Having gotten in six fights each for his entire team, Mark returned them all, it had been a fairly uneventful, but also very productive day for each of them, he had built an understanding with them and he quietly hoped that was mutual between them all. His new team member grookey was clearly the most sportively enthusiastic of the bunch, always eager to get stronger and to flex, if he had his way MArk would probably have to take on the whole gym challenge and the victory road at least. Mark had managed to convince him that he'd work on his form too at least, claiming that the more control he had of his movements the more strenght he could save, then there was Litten, true to his expectations she was vicious to a fault, honestly from what he had seen she was basically Rose's kindred, you call her cute and she will set you on fire or scratch you to pieces. He quietly chuckled to himself, imagining an anthropomorph version of her looking basically like rose, permanent angry look included. On that note he was stil trying to wrap his head around why she had all the charming demeanor of a cactus, maybe he could figure it out with litten's help later. finally Popplio, now Mark didn't WANT to play favourites but being a fellow water type7, having such a positive and friendly demeanor and such an intense eagerness to perform and entertain, yeah he was positively smitten with the little clown.<br/>By now they had each gotten six fights in and leveled up a few times, each now posessing a good selection of utility attacks and each their respective attack types too, that would help with his planning in future fights, but it was time for them to rest and he still had to see about finding a shelter. When he did arrive at the camp Rose had set up he was quite surprised. "Wow Rose, you really came prepared for everything, you even set up tents for all of us." the partwhere he expected her in particular to only have her own things with her and expecting to travel alone he left unsaid but ROse probably knew what kind of impressions she was usually making.<br/>WHen the question of cooking came up he volunteered himself. "I hope everyone here likes it spicy, I have two goulash recipes that are without equal, specifically one for human and one for pokemon palate."<br/><br/>Toni nods to Firis, the idea of informing herself about the Gym leader had crossed her mind but she figured just about everyone in the next town would gladly boast about their Gym even unprompted. "well i'm tackling the region Championship for sure, there's honestly no lofty purpose behind that, i have always loved the league and getting to participate, and dare i dream, claim the title... that's been my dream ever since i could string words together. Aside from that i'll probably be in the performer contests as well, i want to give the fans of both a show to remember, I was always disappointed in some of the attitudes potential champions exhibit... one was even constantly berating his team even when they were doing well, another treated it like a chore and got even the audience in the stadium to be too bummed out to cheer. Trainers seem to have forgotten what the chamionships are about... oh Arceus, i started ranting, i'm SO sorry." The girl was clearly very passionate about the league, and about the champions needing to have certain qualities. "Ahem, anyways, Pokeathlete, Model and Idol, that mixes pretty well, you're planning on being the postergirl for what a trainer and pokemon can achieve together, strong, beautiful and popular, a model every little girl will aspire to follow. That's really cool but apparently we're not gonna be rivals, I'm glad, and i'll be sure to cheer you on." She had left blipbug out of her ball and held her most exhausted team member in her arms for now, the little one had worked extra hard to catch up with the others, Firis would hear the Larval pokemon mumble "getting so close, soon, i'll evolve... psychic type i'm coming... so... tired...zzz" Toni had similarly noticed when Blipbug snoozed off and returned her to her ball.<br/>"We should get back to the others now, it's getting kind of late by now."<br/>As they returned and found the camp Toni was quick to mention her thanks to the pink haired Angry girl. "these tents look wonderful, really... but i'll have to decline sleeping in it... i can't sleep when i'm not alone." That was not the actual reason but she didn't want to imagine what would happen if she got her gender revealed in the morning after sleeping in the same tent as all the girls. granted for all she knew Rose only put up the second tent because the first didn't have enough room but she needed her privacy at night.