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At first glance it appeared no one was inside to the boy, but he could hear shuffling. Suddenly, a silhouette of a man in a lab coat dancing could be seen. Upon further inspection, it was revealed that the man had on headphones and hadn't heard the boy, electing instead to dance arrhythmically to whatever music was playing. After a rather uncoordinated spin, fall and recovery, the man's eyes rose to have the young trainer enter his vision. Embarrassed, the man in the lab coat pulled his earphones off and threw them on a nearby desk before introducing himself, "Welcome! This is the Anchore Lab, and I am its current purveyor, Aaron, as Prof. Idaho is indisposed as usual. How can I help you today, young one?"

"Well, it seems like you already know the options so you must have researched them. Good for you, just follow me please." Aaron headed to a back room in which there were tables with categorized Pokeballs on them. The man in the lab coat gestured toward the 'random' pile for the young man's convenience.

As the red beam shot out from the ball for the first time, a little green, amorphous Pokemon emerged with a yellow feather-like structure on its head. Guuulll gulpiiin pinpin!!

It seemed excited to meet its new trainer as Aaron asked another of the formalities of the process, "Any nickname of any sort you would like to dub him or her? Also, you can find out all sorts of information tidbits if you place it in its ball in the slot on that machine in the back wall. Whenever you feel like you've gotten acquainted."

(I will actually tell you the information in my next post as the machine. Do not take too much leeway! -Rah)

Upon the placement of the Pokeball into the machine, the screen lit up as well as several quasi-visible internal light conduits, signalling the machine effectively serving its purpose. After a few short moments of waiting, the desired information appeared up on the screen:

[Gulpin]
[Female][Level: 5]
[Nature: Unknown; error: too early in development]
[Ability: Liquid Ooze]
[Height: 1'5'']
[Weight: 23.1 lb]
[Attacks:
-Pound
-Acid Armor**(Egg Move)]
[Held Items: None]

"Well, would you look at that. It has an Egg Move! What a rare coincidence. You know what this calls for? We should have a celebration!" And with that half-heartedly forced declaration, the blonde haired aide rushed through a nearby door into utter darkness before closing it behind him, leaving the young enthusiast to ponder the lab assistant's rather strange behavior.

The door opened via an automated mechanism and lights kicked on in the room. As they warmed up, the body of Aaron was revealed, holding a Pokeball.

"It is not time for you to leave quite yet, rookie! First, you have to go through me, Aaron, Bombur's first Gym Leader." He locked eyes and motioned for the young trainer to step into his Trainer box.

Aaron couldn't help but enjoy the eagerness of the beginner and his companion. He smiled as he tossed out his first PKMN, "Ledyba, I choose you. Welcome, friend."

After greeting his partner, the man in the lab coat turned his gaze toward Ben and called out, "Tradition dictates that the challenger, you, have the first move. Good luck!"

"Hah," chuckled Aaron, "Pokemon are interesting and sometimes surprising creatures. Ledyba, throw it off guard with a Growl." The little ladybug unleashed a miniature roar at its opponent, frightening and confusing though the goo-like form looked.

Quick to react, ((OoC: but slow to respond, sorry...)) Aaron commanded his partner, "Dodge the attack and grab on to the tentacle, Ledyba! When it retracts it, use the momentum to amp up your Tackle!"

Following his orders to the tee, the ladybug PKMN fluttered out of the striking tentacle's path and hooked its stubby legs around its circumference as the Poison-type pulled it back.

Ledyba was repeatedly slammed against the ground until the damage toll forced it to release its grip. It attempted a desperate Growl to disorient its amorphous opponent.

Aaron grinned, "Nice work. Being able to adapt is a key skill for trainers in Bombur, since many places and PKMN are yet to be fully explored, discovered and understood. Let's see how you continue to display such talents. Ledyba, Tackle!" Not even waiting for its previous attack to finish, the red bug PKMN aborted the half-finished desperation attack and launched toward the Poison-type, dodging the tentacle as it went.

Aaron grinned, as he always did when those he sought to instruct began to develop their own unique style of battling. Despite realizing the inevitability of the hit, the new trainer had chosen the path of counter strategy, which would utilize Gulpin's strengths. Unfortunately, he got too caught up with this train of thought and the bang-bang exchange of blows proceeded unchecked.

Ledyba was cast back toward its trainer, spinning along the ground like a red and black tire. When it came to a rest finally, Aaron decided to recall his PKMN, saying, "You have served me well, friend. Now rest as you deserve."

Replacing Ledyba's container and grabbing a subsequent Pokeball he threw it and called out, "Nevermore, show me some speed and Peck that Gulpin!" A black bird PKMN materialized and flapped its wings to accelerate itself toward the amorphous adversary across the arena.