," Nas interjected. Lia chuckled softly and shook her head, being careful not to jostle Mikil or Ilima. "Well, is there anything else you'd like to know about us, Lia? You've asked a lot of questions so far. Kind of feels like I'm being interrogated," he stated, glancing down at her with a sort of sly smile she was used to seeing on Sebastian. She could feel her cheeks warm slightly, though, and shook her head.

"Oh, I hope it doesn't seem that way. I didn't mean for it to sound that way. Um, if there's anything you'd like to ask me...," she trailed off hoping they would understand where she was going. Nasir laughed lightly.

"I'm just joking, but I do have one question for you," he stated. He'd turned back to face out in front of him, like he was just scanning the surrounding area. "You said your middle name was Jenny, right? Why choose to do breeding instead of police work?" he asked in a nonchalant fashion. She supposed he had a good point. Every known Jenny had joined the police force after some point in their life. It was like a calling, as her mother had put it once.

"I suppose it didn't interest me," she finally answered. "Mama encouraged me to do something I would enjoy, not something someone expected of me. Raising pokémon and figuring out what brought out their potential always interested me. I've learned a little bit so far, like...," she paused, pulling Mikil off of her shoulder.

"Mikil here has a bashful nature," she started. Mikil, true to his nature, trilled somewhat and turned to burry his face away from Nasir. "He also has a peculiar ability. As a trainer, I am sure you are aware of each pokémon's ability such as a Ralt's Trace, or Synchronize. Sometimes, they'll have a different ability all together such as Ralts having an ability known as Telepathy. It's very rare, but some pokémon can inherit the ability from their mother. Mikil, here, has an ability known as Flash Fire. It's pretty useful against fire-type pokémon," she continued.

"It's always sort of perplexed me," Dominik confessed. "The way a pokémon's nature gets reduced to one trait, like that's all there is to know about them. I mean, I know only certain personality traits affect how they grow and what they're proficient at, but still. I feel like it must be more complicated than that." He shrugged, eyes still fixed on the road ahead. He walked slightly in front now, keeping them on the path while Nasir had dropped back to talk to her.

"Saber, for example—I suppose I'd say he's 'quiet' on the existing classifications, but... look at the way he works that hard. I feel like there's something about that that's... more important, somehow." He frowned, clearly unsure how to put his thoughts into words, then shrugged again. "But I suppose I'm no expert."

"No, but you're close. And to be honest, it's because a pokémon has two defining traits when they are born. Your ralts, for example, does have a quiet nature, but because he's so hard working, I'm willing to bet he has a strong willed characteristic. There are so many things that determine how they grow. It is a little more complicated than that, I suppose, but that's why I want to be a breeder. I want to find out what those little things are, and it's not quite the same as being a professor or a researcher," she took a deep breath. Talking about things she loved was easy, and she forgot she could get carried away sometimes. Clearing her throat softly, she glanced down at Mikil.

Nasir was staring at her with a slight interested look. "You lost me. The only thing I know about Little Cinders is that she thinks she's a charizard," Nas spoke, rubbing his chin in a thoughtful manner. "I guess that's what dad meant when he said she has a bold nature," Nas just shrugged his shoulders.

"It could be. But that's why I want to find out," and she would, eventually. It was just going to take her some time.

Dom snorted at the mention of the charizard. "You should see the one she's named for. Uncle Kas has this charizard, right? A black one, and don't tell her I said this, but she's kind of huge for one of the type. I have no idea what he feeds her. She's just spectacular at battling, and she knows it. I swear her fire is blue. And he calls her Princess Cinders, like she's a charmander in a tutu or something."

"Princess... Cinders?" Lia blinked in a confused manner before she started laughing. It was enough that Ilima mewled in protest, and rolled off of her shoulder. She landed with a soft thud, shook out her coat, and stared up at Lia with an unamused look. "I'm sorry, Ili, I didn't mean to knock you off," she apologized, scooping up the eevee. She held both of them in her arms, and glanced back at Nas and Dom.

"She's a scary lady, though. You have to admit it," Nas spoke, stretching his arms. "You'd be terrified to battle her, too," he continued, shuddering just lightly.

"Sounds amazing, though. I'd have liked to have seen her," because if she was as spectacular as they said she was, Lia could learn something about the charizard. It might even provide some clues as to how to raise her cyndaquil. If she recalled, there was something in the books saying that charmander and cyndaquil were equal in terms of power, even their evolution lines.

"She's, uh... pretty special," Dom agreed. "I'm sure there's old tournament footage of her—Uncle Kas was a pro for a while. Still enters things sometimes, but not nearly as often." They crested a hill, and there Dominik paused, studying the landscape laid out in front of them. There was a lake blocking their direct passage westward, calm blue waters stretching out almost as far as their vision would permit.

Dominik grimaced, turning to Elaria. "Is there some way around? I think the map showed a cave system, but it's not totally clear."

"Actually, they built a cave system not too long ago. It took them a few years, but they completed it. We can take them and it'll spit us out around Route 103. From there, we'll make it to Oldale," she replied. She set both of her pokémon down, and reached for her bag. She rummaged around through it for a second before pulling out the map. She opened it and dragged her finger to the area they were at.

"It looks like the entrance should be somewhere nearby," Nas spoke over her shoulder. She tapped the map, and hummed in agreement.

"It won't be much further, now," she spoke, a small smile forming on her lips.