Jake, after that first statement from himself, Jake fell quiet to the arguments ongoing around him.  From listening to them all, they were all saying the same thing.  Go out and get stronger the way most all trainers normally do.  By braving the wilds on their own.    Of course Jay came back, completely sounding pissed about what they all said.<span style="color: green">“Then maybe you need to think about the way you say what you mean.  You sounded like you wanted us to go on a suicide mission following the veterans when the smart move would be just to go out like normal trainers.”</span><br/><br/>After a pause he just muttered a bit more before listening to Eleyna and the other girls.<span style="color: green">“Think about what you are saying at least twice before saying it Jay.”</span>He recommended before turning to the women and Pedro.<span style="color: green">“Yeah, we probably should stick together for safety…”</span>Though he did not voice another idea that came to mind when he glanced at the women.  Alone in the wild with them…  yeah, he wouldn’t voice those thoughts at all.<br/><br/>Finally it sounded like they would begin moving out, so Jake agreed.<span style="color: green">“Alright, I’ll meet you and everyone else there.  And I’m Jacob by the way, before I forget.  ”</span>He agreed before balancing his back on his shoulders and moving.<br/><br/>……………………..<br/><br/>Jake watched as the others arrived from the town and whatever errends they were performing in town.  When he got to the meeting place, he had taken his pokeball out and summoned Eve out for the first time since that morning in his hotel room.  While he waited, he sat there with her in his lap, and brushed her fur a bit and let her eat some of the pokemon food he had bought.<br/><br/>The last to arrive was Eleyna, who waved over saying she had found a map.<span style="color: green">“That’s awesome.  Now we may have some clue as to where we are going…”</span>though he had to admit, sometimes blind exploration was fun, if not a bit stupid.<br/><br/>Of course then came the ATVs and the veteran trainers, and their comments.  Jake couldn’t help but glare at them a bit at their words, even though it was supposed to be encouraging.  He wanted to beat each of them at least once eventually.  That much he promised himself.<br/><br/>Anyway, once they were gone, Jake just sighed before moving over to look at the map that Eleyna laid out for them.  Eve jumped off his lap before walking along side him, and glancing at the other pokemon that were currently out. Jake looked at the next town on the map.  He could see two obvious paths.<span style="color: green">“from the looks of it, we have two paths to chose, one easier and faster than the other, the other more risky.  We can follow the fields, or go through the forests and the mountains…. I vote for the Fields.  It would be easier for training, and less likely to run into pokemon too strong for us to take on one-on-one.  Plus a lake that would be a good place to rest and relax.”</span>Jake spoke up, giving his opinion.<span style="color: green">“Of course, I will go with the majority choice on this.”</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>