Right in the central hub of the Kalos Region, Lumiose City serves as one of the largest cities in the Pokemon world. Tourism is a major industry of the city due to its famous landmarks, such as the Prism Tower, which serves as the city's symbol, and the Lumiose Museum. A wide variety of shops, cafés, and restaurants are spread throughout the entire city and are popular with both tourists and locals alike.
The outer portion of the city is lined by tall office buildings and wide brick and cobblestone boulevards, while the avenues of the inner portion are lined by smaller Parisian-style buildings. The wide roadways throughout the city afford safe and easy passage for both automobile and Gogoat traffic. A large canal also runs diagonally through the city.
Lumiose City has five gates connecting it to outside routes. In the southeast is the Route 4 Gate, in the southwest the Route 5 Gate, in the northwest the Route 13 Gate, in the north the Route 14 Gate, and in the northeast the Route 16 Gate.
❈Ｐｌａｃｅｓ Ａｒｏｕｎｄ Ｌｕｍｉｏｓｅ Ｃｉｔｙ❈ ⊱Lumiose Museum ⊱Battle Institute ⊱Lumiose Station ⊱Coiffure Clips ⊱Lumiose Press ⊱Juice Shoppe ⊱Poke' Ball Boutique ⊱Boutique Couture ⊱Restaurants ⊱Friseur Furfrou
Skylar didn't remember much of what had happened when the school year ended. It was honestly really weird, it was like no one really remembered. That couldn't have been a coincidence could it? She pursed her lips, thinking about what could have caused such a massive memory wipe. That's what it had to of been right? Then again, the medical team has said that she had hit her head pretty hard and thus her memories suffered as a result. Her gut was telling her another thing entirely. While she had no evidence, she did have her doubts that something was fishy. Sighing, she grabbed the tea cup in front of her and drank some of her delicious tea. She relaxed a bit more, turning her head to look over and see more of the city from her table. This cafe was well-known, and Skylar had to admit it was one of her favorite places to be. It might have been a bit noisy, but it wasn't unusual considering this was a big city here in Kalos. Her aunt was here for a fashion show she was apart of, and since Skylar was staying with her she needed to come along. Not to mention that she had to keep up with her therapy. Her eyes moved towards her left thigh, before sighing more. While her leg was getting better, it was still annoying.
She stretched her arms a bit, her eyes moving towards her escort Emileo. He was calmly standing towards the side, watching her as she enjoyed her morning tea. She rested her chin in the palm of her hand "Emileo, you may sit down with me you know. I don't want you drawing unwanted attention towards us" she said, a bit irritated. It wasn't her idea that someone come with her, but her aunt had insisted that she was still a child and as such she needed an escort. Emileo just smiled gently at her, before shaking his head "I'm afraid I can't do that little miss, I'm your protector and as such I must be on guard at all times" he answered. Skylar huffed "would it not be easier to guard me if you were closer? What if someone got to me before you could?" she questioned back, eyes sharp. Emileo raised a brow "would it make my lady feel more secure with me closer to you? I could sit next to you and make sure no one gets close if you desire" he asked amused. Skylar scowled "stop playing around, you know that it upsets me. Having you closer makes sure I'm safer, It's not because I want your company. If I had my way you wouldn't be here to annoy me" she said, crossing her arms. Emileo hummed "I see, very well" he answered, before moving closer and taking the seat across from her.
Skylar rolled her eyes, before she took another sip of her tea. She then looked out towards the city again. There was a few minutes of silence, before Skylar spoke up again "How long will my aunts fashion show take?" she questioned. Emileo smiled "The madam's show will be going on for at least four hours, before there is an after party. Little miss will have the whole day to do whatever it is you wish, as long as you attend your therapy appointment this afternoon" he said. Skylar scoffed "I don't need therapy Emileo, I'm fine" she said. Emileo just gave her a smile, amusement hidden in his eyes "The madam was quite adamant about it little lady. Her worlds were very specific, no therapy... no sweets" he said. Skylar snapped her head towards Emileo "she wouldn't dare" Skylar said coldly. Emileo smirked "On the contrary little miss, the madam insists" he said. Skylar groaned frustrated "of course she would, ugh fine! I'll do the stupid therapy, but I swear to arceus I better have some sweets prepared for afterwords or so help me!" she said, throwing her arms up in the air. Emileo nodded reassuringly "of course little lady, I will personally see to it that only the best sweets are delivered to your room after your therapy session is completed" he said. Skylar picked up her cup before looking sharply at Emileo "you better, or you know what will happen if you don't" she said, leaving the threat hanging. Emileo gulped, but kept his smile "of course little lady, I wouldn't dare risk facing your wrath. You have my word" he said. Skylar took a sip of her tea, before looking back over at the bustling city "don't forget those words Emileo, I tolerate you... but don't think for a second I won't get rid of you should you fail your duty... I don't tolerate liars" she said coldly. Emileo nodded, his eyes avoiding those cold eyes. Emileo had known the little lady since she was a child. She had such warm and kind eyes, what happened to cause them to vanish into an icy glare?
