[b]Keaton Holmes[/b]
[b]Route 12[/b]
[b]Co-GM: [@alexfangtalon][/b]
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Keaton was hiking up the path towards the Shibuichi Temple, having heard rumors that the Gym Leader uses Psychic-Type Pokemon. His partner, Flynn, who was a Dark-Steel Type, made it seem obvious that this gym would be a perfect start for his journey. Yes, it was a moment that he couldn't wait to happen, when he defeated the leader with relative ease and earned his first badge, minimal effort required.

On the trek there, however, Flynn caught his trainer's attention by looking over at a nearby cottage and tugging on one of Keaton's jacket sleeves. "Hm? What is it, buddy? You need some food? A drink, maybe?" The young family man from Castelia City asked his bladed companion. However, a mere glance off of the side of the building revealed a crowd gathered around two Pokemon; Bergmite, a relatively small and admittedly cute creature which strongly resembles an icicle, and Zangoose, a white Pokemon resembling a mongoose with sharp claws and a famous rivalry with Seviper, a poisonous serpent. The two seemed to be beefing over turf, which a man, assumedly the cottage's owner, confirmed Keaton's hunch of.

"That so?" Keaton asked rhetorically, a grin on his face. "In that case, if I catch or defeat one of them, the other should be a lot more docile." The young man directed his eyes towards the Zangoose; it was a tough customer for sure, but it would make the cottage area a lot safer if he could break up the dispute and take the Cat Ferret Pokemon out of the equation, since Bergmite is a generally very passive Pokemon and shouldn't cause too much trouble by itself. "C'mon, Flynn, let's take on that Zangoose!"