Deborah
Irsia was quite surprised to see the amount of people that were entering the store. What was even more surprising was that she had actually *Missed* Raihan and Piers, along with another girl who had found herself here in the shop. She bends down and grabs the small items that Leon seemed to drop when he was waving to someone. "Who are you waving to, Leon?" She questioned. Oh, were more of their Galarian mates here? She recalled a certain two were... Oh! That must be them! She instantly recognized Raihan from his height and Piers from his contrasting black and white scheme. She wondered if the two were out on a date, *How sweet.* She would love to chat with them. Perhaps they could do it outside the store, though. The vender looked at them with slightly weary eyes; he was getting his jacket on and was trying to clean up some things. 
"I'm ready to pay! No change." She told the man as she held out a bill. It was big enough to cover everything.
Andre
Well, Piers wasn't going anywhere. Not with that grip to his arm. He gritted his teeth and cursed to himself. Damn Raihan, for having such a strong... Well, he was just strong in general! "Nothin' I—" 
There was something. He was still hesitant about being seen close in public. Well not that, it's the fact that they're *Coincidentally* In a small shop where they know every single person in it, aside from the vendor. He managed to keep a straight face through it all. "...Hey." He waved to Leon, Irsia and Allister with a strained half smile on his face. Hold on, there was still *One* More. Whose voice was that? His cyan eyes looked around, then landed on... Gloria! Since when did *She* Get here?

"Eyyy, it's one of the runts." He tilts his head up but keeps looking down at her. He casually made sure his and Raihan's ~~still connected~~ Hands/wrists were behind his back. "Wasn't expectin' to see any of ya here."
Kimberly
Having fully realized just *How* Many people were in this little store, Allister slowly intended to back off, keeping the fan in front of him as he did. Only to find that, Aah, yeah. That was not going to actually be possible, given the existence of a wall in his way. Allister grumbled a bit, turning back around to see the rest of them. Counting himself there was Leon, Raihan, Piers, Irsia, and Gloria, all cramped together in this boutique which was probably about to close soon. Lovely.

It was just now starting to hit him that Allister had no other ideas where to go, and didn't quite trust anyone else to follow him if he left. But noticing Piers and Raihan were standing awfully close to each other gave him am idea. He tried to slide over to them, ducking around some random objects before accidentally tripping over someone's foot and stumbling into a pile of stuff on a table. Great! Just great! If the guy who owned this place wasn't grumpy already, he probably was now. Seeing one of the weirdly dressed trainers had also buried himself in a pile of souvenirs.

"Eek!" For a brief second, the boy was frozen. Unable to pull himself together for a while. But eventually, he got to his feet, brushed himself off and turned to apologize to whoever he tripped over.
'Oh, why...' He asked himself, turning a bright shade of red that was clearly visible. Even with his mask on.
"Oh... 'M s-sorry challenger Gloria," He said quietly, giving her a quick pat on the hand. "Th-that was 'n accident..."
Brian
*"Am I on vacation or back in Galar?"* The lanky male would ponder as the rest of them are closing in with each other. Distractions after distractions keep happening. Gloria also seemed to have noticed everyone, exclaiming so. "Ayy, you're here too? Why am I not surprised?" He gives a little laugh near the end of his reply before hearing little scuttling feet. As soon as his eyes shot over instinctively, he sees Allister tripping over himself like usual as if on demand. Raihan had to laugh. The kid knew how to bring something to the table, even if it meant himself being a klutz! "Geez, Alli. Way to steal the floor!" He'd joke, a hand to his stomach as he tries to contain his laughter. He doesn't notice Piers who's shying with their hands behind held. Surprisingly, the ghostie didn't just stand around being awkward, instead proceeding to apologize to Gloria. "Aah, it's getting cramped up in here." He yawns and releases their interlocking fingers so Raihan could stretch his arm over Piers' shoulders instead. "Y'all decide you shop 'cause we are or something?"
Sharon
Leon thanks Irsia when she help picked up the knickknacks. Also paying the impatient man, he's able to grab a bag too! Seeing how most of the ones here are Galarians, it excited Leon as if they're all in the waiting room about to battle! He wouldn't be surprised if the rest jumped out of nowhere, in on this whole thing. "Mrs. Irsia," He would start and cross his arms as he takes in all of his colleagues along with the faithful challenger Gloria. "If you came to Galar, it'll be like this, only more lively." He grins at the lady. "Sometimes I wish we could have Galar's gym leaders go up against another region's gym leaders. Want to partake?"

