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[natureprincess]

Hello, Smash Academy… My goodness, it's quite chilly here… I truly was not expecting this much snow! It is not nearly as cold in Celadon.

But no matter. Cold as it may be, we shall persevere. Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Erika. I am the Leader of the Celadon Gym in Kanto… I do hope you are not growing weary of us, seeing how many of my peers have arrived before me… The winter months in Celadon leave one desiring more, as it is not a popular time for trainers to travel. I have heard that this school has much to offer, and I hope you'd allow me to teach you the beauty that can be found in the world's flora.

…You could also say I am somewhat concerned about a few things. I hope I will not be an intrusion to my fellow gym leaders.

Would someone be so kind as to show me the way to your green house?

Comments

[rivalrazorleaf]

[rivalrazorleaf]

[rockinthrutime.livejournal.com]

ARE YOU ALL FOLLOWING ME.

I was expecting a few more of you to show up. Greetings, Erika.

[natureprincess]

It certainly appears to be that way!

I do hope we aren't being a bother... Greetings.

[pineneedleseer]

Our princess appears, what a surprise~

Welcome, Erika.

I hardly believe you would be an intrusion, don't even think it.

[natureprincess]

... Morty! I should say the surprise is my own... I didn't know you had come here as well!

Thank you. ... It's been a while, hasn't it? How have you been?

You're too kind.

[leadthemalong.livejournal.com]

Greetings! Why must we grow weary of new faces? Your origins should not concern me, and I happily welcome you to the academy. My name is Olimar, pleased to meet you.

Ah, funny you mention flora. As the school's biology teacher, I am quite fascinated by botany. Earth's environment is very unlike my home planet's. For a majority...

If you would like, I would be more than happy to show you where the green house is located.

[natureprincess]

It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Olimar. Would I perhaps be able to ask you how much of botany you might have covered in your course at some point? ...I imagine the students might be bored if there was too much overlap...

...Your home planet?

That would be very kind of you. I would appreciate it quite a bit!

[sicklypriest.livejournal.com]

Hello! I'm very pleased to have you here. Let me introduce myself! My name is Rhys, and I teach health class. Hopefully, we'll meet up soon. You sound like a nice person.

[natureprincess]

It is very nice to meet you, Rhys... In a sense. I do hope to meet my fellow faculty in person soon.

[badasstrenches.livejournal.com]

Well well! It seems like gym leaders really are poppin' up right and left! Heh, not that I can blame anyone. This place certainly lives up to all the hype. It's good to see ya!

[natureprincess]

As long as the whole league doesn't show up, we probably won't seem like a new weed. ... It is nice to see you again, Matties. Have you been well? It's been quite some time since I've seen you in Vermillion.

[tank-rockarms.livejournal.com]

If you're a gym leader how come you ain't teachin' PE?

[natureprincess]

Oh! Perhaps I should have been more clear, my apologies. It is a Pokemon gym for aspiring trainers.

[pitticus.livejournal.com]

Greetings, Miss Erika! My name is Pit. I'm a freshman. Freshman representative, in fact! What are you teaching? Is it about plants and flowers?

[natureprincess]

Greetings, Pit. It's good to see that there are so many friendly faces here. My class will be about plants and flowers, yes. I'll be teaching botany. Would that be something you were interested in?

[snowypoison.livejournal.com]

...You like plants?

[natureprincess]

Very much so. Do you?

[skyhighballoons.livejournal.com]

It's a pleasure to meet you, miss Erika. My name is Balloon Fighter.

I'm affraid I don't where the greenhouse is however...

[natureprincess]

[Erika is making a note here that there are people with very curious names.]

It is very nice to meet you as well, Balloon Fighter.

[boxingmidget.livejournal.com]

Hey there, Ms. Erika! I'm Mac. Enjoy your stay at the school, it's pretty awesome.


Ahhh, sorry, but I ain't got a clue where the grrenhouse is.

[natureprincess]

Hello, Mac. Thank you, I am becoming more and more confident that I shall enjoy my stay here.

Oh, that's quite alright! I believe Mr. Olimar will be able to show me its location. Thank you for thinking of it, at least.

[puddingtrap.livejournal.com]

Oh! Uhm. Hello~! My name's Mikapii!

I've never been to Celadon City, or Kanto either! I'm from Goldenrod in Johto~! Nice to meet you!

