Susan
"That's one way to interpret things," She responded. "Iris is unnaturally gifted, especially for her age, but Red has experience that may triumph in the end..." Alphonse was still looking her in the eyes. Even when she tried to look somewhere else. Not that she was trying to avoid him. She was just puzzled. And from the look on his face, he might have been as well. "That's it," Cynthia sighed, "Have we met before? I feel as if I know, or knew you."
Jolene
Blue scooted to the side, it seems the little boy wants to watch. Might as well give him some room. *Weird mask.* He thought to himself. Just by the looks of it he must be some kind of ghost type trainer. There was something about ghost types and ghost type trainers that creeped him out.
Beatrice
Al adjusted his posture at this as he was suprised it was as if she knew what he was thinking at that moment or at least he left the same way to towards her. "Funny thing is... I don't remember having met you, but the weird part is that it feels like I have" Al says rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly "It's weird right?"
Patricia
Monika and Grace talked for a few minutes until Grace started to observe the battle. Monika just sat back and put her hands behind her head. Her foot started to twitch a little bit and she looked around. *'Who's staring..?'* Then she noticed the little boy staring at them. She observed him for a moment until she concluded that he was a ghost type trainer. She gave him a little smile and patted next to her, silently offering for him to come sit next to her.
Deborah
'Oh no, no, no... Someone noticed me. Great, here I go, being super weird again...' He thought to himself, looking away. But then the other person smiled and offered for him to sit next to her. Well, there was kind of a lot of people sitting next to her, but he might as well. Allister shuffled over to her and asked, "Mm, can I sit here?" He didn't wait for a response, instead just plopping himself down, since she'd already offered? Right?
Patricia
She nodded, "Of course!" She smiled at him. "I'm Monika!" Mimikyu jumped on her lap and observed the boy. She patted Mimikyu on the head, then turned back to the boy. "I like your mask!"
Deborah
"M-Mimikyu!" Allister giggled, instinctively patting the pokemon on the head. Which in retrospect wasn't the world's smartest idea, but hey, it was a ghost, so it was a friend. He then wondered if he concentrated, would he hear it's voice...
"I-I also have a Mimikyu... They're... Frighteningly adorable. I's nice to meet you... 'm Allister. From Galar. An' thank you," He said. For once someone didn't think his mask was too creepy.
Patricia
*'So precious..'* She smiled softly at the boy and continued to spoil Mimikyu, giving him lots of head pats. "Can I see your Mimikyu?" Gengar also floated over and started to slowly circle the boy, observing him. Then he gave him his normal Gengar smile and reached up to pat him on the head, but it just went right through him.
Susan
"Funny huh..." Cynthia said, mostly to her self. Though Alphonse probably heard. "I remember a lot of people I've met over the years. Many of them I never meet again, and many became close friends... But years ago, I met a boy. And I guess I haven't seen him since." She shrugged, and then brushed back a lock of her hair. "He gave me my hair clips. I wonder what happened to him."
Deborah
"Of course!" He immediately pulled back. "Um, I-I mean... Yes. He's a good friend. Mimikyu, c'mon out." Mimikyu popped out of it's Pokeball before landing on Allister's lap and shuffling around. "You-you have a gengar too?" He asked, wide eyed. So much so that his purple eyes showed under his mask. "I have one. H-heh... He gets really big 'n scary if I wan' him too. Can..." He gave Monika's Gengar a pat on the head.
Beatrice
Al stared at her a even more suprised. "Really? I remember giving a girl I met hair clips when I was a kid, and she game me this scar he showed off the worn down scarf on his wrist. A lot has happened to me since then so it's been a bit worn down, though I haven't stopped wearing scarves since that day... Even though at times I feel like dying" Al says as he shows Cynthia a white scarf that was under his coat, it wasn't tightly wrapped as to prevent it from keeping too much heat.
Patricia
"That's cool! And no need to be shy!" Gengar liked the head pats, he pressed a button on a collar that he was wearing. "You're a good kid." He gave him another creepy smile, not realizing that it would probably be shocking for him to hear a Gengar speaking english.
