Chapter 1: The Tower on the Cliff

Jasmine looks a bit awkward as Benji holds his Dex up to her. "Uhm... my contacts should be in there already. The professor put both his and my own contact information in all of your Pokédexes."

Jean-Marie pats her pack, satisfied with her packing job of the new additions. "I think I recall the location of the Pokecenter. I should be able to take us down there." She thanks the professor and his aides before following Ori outside.

The trip back to town is unpleasant, but uneventful, and after about thirty minutes you five arrive at the Pokécenter. A large, stone brick building, made in a similar style to most houses in Pyrite, but larger, and with a distinctive red roof that sets it apart from most buildings in town.
Upon entering, you find the interior to be surprisingly modern, lacking much of the wood and stone that has been common for the buildings around here, replaced by more modern materials for both the floors and walls, lit by bright, clean, white light. To your immediate right and left are a couple of sitting areas, with some pamphlets about the area, Pokémon training, travelling, and general health related things. Just beyond the sitting areas, on both sides of the room, are several standing computers, three on each side. At the back of the room, in the centre, is the nurse's desk, with a middle-aged woman with pink hair, with some grey streaks in it, standing behind it, smiling as you enter. She is currently the only other person in the room. Two doors leading further into the building are located on either side of the desk.

"Welcome to the Pokémon Center. Please do come in, dears, that storm is going to get worse before it gets any better. How can I help you?" the nurse greets you in a bright tone.

"Ah, old Aloysius gave made you official trainers? How lovely. And don't worry dearie, I'd be happy to show you all around. It's not too busy, and with the weather like this it's not too likely that anyone in dire need is going to drop by. I'll just leave Ringabel to mind the reception for a moment, no problem at all." The nurse bustles from behind the counter, releasing a surprisingly casual and relaxed looking Medicham as she does so. The Medicham gives you all a lazy wave before taking place behind the counter, apparently knowing the drill.

Nurse Joy, meanwhile, moves over to the right door, gesturing for you all to follow. "Right this way, dearies, right this way."

She leads you through the doors and into a short hallway, with two other exits, one near the beginning, an open passageway leading into what seems to be a cantina, and a double door at the end of the hall. "Sleeping quarters are at the end of the hall, two dormitories with ten bunks each. No real restrictions to who sleeps where, but try to be mindful of the others. Cantina is over to the right, kitchen is attached to it, you're free to make something for yourselves, and since there isn't anyone else here, feel free to make use of some of the ingredients. There's a small indoors training area attached to the cantina as well, if any of you want to do some training, though please do mind that you keep everything in working order and don't throw out anything too large," she rattles off the information in a straightforward manner, gesturing in the direction of the various locations, before turning back to the group. "Any questions, or are you all good?"

Orianne shook the nasty weather out of her system once they had entered the building. She removed the cloak and called out her feisty Meowth. The cat would not have minded the weather, but she had a tendency to wander off and do her own thing, and Orianne didn't want to slow down the group.

She rolled her eyes and gave a light sigh as Robin laid on his 'charm' a bit too thickly. "No questions from me."

Motioning for Sapphire to follow her toward the kitchen, knowing that keeping her fed went a long way in keeping her out of trouble.

Jean-Marie thanks the Nurse and turns toward the kitchen to follow Orianne.
"Wonderful, I have not had a hot meal in weeks, a warm bed in longer. It is a joy to return to the life of luxury!" She exclaims, stretching her arms above her head. "I will also be training Cheri in the morning if anyone wants to join me. It would be good to get our Pokemon acquainted."

Vess quietly walks into the kitchen after the rest, poking around to see what sorts of food she can find. She mostly tries to ignore the others, but doesn't push them to the side or anything, just minds her own business.

The people looking around for food find mostly non-perishables, base ingredients that'll last a long while, canned vegetables, some frozen fruits and meat, and a small amount of fresher vegetables. Nothing fancy or remarkable, but enough to make a half decent meal out of.

Orianne grabbed a bit of the frozen meat and put it on a plate. She put the plate on the table. Her cat jumped up and immediately began to gnaw on the hard slab. It seemed to suit her just fine. Orianne began looking for a blender, in hopes of making herself of smoothy from the frozen fruit. Glancing back as the questions seemed deflected toward her, she shrugged her shoulders.

"I've trained some as a dancer... though I prefer to design clothes. Crystals tend to be my muse."

When her smoothie was finished, she sat next to Sapphire, who took a momentary pause from her own meal to lap up some of Orianne's drink. The girl didn't seem to mind sharing.