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Emika watched the students racing to get to carriages boredly. She had double checked her stuff, and triple checked the medical paperwork she had with her. The paperwork was a hassle, but it was necessary for any location she stayed at for extended periods of time.

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Eris was surprised when another person, a female student, popped up and asked if she could sit with her. Dumbfounded for a few moments, Eris blinked and gave a sweet smile. "Not at all. Please have a seat." she said, gesturing to the carriage seats. Maybe this could be the start of a friendship? The pink haired girl seemed nice.

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Nightrekra had taken a few moments to greet the Galarian Rapidash that would take her to the Academy. They were so pretty! After those moments, she hopped into the carriage with a beaming smile. She was almost there!!!

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Perking up at the announcement, Song BingLiu took his luggage and hurried over to the carriages. By the time he reached them, they were all filled with at least one other person which he didn't mind that much. It meant that he had the chance to pick who seemed the most interesting to sit next to. The first person who caught his eye was a girl with skin as pale as snow, blue scars webbing over the delicate beauty matching his own but that carriage was already full as another girl slid into the empty seat. That was fine but if spots were being taken quickly then Song BingLiu would have to act just as fast.

Sliding into the closest spot he could find, he found himself face to face with a beautiful girl with an air of royalty surrounding her lolita clad form. Her striking red hair stood out to him and briefly he wondered if she too was a coordinator with how well dressed she was. "Hi, I hope you don't mind if I sit here." He said almost breathlessly, eyes already examining her wonderfully made clothes. The lace was exquisitely crafted as if hand bobbined rather than machine manufactured, the layers of ruffles and petticoats helping elevate her fit into a masterpiece. The black blended in with the shadows of the carriage, giving her an almost otherworldly aura around her.

But what really caught his eye was the papers she was holding. They seemed so similar to his own papers tucked safely in his bag that even if he didn't see anything written on it, he could wager that he could fill out most of it in his sleep. He chose not to say anything though but relaxed just a bit more with the knowledge that they wasn't the only ones in this new environment.

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Squeaking, Vica hurried to pick themselves up from where they had tripped and made their way to a carriage that seemed to have a spot for them. Sliding in beside a redhead boy with the palest green eyes, Vica let out a sigh of relief, shrugging off their heavy jacket as the enclosed space would soon prove to be much too stuffy in a few short minutes. "Sorry, there was no where else to go..." They offered meekly, already worrying that they were making a bad first impression. Ugh, there was a reason why their parents worried about their clumsy child going away to another region to study. They were just a little to the left of normal that it put others off.

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Upon hearing a second being enter the carriage, Emika looked up from her papers to see a rather stunning figure. With his sun kissed skin, long silky brown(?) hair, and olive eyes, he was quite enticing to look at. Upon his question being spoken, Emika was reminded to be polite. "Not at all. Please, take a seat." She said with a polite nod. She carefully put her papers away, knowing better than to have such delicate information out in the open.

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Nightrekra happily watched as more students took up the carriages. There were so many people, this was going to be quite an experience!

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"Great, thanks!" She seemed somewhat out of breath as she grinned and sat down. "I'm Aurora. Aurora Keaton. Are you excited too?" She almost seemed like a little puppy. Sociable, excited at every little thing, and maybe a little dumb.

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Alessandra was already inside the carriage, she begins to wonder when the carriages will start taking her and the other students to the school, Alessandra started to wait patiently. Holding on to her bag tightly, she looked around and see the Galarian Rapidash waiting patiently for the time to start making their way to the school. "I'm curious to know how the scheduling works for the upcoming events at the school?", Alessandra asked.

Meanwhile, Mathieu waited patiently for the carriages to start moving, he looked around the inside of the carriage and he saw the other students who were already waiting inside the carriage, "I guess I'm ready for the challenge ahead then", Mathieu said.

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Nodding with gratefulness, Song BingLiu carefully tucked his luggage away and set his bag snug on his lap. He let out an inaudible sigh as he settled down and mulled over what little information he had on hand, thinking through his options as he weighed the possible pros and cons. There was a moment of silence as he watched the girl put her papers away before he decided to speak up. "Thanks. I'm Song BingLiu, sometimes its Li XuanWu, other times its Willow Song." He introduced himself, bowing formally or at least as formally as he could with a bag against his stomach. "What's your names? If I can ask that?" He didn't want to overstep boundaries if it wasn't cleanly drawn but really he was more than fine with his own secret spilling out. He fronted the most after all, the others well behaved enough to know this was for their collective safety.

