Vince
The rest of the day passed pretty uneventfully for Vince - after the Orientation had ended, he'd spent much of lunch, dinner, and his free time in the Battler's Forest, toughening up his team and himself some more.
"One, two! One, two! One, two!" Vince said, his tone and his marching in place making him sound like a drill sargeant. "Come on, Genbu, pick up the pace! Hustle, hustle!"
At seven feet in height, ten feet in length, and weighing in at a good 750 pounds, Genbu was easily the most massive member of Vince's team - a titanic turtle with legs like tree trunks, a pair of ivory horns, and a beak resembling black steel. The massive monster's shell was green with a white bridge, and small appendages resembling a tree on its left side and mountains on its right.
Unfortunately, all these impressive defenses made it somewhat hard for the colossal creature to move quickly.
"Torterra..." Genbu grumbled as he began to pound his huge feet against the dirt floor of the forest more quickly, causing audible tremors.
"That's the way you do it!" Vince said, turning his attention to two of his other Pokemon. "Byakko, Suzaku, how's the battle progressing?"
About 20 feet away, Byakko was facing Vince's starter in a controlled battle simulation; as sturdy and powerful as Byakko was, he was having trouble against Vince's starter.
Byakko's opponent was a slim, humanoid creature with red-and-orange feathers covering much of his skin; his arms were thin and scaly with claws that resembled a bird's talons, while his legs were as thick and powerful as Genbu's but longer and with sharper talons hidden beneath them. The creatures head was avian, with a fanged beak and yellow eyes half-hidden by thin red horns. Wrapping his neck, head, and shoulders was a mane of cream-colored feathers that spread out behind his back like wings.
"Vire... Vire..." Byakko panted, clearly tiring from his battle.
"Blaz... ziken..." Suzaku replied, fatigue evident on his face as well.
Vince glanced at his Poketch.
9:14pm.
"Hmmm..." he mused, glancing up at the dull blue of the dusky sky. "It is getting pretty late... You guys did go over those anti-type-advantage moves, right?
Both Pokemon nodded.
"OK, then..." Vince said, nodding. "You three take a break. I've gotta check on the girls."
With that, he recalled his three Pokemon and turned away, when a rustling behind him caught his attention. He turned and saw a familiar face walk through the underbrush...
"Alan?" Vince said, squinting in the dim light.
The raggedy figure stopped.
"Oh, um... hey, Vince." he said meekly.
"Alan, what are you doing out here?"
"I'm not sure... I heard there was some kind of contest in the forest tonight, but you need a partner to sign up, so I came looking for someone."
Vince's eyes lit up.
"A contest?" he said, smiling widely. "Sounds good to me - just let me go get my other Pokemon and I'll tag along with you."
Alan scratched the back of his neck.
"Um..." he said nervously. "Well..."
Vince frowned.
"What, what is it?" he asked, his eyes narrowing. "You don't wanna be partners with a midget, is that it?!"
Alan's eyes flew open.
"Nonononono!" he stammered, waving his hands in a panic. "It's not that! It's just that the partners are supposed to be a boy and girl, is what I heard!"
Vince's dark expression instantly vanished.
"Oh... um... well... I... ...Really?"
Alan nodded, visibly nervous from Vince's outburst.
"Oh..... Shit, this is awkward..." Vince mumbled. "Damn, I'm sorry, Alan - I didn't... I just kinda hear that sorta thing a lot, is all... You know, what with you..."
He raised his hand, palm down, as high as he could reach.
"...And with me..."
He lowered his palm to about (his) waist-level.
"...You know how it is, right?" Vince said, sweating a bit.
Alan slowly nodded.
"Yeah... Yeah, I get it..." he said a bit shakily. "Um... don't worry about it... I should keep looking for a partner, then... See ya later!"
With that, Alan turned back and walked (very quickly) back the way he'd come.
Vince slapped himself on the forehead.
'Well done, idiot.' he thought, gritting his teeth. 'And you wonder why you can never keep any friends for more than a day.'
Vince lowered his hand and sighed.
'...Forget it.' he thought. 'I have to try and find a partner for this contest thing...'
He looked at his Poketch again.
9:18pm.
'...And fast.'
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Tag anyone who wants to pair up with Vince.
Yes, ANYONE. LVU has 11 guys and 9 girls - two guys are gonna have to either pair up or sit the Test out. And Vince doesn't mind who his partner is... The little dude needs some friends, people! ;_;
EDIT: Sorry, Faiz, I didn't see your post until after I posted mine... You want I should edit out the part where Alan and Vince meet up?