Key Items • • 》 Pokegear (x1) -- A pokedex with the capabilities of a cell phone. Video/Text/Contest Entry • • 》 Raffle Tickets (x1) -- A ticket used to play at an event game once
Pokeballs • • 》 Great Ball (x1) -- 50% higher chance to successfully catch a Pokémon than that of a regular Poké Ball • • 》 Poke Ball (x1) -- A regular Ball for catching wild Pokémon
Medicine • • 》 Rare Candy (x0) -- Used to level up a Pokémon by 1 level • • 》 Full Heal (x10) -- Used to heal any status ailment
Berries • • 》 Rawst Berry (x1) -- If held by a Pokémon, can cure it of a burn instantly. Can cure burns • • 》 Aspear Berry (x1) -- If a Pokémon holds one, it can recover from being frozen on its own in battle • • 》 Pecha Berry (x2) -- Cures poison • • 》 Persim Berry (x2) -- If held by a Pokémon, can cure it of confusion instantly. Can cure confusion • • 》 Chesto Berry (x1) -- If a Pokémon holds one, it can recover from sleep on its own in battle • • 》 Roseli Berry (x1) -- Weakens a foe’s supereffective Fairy-type attack
Miscellaneous • • 》 Shaymin Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the legendary pokemon Shaymin • • 》 Articuno Pokedoll (x1) -- A pastel blue doll made to look like the legendary pokemon Articuno • • 》 Swablu Figurine (x1) -- A figure made to look like the pokemon swablu • • 》 Salamence Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the pokemon Salamence • • 》 Charizard Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the pokemon Charizard • • 》 Flygon Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the pokemon Flygon • • 》 Venusaur Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the pokemon Venusaur • • 》 Delibird Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the pokemon Delibird • • 》 Sneasel Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the pokemon Sneasel • • 》 Dewgong Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the pokemon Dewgong
It was almost second nature to the two green haired siblings as they walked the bustling street and Lumiose City. It was their home for so long that they had gotten use to manuevering the sidewalk to avoid other walkers and their pokemon. If she had wanted to, she could have worn her skates but sadly they were forgotten as she left this morning from her home with older brother and pokemon in tow. The two had gotten to the resturant where their father worked at only to found out that he only came in to finish some pastries before leaving for the rest of that day with their mother and little brother.
Leaving the restaurant with a box of freshly made sweets, Masaki continued to walk with his sister in the street, now quizzing her to see if she kept with her language learning.
"Uh...Zero...Un....Deux...Trois...Quatre..."
"It's Quatre Iris. Don't forget to enunciate the 'Qua' for that number."
Iris looked at her number with a side eye before she continued. She sighed once she got to 100."This is dreadful... I know some basic French words and I understand 20% of what people say because I've lived here long enough... but it is so hard to actually speak it."Iris folded her arms in near defeat. "We're both Japanese but I sound like a tourist that just picked up the book.. and you sound like you french-kissed the Mona Lisa after eating a croque madame..."
Masaki was beside himself as he laughed. Iris was certainly livelier since coming home. Cept when it came to her learning French. She did it as told but she was getting frustrated with accents. Classic Iris."Alright my little green Lily... you know I won't be kissing any Mona Lisas but I wouldn't mind a croque madame."
Iris chuckled lightly. "Right, right... speaking of which, how is Elliot anyway?"Being back home was odd for Iris. When the year started, she was more than ready to return home and forgot the Ordell Academy. And now... she couldn't believe that those were thoughts before. She looked at her device, seeing the contacts that were filling up her contact list. She actually had a contact list and stories to tell once she got home.
"He's doing fine. He had a show today. Dyed his hair pink just for it.."Masaki chuckled as he looked at the scrunched up face of his sister. "You like the color pink. And before you ask, no. It is not hot blinding pink. It's a nice subtle pink that will not be seen from a 100 km from here. Mom wouldn't let him near the house if he did that..."
"Thank you, mom...." Iris said before she was lightly shoved by her older brother. "So do you know where mom and dad went today? They took Naoki and went somewhere this morning."
The taller male next to her shrugged his shoulder."A better question would be... is there any of your little friends who live the city..." Masaki grinned as Iris shook her head.
"None that I know of..."
