Hideo had known that Glitch was injured by Meltans during that Cycling Road incident, but he wasn't aware of the full extent of said injuries until relatively recently; it was hard to miss when so many discussions about him were about being out of commission due to injuries. He even heard rumors that Glitch had to get a prosthetic.

Hideo had made sure to arrive nice and early; he was quite serious about getting every badge, and he wasn't going to put that at risk by being late. After that, it was just a matter of waiting for everyone else to arrive.

Once prompted, Hideo started his introduction. He raised a hand, waving to everyone - a motion his Ambipom mimicked with one of her tail-hands. "I'm Hideo Kino," he said, eyes closed as he faced towards where he heard Glitch. "I'm glad to hear you're doing alright! I signed up for this challenge as soon as I heard about it, 'cause I'm planning to get to the Elite Four someday!" Hopefully within a year, but he was willing to take longer if needed; he was enjoying his freedom quite well.

"This here is Pom," he said, motioning to the waving Ambipom, "I've had her for almost four years now, ever since she was just an Aipom. Used to hang on my shoulder all the time, but now she weighs a lot more now so now she can't fit." He felt his Ambipom pat his belly, getting what she was implying. "I'm not saying you're fat! You're more than a meter tall now!"

They shared mutual grins: it was all in good jest.

"'sides, now I got my other Pokemon on my shoulder." He pointed to the Meowstic on his shoulder, the comparatively-smaller Pokemon offering a more dignified paw-twisting wave. "This is Miles. He's a newer one, but he's just as handy as Pom!" Not literally-speaking, of course.

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✦ REALITY IS STRANGER THAN FICTION

Lyssa will do anything within the legal means to boost her images and fame. She doesn't limit herself to dancing to boost her fame but she decides to collect gym badges and her first stop to reach her goal is the Precision Badge at Mossdeep City. As she is still relatively new to Hoenn Region and not really up-to-date with the news that happened around the region yet when she noticed the Gym Leader is sitting on a chair and incapable to stand made her a little bit curious. Lyssa thought that she came to the place early but she found another man already waiting even before she arrives. Instead of trying to greet him, she decides to wait for other first and try to get to know all of them in one go through the introduction.

Once prompted, the man known Hideo starts to introduce himself alongside his pokemon. Their relationship between the trainer and the pokemon can be seen through their playful interaction which made Lyssa chuckle for a bit. Once he finished, Lyssa walks forward and start to introduce herself, "Well then, I will be next. I am Eylyssa Kay but you can call me Lyssa. You may be have seen me dancing in various cities but I love to travel around - So, if you happen to meet me on the road; Don't be afraid to greet me" Lyssa gives out a graceful smile. A sudden nudge can be felt on her jeans, Agni looks at her with anticipation "This Scorbunny over here has been with me since I was a wee baby. I call him Agni. While this Lopunny is his sister since she becomes my pokemon at the same time as Agni - Her name is Thalia" Lyssa introduces both of her pokemon. Agni quickly jumps to Lyssa's shoulder while Lyssa bows. "Thalia, Agni, why don't you do the usual greeting?"

With Lyssa shrugs her shoulder up, Agni jumps to the sky using her shoulder as a propeller. Thalia doesn't get left behind as she jumps and twirl like a swan and gently land to the ground while catching Agni that has been somersaulting on the air. Once they land, both of them cries their name happily.

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When his turn comes for introductions, Derek offers a small wave to the group and gym leader. "Derek Hoffman." A hand reaches for two pokeballs, releasing them before him in anticipation of the challenge that lied ahead.

"This little guy is Ghaul." The Tyrunt turns it's head begrudgingly towards the trainer for being referred to as small. "And the one flexing it's muscles there is Randal." Even during a gym challenge, he couldn't take anything but his strength seriously. It wasn't often Randal had such a big group to show off for.

Observing the others and noticing a couple familiar faces, Derek felt confident they would be able to get the job done.

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@precision GYM GROUP | INTRODUCTIONS

Hideo could recognize a couple familiar voices among the other competitors; Eylyssa Kay , that dancer lady he’d met in the woods, was here. He could also recognize Zac Ramsay , whose podcasts he listened to frequently. Guess he was gonna have some good competition for this.

And with introductions out of the way, it was time to start!

..though the truth was Hideo wasn’t really suited for this kind of competition at all; a scavenger hunt was a lot easier for people who could see, especially if you needed to dig for something. More so when time was not on his side.

Fortunately, that’s where his Pokemon came in.

“Pom? You know what to do.” A wide grin flashed onto his Ambipom’s face as she sprinted around, one tail-hand dragging along the ground as she searched for changes in the ground - any random lumps, any ground that was disturbed. Or if she were just lucky and found a piece sticking out for her to Pickup.

With the other tail-hand, she held on to her trainer, guiding him around, the boy doing his best not to trip.

The Meowstic, meanwhile, retained his seat on Hideo’s shoulder. But he wasn’t just lounging around; he was keeping an eye out for everyone else. Not that foul play was encouraged, but this was a competition; always the chance someone would try something funny.

Or maybe he could find the chance to pull something himself.

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Head obtained

With Pom on searching duty and Miles on security, Hideo was left with probably one of the more vital roles: actually carrying the pieces. He felt Pom push one into his hand, having pulled it straight out of the ground when she noticed the bump. “Oh, good find!” Hideo exclaimed, trying to discern what kind of piece it was. He knew he needed a head, a body, and a tail, then get them-

Before he could finish that thought, he once again found himself being pulled along by his Ambipom, forced to hold on tight to the piece so it didn’t fly out of his hand. She once again began to survey the ground, looking for any disturbance that she could search through. “Tell me when you’re gonna run!” Hideo scolded, only receiving a wide smile he couldn’t see from his Ambipom.

His Meowstic still kept an eye out, taking notice to mint frost going at the walls with a Luxray and an Aggron - and managing to find a tail. He took note of them being quick to act, as well as the fact there really were pieces stored in the walls; could be a good spot to look if the ground pieces were exhausted, or too difficult to find.

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Head piece gained