The scientist called Herschel appeared to be overwhelmed by everyone crowding around him, but at least he finally decided to get going. He nervously led the group through elegant-looking buildings, ones she had definitely read about before. She grinned to herself as she passed by a gated building lined with intricate interweaving vines. High enough that it overlooked the ocean, it was said that glimpses of the mythical Kyogre could be seen from the top floor during particularly strong storms. Cecily stopped in her tracks to admire the building for what seemed like a second, but it seemed she took longer because the group was already disappearing in the horizon. After snapping a quick picture with her Xtransceiver, she tried to run after the group, but there was an incline that slowed her down tremendously. It didn't help that the trampling from earlier made her feet ache. 

Before long, Cecily had only that loud girl's voice to guide her to their destination. She followed the trails of "oohs" and “ahhs" as she walked past more buildings and shops, and found them only after they paused to look at a grandiose fountain. Her cheeks were already starting to redden, but she refused to take a break. It was a relatively short walk from the docks; it wouldn't do if she were this tired already. Repositioning the suddenly heavy satchel that hung from her shoulder, she inhaled deeply, as if storing more oxygen now would prevent her from becoming winded later, and ran to catch the tail end of the group. 

It wasn't long before they arrived at a plain brick building that was bland in comparison to what they'd seen. There, they were greeted by the jovial and slightly theatrical Professor Willow, whose promise of Pokémon made her grin with uncontrollable excitement. Already a list of possible available Pokemon crossed her mind. Cecily took the chance to rest while the professor left momentarily. She plopped down next to a boy, the one who almost gave her a heart attack a while back when he wordlessly appeared behind her, and fanned her flushed cheeks with her hands. Even after minimal physical exertion, it took a moment to regulate her heart rate. 

Cecily nodded and smiled at the boy affably, staying quiet so as to not disturb his reading. She subtly craned her neck to read the title of his book—it looked quite interesting—and made a mental note to drop by the bookstore later. As she looked around and waited for her breathing to return to normal, Cecily belatedly realized it was also a good chance to properly look at everyone else with her. She'd been curious for a while, but all the moving about made it hard to focus. First off, the group had grown without her realizing. There was now a girl with long white hair and a raven-haired guy who seemed to be examining the group like she was. Then there were those she recognized from the dock. She wondered why she hadn't notice tall, blonde, and pink before. His fashion sense was amazing, although it needed more flowers and—[i]holy crap.[/i] Cecily's eyes widened when she realized who the boy was. As a Kalos native, she ought to have recognized him right away. While she spent most of her time reading, every time she did watch TV, there was always news about the Kalosian movie star. Her older sister was a really big fan as well, and she definitely had to get his autograph for her later.