Johnnie
*Selene felt so bad for doing so. She didn't want to hurt him and was rather sad to do so. Ah, why couldn't she just do things right today? Ethan was a complete pro when it came to skating, Selene couldn't even compare to him. It was frustrating for her but Rome wasn't built in a day either. She'd attempt to start mimicking Ethan but her wonky legs would cause her to once fall, losing balance.*"Wait for m-" *At this point, she was too embarrassed to keep going. She'd just smile and raise her arm in the sky.* "Help please."
Carl
_Ethan came to a stop right in front of Selene, extending his hand out to her._ "Alrighty then, your balance seems pretty off, so let's just bend those knees. Not too much, just a little to help gain more balance." _Ethan instructed Selene._ "And why don't you grab a hold of me and I'll take you to the side of the rink?" _Ethan suggested to Selene, since in Ethan's eyes she didn't seem to be having such a great time. Maybe going for lunch or something was a better idea._
Johnnie
*Selene would hold onto him, doing her best to replicate him. She was determined to do well and wanted to prove herself to Ethan that yes, she could in fact learn how to skate. It would be so fun if they did and they could repeat it in the future. Maybe, if a Skating Rink opened up in Alola, she could even be the talk of town with her skating skills. But today, was the first lesson and she just had to build the basics.* "Hey, Ethan, my mom says that Rome wasn't build in a day so can you teach me the basics?" *Selene skated for 10 seconds, grabbing onto the ramp and waiting for Ethan to come.*
Carl
"Sure thing! We'll start from the very basics." _Ethan said, skating over to Selene's position._ "Alright so first let's just get the basic movements down. Bend those knees a little and take a little side step forward." _Ethan said, demonstrating how to do it._ "Then you follow it up with another side step from your other foot and you lean forward. If you lean backwards you'll fall on your rear." _Ethan said, also demonstrating how to do the step and gliding a small distance forward._
Johnnie
*Selene would do as told, being obedient and always trying to learn. Since Ethan was better at her at skating, he probably knew a lot. She'd glide a small distance as well, smiling. She was so happy to succeed, even if it was for no more than 10 meters.* "HOORAY! I did it, what's next?'' *She felt a sense of accomplishment and turned back to Ethan to see his reaction. She was seeking his approval.*
Carl
_Ethan grinned and gave Selene a round of applause._ "And now..." _Ethan skated to where Selene was standing._ "You let go of the wall of course!" _Ethan said, prying Selene's hands from the rail. He then skated towards the middle of the rink._ "And now you skate towards me! Just do everything you just did!" _Ethan said, and he waited patiently for Selene to reach him in the middle of the rink._
Johnnie
*Phew, Selene was happy to have made it. Ethan's approval got her confidence up in the air. She was so happy right now. But now was the time for the hard part. Why couldn't she just get a Pokémon to aid her? Maybe her Alolan Ninetales who she had name after a friend she deeply cared for which for safety purposes I won't mention the name of. Slowly but surely, after an entire minute of carefully skating around, she'd make it to the middle of the rink and surprisingly, keep her balance.* "Proud of me yet?", *Said Selene, turning to Ethan and smiling. She was proud of herself for the progress she had made.*
Carl
_Ethan laughed._ "Yeah, I'd say I'm proud of you! You made quite a lot of progress for a beginner! Soon you'll probably have the whole thing mastered! In fact, you developed a lot quicker than I did when I first started skating!" _Ethan told Selene, looking at the sky perhaps a little homesick._ "I mean, I did teach myself how to do it, but that's not really the point. Ice path in Johto is a great place to practice any type of skating really! It pushes your ability to balance to the max!" _Ethan said, doing a little twirl on his skates._
Johnnie
*Selene woud smile, wishing she had visited Johto. Maybe she could one day go there with Ethan. She had heard a lot from it, not to mention Gladion going there but yeah, not like he'd tell her about it, with their relationship being sort of a mixed bag. Unfortunately for Selene, Alola was just four identical islands.* "There's a city back home called Malie City that was inspired by Johto, I hope Johto's just like that. It has a BIG library and a garden." *Malie was a special city for her. It was beautiful and the boutique there had an abundance of clothes, many of which she bought. It wasn't like the rest and felt like a breath of fresh air, compared to the rest of Alola.*
Carl
_Ethan was rather interested in this Malie City Selene spoke of._ "A city inspired by the Johto region? Add that to the places I need to visit someday." _Ethan said, making a mental note of adding it to his bucket list of things to do._ "Well anyways, let's get back to the skating!" _Ethan said, skating a small distance away from Selene._ "Let's see if you can keep up!" _Ethan said, slowly gliding away from Selene, not trying to go fast so Selene wouldn't feel left behind._
Johnnie
*Selene would scratch her head and smile, thinking of Malie City back home. Malie Garden was beautiful, especially at night. And that battle with Hau after just setting foot in land! Not to mention, the Gym, a place where anyone could get an authentic Kantonian experience. Ethan definitely had to go there! He would feel right in! She could show him everywhere around town, everywhere but the Library.* "Yeah, it's amaz-" *Not even being able to finish her sentence, Ethan would be skating again.* "Wait for me." *She'd start picking up some pace, not that fast but still fast enough to skate.*
Carl
_Ethan was more than impressed with Selene. Not only was this her first time skating, but she had practically already nailed the basics of skating, which had taken Ethan way longer to master._ "Not bad hotshot! You're learning pretty quickly! Not bad at all!" _Ethan said, reaching for Selene's hand._ "Now we can skate side by side peacefully! What da ya say?" _Ethan said, reaching his hand out even further, waiting for Selene to grab a hold of it so they could finally start properly skating._
Johnnie
*Selene would grab Ethan's hand and try her to skate alongside him. She wanted this for Ethan since it was going to be tedious for him having to babysit her around, showing her the basics. She was happy that she was beginning to learn the basics. It meant that she'd be able to skate alongside Ethan. Her entire face lit up when she held Ethan's hand, being absolutely thrilled to bits to be skating alongside. Ethan's words of encouragement had really fired her up and boosted her confidence. She was feeling like she was about to scream out of pure joy.* "Yes, yes, please! I'm loving this!"