Herp-a-derp-do [Pearl]

Pearl couldn't help but remember why he loved Jubilife sometimes. Was it because it was always booming with noise, no matter what the time of day? It always made him feel like he was a little pokemon trainer again, without a care in the world other than his one goal to one day be the 'best trainer ever'. Then again, just about every child at the age he was had the same dream. Eventually, that dream fizzled and just like a phoenix, was reborn into something much better.

When the civil war started, Pearl was certain that he'd never be able to pick a side until his friends ( and family ) all jumped to Lux, and he just followed suit. It didn't take him long before he easily slipped into the ranks of a Lux soldier, despite his dislike for some of the things they did. Then again he didn't really like anything either side did. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a Rapidash, and a pretty one at that. Without much of a second thought, Pearl ran over to go admire the horse-like pokemon.

" That's a beautiful Rapidash you have there, ma'm."

When the Rapidash jerked up in surprise, Pearl instinctively took a step back. The last thing he wanted was to be sent to the ground ( or the hospital, whatever the pokemon decided to do ) because he accidentally startled it. He grinned up at the rider, quickly taking note of the red hair, matched with a red suit. She seemed to be fond of the color, and Pearl had to admit that it looked nice. His grin widened when she didn't seem to be, well, mad at him for disturbing her steed.

" You're welcome~ " A nose came down, sniffing at his hair and eliciting a chuckle from the blond, as he reached up to pat the bridge of the Rapidash's muzzle. " I like her, too. " His eyes flicked over to Isabel when she slipped off the saddle, landing just next to the pokemon. He took careful mental notes ( Isabel, prefers to be called Red- oh the irony ) as she mock saluted him. He returned the gesture, arm falling limply to his side once again when she asked him for his name. " Nice to meet you, Red. "

" Pearl. But I don't really have any nicknames. " Considering it was rather hard to shorten down a five-letter name, that is. It wasn't like he was lucky enough to be known by his favorite color, since orange was actually longer than his name. " Are you originally from Sinnoh or? " Honestly, Pearl was just giving 'casual small talk' a stab, but he doubted that he was even good at it. It was always something he had the tendency to either flat out ignore or just in general be rather bad at.

A grin was given to the Rapidash as she 'said' thank you. Though, he had to admit, just a look at the firey ( literally ) mane and he was rather hesitant to pet the horse-like pokemon in any place other than it's maw. " You're very welcome~ " She earned a chuckle when she ruffled his hair, quickly followed by a playful pout. " It's not cute. " Then again, one didn't typically hear of wrestlers with the name Pearl, did they? He nodded slowly when she said she was from Unova. " I heard it's really pretty over in Unova. I really want to stop by and visit but I'm not sure how well they'd welcome me. "

She said how she avoided Kanto and Johto. It didn't occur to him that Johto and Kanto were mainly Lux-controlled, and it didn't occur to him hat he was conversing with someone Nox aligned. Though, to be fair, if he were to find out he probably wouldn't have cared. " Why? "

His face lit up when she confirmed his initial thoughts. " I've always wanted to go there, I've just been... Busy. " When she talked about not making much trouble, he gave a few enthusiastic nods. " Of course not! If I were to go to Unova it would be strictly for sight-seeing. " The grin on his face grew as he could only wonder what he would see if he were to actually cross into Unova territory. He'd have to stop by Burgh's gym, and possibly Lenora's museum, too. Pinwheel forest was a must, too- Pearl's attention was jerked from his thoughts as he saw Isabel shift a bit. It was a small gesture, something that he didn't pay much attention to. Instead he shrugged it off by making his smile grow that much bigger.

It took a moment, but it clicked. It was safe to say that his immediate thought was, well, Palmer - but then he reminded himself that Palmer had little to no influence over Johto. The only real thing the two regions had in common was Lux and that they were closely related to each other ( almost as if they were 'sister regions', so to speak ), and Pearl could only guess that it wasn't the trade routes that Red was referring to.

" I see... " Luckily for her, he wasn't as pro-Lux as the world might have thought he was. While his friends and father were rather gung-ho about it, Pearl could honestly say that he felt little to no attraction to it. The only real reason he was involved in the first place was, simply put, he had friends and family on that side and didn't really know anyone that was on Nox. So, he never really did care what side a person was on - instead, Pearl was determined that it was the character of someone that truly made them. The grin returned, even releasing a slight chuckle.

" That makes sense. You should show me around Unova some time. "

A playful smile graced his features as he crossed his arms over his chest. " Of course not! I'm honestly curious, Red~ " His attempt to be serious, however, dissolved into a sincere grin when he suddenly jumped over and went to hug her. A stream of 'thank you's came out in a seemingly endless stream - Red was going to be his tour guide! Pearl didn't know why, but he felt incredibly happy to have someone he knew touring him around instead of some random citizen. That and now he had a decent reason to head over to Unova.

" Okay~ " Pearl quickly pulled out a pokeball and returned the Torterra, pocketing it and stretching his arms above his head. He was sure Teo would have made a scene, what with Pearl running off with someone Nox-aligned. He could have sworn, the tortoise-like pokemon was more like a protective mother than a companion at times. " Anything to get out of the city for a while. " He chuckled, heading over to where she pointed at a leisurely pace.