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[h2][color=ed1c24][b]Vinny Verdana[/b][/color][/h2]
[b]Location:[/b] Beryl Town, Mid-Festival.
[b]Interacting With:[/b][@Brose] (as Noah Magnolia)[/center]
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Vinny's lips twitch slightly as he notes the Professor seemed hesitant around his Trubbish, or at least hesitant to let his Pokemon near him. But he doesn't say anything about it just yet. As for Garamond, he seemed a bit disappointed that his potential playmate, Kit, had gotten taken away, but wasn't too broken up about it. Especially not after Vinny hands over some of the packaging his new Roto-Phone came in, which Garamond happily eats. As if he weren't already the sweetest thing (mileage may vary depending on personal taste), he doubled as a garbage disposal. Vinny shoots Garamond a grin, and then turns his attention back to his conversation partner.

[color=ed1c24][b]"Not drop it, huh.. Okay, cool. So I should get a sturdy one! Thanks, Prof. That'll make things easier for me."[/b][/color] That seemed like the wrong takeaway, but, hopefully the short time before hatching would prevent Vinny's general incompetence around people reliant on him from doing too much damage. Hopefully.

He was about to start schmoozing his way towards another interview, when an announcement blared throughout he festival. Traveling in groups, huh? It sure as Shiinotic sounded a lot safer than going it alone. Problem was, he was new in town! And also according to several blind dates that didn't go great, he naturally looked untrustworthy. Vinny chose to believe that second bit wasn't true, and they were just mad he asked them to take the check. Fortunately for him, though, the Professor spoke up and asked if Vinny wanted to pair up. And all he could say was..

Score!!!

Seriously! An interview with the CEO of Morpheus, and now this? He usually didn't have this much luck in a fiscal year! Cruising with a Pokemon Professor would iron out a ton of kinks in the journey! This would be a huge boon. And he didn't even have to beg or anything. [b][color=ed1c24]"Ya'know what? That sounds like a good idea to me, pal. Not like I know anybody since I just flew in from Unova, so you're saving me the trouble of scouring for a traveling buddy!"[/color][/b] He claps Noah on the shoulder in a friendly gesture, as if that would finalize the agreement.

[color=ed1c24][b]"Just lemme grab myself a complimentary egg- a sturdy one -and I'll be ready to hit the road whenever you are, pal!"[/b][/color] He says with a grin, already on the way to do just that. At this point the lines weren't as long since most people weren't stalling to grab the Pokemon egg last like Vinny had been, so it shouldn't take too much time. He was moving with the assumption that Noah was following behind, and figures if they were going to move as a group, he ought to clear something up. Looking over his shoulder but still in motion, Vinny speaks up.

[color=ed1c24][b]"Oh uh, not to make a big deal, but if we're gonna be traveling together I gotta clear something up. When you picked your lil buddy up when they got close to Garamond, was that just 'cause he was a poison type? If so, we're kosher. No problems. I just wanna make sure.. Some people take issue with Trubbishes, and that's not gonna fly with me."[/b][/color]

It was the most serious Vinny had seemed all night. Not intense, but firm. He had very few principles that involved self-respect, but you'd better respect his buddies. Noah seemed like he wouldn't be the type, being both a Pokemon Professor and seemingly a pretty easy going guy.. But it never hurt to be clear. [b][color=ed1c24]"Not that you seem like you would be the kinda guy to do that, I just wanna put my cards on the table up front."[/color][/b]