[center][h2][color=cornflowerblue][i][b]Ikkou[/b][/i][/color][/h2]
[b]Location:[/b] Beryl Town, Mid-Festival
[b]Interactions:[/b] Kazu [@c3p-0h ], Mags [@Brose][/center]
[i]Aaaaah this is getting worse and worse![/i] Ikkou didn't want to be branded a some kind of criminal after only a week in another region! Wait, he didn't want to be branded a criminal at all! He could only stand there helplessly as the girl demanded responsibility from him, though mercifully he was spared by the PA system. At least he thought he was, until she told him to stay put. Too polite for his own good, Ikkou complied. He stashed his black and white egg in his backpack and turned to find Kazu again, until for her to make her way to him first.

He was initially surprised by the hug, but after only a moment he returned it just as tightly until she pulled away. Having Kazu around already made him feel a lot better about everything - from the imminent region-spanning jaunt he was planning to take, to... the current run-in with the red headed girl, whom he now knew was called Magdalena. While the ghost-type enthusiast still had her back turned to them, Ikkou readily answered Kazu's first question.

[color=cornflowerblue]"Kazu! I came to find you! You said you were heading to Starre after... you know. And I... I found a Pokémon partner. So I wanted to go on a real adventure."[/color] He slowly regained his composure as he spoke to her, showing his intent to see his journey through. Rinrin, the Chingling that was his partner, floated in a figure eight pattern around the two cousins while keeping an eye on Mags and her Pokémon. [color=cornflowerblue]"Grandfather would hardly let me leave, unless it was to travel with someone. I sent you a card! Did you get it? I should have contacted you sooner, but I got here a little later than expected..."[/color]

He would have said more, but at that point Mags walked back up to them. Regarding Mags, it seemed like everything Ikkou said somehow complicated the situation further. Usually he was a more eloquent than this, but the excitement and stress of everything seemed to be getting to him. But with Kazu here, he felt a little more confident (though he did wince at Kazu's comment about her).

[color=cornflowerblue]"This is... Ms. Mags. We just met, she- er, I- we bumped into each other and she..."[/color] Okay, so he was still floundering a bit. Once Mags told them the "good news" though, he looked at her owlishly. 

[i]Travel together with her?[/i] But he was planning to go with Kazu! Then again, if that was all Mags wanted and it avoided monetary reimbursement or unfortunate misunderstandings, it seemed like a fair deal. She couldn't really be angry with him if she was willing to travel together, right? And there was safety in numbers after all.

[color=cornflowerblue]"Oh, um... that doesn't sound too bad? ...in place of fees? I suppose I can accept."[/color] he said, as if he had a choice in the matter. He blinked between the two women. [color=cornflowerblue]"As long as you're alright with Kazu coming with us. And Kazu - would you be okay with Ms. Mags?"[/color]