[center][color=#d3381c][h3]~Claire Blackwood~[/h3][/color][/center]

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Claire sighed, somewhat disappointed. Truthfully, she had no real interest in fighting these guys. She didn't need to beat up on some random trainers to know that she was the [i]best[/i]. Granted, that was probably just her being a bit full of herself, but details details. That said, Erika did have a point. She couldn't let this Jacques get away with such a haughty attitude around her. She was the only one around here allowed to be fabulous enough to be arrogant, heh.

[color=#d3381c]"Heh, alright then."[/color] Claire chuckled. [color=#d3381c]"Lets get this over with. I'll make quick work of these guys so we can get moving."[/color]

Claire followed Jacques and the others out of the lab. Ralia had been returned to Claire, having clambered up onto her shoulder after being picked up again. It didn't take long for the challengers to appear, and Claire had to say she was less than impressed with them. She didn't know where Jacques found these guys, but almost [i]none[/i] of them appeared to have any talent at all. Maybe she was just letting the competition get to her, but only about two of them looked halfway decent.

The first to introduce himself was Simon. Some kid dressed entirely in blue. Well, at least he had a fairly decent sense of fashion, but him being the 'very best'? Pfft. Claire had to giggle at that. Absurd, really. He barely looked like he was barely even old enough to be a trainer.

The next was equally less impressive, though in another way. He looked like your typical sort of...bad boy person. Looked like he was trying too hard to be cool. Claire had to roll her eyes at his introduction. If you really were cool, you didn't need to go around and look like you were trying so hard. At least he looked confident.

Third, was someone by the name of Ellyn. She was one of the ones that at least looked good. Claire had to admit, she'd probably end up flirting just a little if she wasn't about to battle one of these guys.  She seemed a bit apathetic about this, but she could sympathize. She wasn't really looking forward to this battle either.

The fourth trainer, was a girl by the name of Maple. Well, She was energetic. Claire would give her that. Looked like a bit of an airhead, but for the most part Claire had little to say about her.

The fifth trainer. Well. Claire [i]almost[/i] wanted to drop kick this guy. Something about him, just pissed her off. She had fairly little else to say about him.

Ewan, though, the redhead had to agree with a bit. Their reasons for not wanting to battle may differ slightly, but she could understand. Battling here would accomplish fairly little, after all. In fact, it sort of felt like Jacques and Kalmia were using them to show off to each other. Oh, plus he was kinda cute. Claire didn't say that about many guys, either.

The last trainers barely registered for Claire after Ewan's introduction. If she was going to be battling someone here, might as well be him.

[color=#d3381c]"Hey, good luck Erika!~"[/color] Claire said to her new friend with a grin. [color=#d3381c]"Kick their ass for all of us, yeah?"[/color] With that, she turned her attention to Ewan, Ralia kicking her legs back and forth and giving him a friendly wave as they approached the blonde.

[color=#d3381c]"Hey there, Ewan! The names Claire."[/color] She grinned brightly. [color=#d3381c]"So, I don't really wanna be battling here either but you're cute, so I figured I might as well say hi. Care to battle? Ralia here's a bit more eager than me,"[/color] As if to emphasize this point, Ralia climbed off of Claire, making a little battle cry towards Ewan. [color=#d3381c]"And she thinks you'd be a good opponent! So, how about it? Lets get this over with and we can go get some actual experience?"[/color]