A trip down memory lane

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Rhonda Yolan

She had came to Nexivus to get a fresh start in life. It wasn't that she didn't like her family, no she loved them all of them it was just the death of her husband was haunting her. Teasing her, saying you haven't done this and that. This included going to the Nexivus region and getting badges from it's gyms. So here she was in the Nexivus region sitting on the seat of a bus. Over her right shoulder she had as rather large brown shoulder bag. Honestly it was too big for a purse and as it was full of the only things she brought from home it was more to her then just a purse. It was a memory bag. As the bus came to a stop at the end of the street from the lab she stood up and got off.

Stepping onto the sidewalk her brushed off her purple dress and pushed up her glasses that sat upon her face. It was very hot out and where as she had put sunscreen on she was still worried about getting sunburn so she opened her shoulder bag and pulled out a straw sun hat with white flowers and a ribbon on it. Placing it on her head she hid her grey hair from the world. However she was proud of her grey hair so she wasn't really hiding it.

Walking down the street she read the numbers on each of the houses, until she came to the lab. Smiling at it she stood there for a moment remembering what the ranger union had told her. "Go to the lab and get yourself a pokemon to protect you. An old lady is no match for blah blah blah." She just wanted to help, but still that had a point so here she was. Going up to the door she walked slowly up the steps making sure not to trip. Before she rung the doorbell she got into her bag again and pulled out a rather large jar of dried strawberries, lemons, and ginger. The strawberries, lemons and ginger wasn't loose in the jar though, no in fact they where in tea bags she had made herself. The jar was just the only thing she had to keep them in for her bag broke before she left home. Looking in her shoulder bag she pulled out a smaller jar she had that was empty and put some of the bags into it. There were about fifty out of the four hundred she had brought.

Putting the large jar back into her bag she got out some white ribbon and tied it around the led of the small jar. Having heard that the professor loved tea she would give it to her as a gift. Finally done tying the bow around the jar she looked up, stood tall and rung the bell.

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 400px; padding: 6 6 6 6px; background-image: url(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/spazzy-lil-fishie/Lolsites/salempurple.gif); -moz-border-radius: 40px 0px 40px 0px; -webkit-border-radius: 40px 0px 40px 0px; border: 1px #F2EFEB dashed;] welcome to nexivus laboratories professor maria hawthorne CHARACTER; professor hawthorne MODERATOR; tsavo WORDS; 314 NOTES; yay, tea! kinda short! Professor Hawthorne made her way hurriedly toward the door as the bell rang. Daffodil was close behind, curious to help and see who could be there while Lilac and Lavender continued to tidy up, Lilac also doing little jobs here and there for the Professor. Pesky Rose had managed to escape yet again this morning and made another mess in the house, just after it had been cleaned. But, the group had finally managed to get it all put back together and looking descent once again. Something that they were becoming more and more accustomed to each passing day. Swinging the door open, her large smile greeted the older woman standing there. "Hello, hello!" She said happily as Daffodil opened the door the rest of the way to allow the woman inside. Professor Hawthorne backed up, but looked curiously at what the woman was holding. A jar with something in it, but she could not see it that well from this angle. "How can I help you? Have you come for tea? Daffodil can go make some up, if so," She turned, walking to the main room of the building and toward the couch where she turned to the little coffee table and straightened up the papers and such on it. Looking back at the older woman, her eyes seemed to beam as well, curious about this lady and if she could be a possible trainer. How odd that would be! "Please, have a seat," She said happily, taking her own seat on the couch. Daffodil began her way toward the kitchen and both Lavender and Lilac seemed to give a sort of greeting smile to the woman before moving on to another part of the lab where they would begin cleaning up. "Thank you, dearies," The Professor called out after them as they began leaving the room and allowing her to speak with this visitor. "would you like some tea?" art & template by kitty for pkmn nexivus

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[ashsan]

Rhonda Yolan

Standing there she waited in silence and as she heard footsteps coming towards the door she shifted her shoulders to stand up straight. A smile spread wide on her aged face when the door opened. "Hello to you as well. I am Rhonda Yolan. Are you Professor Hawthorne?" She asked politely as she gave a bow. All her old fashion if you wish. Being allowed in she came in quietly without making a scene. Hearing the professor as if she was here for some tea and send off her pokemon she smiled even more. "I am here to request pokemon. I was told by the rangers that the darkness that is spreading though the wild pokemon in the region is nothing for a woman of my age to be battling again and that I should come here to request a pokemon to protect myself." She said as she followed the professor to where they where going before having a seat after being told to have one. "Thank you. Here this is for you. It is my own blend of strawberry, lemon and ginger tea. Took me fifteen years to prefect." she said softly and polity as she offered the jar of tea bags to the young woman.

