Richard
*Brayden was sitting at a table, sharing a baguette with his Shiftry. He seemed to be a bit nervous, glancing around as if he was looking for someone, or someone was looking for him. His Shiftry saw this and poked him with his leaf, and saying something.* "Yeah, you're right. I should chill out. But I'm still just a bit nervous, you know?" *He took another piece of the bread and tossed it in his mouth.*
Manuel
After leaving the cafe with her favourite drink, chai tea, in hand, Nicole decided to head to the bakery to get something to complement the hot beverage. She opened the front door, causing the bells to ring. An old radio quietly played music through the small shop. Nicole stood in line, browsing the bakery's collection.
Richard
*He heard the bell and glanced over at the new arrival and looked at her for a bit. He quickly returned o eating his bread, deciding to ignore her for a while. Shiftry looked at Brayden and a mischievous idea popped into his head. He hopped off of the chair and ran over to Nicole, standing behind her. Then, he reached up and poked her back.*
Manuel
Nicole twitched, then saw the Grass-type Pokémon that had poked her. She then looked over at Brayden and asked, "Is this your Pokémon?" She moved forward in the line.
Richard
*He looked up at her.* "O, I'm so sorry! I didn't see him run over there." *He stood up and recalled Shiftry.* "Sorry, he's always looking to cause trouble."
Manuel
"It's okay..." Nicole said. She kept looking at the bakery's assortment of pastries and cakes. She then settled on a carrot cupcake that was on the top shelf of the display.
Richard
*He awkwardly stood next to her.* "I'm Brayden, by the way. An ace trainer from Kalos. It's nice to meet you."
Manuel
"I am also an Ace Trainer from Kalos," Nicole said. The line moved forward again as Nicole started a conversation. "How are you liking the island? Is it a good place?"
Richard
"It seems like a nice place! I mean, I haven't been here very long... But this place seems like the perfect place to get stronger. And I heard there was gym leaders and elite 4 members from every region!"
Manuel
"It's really quite something," Nicole said. She was still amazed at the fact that this place existed. An island with some of the world's most powerful Trainers living there.
 Nicole moved forward and said to the cashier, "I would like this cupcake, please." She pointed to the dessert she wanted. The cashier took it out of the refrigerated display as Nicole handed him exact change. Nicole thanked the cashier, picked up the dessert, and sat down at an empty table.
Richard
*He moved over and grabbed the chair across from her.* "Do you mind if I sit down? It's alright if you don't want me to sit down though."
Manuel
"That would be alright," Nicole said to Brayden. She was a woman of few words.
 Nicole took out a small fork and dug into the dessert. She let her Manectric out of its Poké Ball so that it could see some other humans and Pokémon instead of wandering around Ball-space all day.
Richard
*Brayden looked at her Manectric.* "Oooo, a Manectric. Seems like a pretty strong pokemon. I always preferred a different dog pokemon though." *He let out his Houndoom, who walked towards Manectric and sniffed it*
Manuel
"Very interesting. A Houndoom..." Manectric attempted to interact with the other Pokémon. Nicole sipped her tea, keeping her head down.
Richard
"I just always thought Houndoom was a cool pokemon. And It's a good special attacker. But I guess similar points could be made about Manectric." *H e grinned. Houndoom was wagging her tail and circling Manectric.*
Manuel
It warmed Nicole's heart to see the two Pokémon interacting. There was something oddly pleasing about it. 
 Nicole stood up and walked over to the garbage can by the door to throw out the cupcake wrapper. She dropped the wrapper into the bin, then twirled around and sat back down with Brayden.