Haruka was determined to officially challenge the league soon. But first, he needed to train. And train he had- his Pokémon were more than ready to face the first gym challenge. He wasn’t entirely sure he was ready, though, and that was why he’d come to the to train with Siren and Sui. Neko was lazily curled up on his backpack, and so for the moment he’d decided to leave her be. But when he turned around for a minute, he’d looked up to see a swimmer colliding with Siren, who had looked to him for instructions.

“Oh, Siren! Are you both okay?” He asked, rushing you to where the swimmer and his Pokémon both were. Sui had seen the collision as well, the Brionne swimming closer to investigate. After inspecting both and coming to the conclusion neither had been injured, Haruka let out a sigh of relief. He wasn’t exactly dressed for swimming himself, wearing the elegant kimono he was so fond of for everyday wear. Smiling sheepishly, he looked up at the other boy. “Sorry about her, she was looking to me for instructions when I got got distracted checking up on my skitty! Are you both alright?” He asked, just barely toeing the edge of the water. He certainly wasn’t about to jump in to check on them unless Siren looked injured. She seemed fine though, letting out a affirmative call when he asked about their state of wellbeing.