But perhaps a part of him was just excited to meet someone else like him

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Emika was impressed with the boy's, Song BingLiu's, manners. It had been a while since such formalities were granted. She smiled. "Pleasure to meet you, Song BingLiu. Of course, my name is Emika Tenshi-Smith." Her smile was quite cheery yet polite, despite the slight ache echoing in her brain...

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Eris was a little taken aback by the girl's, Aurora's, high energy. She hadn't met someone so... peppy. Then again, she had little experience interacting in general. She couldn't help a giggle. "You're welcome. I'm Eris. Eris Everlast." She said, smiling brightly. "I will admit, I am quite excited as well. This is going to be so different."

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Nightrekra hummed to herself, swinging her legs as she waited for the carriages to begin the trip to the Academy...

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Orpheus sees that there's no space in the carriage for 3 people along with their luggage. He keeps tugging at his sister's dress, but she's too busy talking to notice him. Frustrated, he quietly slips out and looks for a carriage that wasn't filled already. He finally finds one but there was a beautiful girl inside. Feeling weird but having no choice, Orpheus steps into the carriage and asks in a low voice "Would you mind if I sit here?". He looks down all the time while he speaks. He shifts his feet awkwardly, trying to stand somehow to maintain his etiquettes even when the carriages jerk as the Rapidash begin trotting. He can't help but notice the girl's lustrous powder blue hair with a red strand hanging over her glistening, dark as the night face. He keeps waiting for the girl to reply so he could sit down.

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Nia looks up, surprised as the girl she had just met, Alessandra pops a question about the event organisation in the school.
"Honestly, I don't have any tiny bit of idea myself either... Do you have any ideas on what Pokemon we might get? I really want it to be someone like my brother Orpheus so that we good grow together just like him and me..."
Saying this, she looks beside her to smile at her brother, but notices that he has vanished. Squinting her eyes, she notices him trying to stand in a moving carriage with a black girl sitting in it, her legs swinging. Nia smiles to herself thinking that maybe this school could be the place to make Orpheus much more social.

Nightrekra smiled wide when a student joined her in her carriage. "Hello hello! Of course you can sit here!" She said beaming. The carriage jerked as it was being pulled by the Rapidash. Seemed everyone had gotten on in time! Her attention remained on the student, a boy with piercing golden eyes. She loved the glow they seemed to have, even though he wasn't looking right at her. He seemed shy, it was cute!

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Orpheus sits down, glad that the girl had noticed him before his legs collapsed. Maybe people weren't so bad here after all... As he sits down, he slowly looks up into her teal eyes and tries to make conversation to his own surprise since he had never tried that before...
"So..umm..hello..umm My uhh name is Orpheus? Uh I mean it is Orpheus... What's your name?" He asks, voice low all the time
The pale skin acquires a pinkish tinge as he feels embarrassed on his awful attempt to talk with such a nice stranger

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Testing the name in his mind, Song BingLiu accepted that the line had been drawn and he wouldn't push much further on the matter. Just because he was quite flippant about things didn't mean that others would share the same opinion. "Its a pleasure to meet you then. I must note though that your dress is quite dashing. Do you perhaps know the producer of it?" He asked, leaning forward slightly. He wasn't familiar with many lolita brands, more in touch with the traditional theater providers that his troupe were in contact with but it never hurt to check out unfamiliar clothes. After all, being a coordinator meant that he would have to try new things eventually. Why not go for the best if he had an opportunity right in front of him?

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Emika smiled proudly. "I actually made this number myself. Back in Kalos, there are plenty of shops that offer fabrics and materials I prefer to use." She said, running a hand over her skirt proud of her own work. She looked at Song BingLiu with a knowing expression. "Pardon me if I'm making assumptions, but are you a coordinator?"

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Nightrekra giggled as the boy stammered his way through an introduction. The boy was so sweet and shy! Oh wait, he introduced himself! Orpheus. The name sounded so cool! "My name's Nightrekra! It's nice to meet you, Orpheus!" She said with a shining grin.

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"Very different! I mean, maybe not too different for me since I'm from this region, but something is bound to be different!" She flashed a grin again. "What about you? Where are you from?" She barely stopped to catch her breath.