Although, he's not sure how that's going to happen, it's still an entertaining thought. Everyone within a region would be a team. Team Galar versus The World. If everyone is invited here, it'll be just as easy if they traveled together. It sat on his mind on how he wants Galar to be known for their strong trainers. He just can't keep himself from thinking about battles even on an island getaway. At this point he's just observing the others as they get chummy with each other. They really are like a family. Aside from that, Leon is wondering what else everyone has got planned. With his mindset toward action, he probably would ask more about that Pokémon contest Irsia brought up and ask her to teach him!
Stephanie
**Gloria instantly went over to Allister knowing his mask was off anyways as she gulped, reaching over to her backpack before placing it on the ground, getting a scarf she had recieved by some old guy on the mountains talking about some legendary bird named Ho-Oh, but she didn't exactly believe it for all she knew it could be another lie in history...**
*"* Hey- Here take this, everything's okay Alli... Now where did you put your mask . ..? *"*

**The girl herself was nervous as well, were rumors actually correct??? Did she literally stumble herself on the right region on FOOT? . . . Well that says something for sure, Hop should be back in Galar studying (still) and things really did change up ever since that pause in the Gym Challenge, meaning after this entire Vacation, Leon still, owed her a battle and she was definitely getting ready for that no matter what the cost, she was going to keep her promise and move on but right now wasn't the case to think about that as her mind was actually running and gushing with all types of thoughts as she gulped, furrowing her eyebrows slightly. I mean she wouldn't be the only one overthinking things too! You couldn't blame her, Victor or even Hop himself would too!?**
***And for all I know the next thing that'll happen on the behalf of my mind is another Bloke or two is going to be here... I can bet on Milo aswell...***
Kimberly
"Huh?" Allister looked up at her, realizing what had just happened, and seeing her hold out a scarf. He looked away for a moment, before gratefully accepting the scarf. Though it wouldn't actually do much to hide his face, he figured, good enough, and wrapped it around his neck and mouth.
"Th-thank you... G-gloria. Ye' thank you," He mumbled. "Th-tha's been happening an awful lot r-recently. How... Disheartening..." He frowned behind the scarf before sitting down next to the pile of stuff and putting it all back.

Across the room, Piers and Raihan were holding each other's hands while the latter snickered at him for the fall. Allister rolled his eyes at the immaturity, but was more willing to laugh it off, since at least he wasn't bothering them like he had the earlier times. And hey, the two of them were holding hands, right before Raihan slipped his arm over Piers's shoulder. Allister smiled, glad that his efforts to get them together, as inevitable as their relationship was, weren't immediately a waste of time.

"H-how did you get here?" He asked Gloria, somewhat unconsciousally, as he was still preoccupied with putting stuff away. He managed to get everything to stay on the shelf (though none of it was in its original place) before standing back up. As he did, he tried to find his mask, though looking for something made of porcelain in a stack of porcelain mugs was proving a little bit difficult. He shook his head a few times, moving some things.
"Crumbs, why does this keep happening..."
Robert
She was walking around the town, just trying to find something to do, and she noticed a small shop. *'Hm, maybe I could buy something for Grandma here..'* She thought to herself and she walked in. She was shocked when she saw the many Galarians here and someone else she didn't recognize at first. She decided to approach the group, "Did I stumble upon a portal back to Galar?" She laughed slightly after that joke.
Lillian
In the very back portion of the store, Nessa had finally picked out something to brighten home with her after this vacation was over. She turned it through her hands, smiling at her choice. A golden hair clip with blue rhinestone on it. It was the kind of thing that matched the rest of her usual accessories, and it wasn't that pricy either. So all things considered, she saw no reason why she shouldn't buy it.