"I understand that labs normally only give out first pokemon to young trainers, but I left all my pokemon back home in Sinnoh with my children and grand children to help them as they start their own journeys in this dangerous time. I remember being their age well younger then them even and going off for the first time back in Johto. I have been everywhere Johto, Kanto, Hoenn, Sinnoh of course as that is where I settled down and married. As well as opened our restaurant. I have even been to Unova, but there was just heartbreak there as that is where my beloved Psyduck Lovely died protecting me from a gang of Galvantula. Try as I might I just couldn't save her." Being sad now she realized she was rambling and shook her head as she choked back tears. "Please forgive me for ramblings on and on. You don't want to hear this story." She said softly as she put a smile back on her face.

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 400px; padding: 6 6 6 6px; background-image: url(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/spazzy-lil-fishie/Lolsites/salempurple.gif); -moz-border-radius: 40px 0px 40px 0px; -webkit-border-radius: 40px 0px 40px 0px; border: 1px #F2EFEB dashed;] welcome to nexivus laboratories professor maria hawthorne CHARACTER; professor hawthorne MODERATOR; tsavo WORDS; 570 NOTES; none Professor Hawthorne smiled widely at Rhonda. "Nice to meet you Rhonda, yes, I am Professor Hawthorne," She had grinned, walking inside the house as the older woman followed her to the main room. She was a kind woman, having bowed to her before coming into the house quietly, not wanting to make much noise, from the way it looked. However, the Professor was intrigued to hear that this woman was actually here for a pokemon. Doing her best to not appear rude with her smile, she looked around. "Oh, uh, yes, they do recommend that everyone has a pokemon I suppose," She replied, her smile quickly returning as she blushed a bit, "Sorry, I just usually see the younger people coming for pokemon, but I must say, I do prefer the older generations, at least they are not so demanding and rude." She giggled as she spoke, shuffling through what was on the table before handing the well known catalog to Rhonda. However, when she noticed the jar of tea bag. Standing up excitedly she felt as if she was going to explode with joy. Almost no one brought her gifts! Grabbing it happily, she looked for Daffodil, quickly calling for the Raichu, "Daffodil! Come, look! She brought us tea! And she made them herself! Oh my! We must try them!" She said, looking like a five year old on Christmas as she admired the jar before handing it to the pokemon who excitedly ran to the kitchen to begin making tea for the Visitor, the Professor, and herself. Putting a pot on to boil, she set the jar down and carefully opened it, grabbing the first one on top to cook. Professor Hawthorne still stood by the door way, taking in the smells that emitted from the jar of tea bags, before looking back to the old woman. "Oh! Thank you, thank you!" She said, feeling as if tears were building in her eyes. Oi, how she loved tea! As she sat back down, now more than anxious to have the tea, she listened to the woman speak about when she was younger and trained, having been to all the regions. The Professor listened with interest and while the story was sad, she was still too over joyed about her tea to bring tears to her eyes or anything of that sort. So instead, she turned her head, trying her best to show her respect and that she felt bad about what had happened. "I am sorry to hear that," She said in the saddest sounding voice she could muster up as Raichu finished the tea, bringing it out on a tray with three cups, pouring one for each of them and handing one to Rhonda and Hawthorne before grabbing hers and moving off to drink it. "Oh, I do not mind. I understand that speaking of things helps a person to feel better about them," The Professor smiled softly between glorious gulps of that wonderful tea. "If you would like to, you may continue. Also, that catalog I handed you has all the pokemon we have available in it. And we just received a new shipment of 'special' pokemon. Just let me know if any of them interest you," She smiled, waiting for the woman to continue her story and then perhaps pick out a pokemon species to look at. Still, she could not help but focus on the tea and how much she loved it. "And let me say, this tea is magnificent, thank you again," She grinned happily. "would you like some tea?" art & template by kitty for pkmn nexivus

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