It wasn't long before Cerise found herself back in the lab. She'd been enjoying herself, bonding with Iris when she'd looked up to see someone who looked suspiciously like her dad rounding the corner. Not wanting to go through the hubbub of dealing with him again (he'd no doubt kick up a fuss about meeting Iris, and looking at all of her new gear and they'd go out to get [i]lunch[/i]… no thank you) she'd been quick to duck back inside, Iris squeaking at the sudden movement. Back inside, Cerise whispered quiet reassurances to her little pokemon, smoothing down her fur. The lab was still as hectic and crowded as it'd been before, and the girl found herself once again desperate to escape the crowd… but going back out onto the streets was no longer an option.

And so, Cerise made her way through the throng of people to the outdoor enclosure behind the lab. Iris was still sitting quietly in her cupped hands, never taking her eyes off of her trainer. The enclosure was… pretty nice, actually. It was wide open and breezy, with trees and ponds, and all sorts of different pokemon sneaking around. Best of all, people weren't pressed shoulder to shoulder, suffocating Cerise. 

[color=pink]"Much better,"[/color] she said to her gothita. Iris just blinked in response. Cerise's lip quirked into a smile and she walked over to sit under an unoccupied tree. With a sigh, she sat down, Iris in her lap once more. They sat in silence for a bit, Cerise watching her fellow trainers, and Iris watching Cerise. Eventually the girl looked back down at her pokemon.

[color=pink]"So, what do you like?"[/color] Iris stared. [color=pink]"I guess you don't know yet."[/color] Cerise pouted a bit as she tried to think of what to do with her new little partner. [color=pink]"Do you liiiike… berries?"[/color] More staring. Cerise's smile grew, and she pulled out a small blue berry from a pouch in her bag. Iris blinked. Taking this as a good sign, the girl perked up and slowly reached out her hand, the oran berry resting in her palm. Iris' attention shifted from Cerise's face to her hand, her little arms shifting a bit as if to reach for the berry… when suddenly it was gone in a blur of green. 

Cerise squeaked in surprise as she jumped, Iris doing much the same. Just as the gothita looked about to topple over, Cerise scrambled to catch her. Once the two had righted themselves again, they looked around for the source of the commotion. 

It turned out to be some thieving green lizard, happily munching on [i]their[/i] berry.  

[color=pink]"Hey!"[/color] The stupid lizard just kept eating. Cerise was fairly certain it was smirking through the juice. Her glare sharpened and she looked around herself. Unwilling to get up, (and move Iris from her lap) her eyes grew wicked as her eyes fell on a small rock. She snatched it up and threw it at the pokemon. Unfortunately, the little douche canoe was quicker than her and dodged it with ease. Cerise gave a squeal as the lizard darted at her and very purposefully crawled up her arm before diving into her bag… where all her other berries were held.

Before she even had time to think, Cerise was grabbing the zipper of her bag and shutting it in a sudden burst of spite. Then she realized she had a random pokemon [i]trapped in her bag[/i].

Somehow, Iris managed to stay in her trainer's lap through all of this.