Definitely not Sinnoh (OPEN)

[Calista]

Calista stepped off the boat onto the whirl islands, her Vaporeon Yui by her side as she looked around the place in awe. This was her first time being anywhere other than Sinnoh, and she had to say, it was amazing. She smiled to herself as she looked around, Yui following her gaze everywhere, it's eyes shining with just as much wonder as Calista's large, silver eyes. She started walking, approaching one of the many settlements among the islands as she looked for something to do, and tried to familiarize herself with the area. Calista's apparel caused her to stand out a little, wearing a black blouse and a black skirt with red trimmings. A solid red cloak was pinned to her top with cross shaped pins, though as it was now it stood as more of a fashion statement as it rested lightly on her back. Around her neck sat a pair of headphones with rose designs engraved into them. Her hair had streaks of red, making it obvious that her favorite two colors were black and red.

She hadn't seen so much water in her life before, almost every direction she looked off the current island she was on was water as far as the eye could see. The lakes back home were large, but none were so large that she couldn't see the other side of them. Why was she so far from home? She had heard about the looming possibility of a battle breaking out over the islands, and she had come in order to help Nox hold the islands and keep them under their control. In order to actually be a force to reckon with though she had to learn more about the place she would be fighting to protect. She didn't quite have that home field advantage yet, so she had to gain that advantage. Learn the area, be able to direct her Pokemon to act in the territory, using their surroundings to their advantage. Blaze would already be at a disadvantage due to the amount of water surrounding the islands, but she had Yui, and she would have a large advantage with the amount of water surrounding the islands, right? She paused, suddenly realizing that maybe it would be nice to find a guide, or a place to eat for that matter.

[Felix]

The boat to the Whirl Islands had been comfortable. Felix, not feeling at peace purchasing a ticket on a large ship even with his fake ID, had instead chartered a fishing boat to take him. The man had two cabins on his trawler, an uncommon but welcome modification, so Felix awoke from a night's sleep in a good bed, feeling pretty refreshed. He washed with waterless soap, a godsend for the weary traveller, and dressed, then let Asahina out for a bit. The Zorua took his favourite perch atop the Nox trainer's head.

This had led to a strange situation involving the captain thinking that Felix had a Blaziken standing on one leg atop his head.

Felix looked over the edge of the boat carefully, noticing the bizarre reflection caused by Zorua's illusion. He gave a little chuckle and reached up to gently tug on the little black tuft of fur that was Asahina's tail, causing the illusion to vanish. The bizarre scene over, the Whirl Islands came into view. After a quick breakfast of cereal and milk, Felix stepped off the boat, taking note of the small number of people. One in particular stood out; a Trainer, with a Vaporeon following her, in a bright red outfit. Felix approached the fellow Nox with a smile; he'd caught a few glimpses of her, around various places in Sinnoh during his travels there. He couldn't quite remember what she called herself, so nicknames would have to do. "Hey, Red. What's been going on?"

[Calista]

Calista blinked in surprise and spun on her heels, looking at the man who had just spoken to her, at least she's who she thought he was speaking to. As far as she knew Red was nowhere near the islands. Then again, for all she knew, he was going to be at the upcoming fight over Whirl Islands. She glanced around a moment, her silver eyes scanning the area around her to confirm that she had been spoken to before offering a friendly smile to the red haired man before her. "Hello there!" she said cheerfully. It was rare not to see the young trainer smiling, almost always having something to look forward to did that to a girl. She quickly held out her hand to the taller male, keeping a smile on her face. "Name's Calista, though most call me Cali, you are?" Yui sat next to the girl, gently patting at her leg "Va!"

"Oh, and this is my Vaporeon, Yui!" she said happily, motioning to the Pokemon by her side.

[Felix]

Felix nodded at Calista as she introduced herself. "I'm Felix." Asahina poked her head out from behind his head with a sly little giggle. "This is Asahina. She's a Zorua." The Vaporeon's plea for attention caught the fox Pokemon's attention, and she jumped off of Felix's shoulder, shimmering with a purple light before landing facing the girl and her Pokemon as a nigh-perfect Vaporeon. Felix could see the black tuft of tail that the little guy had trouble hiding, but it wouldn't be visible to Calista and Yui.

The trainer chuckled with his Pokemon as Asahina sat down and pawed at his own leg, pantomiming the Vaporeon. "She's a little trickster, she is." He reached down and scratched behind the Pokemon's ears, soft fur texture at odds with the sleek appearance of a Vaporeon. "So, what're you in the Islands for?"

[Calista]

"I know what the little fox Pokemon is. It's not often you see a Pokemon like it. If someone doesn't know what they are then...I don't even know if they should qualify to be a trainer," she said with a light giggle at the illusion that had popped up. Pokemon were always amusing when they did that kind of stuff around her, she could never help but laugh. The bubble jet Pokemon simply blinked at the illusion before gently swatting at the Zorua, causing the illusion to fade with the light, somewhat playful blow. The water type yet out a gleeful cry at this, seeming satisfied at it's eliminating the illusion.

"I believe I'm here for the same reason nearly everyone is here for now. And if you don't know what I'm talking about....well...I don't know what to tell ya."

(OOC: Sorry for the wait, I'm normally better at posting but school distracted me with a paper ><)