'I 't afford to stay still like this , I suppose I should use those two tickets on the way to the own.' I thought after pleting my daily workout which at the same time the system handed out my five item tickets before resetting the quest for the week. The only reason I was even still in iron town was because the Vulpix I caught previously was only going to it's new home today and the rest of my payment will e through along with the quest. Apathy is a bit funny in how hard it is to shake of after it gets ahold of you.-

  Even after that whole episode of sadness and anger I almost fell into the calm numbness of apathy again. I say almost because Tank noticed it and bitch spped some seo me , let me tell you that bug hit hard. I was grateful heless as I khat the longer I was still pgued by this problem the lo will take me to make progress in my aura. Speaking of aura my new spear was almost able to be sidered a duit on with how smoothly it allowed my aura to travel through it.-

  There was a slight irritation that came with my new spear however in the form of the smiths in this town trying to buy it off of me. Most were polite if a bit shifty about it but some actually sent thugs after me to force me to hand it over. In an ued note a local gang was found in an alley with their heads crushed and the walls covered in blood , the Jenny officer on the case thinks it was a rogue fighting type.-

  "It would take an inhuman amount of ford precision to cause so much damage to a persons skull without anyone knowing." she had said to the journalist writing an article on the subject. I was hanging out in the reception area of the poketer when a pin looking man with short blonde hair and a eager look came in. The guy looked about Brendans age from my guess and judging from the ck of pokeballs it was easy to tell what his business in the ter probably was. I was right as it turns out as the guy was here to pick up the Vulpix I caught for him days ago.-

  I watched the guys first iion with the fox to see if he o "lose it" actally. I might not have many feelings but that didn't mean I was just going to let an abusive or cruel person have a pokemon that I caught. My intervention was clearly not necessary however as the guy got along well with the fox and had even brought several kinds of snacks for it since he couldn't decide what to get apparently. Seeing that I chose to ighe rest of that and focus on reading the regional neer for Hoenn to get a read on the happenings.-

  That p out the window however when a nervous male voice spoke from in front of my table. "Um , we um , battle , maybe?" it asked softly. If my hearing wasn't quite good I don't even think I would have heard it. "Ha." I sighed before folding my neer and looking at the speaker. It came as no surprise to me that it was her than the guy who got the Vulpix. "Did you notice how the little Vixen at your feet is trying to pull you away from me? There's a very good reason for that." I said calmly.-

  "I thought she was being pyful." the guy said fused. "A tip for the future , eyes wide , ears pinned bad tail lowered while trying to back away are all signs your pokemon is frightehe reason for that in this case is because your pokemon has seen the rest of my team when I captured her and knows that she stands no ce against the other two." I expined calmly. The guy looks at his pokemon in surprise while the nervous creature nods vigorously under his gaze.-

  "I see , thank you for entrustio me." he says politely with a bow. I tell that he was truly grateful as well from his aura so I waved it off. "It was just a job I took o thank me , I tell you are itg to start your trainer career off with a bang. So how about I do you a favor a your little vixen go a few rounds with tank here. He is the only one of my pokemon that she might actually have a ce to win against." I offered with smile.-

  I wasn't lyiher as Tank only had two moves in the form of string shot and tackle and even had a type disadvantage against the fox pokemon. "Really!?" the guy excimed excitedly. 'This dudes way too i , harsh lesson it is then.' I thought without any outwards ge in expression. "Sure , if memory serves the ter has a battlefield behind it for just su activity." I said while standing up. The guy suddenly looked a whole lot less ied once he saw how I towered over him i.-

  I ighat though and walked over to the Joy member manning the front desk. She looked up and greeted me warmly. "Good m Alex , finally going to let me check out those darling pokemon of yours?" she asked with a sweet smile. This particur member of the Joy was named Rose and had apparently heard from the border patrolmen when I went out to capture the Vulpix what my team was prised of. Sihen she has been b me about giving my team a check up at least once a day. "Not today Rose I o use the battlefield and wao let you know before hand in case something happens." I expined with a chuckle at her pout.-

  Rose looked at the guy o me and the me "I won't be using those two for this , just Tank here!" I expined hurriedly. Rose might be as sweet as pie normally but she was dht scary if she thought someone was abusing a pokemon. I saw that first hand when a guy brought in a passed out Pidgey that was clearly starved. She went from sweet to vicious in no time ft to the point the man started to cry for mercy.-

  The funny part though was that the poor man had only just found it when he was out chopping wood and brought it in for treatment out of the kindness of his ow. Needless to say Rose certainly lived up to her name as she had some sharp thorns. Anyways once she heard me she brightened right back up like she hadn't been two seds away from giving me a harsh tongue shing. She checked the clo the wall "I have a thirty minute break to use anyways so I will referee your match." she said sweetly with a smile.