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Alessandra continued to see the view, she was astounded and amazed as the Galarian Rapidash trot down the pathway, she then answered the question, "Wait and see which Pokemon will be the partner Pokemon", Alessandra responded as she continued to see the view and then she said to one of the students, "Also, there's a student who happens to be a cousin of a gym leader from the Kalos region".

Mathieu was also checking out the view as the Galarian Rapidash trotted down, he is starting to hope that he will have great classmates in the school but still he wondered if he will get a great Pokemon partner at the school, "I hope this school will look absolutely amazing", Mathieu said.

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The announcement rang out, cutting through the tranquility of Galar and surely driving away any curious life that would have been adventitious enough to approach them. Aerin scanned for the nearest carriage and ducked inside, only to find her gaze locked with another student. Her skin was dark, ebony black even, and her hair the colour of a cornflower. By the looks of it, all the carriages were mostly full and it wouldn’t be the most polite act to leave. “Do you mind if I sit here?”

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Oh right. They were supposed to get on a carriage. Cara hums, giving the galarian rapidashes a few berries, before clambering aboard Vica’s carriage. “Don’t mind me seating here? Or would you rather be alone?” Cara asks, half hovering out the carriage, half inside the carriage. It really was an odd sight.

Andrea clambers aboard a carriage, where Mathieu sat, giving him a curt nod in greeting as she fiddled with the papers in her hand. “Name’s Andrea. Nice to meet you.”

Mathieu smiled at the student, "Nice to meet you as well Andrea, the name's Mathieu, I'm the cousin of the Cyllage City Gym Leader", Mathieu said as he was holding on to his backpack and many other items. Mathieu smiled as he saw the student, he is hoping that Andrea will be one of the roommates, but still he can't guarantee that will happen.

Alessandra was continuing to see the view from inside the carriage, she is hoping to see the building of the school and who will welcome her and the other students to the school, "Oh the anticipation is reaching an all-time high, I can't wait for the school year to begin, do you agree with me?", Alessandra asked with excitement.

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Felix turned around just in time to see one more student entering the carriage, they were quite having fun , chattering and introducing themselves. Felix made a side-eye through the window as the Rapidashes were unpatiently digging the land with their front legs. He wonder when they'll start. It hasn't been long since the ranger told them to settle up in the carriages. However , he double checked his bag to see was everything on the place. Yes , everything was on his place. He looked firmly at his legs as he didn't wanted to look outside the window probably jelous of those students having fun together in the carriages, while he's alone there. 'Well, I have time for socializing... It's not the end of the day yet. It just started' Felix thought for a while...

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Eris was amazed with Aurora's energy level. It was quite speedy and buzzy feeling. "I'm from Sinnoh. Specifically the mountains of Sinnoh." She said with a smile. "My family has been in Sinnoh for generations." She winced a dash at the mentioning of her family, if she could properly call them that...

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Nightrekra beamed as a third student joined her and Orpheus in the carriage. "Hi! You can totally sit with us! Nice to meet ya!" She said happily. So many potential friends or even rivals were here! This was beyond her wildest dreams! She was practically bouncing in her seat with her excitement.

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Orpheus got shifty when another person entered the carriage. So many carriages, and he, of all people gets the only one with 3 people? Even more, they were girls. Orpheus had never been good with people but he still had made friends with some boys before. The only girl who talked to him was his sister, Nia.

He cast his thoughts away and decided that he'd have to get used to dealing people now. He was growing up, and Nia won't be around all the time. Mastering courage, he lifted his eyes and cast a quick glance at both the girl's now in the carriage. The new one had... oh wait. She had golden eyes with a slight tint of other colours, just like Nia's. A slight smile took over his face as he thought of Nia seeing those eyes.

The other girl had an exotic skin colour, ebony black. He had never seen that before. Especially with her blue hair that created much of contrast. He looked outside towards Nia's carriage and waited for either of the girls to start a conversation, or things would get really weird.

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Nia gave Alessandra a confused look on hearing her reply. She was good at understanding people Pokemon and their feelings, yes. But this girl seemed like a complicated person. On hearing her statement about the Kalos Gym leader's cousin, She nodded. It wasn't too surprising for Gym leader's themselves to turn up here, knowing the academy's reputation.

However the Gym leader talk jolted her memory to Orpheus's dream- to become one of the best trainers ever in Pokemon history. She looked at him again and caught him looking at her. She saw that his carriage was the only one with 3 people. Nia started laughing like crazy. And it was a pleasant sound like Ice melting and flowing down over rocks and grass, moistening the heat dried land.