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Slateport City looked absolutely beautiful this time of year. The light snow falling down the city was incredibly pretty in Ruby's eyes, but perhaps it was just the city itself that was beyond impressive. She had never been in a city this large before, it was kind of a bit of a culture shock. It took a lot of patience reading all the signs, navigating maps, and traversing around the traffic, but otherwise, everything else was rather okay. The food was lovely, that was for sure, but there were just too many people for her here. Not only was Whisper threatening to come out of her Pokeball if she didn't keep a constant hold on it from the intense sounds and emotions floating around them, but it was still strange. She never really was a big-city girl, more of a country-gal.

Eventually, she finally found what she was looking for, Slateport's Gym. It took her a while of walking around considering she was totally unused to traveling in large cities, but she had finally arrived. Quickly brushing off the snow on her clothes and pulling down the hood, Ruby stomped off the snow clinging to her boots before stepping inside the building. "Woah..." Ruby almost immediately exclaimed upon stepping inside. She didn't know what she was expecting, but it was very, very formal. There was even a receptionist!

Suddenly nervous, Ruby slowly walked up to the desk upfront. A soft, anxious smile on her face, Ruby cleared out her throat as she slowly pulled out her Galarian passport and identification papers from her bag. "Uh, I'm h-here for my appointment, ma'am. My name is Ruby Walker, I uh, called last week." And with that, she slowly slid the papers across the desk, hoping she wasn't already sweating from the sudden nerves that began to overtake her.

notes: Gym Battle! Non-Traditional. One Versus One challenge.