William
"Of course, go ahead." *The water snail sort of just stares at Leon blankly— it seems like it would be a very calm Pokemon, but actually it loves the attention it gets, just doesn't show it. Neptune lowers itself a bit so Leon becomes taller than it, while Cam is still engrossed with Leon.* "I've heard a fair bit about you, I think you're a really awesome Champion too being undefeated in official matches and all!" *He smiled, then his smile seemed to drop just a little as Eden and Shadow Mewtwo were mentioned. He knew the Pokémon was probably just chilling and doing it's own thing or with Eden, and he still didn't think what he'd done was wrong.* "Yeah, Mewtwo... While it's a bit of a free spirit, Eden is technically still it's trainer. I felt a little bad since Eden left it back home and it hasn't really gotten to see the world, so I decided to send it along." *He noticed Leon's confusion and pursed his lips. He didn't know if the champ would question it and he wasn't sure if he would answer... It was more Eden's story to tell and not his place to do it for him.*
Deborah
"They do talk," Allister whispered, immediately regretting his decision. "I u-um, I mean... Err... How do I say this. I talk to ghosts," He said bluntly. "An' I wasn't sure if your Gengar could talk to me... C-can you talk to 'im?"
For some reason, this Gengar talking sounded different the the others. Usually they're words were more like, directly sent to his brain. But this one seemed to be talking directly. 
"Oh... I an' thank you," He said, in response to Gengar's comment. He blinked and looked at the collar. 
'Hmm...'
Patricia
"Well, you see, my... Dad.." She gritted her teeth as she said that. "Made this collar that can help Pokemon speak english, he never told me how it works, he just gave it to me as a gift.." Just talking about him made her want to just punch something, but she kept her smile, she didn't want to be a bad impression on the young boy.
Susan
"Huh, not dressed for the weather? Tell me about it." She eyed the scarf a second time. Why did it look so familiar. "Wait... I once gave a boy a scarf. The same one who gave me the hair clips... That was before I went to take on the Sinnoh league. After that I became the champion... And I started to travel the world...
You don't think..."
Beatrice
"Well She did have the pretty grey eyes and blonde hair... We each caught a Gible together..." Al thinks out loud. "That doesn't sound familiar to you does it?" Al asked wondering getting a bit hopeful.
Deborah
"Oh... So 'm just a nut after all... 'Okay." He had hoped that she could also talk to ghosts like he could, but it wasn't the case. He risked a glance at her face and noticed, though extremely brief, her teeth grit. "Um, w-what'd wrong?" Not that he would be good advice, but having someone to talk about your problems was always nice. "You m-mentioned your dad, and... Umm."
Patricia
"Huh? Oh! Nothing!" She gave him a smile. "And you're not a nut! If anything, I'm the crazy one." She was about to show off her psychic powers, but she quickly took out a mirror and checked what color her eyes were. Yellow, good thing she stopped herself, or that would've been painful. "Eh, I'll show you later." She unconsciously reached up and gave him a little pat on the head.
Susan
"Al?" Cynthia asked... "Leaned forward to look at him more closely, she started to remember his face. "Al, Alphonse? Is that you?" She probably already knew the answer.
Neil
*Crystal decided to go to the stands, because thats where EVERYONE seemed to be* "Oh, hi Monika, are you feeling better?" *Darcy was besides Crystal, as always, and was being adorable*
Patricia
She turned to Crystal, "Was I not feeling good before?" She tilted her head slightly. "Well, I'm feeling good now! Thanks for asking!" She gave her a friendly smile.
Deborah
Allister shrank a bit trying to avoid the head pat, but to no avail. Monika clearly had something she didn't want to talk about, and he knew that feeling. "Okay... Mm-sorry I brought it up. I'll um, leave it alone." When Crystal showed up, he tried to back away, but ended up awkwardly banging his back on the chair. 'Oh yeah, I'm sitting...'
Patricia
She turned to Alli, "Are you alright?" She observed him for a moment. *'Social Anxiety..?'* She thought to herself. She realized she might be making the boy uncomfortable and she turned pink. She helped him sit up normally again and gave him a caring smile. ~~almost like a mother~~
Beatrice
"Y-yeah?" He asked a bit confused a few Ticks later his Brain finally got it and Al looked at Cynthia very shocked. "Oh shit! Wait you're that Cynthia? I thought it was just a coincidence!" Al faceplams a bit embarasssed he didn't get the connection sooner. "I can't believe it took me so long to finally get it"
Susan
"Well, we're dense," She chuckled. "But... If your THAT Alphonse then... Where did you go? I returned from my travels around the world, and you disappeared. I'm not mad at you, I just wonder where you've been. And what happened to your arm?"