It is a small world... You never know... Hey, how about something to drink with these pastries. I could go for some coffee and eclairs... Masaki said as he looked at a cafe they were passing by. They were really placed around the city to really draw you in...
Skylar continued to enjoy her morning tea, having a small conversation here and there with Emileo. Once she was finished, she thanked the waitress for the very good brewed tea before Emileo paid the bill. Once that was settled, Emileo smiled towards Skylar, before handing her the cane she was supposed to be using. Skylar scowled "is that really necessary? I'm able to walk perfectly fine on my own without a cane Emileo" she snapped, crossing her arms over her chest. Emileo sighed "that simply won't do little lady, I'm under strict orders to make sure you use your cane. You wouldn't want a repeat of what happened last week would you my lady?" he questioned, amusement dancing in his eyes. Skylar's face blossomed a beautiful red color, before she slammed her hands on the table "You swore you would NEVER mention that again!" She hissed lowly, embarrassment evident on her face. Emileo chuckled "yes I did, that is if my lady promise to use her cane from that point on wards" he said, smirking. Skylar clenched her fists, an icy glare being sent Emileo's way. Emileo didn't even seem fazed "don't look at me like that my lady, this is for your own good. I am concerned you know, I want you to recover completely so that there is little chance of you re-injuring yourself worse" he said, concern clearly laced in his voice. Skylar huffed, looking a bit defeated as she stood with her cane at her side "fine, but I'm doing this for the sweets... not for you" she said. Emileo gave her a knowing look, before nodding as he too began to walk "of course my lady" he answered softly.
Once out of the cafe, they began walking towards the clinic Skylar would be doing her therapy at. Emileo pursed his lips "how is the little master doing by the way my lady? It has been a while since you last received a letter from him" Emileo said. Skylar's eyes softened for a few seconds at the mention of the 'little master'. Skylar pursed her lips "You mean Cielo? he's doing fine, he explained why he cut of contact all of a sudden and... while I understand why he did it and I should be furious at him... I can't stay mad at him, he is my cute little brother after all" she said, murmuring the last part as blush brushed her cheeks. Emileo smiled at that, there's the smile he knew... there's the warm eyes he was used to seeing from her in the past. Emileo continued "I'm glad the little master is doing well then. You were quite depressed when none of his letters came in, I'm glad that he's back... you missed him little lady, and it brings my joy to know you've reconnected" he said happily. Skylar sputtered at that, before whipping around to look at him "I... I was not depressed! I just... I thought that he didn't have a use for me anymore... just like everyone else" she said, the last part barely spoken.
Emileo's eyes sharpened, is that what happened? Betrayal caused the sweet little girl he served to become twisted into this icy queen? It saddened him, but he would never leave her side... he would never betray her even if the world did. He smiled at her "nonsense little lady, the young master isn't like that. He's a kind individual, and you are his precious sister are you not my lady? He won't betray you, of that I can promise you" he said. Skylar pursed her lips "I hope you're right Emileo, if he betrayed me too... well then I guess any hope I had in humanity would burn just like this world should burn" she said a bit darkly, her hand clenching her cane tightly. Emileo looked at her alarmed at her words. Sadness invaded his heart, was Skylar really that close to throwing everything away? Was she that close to just giving up and going down the wrong path? Emileo wouldn't let her. He moved forwards, his hands resting over her's "My lady, you'll hurt yourself at this rate... please relax the little master would never betray you, he hasn't betrayed you" he commented. He knew she couldn't crush her cane, but she could hurt her hand. Skylar seemed to visibly relax at that "yeah... yeah I know, Cielo would never betray me... he's too soft for his own good, my brother is too innocent" she stated, and Emileo could tell she truly meant those words. Skylar had faith in the little master, and Emileo was glad for that.
Having gotten over her earlier tension, they continued to walk close to the clinic. However, a blur of green snatched her attention and she looked to the side. Her eyes widened for a fraction of a second before narrowing at the sight before her. No way, what were the odds that anyone from the academy was here? She frowned, tensing as she looked at the figure of Iris. She seemed to be with another person, perhaps another annoying pest? She scowled, before turning her head away from her. Hopefully if she ignored her, Iris wouldn't notice her. She didn't want to deal with the green-haired girl right now. She walked a pace faster, hoping to get to the clinic before Iris even took notice of her. Emileo raised a brow, before moving his eyes towards the girl Skylar had been looking at before "my lady, someone you know? Perhaps a friend from the academy?" he asked innocently. Skylar snapped her eyes up to Emileo's and glared "No, more like the moron from the academy. We're picking up the pace, if there's one person I don't want to run into it's her and one other moron" she muttered annoyed. Emileo gave her an amused look "oh? So my lady did make friends, you should go greet this girl... I can go get her-""Don't! I swear to arceus if you move a step in that moron's direction I will show no mercy!" he hissed. Emileo sighed "as you wish my lady" she said softly, before taking one last glance at the girl. Clearly the girl did something to get on Skylar's bad side, but what exactly did she do?
