Open | Starting Off in Patoh

Amanita was excited. Not only did she just obtain a new Pokemon (the nurse inside the Pokemon Center had called it a Foongus, and notified her that the tiny mushroom was a female), but she had also seen so many of the festivities from inside of the Pokemon Center. Wow. Now that she was old enough, and mature enough (which Ama prided herself on, but her Breloom would very much state otherwise) to go wandering on her own, she was totally going to go participate! No mom fretting over her well-being, chiding her on holding "the shroomish". No dad fussing over the dangers of her little mushroomy friend. None of that garbage. It was just her, Brebre, and her newest companion which still had to be given a name.

Deep in thought, Amanita turned towards the Foongus sitting on her shoulder currently coo-ing something into her hair. She blew the bangs out of her eyes for a temporary relief in her vision. "Hey miss Foongus, do you have any ideas on what I can name you?" At being addressed, she turned towards her trainer and made a small, peeping noise. Ama just smiled at the answer. "Peepers? Is that what-" The Foongus shook its head the best it could, and turned to bury her face back into the red mop that surrounded her.

"Ok, ok, no nicknaming you Peepers." She continued the conversation with the tiny mushroom on her shoulder, so engrossed in the noises it made, that outside noises had nearly faded. Amanita turned the corner onto a different street, completely unaware of the other kid and his Houndour mere feet away from crashing into her.

She certainly hadn't expected to be bowled over like that. First real day, Creation Day no less, and she already had such an eventful encounter. Amanita was only the slightest bit dazed as she accepted his hand to help her up. She blew the bangs out of her face for another temporary reprieve in her vision, and looked at him with quite the smile.

"I'm- I'm ok. Wow! You were running real fast, I didn't even see you!" She'd be hard pressed to admit that she wasn't paying attention. Which she totally was. Yeah. Her bangs had just gotten in her way. That's it. She turned for a moment to see if her Foongus was ok, but nearly panicked when she wasn't there. The panic was unfounded however as her Breloom came to stand at her side, carrying the small mushroom. She peeped in his arms. Amanita gave a very grateful nod to her starter, and then turned back towards the boy.

"Don't be sorry, silly! I walked in front of you. Are you ok?" She moved her bangs out of the way to get a good look at him. "You were the one running fast. Are you hurt? Oh! Sorry! My name's Amanita! If that's too long you can call me Ama. It's my nickname. My sister gave it to me. I like it. It's a lot shorter than my real name. How's your Creation Day going so far? Even though it's kind of early I guess. Oh! Are you starting your journey today? Is that why you were running?" She gave a couple of huffs in-between the words, but didn't stop her rambling. It was actually kind of impressive how it almost sounded like one entire run-on sentence. The Breloom at her side looked down at the Houndour, ignoring his trainer and studying the dog instead.

Ama nodded at the nondescript answer. It did leave a lot of her questions unanswered sure, but she took the yes as answering her "Are you starting your journey today?" strand of questions. That's what mattered. Starting ones journey was very important. She blew her bangs out of her eyes once more with a huff. "Nice to meet you Eli!" Amanita turned to the Pokemon at his side. "Aodh, huh? They're so cute!" She knelt down to stare at the houndour with a grin. Her hand extended and beckoned him over. The gesture promised pets and scratches. "Is Aodh your starter? What kind of Pokemon are they?"

With her free hand she gestured to the Pokemon at her side. "This is Brebre. He's my starter. And this is Foongus," she pointed at the tiny mushroom in Breloom's hands. "I'm trying to figure out what to name her, but I can't think of one. She doesn't want to be called Peepers." At the return of that name said Pokemon let out a couple of squeaks of outrage. Breloom muttered something to calm her down. Amanita's grin grew, but she didn't peel her covered eyes off of the dog at Eli's side.