Derrick wasn't one to really pay attention to his surroundings or just to listen to people around him. So when people began to shout at him to clear the way, he automatically assumed that they weren't talking to him. Derrick continued to walk forward but at a slow pace, so that Daze would be able to keep up. Though due to Derrick's carefree nature, he failed to even sense the accident that unfolded just behind him. He turned his head, glancing to see if Daze had been keeping up. Only to be shocked at what he saw. Daze was knocked over from the boltund that had rammed into him, although the pokemon seemed to not really care. It's only response was a simple grunt as it got up, picking up the fallen merchandise. Daze awkwardly stared at Utah, he roughly shaked his head unsure how else to respond.

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Derrick rushed back towards them. Once he got there he glanced towards Daze, the pokemon seemed fine so there was no problem for Derrick. Looking over towards Utah and the boltund, from his judgement Utah seemed to be worried. Slipping his goggles back up Derrick flashed a warm smile towards her. "Oh don't worry, he's fine. Daze is pretty gentle despite how he looks." Derrick said with somewhat obnoxious laughter. Eyes then flickered over towards the Boltund, it's been a long time since he encountered one. "Well aren't you a energetic lil guy?" He spoke with a grin. "Try not to cause to much trouble for your trainer though!" Derrick said, laughing once again. He saw there to be no reason to be angry after all everyone seemed to be uninjured.

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Derrick welcomed the boltund with open arms, when he was a child there were plenty of yamper and boltund running about. So he somewhat knew their temperament. With a grin Derrick scratched behind Jax's ears. If he remembered anything, it was that they enjoyed being scratched there. Glancing back towards Utah he grinned from ear to ear from what she had said. Utah had already left a pretty strong impression on Derrick; from her hair color, to her pokemon plus her interest in mechanics. He had felt very impressed. 
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"That's right, I'm working on something very cool" Derrick responded with confidence and with a cheeky grin. He worked around to pick up the scattered parts, ensuring that every piece was back into the bag Daze had been carrying. "My names, Derrick. I'm a mechanical engineer!" He told Utah proudly and with great enthusiasm. Which caused onlookers to snicker in disbelief, around these parts Derrick's engineering skills were known to be less then mediocre. The mockery didn't seem to phase Derrick, his confidence didn't fade from his eyes. 

Although Daze didn't seem to be very happy. The Toxtricity ommited a low warning growl, which scared off onlookers. 

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Derrick was glad to see that the Boltund seemed rather content with the ear scratching. He gently patted his head a few times, before looking up towards Utah. Her actions were a bit alarming to see, he did not expect her to have that sort of confidence. It caused him to laugh loudly "Heh, you've got  guts that's for sure." He gave her a warm praise then Glanced at the nearby onlookers they did not seem to pleased with Utah's behaviors they began walking away whispering amongst themselves. His laughter continued when he saw them walk away. "Try not to mind them to much, their a little rude at times but caring people." Focusing back onto Utah Derrick also extended his hand, firmly grasping hers. "Well Utah, Welcome to the city. Also It's amazing you work on helicopters. Quite impressive!" Derrick said with a nod, briefly putting some thought into her other question. "Well I'm working on a generator, but it's a little different from others. I think it's better for you to see it with your own eyes." He suggested towards her. Derrick was more then eager to show off his new project. It's been awhile since he'd talk to anyone about machines, most people weren't very interested in what he worked on after all. 



 

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Well, they tended to be a lot ruder then Derrick made out. Though Derrick didn't bother mentioning that part. When he first moved to the city he also was annoyed with the snickering but after some time living in the city he began getting used to it. They didn't pose any true threat after all, so the best response was just to show he didn't care. "Haha they may just start pointless gossip but that's about it." Derrick told Utah with an affirmative nod hoping that she wasn't the type to care about it. "If they say anything too stupid, don't worry I'll shut them up." Giving her a small wink and a thumbs up, reassuring that he would back her up. 
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As Derrick listened to Utah he was able to relate to her. Living here was difficult but somehow he manages to scrape by. Nodding as he listened to her, he seemed very interested. Anything that dealt with machines made Derrick very eager to discuss. "Lavaride huh? never been there myself." Derrick said trying to imaging where it would be, he wasn't a native to hoenn so he wasn't very familiar with all the cities. 


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Derrick grinned at Utah's eagerness. He also was very excited to show the lady what he had been working on, he even laughed at Jax's eagerness. The two of them seemed very alike. "My place isn't to much farther, just down this road." He slowly lead Utah down the road, it was in a rough area so you had to watch steps around here. "Careful as you come through, they don't treat the walkways over here to kindly." Derrick said with concern, and slight annoyance that the city failed to ensure simple things such as safety of walking paths. 

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The apartment wasn't his ideal location for a work space, he hasn't really been able to get any decent projects because of this issue. "Not what you were expecting huh? Sorry moneys been tight hopefully I'll be able to move out of this dump soon!" Derrick said hopefully, giving an approved look towards Daze. Being relieved he didn't wreck the place like he did last time when he went shopping. "Oh! I used to ages ago, haven't really gotten a chance to get back into it. You got a good eyes." He was surprised that she had asked, slightly wondering what brought up the topic Derrick noticed he hadn't properly put away  equipment after cleaning up the other day. 

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Placing the bag of parts on a nearby counter he glanced back at the lady. "Right now I'm working  on a broken generator for a friend, though I kind of realized that I didn't have the right parts a bit late." Derrick said with a small laugh, scratching at his head. Leave it to him for forgetting basic necessities. "I renovated the bedroom to be my workspace, and sleep on the  ol couch." Pointing out the worn out and faded couch which was positioned near the windows of the apartment. 

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He wanted to know more about Utah, during the walk here Derrick assumed that Utah had a partner of some sorts when it came to building helicopters - she did mention another person when talking about the parts after all. "So, do you work solo on helicopters or you have someone helping you out?" He casually questioned, hoping that she wouldn't find the question strange. He also remembered that when they arrived Utah had been looking a little anxious, though it seemed to have subsided for now. He thought that it would be better to not bring it up for now, figuring he could find if she found him trustworthy. Though it did have him curious, for such a bright young women he wondered if there was a bad incident that she had gone through. He hoped that it was not the case and that he was being paranoid. 
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"Oh right, rooms this way if you follow me." He began walking a short distance to the other door. Opening it for Utah. The bedroom was about the same size as the living room, only slightly bigger. The room was also neatly organized and tidy but completely rearranged, having to be filled with large metal like drawers and cabinets filled with parts and tools. In the near center of the room there had been an older electric generator laying on the floor. It had pretty significant damage. "My buddy has a strange attachment to the thing, refuses to get a replacement. I've managed to fix it last few times, but I don't know if I can do it again." Derrick said with a chuckle. 

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