The Vermillion City harbor was the first of Kanto that Poppy saw. Her eevee, Brooke, huddled close her ankles in the harsh wind out at sea. They looked out over the water at the land growing larger in the distance. Her new home. Not Vermillion City specifically, but Kanto would become more familiar to her over time. She planned to meet people, explore, and of course bond with pokemon old and new. That’s what this journey was about. Brooke pawed at Poppy’s leg until she picked her up so the little eevee could plant herself on Poppy’s left shoulder. Suddenly feeling a rush of excitement, Poppy smiled at her small friend, her mini purple scarf blowing behind her.<br/><br/>“It looks so beautiful from here, I can’t wait to see all of the cities in Kanto. You better be nice, Brooke,” Poppy looks over to see the eevee about to hiss at a near passerby. “Would you rather I dropped you back at home with my cousins? They might be older now but they aren’t leaving on their journeys for at least another few months,” the idea of being around the bustling bunch of ten through twelve year olds made Brooke calm down.<br/><br/>The boat docked in the harbor and I watched as old friends and family were greeted as people filed onto mainland. Poppy took in the large city and soon started on her journey to Pallet Town. The pokemon professor lived there and she could imagine that many trainers were starting their journey today. The sun was high, and the warm summer weather brought the end of school. Today seemed like just the type of day to bring forth new experiences and people. Although Brooke wasn’t as excited, no one could deny the palpable joy simmering in the air. It was every kid’s dream to explore their world and bond with all people and pokemon alike. This started for Poppy today.<br/><br/>She had a notebook in her backpack where she wrote down the time of her appointment. She had talked to a nice person named Maple over an intercom about starting her journey. Pallet Town grew closer as Poppy travelled through Route 1 according to some signs along the way.