Deborah
Shifting a bit, he managed to sit normally again, but ow, his tail bone was gonna hurt for a bit. "Mm yeah. 'm okay. Just... Nervous I guess. S-so... Why are you here?" He asked. He reached out and hugged her Mimikyu, and before he knew it, had both pokemon, hers and his own, in his arms.
Neil
"Its fine... I suppose? And whos this?" *Darcy kept on being adorable* "I notice a lot of people are here now, i wonder whats going on with that?"
William
He goes ahead and massages his hand over the Pokémon. It's like touching water! His hand sort of floats at its surface and Leon can't help but smile. The fact that water could be held together to make such a life form enthralled him. What an interesting Pokémon, alright! He coddles it like he would with any Pokémon. That's when he notices this other figure that knelt by his side. Being so engrossed in the battle really caught his attention off of these Pokémon he never saw before? He was about to ask about the other one when Cam brought up his undefeated position. "I've been undefeated for about a while now, but every champion is like that in some way, aren't they?"

But the Galar champ believed he was the only one that was undefeated for *So long* (driven by his ego a little here). Should he mentioned that he lost to Cam's ~~boy~~friend, Eden? It wasn't an official match, and he didn't lose his title, but the defeat still stung. Moving on, Leon laughs aloud. "Meeting Mewtwo was amazing! I wouldn't mind talking with him more if I could find him. Yet..." He scratches his head, slightly ashamed. "I thought he was going to be... Troublesome. There was this one fusion that worried me back when we battled—" ~~Crap~~ He spilled that Eden and himself battled after all. Hopefully the chatter of everyone else would throw Cam off about that.
Patricia
Mimikyu accepted the hug and made a sound of content. "I just need a vacation... And what a vacation it's been!" She beamed and took a quick glance at Leon and turned to Crystal. "This is Allister! He's a fellow ghost type user!"
Neil
"Nice to meet you Allister, I'm Crystal, and this is my partner, Darcy" *Darcy looked at Allister, and immediately thought of the time both of them were chased by froslass while in sinnoh* "Ghost pokemon are quite interesting, thats for sure!"
Jolene
A Lapras like Red? Blue raised an eyebrow as he watched the match. Interesting, he's always heard from many that Iris was considered Unova's Dragon Master. Of course, if you want to aim as high as a Champion you need a well balanced team not just dragons. For someone as young as her to achieve such a high standing, it's a lot like Red and him! He was impressed how well her and Raihan worked with eachother, as well as Red and Anvi. Although the two lacked verbal communication, they're managing well.. Taking body language of them and their pokemon to send out commands. "It's weird how stylish Red is in battle. He could be a coordinator if it weren't for his horrible fashion sense." He chuckled to himself.
Deborah
"Hullo," Allister said, giving Crystal a small wave. "Yeah... I uh, I also lead a gym. 'M from Galar. Same region as Leon. That guy." He pointed at Leon hoping the Champion was too engaged in the battle to notice. "It's... Nice to meet you Crystal." He smiled gently, though she wouldn't see it, and went back to petting Mimikyu on the head.
"They are..." He said, referring to her comment on ghost types. "They-they have a lot of interestin' stories 'n I like to listen to 'em."
Beatrice
Alphonse chuckles and nods. "Ha that's probobly one of the most accurate descriptions of me I've heard." Al smiled awkwardly. "Well I moved to Unova after to start my training to become a Trainer, my Father had a Iot more connections there so he decided that it would be easiest if we moved. As for my arm... I cut it off while exploring Mt. Silver, during an Ursaring attack" Al shudders remembering the pain he went through during the process.
Neil
"Yeah, i haven't exactly been to galar, it sounds like a nice place from what i've heard" *Crystal nodded* "Lots of storys.. Sure, and also hard to escape from.."