Turning around, Nessa was about to leave the boutique which she (somehow) had presumed was empty. Maybe it was just because it was late and all? Well, regardless, it certainly wasn't empty in here. In fact, there were so many people, that Nessa was kind of confused how all of them managed to fit in one room together. She saw Piers and Raihan being ~~gae~~ best buds. Leon of all people wade talking to a lady who Nessa didn't recognize. Little Allister was talking with the challenger Gloria of all people, and did Sonia really just walk in too? Okay, wow!

"Geez guys," Nessa said, sneaking up to the group. "I thought I *Left* Galar, but apparently not."
Stephanie
*"* Well, actually the reason im here is because I heard the lot' of you blokes were here so I came along... *"*
**Spotting Allister's Mask lying on the floor she approached and went over to the round well carved mask, picking it up gently before going back over to the Ghost type Gym Leader whilst crouching and settling it over down over to him with a small unsure smile, carefully handing it over to him as she sighed through her nose,**
*"* Plus, it's... Nice seeing everyone's safe after what felt like a long time... Right...? *"*
**She had spoken out loud towards everyone around her in the shop before once she gave it to him, she got her classic leather bag, closed it and swung it back on quickly as she stood back up firmly with a smile painted across her face, tracing her eyes back up to Sonia, Nessa, Piers and Raihan, then Leon as she then looked back down over to Allister who was on the ground lending a hand over to him, pale skin shone gently against the light of the outdoor boutique.**
Brian
So Raihan loves all his Galarian buddies, don't take him wrong! But having all of them enter the fray like this is some kind of surprise party is almost... Taking the fun out of vacation. That, or he just wants to left alone with a *Certain* Person. Wow, didn't peg the guy to be a loner when it comes being in a relationship. Even so, it was their date to begin with. *This*, however is a group gathering he didn't plan to get into. Sure, Leaning down to his significant other, he would pull Piers close to him and whisper, "Let's sneak out of here before anyone could notice, yeah?" They can all catch up to each later when it isn't such a crowd. Although it'll surprise him the most if Piers decide to stick around. It ain't something he could do about then.
Deborah
Irsia was putting her things away into her bag. She'd need to keep them safe so they could get into her suitcase later. 
She turned to Leon and nodded when he talked. She smiled and took a moment to glance at the slowly growing group. She imagined it would be something like this. "I don't think I can say no to any of your offers, Leon! I'd have to talk with the higher ups of our own league. We... Have a little more than the usual amount of gym leaders." She looked to the side. "I'm sure our gym leaders would love to participate. We even challenge each other annually." She informed, nodding again. 
"But yes! I'm willing to. I think Anvi will lik that too, seeing how intense the double battle was." She wondered if maybe... It was time to go. They didn't have to go back to the mansion per se, but this poor guy was really wanting them to hurry up. 
She also really wanted to get pictures with Nessa. That was Nessa who came in too, right? Right?! This was like a meet and greet for her! 

"Mmm, Alli, how about we all go outside?" She asked softly. She didn't want to interrupt the conversation but she knew they had to start heading out. She looked to Gloria and also smiled. Subtly she begins to move them all towards the doors, back to the  they'd go.
Andre
The amount of Galarians all in this tiny ass place was really getting on the man's nerves. Now he didn't hate any of them, but there was a reason he didn't associate with the lot very often. Not even when they were being announced as gym leaders during the legaue. He was going to leave by himself, maybe Raihan was more interested in being with people—
His body stiffened when feeling Rai pull him close. He wasn't hugging him but even so, was that necessary?! It wouldn't have been so bad, but ya know... Everyone could look over at the same time and oh Arceus would that take some explaining. 
It was like he knew what Rai was going to ask. "Ya don't have to tell me twice. We can even head back if ya want." He really liked that idea. So much that he was able to pull Raihan and walk straight out of the store.
Kimberly
Nodding gratefully, Allister accepted his mask back from Gloria and stood up. "Th-thanks," He said, letting go of he hand and keeping his head down. He hadn't noticed it at the moment, but there were SO many of their folks from back home here, it was actually putting him on edge. Since the whole point of coming on vacation had been to get away from their crackhead energy. Running into Leon and Raihan had kind of ruined that idea, but that didn't mean he couldn't leave now.

