[CLOSED] Closing Festival

Nicole felt bad for putting Nero up when Eira put away her Staryu, but didn't release him from his Pokeball. She needed to be firm in her decision. Once she was done having her discussion with Eira, and had moved away, she would release him.

"It's okay. Nero's just stubborn. He tries hard to make friends no matter what. To put it nicely, he's the social one in my stead. I'm usually the one who sneaks away from a conversation with the other person is distracted...." Nicole immediately regretted saying that last part but rolled with it. "Honestly, if I had never found him, I would probably never have gone back into populated areas." Again, she felt herself regretting her words. She really needed to stop talking....

Nicole internally beat her head on a wall. Just her luck that she would meet both royals in one place. And the fact that she was nervous rambling didn't help by any means. Running through what was said by the other she thought about her response. "Seems like you have a very noble Pokemon. Nero is more the playful type though. He's the reason I don't have to worry about the Pokemon I run into. They tend to fall to Nero's social charm. I on the other hand, tend to just cause a problem wherever I go.... That's why I don't like populated areas... I think?"

Ah!  Nicole stop talking!  Stop talking now!  Why are you running your mouth?!?  Stop, stop, stop!

"Yeah, definitely strange... I guess it just has to do with personality." Nicole said in agreement with Eira's statement. "Nero is the only part of my past that I can hold onto. From what I can tell, he's always been with me. Of course that is the strange thing considering where I'm from." Nicole shrugged then and looked over at the Pokeball. "I mean... I know I was born in Mauville City, but Vulpix aren't commonplace there." Nicole shook her head. "But I guess that doesn't matter. That's the past, it's not the here and now."

"Well no... it's just that Vulpixs are not as common in Hoenn as they are in other places." Nicole stated, looking once again at Nero's Pokeball. She then decided to move on to Eira's next comment. "Nero doesn't actually like the cold that much. I just kinda wandered here though so he had no choice in the matter. He hasn't been complaining too much though. As long as I carry him, he's fine." She smiled at the Pokeball. Nero was going to have something to say to her when she released him again.

Maya blinked in surprise and turned to look at the man. Beauty? She thought in disbelief, staring at him like he had grown a second head. He's got the wrong trainer. She glanced away, one part uncomfortable, one part flattered, and two parts embarrassed. Bo bleated happily as the man waved at her.

But Maya glanced back up at him in surprise again when the conversation moved away from compliments.

"Actually yes," she said, fiddling with her braid again. "...I'm from Snowpoint City... So I guess I do know where it is... Oh." Maya suddenly remembered her manners. "My name is Maya Reed." She gave a slight incline of her head. Oh dear she was jumping all over the place now. 

Nicole sighed internally at the warning of not putting Nero near a fire. Considering where she had set up camp, she was sure that the warning probably be heeded, but she kind of needed to set one up for a short amount of time when she got back. Nero would need the heat, and she would be bugged by him if she didn't settle herself near one sooner or later considering he kept insisting she would only get colder.

"Nero has also never really been in an area this cold before. We spent a ton of time in the desert so we never saw snow. He also never really got to see a festival either. I never entered town to go to one after I was about... eight? Yeah, eight sounds right." Nicole said nodding to herself to confirm the age, though she wasn't actually sure she was right.

"Anyways... I think Nero has been in his ball long enough, and I still haven't seen the rest of the festival. I hope you don't find me rude if I ask to leave the conversation now...." Nicole really did want to see the rest of the festival and she did promise Nero she would let him out after the conversation was finished.