As soon as the professor made his comment of her appearance, Kotone's hands flew to her hair. It was, indeed, pretty messy. She even felt a leaf stuck in her hair. As she was walked through the laboratories, she tried as best she could to pat her hair down and remove the leaves from her hair, having her hair fairly well-kempt once they entered the professor's personal lab.<br/><br/>She straightened her coat and put well her hood at last when she was given the glimmering Pokeball. She glanced down at it momentarily before nodding do as the professor said. Once the light had cleared, her eyes widened ever-so-lightly at the variant Pokemon. She had never seen a Piplup with those colors! As the professor explained the point of a Pokémon being variant, she stared at the Pokémon until her attention was drawn to the conversation between the professor and the guardian. So, she was going to leave to Johto? Tomorrow? Suddenly she felt a little nervous. She thought that she would explore first her home region! It did made her feel a little unsure... She then glanced back at the Pokémon. Was he... Staring at her? She blinked, tilting her head at him in mild curiosity and stared back at him for a few moments. Was he... Going to be her new partner...? Her attention was drawn again when she heard Nocturnus snap his fingers, but when she turned to him he had already disappeared. To be honest, Nocturnus was a really peculiar man. He had this eerie feeling around him, like he was a spirit or like a will-o-wisp.