<span style="color: orange">"Hey, I did nearly half those holes too!"</span>Susan complained as some of the diggers tried to give her Sparky all the credit. It was with a good natured smile on her face though as she was still claiming to have done more work then any of the older men at the table. The Houndour, currently sitting her lap, barked happily, apparently glad to be part of the conversation. Over her head Stumpy surveyed the group and Susan gave him a lingering look that hopefully told him not to start trouble.<br/><br/>At the question, Susan found herself leaning forward a little to answer, her green eyes bright with passion that burned almost as much as her bright red hair.<span style="color: orange">"My mother was a ranger. I grew up in a cabin in woods most people would consider wild. For the longest time, I thought Sparky and I would follow in her footsteps. But I got this itch. To travel, see the world, become a better trainer, learn more about pokemon. Things I couldn't do nearly as well in those woods where it was wild but still... When I heard about Yugen, I knew that's where I had to be. Here, it's not wild like those woods. Those woods have rangers, like my mom, just as a lot of places do. Don't get me wrong. I've seen raging Onyx cause rock slides, Ursaring level small hills and wild fire pokemon start wild fires you wouldn't believe the size of... But here... It's a world so few people have seen. It's a place where what I've seen before doesn't compare and only the strongest are going to make it. I'm going to be one of those strongest. And Sparky and Stumpy here? For all their play and trouble making? They want to be the strongest too. Who knows. Maybe I'll be Yugen's first Ranger. Or maybe I'll just become the best damned trainer here, seeing what no one else can see. Either way, there's no place I'd rather be."</span><br/><br/>The Houndour, which often acted like a puppy, had grown still in her lap. He was old enough to be an adult already but he rarely showed any sort of seriousness. Not like he did now. And Stumpy, who floated above her head, had floated down a little closer to the trainer as if in support of her words. Susan herself seemed little changed, but all the same far more intense. She was a naturally confident and passionate person but right now her eyes seemed to blaze with both and deterimination. She in particular had seen and knew the dangers pokemon could present, untamed and untouched by human's for so long, and yet she was still set on this path. She turned to Brollem, giving him an almost wolfish smile, and said a little bit lower,<span style="color: orange">"And I'm more then happy to take on any challenge presented. If I had a way for Fishy to fight against you, I'd say give me a few days. Right now though I'm thinking maybe a week before I take you on. How does that sound?"</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>