"Anyways... How are you doing?" *Crystal didn't really know what to say* "Sorry if i'm bothering you anyways.."
William
*Cam didn't take it badly, probably because he already knew.* "I'm guessing it was King, right?" *He still thought it was childish that all of Eden's Pokemon were given various positions of power and royalty for their nicknames, but then again, he just named his Pokemon after whatever came to mind when he saw them.* "Yeah, I can understand that... Though I think they're mis-understood. If you saw a Tyranitar for the first time in your life and didn't know what it was you'd probably react the same way; it's moreso the fear of the unknown that tends to turn people away from stuff like that, which is why Eden has a 'normal' Champion team." *Smiling, he rubs his snail-esque creature on the head and it blows a bubble at him in response as he laughs a little, then turns to Leon.* "Though no, I don't use or own any Pokefusions or expirements, though I have helped out a few times-" *Well, that came out wrong. He spluttered just a bit and waved his arms frantically.* "Uh, not with making them or anything!! He's never done anything horrid like that. What I mean is that I help him find and catch them, since when they escape or are released into the wild they tend to be berserk at first, and pose dangers to people and Pokemon."
Patricia
She heard the word 'experiments' and her head snapped in their direction. "Hmm?" Mimikyu also looked over aswell. She raised an eyebrow at Cam and had kind of an irritated expression on her face.
Neil
*Crystal flinched when experiments was said* "Oh... That might not be good..." *Darcy looked at Monika, and realized WHY Crystal reacted like that, well.. One of the reasons at least*
Deborah
Allister peaked out from behind Monkika and frowned. "That's-that's not good," He said quietly. He'd heard of people from other regions who did terrible things to Pokemon in the name of "Research."
Sensing Monika's frustration, he placed his hand on hers. "Y-you okay?"
Patricia
She blinked and turned to Alli and gave him a smile. "U-Uh huh! Don't worry!" She scratched the back of her head. "Just got a little surprised, that's all!"
Susan
"Unova is a lovely place..." Cynthia said, remembering her time there. She'd spent it relaxing on a beach and meeting the locals. One of which, of course, had been Irish. "What!" She yelled, hearing the arm thing. "That's... That's terrible. I don't believe I could ever do that. Though I suppose you said the same before you became desperate... Where did you get an arm like that? I've never seen such a thing."
William
"I'm not saying Eden is a bad trainer... That *King* Just surprised me. It was big for its base form. Imagine if it Dynamaxed..." He's talking to himself at this point. "Tell me, is this King open to meeting new people? I might want to get to know it better!" He withdraws his hand from the Conchampion. Even without Cam correcting himself, Leon already understood that Eden helped save the Pokémon that have gone under negligence and fusions beyond their control. He chuckles and waves at Cam to calm down. He was about to touch up on experiments, though, when Charizard started making a ruckus. The champ looks over to it, also catching sight of Red's Charizard in the battlefield. "It's Charizard!" He jumps up from his seat and runs to the sidelines. Even in the rain, he's ecstatic. "Go Red! Go Charizard!" He calls with his hand to the side of his mouth to emphasize his voice. Charizard is also energetic as it blasts fire into the air once again, cheering on for its brethren.
Beatrice
"Yeah it's a memory that many don't like to remember but I look back at that moment as the time when I really gained Andrea's trust. If it hadn't for that she wouldn't have realized how deeply I cared for her and yeah You're right if you had told me that I would have ended up cutting off my own arm a year before it happened I wouldn't have believed you." Al says looking off breaking eye contact for the first time with a smile. "Oh the arm right" He takes off his coat which to reveal that his shirt is very form fitting. "I engineered this myself about three months after the incident it took a while but I managed to get it right but it took a while. The coding I needed help with and I needed to go under surgery in order for it to work properly and the physical therapy wasn't a walk in the park either." Al explained this as he showed his arm to her so she can look at it more closely.
Jolene
Blue crossed his arms smirking, he sat back in a relaxed manner. "Red's Charizard and Noivern won't stand a chance aganist Lapras. On top of that the thunder that comes from Goodra. Unless he mega evolves or something maybe, but other than that they're good as gone." He recalled a time where Red did manage to surpass match theory with that Charizard of his. It was that when he decided to take the Chamonship title from him. Charizard aganist Blastoise, that was one hell of a match.
