Zac Ramsay possesses an infectious warmth that even stoic Gavin couldn't fault; he reaches out to grasp the extended hand in his own, shaking it before settling next to Chu-e Choi on the blanket.

He lets out a surprised huff of laughter when Choi addresses him as Patty. The friendship between 'Ki' and Bulu's avatar seemed more genuine than he'd expected upon spotting them together, but Gavin doesn't give it much thought beyond his initial surprise. Perhaps they had history together, or perhaps Chu-e was really that good of an actor. Gavin wouldn't put it past him.

"Sure, I'll take one," he says of the Charja-cola. It emits a pleasant hiss as he opens it. "Never tried one of these before."

Naturally, the mother hen that was Chu-e managed to summon half the picnic to their blanket before long. Though he recognizes Kazimir Wynter, it's FERNANDO SILPH he's most familiar with of the others called over. He lifts a lazy hand in greeting.

His Alcremie, meanwhile, looks longingly after the Machamp when it departs to hunt for eggs with others. Lip twitching, he gestures silently for her to go, and the rainbow-hued Pokémon squeaks in delight before bouncing off. Then squeaks in terror when she's almost trampled by an incredibly excited, out-of-breath Rocket Beast skidding onto the scene. As she recovers from the shock and slinks off, Gavin chuckles and greets his friend oscar clayton with a broad grin. "You know Ki, he'll feed the entire Hoenn population himself if we don't stop him."

Gavin gestures to the spot on the blanket his Alcremie had vacated, inviting.

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When given permission, Oscar began to quickly fill a plate up with as much food as he could. It was all so delicious and he had so many options, he could barely decide what to take first. He created a balanced platter of meat, fruit, and sweets before taking a seat on the other side of Cillian Quinn. 

Oscar began to dig in, only to realize that a familiar face was also sitting by Gavin. "Mister Ramsay!" Oscar declared, surprised as his own joy to once again see the jolly gym leader. Oscar didn't know him well, but Zac Ramsay left a lasting impression on him during the Biome Contest.

Oscar smiled, "It's a pleasure to see you again Zac. I hope you're enjoying the picnic." Oscar scooped up a spoonful of fruit, gobbling it up with starved eagerness. He let out a closed-mouth squeal at the rainbow of taste that had captured his tongue. "This is so fuckin' good." He whispered to himself, unable to contain his joy.

Doug moved sluggishly as the egg hunt was officially declared to have started, yawning lazily as he reached over his chest and pet his Scyther's head, who had fallen asleep besides him.

He had intended to reflect during the picnic, but he had yet to find the physical and/or mental energy required.

From where he laid, the youth threw a look around the area, noting all the familiar people around. Zac Ramsay was there, Tapu Bulu serving as some sort of siren call that brought everybody else to him.

He thought he had seen Ki too, as well as Eva Morales and even bloody FERNANDO SILPH was standing off to the side, staring.

Capt'n skyler dross was at the picnic area too, and so was Andy Blackadder; even the bitch was there too... So many people he knew, so many more that he didn't.

Well, best leave them to whatever they were doing.

"Oi, get up." Doug said, tapping Kama on the head. The Scyther grunted, her eyes fluttering open. "We've got eggs to find."

The Scyther blinked at him slowly and blearily, before snorting. A second later, she sprang back to her feet, rolling her shoulders while the youth finally sat up, stretching his arms above his head with a groan.

"Hngh... That's enough of that." He said, standing up and patting the grass off his ass, adjusting his hat before glancing at Kama. "Awrite. Let's go make some Omelets."

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