Soon after she'd managed to catch the Psyduck earlier on, the rain had started up again- ever heavier this time- now that the pokemon's Cloud Nine ability was no longer in use. And, of course, she'd sent it to the PC system, and it was too much like hard work to get it back, just to fix the weather up. Her umbrella was providing enough cover for her short-arse frame, though she doubted Joel's Cyndaquil would be happy about the rain.

That was something she definitely hadn't expected to happen, at least not so quickly. Joel was the champion of Kanto's Pokemon League- and he'd asked Catori if she wanted to come with him in Senko. She'd said yes without really thinking about it, and now she was determined not to slow the more experienced trainer down at all. She had a few questions too- the first being about the pair of black and red wings sprouting from Joel's back.

Catori had always lived on that tiny speck of an island, and the only people she really knew were her relatives, and the families in the other two ranches on the island. Taught at home and only visiting the mainland for a few days each year, she'd heard about people with features of a Pokemon, but only in hushed whispers. She never thought she'd meet someone like that.

Shaking her head and trail of thought, Catori looked ahead at the route. It ran along the edge of a lake, but she couldn't see Mizuu Town anywhere, not even in the distance. "Looks like it'll be a long walk." she said, to no one in particular. Next to her, Rei frowned a little.

Catori blinked at Joel several times as what he had just told her sank in, and her cheeks flushed red quickly. "Um... I totally knew that... I was, uh... Just testing you! Yeah. Testing." She broke off, and muttered something under her breath, blowing upwards in a sign of fustration. Well, that had certainly gone well.

+Nice going, Tor. Really convincing.+ Rei smirked, floating infront of the girl's face.
Catori just stuck out her tongue at the Misdreavus, shrugging her shoulders. "We've already established I have no clue where I am most of the time." she retorted. "No need to go rubbing it in." Grinning, she twirled her umbrella a little and added brightly, "The breeder thing sounds like fun though... wanna try it?"
Rei nodded. +Sure. Beats just hanging around, right?+

Both Catori and Rei were caught off-guard by Joel's suggestion that the ghost-type and his Cyndaquil should battle, but Rei zoomed over pretty damn quickly, grinning at the fire type. +Think you can handle it?+ she asked. Rei knew that Cyndaquil wasn't really fond of the rain, but Joel was right- unless the young pokemon practiced, Mizuu Town's Leader would be tough to beat.

Rei turned to Catori, who nodded slowly. "If you want to, it's fine. Go for it." she smiled. She wasn't sure exactly how Rei was going to play this- either a full-on fight, or take it slow and let Cyndaquil learn a few things. Rei could be competitive at times, but she wasn't as bad as Blaze, Catori's Growlithe. Not even close, in fact. "Alright." Catori said, taking a small step forward, ready to go. Rei moved into position as well, waiting for Cyndaquil to take the first move.