William
"Huh..." *He watches Leon fanboy over Red for a little bit. Personally he doesn't have anything for or against Charizard, though he obviously knows that a couple famous trainers that happen to be in the general area use them. He watches for a little bit before his eyes slide back over to Conchampion, who has his head tilted up towards the rain. The water-based Pokemon is happy as the raindrops splash against it, making its own body ripple ever so slightly with each one. Then, he turns back to Leon again to answer his original question.* "Ehhh... Well I suppose that it obviously likes Eden... I've ridden it a few times so there's that too. King is pretty territorial, but I think if you try to approach it with good intent it'll trust you, but it's pretty ruthless in battle no matter who it goes against. The only other Pokemon I'd say it listens to or respects are other big Pokemon and legendaries." *He thought about it.* "There's another similar Pokemon here too, but that belongs to Silas who is... Doing something somewhere?"
Deborah
Allister yawned, and leaned back in his chair, curling into a ball. He rested his head on his knees while he watched the battle, not exactly sure what was going on anymore. "S-seriously... Is there somethin' wrong? Is-is it like a big deal? C-cause you've been actin' upset 'nd. I don't know. Maybe 'm wrong but... Nevermind." Arceaus, he was bad at making people feel better. Or just talking to them in general. So, he just focused on the battle.
Patricia
She gave him another smile. "Don't worry, I'm fine!" She unconsciously ruffled with his hair a little bit. There was just something about this boy that made her heart melt. Mimikyu leaned against the boy, seeming to be almost going to sleep.
Deborah
"Mmm... Okay. But um, I still don' believe you." When she ruffled his hair, he didn't try to move away this time. He looked up at her and giggled slightly. Mimikyu was now cuddling, and Allister returned the hug and pulled the pokemon in. He yawned again, geez, the effects of being basically nocturnal were getting to him, and leaned on Monika's arm.
"Y'know, your Mimikyu told me he likes you. Q-quite a bit. It just wishes y-you were a better cook."
He was no longer as self conscious about talking to the dead around her.
Susan
Cynthia listened to his story, slowly nodding as he went on. Eyeing the arm curiously, she noticed how tight his shirt was and turned away. 'Oh no...' She thought. Despite her calm attitude in really stressful situations, Cynthia was hands down the WORST when it came to guys she thought were cute. 'What the heck! She ended up telling herself. It's just a tight shirt, keep it together.' Mentally scolding herself for getting flustered, she turned back to look at his face. She took the hand of his fake arm in hers, mostly to get a better look at it, be also just to hold his hand. ^^
Patricia
Her heart nearly exploded when he leaned on her. She wrapped an arm around his shoulders to make him comfortable. She laughed when he mentioned Mimikyu. "Yeah... I'm not really the best cook, aha..!" She scratched the back of her head.
Deborah
"Umm, so d'you know what's goin' on with the battle? I wasn' paying attention..." Allister admitted. All he knew was that it had been going on for some time, and two champions were involved. "Oh uh. Your Mimikyu said, umm, to add more salt next time you cook. 'Nd try not to burn it or anythin'."
Patricia
She shrugged, "I have no clue, I haven't been paying attention either.." She pondered what he said for a moment. "Yeah, I'll keep that in mind.." She giggled and turned back to the battle.
Jolene
"Well you've just arrived so I don't blame you," Blue shrugged, looking to Allister. "It's basically a neck to neck match between the Kanto Champ and Unova Champ with two gym leaders as their partner. The Unova Champ and that Gym Leader over there are both specialists in dragon type while the other two have a mixed team."
Deborah
"Ohhhh..." He said. He peaked at Blue, tipping his head a bit. "Umm, I see. 'Nd you?" He asked. Wow, what an outgoing day for him.
Jolene
"Me? Well some know me as the Champ with a short reign and some know me as Professor Oak's grandson. Or the Viridian Gym Leader. I'm not a specialist with any kind of type, but I'm pretty strong." He bragged. "How about you kid? " Blue was young himself, but Allister seemed younger to him. "You must be from Galar, right? Never been there, but I've had classmates talk about it while I was abroad."
