Allister || Spoopy Boi
Rather than being disappointed, Allister was rather intrigued and surprised that the strongest trainer in his region had such an... Unorthodox schedule, at least compared to the little ghost child. But he celebrated..? Now that Allister thought about it, after a tough match that he wins, he never really celebrates. He just goes to his quiet locker room and sit there for a little rest, then goes to communicate with his Ghost types. In all honesty he wasn't sure how to celebrate but if Leon does it, maybe he can to?

Listening to the Champion speak was almost like a dream at some points as from going to sitting alone in a Graveyard surrounded by ghost types, to going to speaking with the Champion of whom he spoke to yes, but maybe not honestly that much overall. But while listening to Leon he started to formulate a kind of plan where he would try and find something new and exciting to do that could help his bond between his Pokemon or improve himself as a person.

Then with Leon getting his hair yanked, Allister let out a small giggle as it was pretty funny to see Leon acting this way. But then he started talking about all the sports he played and frankly, Allister was a little on the *Very* Skinny side of things so he didn't expect himself to be doing that for very long and considering his Pokemon are ghost types, it makes it a little more awkward. But taking mental notes, he got snapped out of his little daydream to being asked about whether he had any friends or family and an awkward silence came over the pair of them, he guessed he did have Bea who was the closest to a friend and the other leaders were more like mentors or seniors to him and Leon was his Idol. But Bea was busy to his knowledge as she was training alongside some fellow fighting gym leaders the last he had heard from her.

This made Allister shake his head with a small shrug, as he tried once after Bea introduced him to some kids his age but at the end of the day they all left him behind which made him slightly worried and petrified to go with people he didn't know. He just happened to prefer the company of the Ghosts to humans and he didn't really see an issue in that, was it weird to him though? "S-so um Leon? Are you going to battle again soon? I... M' really want to watch if that's okay with you!"
Leon
When Allister didn't really answer his question but combat it with another, he wondered if it was a touchy subject. It's a norm in the society for kids his age to, well, hang out with other kids his age. But it's hard for some out there. Aside from being outgoing, there was also the gym leader being involved with the league. He's not having the chance for childhood, and it was more the adults that took admiration in him. Being filled with that responsibility would only make him stray further from fellow kids. It's no wonder he'll be alone, and be with the ghosts that had nothing else to do. In a sense it reminded Leon of himself. Strict schedules once he turned champion at the age of 10 made him unable to make much new friends besides the ones who already have. And even then—he was still busy to even hang out with them.

Dare he say, being champion isn't that cracked up to be, but if it raked in a *Champion time!* Then Leon is all for it. Plus, that warmth from getting people to look to him for inspiration is a great treasure from this position as well. If his younger self saw the him now, he wouldn't believe who he is. A more well behaved man, but still a childish person at heart. That's not without saying he gets his moods sometimes and only his close buddies knows how much of a brat he can get—especially when it comes to competition. Anyway, Leon welcomes the topic change. "I would offer to battle you, but the team needs to rest." As he mentioned that, his eyes dropped into sleepy ones. His smile turns small and he averts his eyes. He doesn't like to admit his weaknesses, even if that included him being tired.

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It almost felt strange to know that the gym leaders could look up at him, too, as shown by Allister now. Or maybe, he's the only one that does. The other seem to see him as a charismatic guy, but they don't go sparkly eyed over him. It was as if Leon was talking to a fan, and he realized he almost didn't know what else to say. They're usually not supposed to be casual with a fan anyway. But this is a gym leader from *His region*. He needs to relax, so he proceeds with the battling question. "Don't *Fret*, though! I'll show you a battle soon!" He puts a hand to his ear to exaggerate trying to listen closely. "Or... What's that? In other words, are you challenging me?" In an Island of strong trainers, it's no surprise they challenge each other on the go. There's no officials around to say the "Do" And "Don'ts". As long as they don't blow down a building, a battle is fine anywhere on here.
Allister || Spoopy Boi
Indeed it was a touchy subject for the younger male. He sometimes wondered how the other gym leaders thought of themselves to Allister. He never really visited Circhester very often so all the gym leaders around that area he only even saw either on TV or at meetings. Kabu had spoken to him once or twice but his fire burned a little too brightly for the Ghost type Specialist and in all honesty, Leon was right. He'd never experienced what a childhood should be and yet, being surrounded by Adults he was never given the chance to mature or find himself which would negatively affect his growth in the future.

However it was just something about Leon that drove Allister to truly enjoy and love being around him. Like with the Ghosts he felt as if he belonged with the spirits which most would find weird but for some reason he felt like Leon wouldn't judge him for the way he behaved and acted. Then at the mention of him battling Leon he understood that Allister had no chance at beating the strongest trainer in the region and with his Pokemon needing a rest it made complete sense anyway. As he looked a little saddened his expression was brightened up by Leon agreeing to let him him watch a battle of his soon enough.

"I-I um... Maybe soon! I'll challenge you someday later Leon, when I grow stronger on this island, I'll show you t-that I can be strong too!.." Of course his dream right now would be to beat the unbeatable Leon but he knew that was still a long dream away but he wasn't just about to give up. Leon definitely gave him the motivation he wanted to have, to drive himself to greater heights for himself and the others of his region. Taking a moment to himself, as if he just went into a sudden daze, Allister looked up and pointed behind Leon. "B-behind you!" That's when he and a Hunter quickly got prepared and when Leon would turn back to question him in what it was, he had tried sneaking closer to him and leapt up to try and scare Leon. "B-boo!"