Jose
```Damn, why is this place so big?```

It was the first time the gym leader ever made his way in such a big place,not that he went outside a lot anyways as he spent most of his time cleaning his gym. He seemed a bit lost, in thoughts but... Also in general. He tried to make his way through the big mansion, eyebrows narrowed in slight frustration as he couldn't even find his room again, it seemed like he was terrible with directions... Or maybe it was just this place being too big for him. "Urgh, why even is this place so big..." He grumbled to himself, letting out a heavy sigh.
Jim
After Zinnia left the island for a couple weeks, her room had been given to someone else. So she was now lost in the halls, looking for her new room. She'd been in there before, but she didn't even remember what floor it was on. She saw Volkner wandering the halls, and she said to him, "Looking for your room?"
Jose
He soon enough was met with a smaller figure after a while of searching for his room, he thought he was crazy at some point, he was pretty sure his room was on this floor over this one corridor... But it wasn't! He didn't reply right away at first, and just stared at the unknown girl for a short while before finally opening his mouth to reply. "Yeah." He briefly replied, putting one of his hands in the back pocket of his jeans. "I am guessing you are too?"
Jim
"Yes! How did you know?" Zinnia looked around for her room. Still no sign of it. She heard a creaking noise. Zinnia looked over at the noise's source and saw that Aster, the Whismur she carried everywhere, had attempted to climb onto a bench. Zinnia walked over and collected the Pokémon, saying, "Let me help you up there, sweetie." She lifted Aster onto the bench and let her sit down. Then, she went back over to keep talking to the man.
Jose
Volkner wasn't too good with social interaction, really. He wasn't really talkative either, but he made the promise to Flint to try so he guessed he didn't have a choice but socialize with the people around him. "Just a small guess." The blonde replied once again as he watched the scene being unfolded in front of his eyes, blinking a few times. "...Is that Whismur yours?" He questioned out of pure curiosity, naturally being curious with anything actually, although people didn't see him this way most of the time.
Jim
"She's my travelling companion," Zinnia answered. "She doesn't battle or anything, but we go everywhere together. We're like family," She continued. "Of course, I have a team of Pokémon who battle. What kind of Trainer would I be without them? Come on out, Salamence!" Zinnia reached for an Ultra Ball before saying, "Wait... I probably shouldn't do that. Sorry, bud." She returned the Ultra Ball to her belt as Aster started pacing on the bench.
Jose
A travelling companion? Well... Now that was something new. Well, he knew some people had a Pokemon to keep them company but a travelling companion... It sounded new to him, he always liked learning new things. "I see." Volkner mumbled, but soon enough widened his eyes a little as Zinnia grabbed one of her Pokéball, it... It wasn't a good idea to let out a literal big dragon in the middle of a mansion. So once she put the ball away, he exhaled in slight relief. "Dear Arceus, I was getting worried for an instant." 
Now looking around a little, he cringed a little at himself for not being able to find his damn room, so he slowly trailed his eyes back to Zinnia. He might just starts a conversation now... "If that is not too personal.. May I ask where you come from?"
Jim
"Glad you asked! I'm from Hoenn. And I don't think I've seen you around there... Where are you from?" Zinnia picked up Aster, petting her on the head.
Jose
Hoenn wasn't a region he was familiar with, of course he heard about it and such, and of course he knew some things but he never actually went anywhere else than just his native region. "Hoenn... Alright I see. I am from the Sinnoh region." Volkner informed before clearing his throat a little. "While I am at it... The name's Volkner, Sinnoh's 8th gym leader and Electric type specialist."
Jim
"Ooh, a Gym Leader. And you're the eighth Leader in your region, too! I guess you must be pretty tough then, right?" Zinnia set Aster down on the ground, and then she sat down on the bench. She then noticed that there was a shelf with maps of the island on it. She took one out and looked through some of the attractions this place had to offer.