William
Leon and Charizard cheers on for Red a couple more moments before glancing back at Cam. "Ha! I've seen that bit of ruthlessness, alright." His voice sounds a bit curt. "Next time I see Eden, I'll make sure to ask~" He then fully turns around and put his hands on his hips. "You know a lot about Eden. Well, I guess that's what you expect from a rival." Cam mentioned another person and Leon shrugs. "Haven't seen anybody by the name Silas so I can't help you there." Now that Leon thinks about it, there's indeed a lot of champions here—along with their rivals. He imagines what it would be like if they all had a battle. Champions vs. Champion rivals! Although, surely the champions will win.

He finally notices Allister! Holy heck, is Leon so single-minded that he didn't notice his coworker?
Patricia
She was also getting kind of tired and she yawned into her fist, trying to look polite. Marshadow decided to come over and sit on her lap. She used her free hand to reach down and pet him. He leaned back against her and closed his eyes.
Deborah
"So, you're a champion... Were? Tha's pretty cool. K-kanto ye?" He just then realized that Leon finally noticed him and he looked away. He gave the champion a shy wave. Yeah, turns out losing horribly to someone in the past doesn't make you feel very comfortable around them. Especially when you're as awkward as Allister was.
Patricia
She noticed him getting nervous and rubbed his shoulder to attempt to comfort him. Mimikyu let the boy hug him and made a sound of content. She looked over to Leon and gave him a smile, still rubbing the boy's shoulder.
Jolene
"Yup! Damn you're terribly shy!" He laughed, being very blunt about it. "You're not that bad though. You should see Red. I haven't heard a peep from him since then. He barely talks." He nodded, noticing how Allister reacted towards Leon. "So you must be a Gym Leader, right? Ever challenged the League before?" It's an obvious answer, but it didn't hurt to ask.
Deborah
"Th-thank you Monika," Allister said. He looked back at Blue, a little glad he hadn't completely attacked him yet for being so awkward. "Mm, ye. I tried to become the Galar champion but... Nah. Leon-Leon kicked my butt, 'nd I lost. But I got pretty far, the chairman offered me to lead the ghost gym... So I did. Wha 'bout you? Umm, you lose to that red person?" He still wasn't sure who Red was, but that was ok. Great, looks like everyone was gonna chat now. Maybe he'd find a way to disappear into the shadows when they did.
Jolene
"You did? Must suck to lose," He chuckled, smiling to the kid. "When I had a down to the wire match aganist Red and lost, I was pissed. It wasn't until after while a I came into realization that failure just opens up for more opportunities to improve. I've got this new found respect for my rival y'know!"
Patricia
She cranked her neck around, it was getting pretty sore. Marshadow jumped on her back and tried to massage it, but to her, it barely felt like anything. "Awh, hun, it's okay." She took her hand off of Alli to take Marshadow off of her back, and then continued to comfort the boy.
Deborah
Well, it was starting to get normal talking to these people. Kind of. Maybe. Slightly... Okay, so only talking to Monika was normal, but Blue didn't seem like a horrid person or anything.
"Tha's a good mindset... Uh I guess. I mean, ye' it's good you don' let losing... Yeah. You know." He relaxed a bit, now sitting between the two older people. And he finally settled down, crossing his legs instead of pulling them in front of his chest, and letting out a little yawn. Maybe these people weren't that bad.
William
"Silas is a friend from back when we were doing our journey- part of our little crew... Thing... If you could call it that. He was invited at the same time I was but I haven't seen him since we arrived together... I'm sure he's fine, but Eden doesn't know where he is either. He's something of a battle maniac so I thought I might see him around, but..." *He sighs to himself.* "I'm sure he's fine." *He repeats it again though he doesn't realize, nor does he notice the slight bit of worry creeping into his voice before he shakes his head rapidly.* "No no! Nevermind that. Anyway, me and Eden are really close. We did a lot together and all of that, so it's only natural." *He looks at his team in their Pokeballs then at Zephyther's, and then smiles again.*
Jolene
"It's not the end of the world if you lose, but losing too much ain't good either! That'll make you pretty pathetic." Blue snaps his fingers. "There's gotta be balance ya know what I mean?" He hears a little yawn from young 'un. "I'll stop bothering you, alright? Did ya not sleep well or something?"
