Thomas
Ash ran up the cliff area with Pikachu by his side. He was in the mood to catch something new. With enough energy as an Emolga, Ash climbed his way to a certain point on top of a few rocks. "It flew this way, buddy" Ash said. He was eager to add another team member to his party. He was specifically looking for something fast an skilled. They both looked around for any good Pokémon in the area. It was pretty exciting when Ash got to do stuff like this. It filled him with excitement
Portia
Areas like this probably suited him best, he supposed. Mountains and cliffs- rocky terrain worked well for the kind of training he took part in with his pokemon. Sure he was a ground-type specialist, but plenty of them were also rock-types, and he couldn't ignore that if he wanted his pokemon to be as strong as possible. 

He wasn't training today, however. Perhaps it was just because all that work had made places like this feel more like home to him. An escape from his various concerns. 

The man stood near the cliff edge, looking out over the landscape with his hands in his pockets. Persian sat at his side, silent and content. They both only stirred when they heard someone loudly approaching. Persian's ears only flicked in their direction, but Giovanni actually turned his head to see who was coming.
Thomas
Ash looked over to see the Persian. It seemed familiar. Obviously, Pikachu didn't have that good of a relationship with Meowths and Persians. Eventually, Ash saw the owner of the Persian. Unaware of his intentions, Ash dashed back a bit, battle ready. Pikachu also held his own ground, electrifying his cheeks. "Fancy seeing you here, Giovanni! How did you get on the island?" Ash asked, alerted fro anything to happen
Portia
The former leader of Team Rocket arched an eyebrow. Something about this kid was familiar, but he couldn't place his finger on it. Clearly, though, he had heard about Giovanni. Not that it came as much of a surprise- he was pretty infamous after everything he had done. Still, he was going to get annoyed eventually if everyone who walked up to him tried to attack him. 

He kept his hands in his pockets, turning to face Ash with a small smirk playing over his expression. While it was obvious he wasn't happy, he could still smile like an asshole for the effect of it, right? 

"I was invited here," He replied, "Just like everyone else. And you can relax, kid- I'm not going to attack you unless you give me a reason to." He glanced down at the Pikachu, before looking back at its trainer. 

Persian growled as she watched them, tail slapping against the dirt in irritation.
Thomas
Ash stepped back a bit, but called off. Pikachu eventually ceased his attack. He then realized that he had never officially met Giovanni and had only battled against his goons. From the looks of it, the only thing they had to do was to trust him. He sighed a bit. "Well, it is a nice place to relax" Ash continued to say. Even though he was still focusing on Giovanni, he was still trying to scope out for a new Pokémon to catch
Portia
Giovanni scoffed. Well, whatever had worked the kid up had apparently faded quite quickly, not that he was going to be complaining about that. Generally when people came at him raging about all his crimes it took more than a couple of words to get them off his case. 

At least it hadn't turned into anything tedious. 

"You seem to have me at a disadvantage," He commented, "You know who I am, but I don't know who you are. Isn't it a bit rude not to introduce yourself to me?" Persian meowed in agreement, her sharp eyes focused on Pikachu. She didn't look like she was saying hello- she looked like she was staring at her next meal.