There was something about some Blue Mulch, Littleroot, and a tree? They were vague on the details . . . understandable. Regardless they wanted her to continue with the research started by previous Head Professors. It felt awkward to start where someone else left off. In a way, a scientist’s research was their legacy. The League ensured her she would be stepping on any toes which she was happy to hear because she was very intrigued by what she was hearing.

Her calendar did indicate there would be someone dropping by today that was more familiar with the project and had the majority of the research on hand. They failed to give a time or even a name.

She isn’t expecting any more appointments so as the bell to her lab rings, she smiles pleasantly. priam conrad finds a cheerful blonde in scrubs and a lab coat on the other side of the door as she swings it open, “Hi! How can I help you?” she eyes the heavy backpack on the man’s back, “Are you the assistant?” she asks, motioning to the backpack with a hand that held a freshly brewed cup of coffee.

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“Well, I’m thrilled to have you join the team!” she nods with enthusiasm before opening the door all the way. Her free hand takes the transfer papers from Priam. She glances at the front page carefully while motioning for him to enter the lab with a subtle movement of her head.

They enter into a brand new, shiny lab. A set of exam tables are to the right with a long of cabinets and drawers neatly labeled with their contents to make it double as a treatment area with a pharmacy. A door was a large red sign indicates an x-ray room. Directly in front of them is a large lab area with the various machines used for the more technical part of her work and the necessary tools for appropriate diagnostic testing (blood work, microbiology, cytology, etc.)

The left of the lab lead to another room that resembles a break room equipped with a full fridge labeled “for human food only” a table and some chairs, a microwave, a coffee machine, etc. Another door leads to Eva’s office, the door is almost always open. She hates being cut off from everyone.

Just outside of her door is another desk with a brand new computer, a tablet, and a coffee mug that reads “HOENN’S BEST LAB ASSISSTANT” with a bright green bow and overflowing with a variety of candies. This is where Eva leads Priam, “You can set your stuff down here, this is your desk,” she motions towards the coffee mug and chair. She grabs a pen from her lab coat and scratches her signature across the appropriate line, “There you go!” she hands the papers back to Priam, making his transfer official.

“You worked with my predecessors, correct?” she was eager to see what kind of research she would be continuing. Hopefully she could live up to their legacy.

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It didn’t even cross her mind to check his credentials. Eva figured if The League was sending her someone that had previously helped on research with her predecessor, then the credentials were already reviewed and approved. Her brow raised slightly, “Should I be concerned?” she questioned in a mostly playful tone as he took the papers and started unpacking his things.

When priam conrad finished unpacking the folders and drives Eva slapped the stack enthusiastically, “Wow! Looks like we’ll have a lot to go through!” she really hoped Priam was good at summarizing things efficiently.

“Tell me a little about yourself,” Eva smiled, taking a sip of her coffee while attempting to get to know her new colleague. The coffee reminded her, “Oh! Do you want anything to drink?” she motioned toward the other side of the small break room, “I keep the fridge well stocked with some drinks and snacks and there’s always fresh coffee,”

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“Hm, well, I want to hear everything!” she enthusiastically responded when Priam admitted to what he knew about the research. Literally, she wanted to know everything.

“Yes, help yourself to whatever you want! Unless I put my name on it, it’s free game,” if Eva had learned one thing in her field, it was to spoil your assistants rotten. If you treated them well, they worked hard for you. And a doctor got nowhere without a good assistant or technician.

She got a lot more information than she wanted but it was charming. Eva laughed after the wink, sipping her coffee before responding in a similar manner, “Well, it’s nice to meet you, Pry. I’m Dr. Eva Morales, but just call me Eva. I’m thirty, stand at a whopping 5’3’’, I’m a shameless adrenaline junky, and I too like walks on the beach,” she thought for a moment if see wanted to add anything else. She decided against it, had to keep some mystery.

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“Adventures?” Eva laughed, shaking her head in the slightest, “I guess you can call them adventures,” They probably weren’t nearly as interesting as traveling to Sinnoh to big up artifacts, “That’s interesting,” she mused at the thought, “My research doesn’t deal too much in artifacts,” Which was true up to this point. Who knows what the future would hold with everything the League had cooking up.

“Regardless, you’ll be my first call,” she threw him a playful wink as he sipped his beverage. Orange soda. Duly noted.

“Well, Pry, I guess the best place to start is the beginning,” she sighed, picking up one of the files from the top of the stack and setting on the dining table along with her coffee. Eva settled in to a chair and flicked it open, “What can you tell me about all of this?” she had read the reports, of course, but hearing it from a different point of view always brought a new, valuable perspective.

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Eva would admit, she found people fascinating. Their unique stories brought a new perspective. So even as Priam ventured off on a tangent that really had nothing to do with her question, she listened intently. Her focus moved from the flipped open file in front of her to Priam. She sipped her coffee, brows furrowing as she dug into her mind to extract from it the reading she did about the Littleroot incident.

“Well, I’m somewhat familiar with it. I’m not sure how the tree got there in the first place, though,” that wasn’t in her readings. Eva leaned back as she dug deeper, “What I am aware of, is that is displayed unique properties. Healing properties,” that was what interested her most, “After some tests, my predecessors discovered something called Blue Mulch,” that was a subject she was going to pick illeana reyes’s brain about later, “The details between these events is what is hazy,” Emerald eyes flashed back towards Priam, giving him a wink, “Good thing you had a front row seat!” she teased from his earlier comment.

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The doctor listened intently. The way priam conrad told the story with such enthusiasm and excitement had her on the edge of her seat. Eva let out a series of gasps and few casual “What?!” and “No!” while she sipped her coffee with undivided attention.

“That sounds like quite the day! I can’t believe a Ranger poisoned the tree! That’s terrible!” her lips pursed in disapproval. If only they could have gathered more samples from that tree. Oh well! Perhaps her task now would be to find something similar to it somewhere in Hoenn. If it popped up once, it would likely pop up again . . . hopefully. Perhaps all that excitement “scared” it away though.

“Yes, there’s definitely something extraordinary about that tree,” she agreed with Priam when he called it “magic”. Though, Eva didn’t believe in magic, “Well, I’m hoping to discover what makes it ‘magic’,” she shifted in her seat, glancing down at the folder she flipped open in front of her. Eva had seen the video, it was kind of hard to see what exactly was going on, but Priam’s description made it more clear, “It really is an incredible video,” she murmured with a nod, “Did you ever meet any of the individuals that were resurrected?” Perhaps there was some information on interviews with them or medical reviews buried in the pile Priam brought.

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