Juan
"I've raised ever one of this from the egg." _Eric said with a chuckle._ "I'd say that Luna is my Ace but I wouldn't sneeze at any of my team. Not even hope." _He glanced back at the Sylveon who had crawled out of the pile to tentatively paw at the pidgeot. Under her neck ribbon was a blue collar with a pink plate hanging from it like a dog tag._ "She's my little dragon slayer. Right hope?" _Hope perked up and trilled happily at the attention._
William
Cheeps' leg that had his Pidgeotite anklet on it was poking Hope's paw in order to keep them at bay. "That's impressive, to be completely honest. The only Pokémon I ever hatched was my Noivern."
Juan
"Just gotta know how to handle them. My parents breed them in Kanto so I spent a good chunk of time dealing with the little buggers." _He said with a grin._ "So when I headed out my team was Luna here and the espeon in the back. His name is eclipse and he's as much a wanderer as I am, and the fact he's blind as a zubat has not deterred him in the slightest. Neither of them were evolved and I had three eggs to watch over. It was an... Interesting start. But it more than worked out in the end."
William
Morgan laughed at his joke lightly, putting his hands behind his head. This guy seemed really interesting, so he kept listening. "Oh really? That's amazing." He looked back at the group of Eeveelutions, smiling.
Juan
"Well, enough of me talking about myself. What about you?" _Eric said as he glanced back as well. He whistled sharply and Hope stopped trying to boop Pidgeot._
William
Pidgeot got closer to Hope, booping her. 'I challenge you to a duel. A booping duel.' He said in a mock determined voice. "Cheeps can handle Hope, they're fine. And if you wish to know about me, then that's good. I come from Hoenn, and started my Pokémon Journey at the age of 11. I had my first partner be a Torchic that I named Wildfire. I found Cheeps as a Pidgey that was alone. My Manectric, Shazam, was a normal encounter: found in wild grass and caught. Glacier, my Walrein, was stuck on a piece of floating ice in water as a Spheal, so I dived and went to save him. He became my Pokémon as a sign of gratitude.Meadow the Spring Sawsbuck was found with a broken leg, which I helped heal it at a Pokémon Center. And Noivern's egg was found in Kalos." He finished, grinning.
Juan
*"Oh. It. Is. __On.__* _Hope said as she crouched low as if ready to pounce. Suddenly she vanished in a blur, leaving a trail of sparkles in the air as she activated a quick attack, stopping just before actually landing an attack and just lightly booping Pidgeot with a small burst of sparkles before hopping back with a faux mocking laugh. Eric rolled his eyes before turning back to Morgan._
"That is interesting. I've thought about catching some more but I don't feel like rotating out my team. I _have_ caught some Eevees to send back to the folk to expand the gene pool since they're so rare in kanto. Sent them the data about evolving Glaceon and Leafeon. If you ever wanted one I could swing you a card and a reference." _He said as they continued walking._
Jose
He pretended to stumble back, letting out a large gasp. He sped behind Hope, leaving only a single feather as evidence before booping her with both wings.
William
"That sounds like something I should look into," He said with a nod. "And I respect you not wanting to add Pokémon to your team. I didn't add Noivern to my team until I found his Egg, which was 6 years after finding Meadow. So I was 17 by then." He said, grinning.
Juan
"It's been a long road, but it continues to be one foot in front of the other." _Eric said with a laugh._ "So, what is this place, exactly?"
William
"To be honest, it's an island jam-packed with shops and ace trainers. The main attraction, Sigford mansion, is giant and has many beautiful rooms inside it. Everyone, except those who wish to live in the same room, have their own room that they can decorate to their heart's desire." Morgan said, smiling.
Juan
"Well I'm not entirely sure why I got invited. I'm not much of a fighter. Never even cleared seven badges in a single region." _Eric said with a grin. Then he paused, thinking back._ "Well. Hmm... Wonder if it has to do with that." _He continued absently, looking off to the side._ "But that was years ago." _He seemed to be somewhat lost in thought._
William
"Amelia, the owner, doesn't take just Ace Trainers. She will invite anyone she thinks has potential." Morgan said, giving him a reassuring grin. "So maybe she heard of your talent as a breeder?"
Juan
_Eric shook his head and seemed to snap out of it._
"Nah, I visit home maybe once or twice a year. My guess is I earned a ticket because I gained the Marquis title in the Battle Chateau in Kalos. Nearly made Duke but I left before that point. Made enough from doing art that couple of months to keep me going for a bit more then a year." _He replied with a quiet chuckle._