Beatrice
Al gave her a smile as he took the hand of his metal hand. It oddly was warm, not hot nor cold it gave off nice warm heat as Al took her hand. The deesign was smooth and it certainly din't have large gaps and those that did the edges were rounded as to not scratch anyone. Al notices her embarassment and decided to tease her a bit. "Ya know if you want to hold my other hand, you can ask" He gives her a charming smrik as he did.
Deborah
"Yeah... Tha's a good way to look at it. I-uh, I guess." Taking loss had never been something Allister struggled with, after all, he took a job where the purpose was to beat him. Though, many challengers would just check out after losing to Kabu too many times. But still, Blue sounded like someone who had learned a lot. Someone who used to be different and then changed. Eh, who knows.
"N-no you're fine. 'M... Uh basically nocturnal, so i's not your fault 'm tired." He tried to remedy this by sitting up straight and shaking his head a few time. "Looks like the battle's almost over... Huh..."
Susan
Cynthia smiled and took his other hand. "There," She said, blushing a bit more than was probably reasonable. "Are you proud of yourself?" Aghh, matching his snark with hers wasn't working, but Cynthia would be damned if she wasn't gonna try! On the outside, she looked just as sassy as him, winking to accentuate it.
Jolene
"It is and it looks like Red is screwed! Hopefully his partner could keep up with them. " Regardless, he was impressed with both teams and their performance. He didn't believe his old man at first when he said that the strongest trainers gathered here, but this battle made him believe that. He crossed his arms raising an eyebrow, "Aren't you too young to be nocturnal? Ya know you'll stay short like that if you keep it up."
Beatrice
Al continued to smirk chuckling slightly. "Well yes I am, very much so" Al squeezed her hand gently as his smirk turned to a soft smile. Although he wasn't externally embarassed he couldn't bleieve that he was holding hands with Cynthia. He stared into her eyes getting lost within them once more.
Deborah
"I don' care," He said simply. It was probably the most "Aggressive" He ever got. "I like being up late. Wandering... I's nice to sit 'nd think about..."
'The dead'
"My day. 'Nd, I like the stars. They're pretty."
Susan
"Is this awkward yet?" Cynthia chuckled? She gave a smug grin, raising an eyebrow. Without waiting for him, and her indecisiveness, she gave Alphonse a hug, wrapping her arms around his body. They'd hugged plenty of times when they were younger! It didn't mean anything!
Cynthia's subconscious was yelling at her though.
Beatrice
As Cynthia hugged Al she would feel how musucular he's gotten. Al was suprised at this for a moment and he lightly chuckled as he wrapped his arms around her pulling her closer. "Nope, not at all. I've missed you" He says in a soft whisper as he hugs her. His mind was going a lightyear per second as he although he was calm, his heart told another story as she would hear how fast his heart is beating.
Jolene
He blinked, "The dead-" He wasn't sure if he heard that right. He's definitely a ghost type specialist and for a shy kid he's creepy too. "Yeah yeah. I don't blame ya I guess. I'm just a day person. There's too many things to do anyway." He never really stayed up late now that he thought about it, only when it was talking to his older sister or his parents and yes his old man too. Even when it came to doing work when he was studying, he manages to keep a good schedule. Damn what a nerd.
Deborah
Allister shrugged, thinking of what he did during the daytime. "Mmm, I guess I don' have much to do. 'M not a busy person I guess." That wasn't true at all. He had daily obligations, even during his off years. Mainly school, but a few other hobbies that kept him busy. "I once s-spent a night... In the woods. I... Still don' know-whaaaaat..." His voice trailed off at the end as he looked over at Cynthia and Alphonse hugging. "Mmh... 'Kay then..." He mumbled. Luckily for him, the two weren't gonna notice too quickly.
Susan
"I missed you too," Cynthia said, hugging him tighter. Was this getting awkward? Perhaps, but the regret hadn't kicked in yet. She was just thrilled to see an old friend, a friend she thought she'd never see again.
Beatrice
"I'm sorry I left without saying anything" He said as the guilt began to finally kick in. "I wish I could have said something but I didn't want you to be upset with me" He whispers as he holds her tighter.