William
"W-well, maybe but it's still cool. Y-you're the first alolan champion, that's a feat in its own right" *He chuckled and rubbed his neck nervously. It was really cool to be talking to the alolan champion. It's also nice to know that the champions, at least her, are nice. He didn't wanna meet a really mean champion that's for sure.*
Lewis
*Selene would blush and smile. It was nice to have someone compliment her.* "Oh, thanks Raice, you're a really nice guy." *It felt nice being being the center of attention. Raice made her feel on top of the world. She knew she should be proud of her achievement but she didn't want to come off as a narcissist.*
William
"I-I just give credit where credit's due. I-I'm sure you could probably fight against most of the other c-champions here too!" *He wanted to motivate her, since she was selling herself short in his eyes. A champion deserves recognition as such. Plus, it was nice to be talking to a champion. He's probably the least important person on the island, so it was nice to be acknowledged.*
Lewis
Feeling nice, Selene would start giggling. It was nice to get some recognition in this Island, after all, being a Champion in here felt less important especially with how many Legendary and powerful trainers they were there. "Really? Really, huh? Then, stop for now, I don't want it to get things over my head and become a narci something."
William
"I-I yeah, sure" *He laughed nervously, fidgeting his fingers. He looked over his shoulder to Luna, who was nuzzling him to get him to cheer up. She didn't like seeing her trainer nervous. She nuzzled him then pat his shoulder, giving him a small smile.* "Thanks Luna"
Lewis
*Her smile would quickly fade away as Selene saw Raice nervous. Selene would quickly wave her arms and yell. She didn't want to make him feel nervous and she thought she had done something.* "No, no, no, no. I-It's not that, y-you know? I was just, uhm, messing around that's it, I'm sorry."
William
"Ahh no no, it's o-ok. I just f-felt like I was m-making you uncomfortable" *He waved his hands and shook his head in a no like fashion. He blushed and shivered as he saw people staring at them. Ahhh people watching him, his least favorite thing when he's unprepared. He laughed nervously and fidgeted his fingers even more.*
Lewis
*Unaware of the people staring at them, Selene would get even louder. She wanted nothing more but for him to feel comfortable, something her loud voice clearly wasn't helping.* "Oh no, no, no, no, no. I'm like, phew, like super cool and comfortable and uhm, chill? Yeah, yeah, this is ... Comfortable?"
William
*Raice would bury his face into his shirt as he heard people around him talk. "Are they fighting?." "Did he do something to her?" "Is this one of those prank shows?" Are all some of the things he heard. This made him blush in embarrassment and look away.* "I-I hope you're comfortable"
Lewis
"Yeah, yeah, I'm super comfortable." *Selene would wrap her arm around him and hug him to make him feel better. She hated seeing him like that and felt bad about herself. What had she done?* "D-don't be embarassed, it's o-okay?"
William
*A resounding awwww from everyone in they room led to his face becoming as red as a sundried tomato. He didn't know what to do so he just, awkwardly hugged back, not wanting to be rude but not exactly knowing what else to do in the situation. He merely let out a small squeak as he hoped she'd look at the people staring.*
Lewis
*Selene's gaze was fixated on him, not paying any attention to the customers in there. At that moment, the most important thing for her was Raice's feelings. Seeing him turn red and squeak left her feeling weird.* "Hey, a-are y-, can I do something to uhm, help?"
William
"U-u-uh p-peop... St-ing" *Is all that made it through the muffled voice, as his head was buried in his shirt. He tried to tell her people were staring, but didn't know how. He heard the slight sound of a camera shutter going off, of course. People really have no respect for privacy. Or well, people having emotions. Everything embarrassing gets posted online*
Lewis
*Selene would take a step back and let a squeak. She thought Raice meant she was hurting him, maybe she stepped on his shoes by accident or something. It made her start sweating and even more nervous than she already was.* "Ahh?" I'm so s-sorry for hurting you, I, it wasn't my intention to do so, please forgive me."
William
*The people around him gasped. Seriously how did she not hear. "She hurt him?" "Maybe we misheard her?" Were some of the things said among them* "N-n-no you didn't hurt me! I-it's just... L-look." *Raice finally got the courage to point at the small crowd of people watching them. He buried his face into his hands as you could have sworn his face could cook an egg at how much it heat up.*
Lewis
*Selene would be relieved to see she hadn't accidentally hurt him.* "Phew." *A bit confused, she'd scratch her head. Why was he pointing at random people? Did something happen while she wasn't paying attention?* "They're uhm, just customers, why, what's wrong?"
William
*He blushed even more, taking the time to pry his hands away from his face* "Th-they were staring at us" *He nearly chokes on his words, being uncomfortable with the prospect of being stared at. This is why he couldn't be a champion in such a big place like leon or Selene. People would stare at him all the time, his heart can't take that.*
Lewis
*Selene's jaw would drop to the floor and refuse the claims of people staring at them. Why would they stare at them after all? It wasn't like anything big happened. Unaware of how people acted in big regions, she thought they were simple people minding their business. After all, the only attention she got at Alola was being greeted by strangers on the road.* "No, no they are not."
William
"T-they were just staring" *The people around him whistled and slowly they backed off, hiding their phones and other recording devices behind their backs as they slowly walked away. Luna looked at them with a glare before patting Raice again to calm him down.* "Hope they don't post that... P-professor is gonna get the wrong idea."
Lewis
*Selene was more confused than ever before. Get the wrong idea? She was just helping him out, it's not like she even knew the kid. She'd scrarch the top of her head, being left confused after Raice's comments.* "What do you mean get the wrong idea? Like you hit me or something? Since you know, you're older and taller than me."
William
*Wait did she really not understand? Raice scratched his head a little bit, kind of lost* "L-like, she sees me hugging someone?" *He didn't exactly know how to put it. And he was sure he wasn't too much older than her. He's only 16.* "H-how do I e-explain it."
Lewis
"Like explain what?" *Selene would scratch her forehead. What was he trying to say? Selene could be pretty dense at times and unaware of the situation most of the time. She wasn't sure what was happening and what Raice wanted to say to her.*
William
"W-well, when you're hugging someone, in l-like a t-tight way someone m-may assume the t-two are in a r-relationship. Wh-which we are not in. I-I get teased b-by professor pine f-for talking to a girl, s-so hugging one is another earful" *He sighed and put his hand on his temple. He really didn't wanna deal with professor pine's teasing right now. After all, professor pine constantly nagging him is one of the reasons he came to the island. She was nice and amazing but was still bossy sometimes.*