"Why? Wh-why are there so many of us here?" He asked. In his defense, the three of them, him Leon, and Irsia were there first. And hopefully they could be the first to leave. Allister finished fixing himself up when Irsia invited him to leave with her. 'Yeah, don't have to ask me twice,' he thought to himself, turning and taking the woman's hand.

He looked around, seeing that everyone else was about as cramped as he was, which made him kind of glad that they were all leaving. "Um... Gloria?" Allister asked. "H-how 'bout you come with us? We were done here anyways," He said. The both of them were already being guided towards the door by Irsia, and Allister wasn't in the mood to stick arond. So he followed Irsia to
Brian
"Great!" Raihan isn't too shy when it meant showing them off... Not that he notices Piers being uncomfortable with the other peeps milling about. But he still has in mind of Piers not wanting to tell the others that they're together yet. He waves at the Galarians wordlessly, seeing that some are leaving from the small area already. The vendor shook his head as if trying to hold in his pissed attitude for these damn vacationers and their last minute shopping. For a total change of pace, Raihan suggested, "Ay, P, wanna go to the  It being near the beach and cooling atmosphere is different from this boisterous one. "I just wanna hang outside ooone last time before we head back to the mansion, 'kay?" His single arm wraps securely around Piers shoulders, making it look like any ol' bromance. He's already leading the two out and away from the rest.
Kenya
*"* Well I- Lemme- *"*
**She gulped, quickly placing a small currency bag on the counter with the pokecoins she owed to the shopkeeper before running off with now stored in her backpack, a fresh set of new clothes as she then trailed off with Allister and the other lass who was leading him in the first place. In honesty she wasn't sure to follow them or not but it seemed Gloria was going to get dragged in even if she protested so she did anyways, trailing behind the group like a lost Yamper unlike the other two who went off to Arceus knows where, footsteps entailed of where she, and many others went.**

***Where are we goin' anyways...***
*"* I'm coming...!! *"*
Sharon
Everyone started dispersing all the sudden and Leon lifts an eyebrow in confusion. Everyone just met and then BAM. They're breaking apart like the bands that were holding them together in this confined place snapped. His head turns to the groups as they are leaving, Raihan with Piers; Allister, Irsia, and Gloria; and Nessa and Sonia are likely going to hang out with each other. Not wanting to be left alone ~~or lost~~, he'd have to follow someone. He decided to stick to his original group before the Galarians swelled up in here. Before he could catch up to the others, something catches Leon's eyes. Curious, he pauses in his step and stares at it for a while. A blinking light in the distance, almost hypnotic, in a weird unpredictable pattern like the light on a Regi's face... Or what he have heard.

What was he going to do again—oh! Check out what that light is! "Charizard!" The flying/fire-type pops from its Pokéball and roars upon from spreading its wings. "Let's go!" As if the Pokémon already knew what Leon meant, it gains speed, running forward before Leon leaped on his partner's back and they both flew out from the boutique, gusts stirring from their wake.
Andre
Though Piers wasn't feeling the whole 'outside' thing anymore, he would be okay, if he was with Raihan. He leaned forward when he put his arm over him. His hand *Almost* Went over his arm when feeling it on his shoulders. But they weren't away from people just yet. 
"The cave?" He raised a brow. Well, not the most ~~romantic~~ lit up place but it would be quiet. He liked that. 
"Aight, let's get goin'. Just me and you." 
Piers wasn't sure where to go but as long as they were walking it was fine. A faint smile was on his face as he walked forward again. He grabbed onto Raihan's arm and let his hand slide down... Until their hands connected.