As large as it is, Mauville City’s grandeur still pales in comparison to Castelia City; in fact, it’s almost easy to mistake Hoenn’s bright city as just a gigantic mall. The red-headed trainer frowns as he steps out from the giant building and onto the open center of the town. A small frown forms from his lips as he looks downwards onto his phone, seemingly lost. His free hand balls into a fist and he lifts it close to his lips, biting down on the nail of his index finger as he stares at the screen.

”The gym should be close by…” he quietly murmurs to himself. Did he take a step in the wrong direction? His eyes cast upwards towards the sky then back down to his surroundings. The center itself seems almost like a park without any booths or additional buildings outside. Instead it just connects back into the building he was in earlier.

A sigh escapes from his lips as he moves his hand downwards onto his hips. ”I swear they should just put a directory near the doors so people can know where they’re going. It’s like they didn’t properly design the city for people visiting.” he openly chastises. He can only feel frustration and annoyance towards the architecture; after all, he was far, far away from home and only chose to visit the city because he had heard that the Gym Leader happened to specialize in Grass and Fairy types. It was a good opportunity to scout things out before attempting to challenge the gym.