Key Items • • 》 Pokegear (x1) -- A pokedex with the capabilities of a cell phone. Video/Text/Contest Entry • • 》 Raffle Tickets (x1) -- A ticket used to play at an event game once
Pokeballs • • 》 Great Ball (x1) -- 50% higher chance to successfully catch a Pokémon than that of a regular Poké Ball • • 》 Poke Ball (x1) -- A regular Ball for catching wild Pokémon
Medicine • • 》 Rare Candy (x0) -- Used to level up a Pokémon by 1 level • • 》 Full Heal (x10) -- Used to heal any status ailment
Berries • • 》 Rawst Berry (x1) -- If held by a Pokémon, can cure it of a burn instantly. Can cure burns • • 》 Aspear Berry (x1) -- If a Pokémon holds one, it can recover from being frozen on its own in battle • • 》 Pecha Berry (x2) -- Cures poison • • 》 Persim Berry (x2) -- If held by a Pokémon, can cure it of confusion instantly. Can cure confusion • • 》 Chesto Berry (x1) -- If a Pokémon holds one, it can recover from sleep on its own in battle • • 》 Roseli Berry (x1) -- Weakens a foe’s supereffective Fairy-type attack
Miscellaneous • • 》 Shaymin Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the legendary pokemon Shaymin • • 》 Articuno Pokedoll (x1) -- A pastel blue doll made to look like the legendary pokemon Articuno • • 》 Swablu Figurine (x1) -- A figure made to look like the pokemon swablu • • 》 Salamence Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the pokemon Salamence • • 》 Charizard Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the pokemon Charizard • • 》 Flygon Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the pokemon Flygon • • 》 Venusaur Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the pokemon Venusaur • • 》 Delibird Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the pokemon Delibird • • 》 Sneasel Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the pokemon Sneasel • • 》 Dewgong Pokedoll (x1) -- A doll made to look like the pokemon Dewgong
Iris folded her arms as the two siblings debated entering the cafe. They weren't too far away from it but they had stuff at home to make drinks with. But the allure of a bubble tea was calling her too. "Only if you're paying for the drinks"Iris laughed before she froze by reflex of seeing lilac hair. For a moment she thougth she was seeing Skylar but that would be silly becaue she didnt live here...did she... But still that couldn't had been Skylar...
"Iris, there's a girl staring at you." Masaki said, tapping her on the shoulder. "Do you know her? Hey....is that a girl from your school?" Masaki had a grin on his face as Iris shook her head before nodded it...
"Yea she's from my year. Her name is Skylar... But she looks busy so we should just..." That was all she said before Masaki had her by the wrist and was walking towards.
"Young lady...Sir.." Masaki said with a grin on his face while Iris tried to escape the grasp, even digging her heels into the ground. But it was to no avail as he was able to pull her while keeping the hand that was holding the pastries balanced."Masaki no! She doesn't want to talk to me...She's clearly busy..."
"Nonsense..why else would she had stared at you. No need to be shy now. Not after all the stories, you were telling me the other day." Masaki gave off a hearty laugh as he approached the girl and the gentleman that was with her. He used the pastry box hand to wave so he wouldn't lose his grip on Iris. The girl sure could be stubborn. When they stopped, Iris hid behind Masaki.
"Hello there,"Masaki said in a tone that was fitting the matter of meeting someone very important and needed to make a good first impression. Too bad Iris didn't have that skill. "It seems that our sisters know each other. I think they go to the same school." His eyes carried over from the male to the girl in question. "Skylar right..? .It's really nice to meet you. Thanks for being friends with my little sister."He even gave a slight bow in thanks.
That feeling of impending doom was washing over Iris. It was the feeling one gets just before a Tsunami hits. Even after seeing the signs, one can only hope their legs can carry them to safety. Or at the very least, Skylar could read her mind as it was screaming that she didn't tell him they were friends.
"Iris would you please stop hiding behind and say hello,"Masaki said either not reading the signs or just choosing to ignore them. Unfortunately, her legs couldn't carry her when she was chained to a green haired anchor.
Iris came from behind her brother. She kept her head slightly down, her eyes only at the man, thinking that it was better that way than looking at Skylar directly."Hello. It's nice to see you again and to meet you, sir. I'm Iris Haruno."
