((I'm moving ahead now, although Samuel and Alphonse can finish their conversation before I move them into the future.))<br/><br/>**Vermillion City -- Pokemon Center**<br/><br/>Up at the crack of dawn, that was the best way to get things done. Micah "Norman" arose the moment he heard the first morning trainers arrive just before sunup, and he folded his cot, returned it, and paused his efforts to peruse a white card table that had been set out. Atop the platform, an array of continental breakfast foods sat out on trays -- some bagels, a bowl full of oranges and bananas, tiny boxes of cereal and pint-sized cartons of milk.<br/><br/>Two metal cylinders full of coffee were brewing, and he took a deep breath, completely thrilled to have something to help wake him up. Grabbing a styrofoam cup, he filled it, flavored his coffee to his liking, and then selected a plateful of fruit and two bagels. He got a second cup and put orange juice in it, just in case Renna didn't like coffee, and then he struck out for the pokemon fan club.<br/><br/>When he got to their doorstep, he stopped on the sidewalk. They were closed, but he sat in the bench out front to wait for his new travel companion and nibble at his breakfast.