[center][h2][color=cornflowerblue][i][b]Ikkou[/b][/i][/color][/h2]
[b]Location:[/b] Beryl Town, Mid-Festival
[b]Interactions:[/b] Alex [@Enzayne], Mags [@Brose][/center]

[color=cornflowerblue]"Diamond City..."[/color] Ikkou repeated the name, clearly unfamiliar with it. He hummed once, mentally consulting the maps he'd looked over earlier, including when he'd first arrived in Starre. Diamond City up North... Could it be the settlement near the mountains he'd read about? It was kind of far from here, if he was thinking of the right place. So this festival really was a region-wide thing then! That was interesting. He kind of wanted to ask her more about it, but grilling someone you just met on their hometown would probably just be weird. 

Her second question caught Ikkou off guard, and he blinked at her before answering. [color=cornflowerblue]"Me? Oh no, no, not even close!"[/color] he said with a soft smile, his tone indicating that he found the idea of himself being an expert funny. Although without the context of the girl's earlier interaction, Ikkou misinterpreted her words. [i]'Also?' Then this girl is...?[/i] he thought, his eyes lighting up in curiosity. [i]Of course! There are probably a lot of people here who've been preparing for this a while. Years maybe. Who wouldn't call themselves an expert after that?[/i]

[color=cornflowerblue]"But it's nice to meet one! Have you been studying them for a long time? Oh, I came here from Sinn-[i]ow![/i]"[/color]

With so many people around, avoiding collisions was the primary reason Ikkou had kept to the edge of the crowds. He'd figured standing in a line would also help, but with one as long as this one it was bound to intersect with the general festival goers. Not expecting the impact, Ikkou wobbled but managed to stay on his feet. Rinrin on the other hand tumbled off of her perch on his head, but since she could float she came to a stop in the air a few feet from the ground. The Pokémon shook her head (which was basically her entire body), making a particularly high pitched sound as she did. Ikkou glanced at her, checking her over to make sure she was fine, before the stranger's voice brought his attention to the person who'd run into him and his new acquaintance. Seeing a girl on the ground, he quickly gave her a flustered apology.

[color=cornflowerblue]"I'm sorry!"[/color] he said, despite it being obvious to everyone around that it was the fault of the girl who'd run into the two would be trainers. [color=cornflowerblue]"Are you alright? Here–"[/color]

He shifted his own egg so it was tucked under one arm. The other he held out towards the annoyed stranger, offering her a hand to help her get to her feet.