[natureprincess]

[Erika used Perception! Is that a Jigglypuff over there on the internet?]

Goodness, another one all the way from Johto? It's very nice to meet you, Mikapii! Celadon is a bit smaller than you might be used to in Goldenrod, but it is still a lovely place to visit if you ever get the chance.

[thewunderkind]

Are we going to look at piranha plants and raise them?

[natureprincess]

... I will have to meet my class before I can say we'll raise some or not... But we can certainly look at them. Would you be interested in the course?

[go-4-the-gold.livejournal.com]

Hey, I recognize you. I'm Gold. I'm a trainer from New Bark Town.

I'm not weary in the slightest! It's really exciting to be surrounded by so many awesome trainers like you.

[natureprincess]

New Bark Town... Ah, another Johto resident! It is nice to meet you, Gold. Perhaps I shall see you in Celadon one day.

That's a wonderful spirit to have, Gold. Thank you for your kindness. Have you gotten far in your journey?

[stairblock.livejournal.com]

I know where the green house is.

[natureprincess]

Would you be so kind as to show me the way?

[mareonfire.livejournal.com]

Hello! I'm Ponyta and I'm also from Kanto! I came from a small day care center there.

I think it's great to see so many grand gym leaders and trainers here. I never would've thought that I'd be able to see a gym leader in my life until I came here! I'm so happy to meet you~ You seem like a really nice gym leader. Can I be your friend? I can help keep you warm, hehe. I agree with you that it's really cold here, but isn't it exciting to see this much snow???

[mareonfire.livejournal.com]

Also, thank you for dropping by my room when I was having keyboard problems. Sorry, if I scared you.

[givemeyouranswerdo]

Hello, I'm here to make friends with every female gym leader.

I can show you the way no problem! I'm Daisy, by the way!

[natureprincess]

That'd be very kind of you, thank you! It is a pleasure to meet you, Daisy. That is a lovely name.

[tattlemethis]

You're really pretty... Nice to meet you, Erika! I'm Goombella!

[natureprincess]

I am sure there are things for prettier than me, but thank you. It is a pleasure to meet you as well, Goombella!

[babylonmechanic]

Hey, Erika, I'm Wave.

You know, I'm wondering. With so many Kanto gym leaders coming here, who's running the gyms?

[natureprincess]

It is nice to meet you, Wave.

That is a valid question. While I cannot speak for my peers, I can at least assure you that I will still be running Celadon Gym though I have taken a position here. It is not unusual for a gym to have a set schedule.

[monotreme-101.livejournal.com]

Hnnn... MORE Pokemon trainers? Wow.

Hello, Miss Erika. My name is Knuckles - It looks like plenty of folks can show you where the greenhouse is, or I'd offer too, haha! I hope you like it. A lot of people have planted stuff in there, and it was built by us students after the war last year. Just keep an eye out for the Piranha plants... they're nippy.

[natureprincess]

We come in droves, it seems.

The offer is appreciated just the same, Knuckles. Thank you kindly. Ah, it sounds lovely. I am greatly looking forward to seeing it. Thank you for the tip. I'll keep my eye on them, but I am sure we won't be having any problems.

[haswetpokemon.livejournal.com]

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... Erika!

Erika, it's me, Misty! Hello!

[natureprincess]

Misty, hello! There you are. I was sure I had heard you had come here...

I hope you've been doing well?

[bulbmin-glutton.livejournal.com]

You like greenhouses?!

We have a big big big greenhouse! 'U' I plant stuffs there!!

[natureprincess]

I do. Very much so, in fact.

Have you? I would love to see what you have planted some time.

[hasmoreberets.livejournal.com]

Wow! It's very nice to meet you Leader Erika! My name's Lucas, a Sinnoh Pokemon trainer! I've only read so much about the other gym leaders in other regions, so I'm curious about all of them that aren't in the same region as me!

[natureprincess]

It's very nice to meet you as well, Lucas! I must admit that I have not been to Sinnoh often, but it always seems like such a nice place when I do. I do hope we don't disappoint your expectations.

[hasmorepokemon.livejournal.com]

So with all of us here at Smash, how will anyone get badges back in Kanto?

[natureprincess]

Hello, Green.

... The administration is actually a bit concerned about that...

I will be returning to my gym promptly every week to make sure that my duties are well attended to. I have my floral arranging class after all...

I do hope you've been keeping an eye on Viridian?