Name: Jenn.
Location: Fallarbor Town.
ARPs: None.

The sun beat down on Jennifer's bare shoulders and she instantly regretted leaving her sunscreen back at camp. The thin trees she had to navigate to get to Fallarbor Town were hardly large enough to produce proper shade and she could feel her fair skin beginning to burn.

'I guess if I don't die of Blackout, skin cancer is my next bet,' she thought to herself and chuckled. She thought about repeating it aloud for Vidar to hear, then decided against it--he wasn't as glib about the disease as she was, and their living situation was tense enough as is. His worry and aggravation wasn't worth a simple joke.

The ash on the ground thinned, revealing more of the hardened dirt and fallen leaves below - a sign that they were getting much closer to what little civilization there was left this side of Mt. Chimney.

Also there was a wooden post to her left that said "Fallarbor Town: A farm community with small gardens. 0.5 miles ahead," but never you mind.

Focusing on the path ahead, she let her mind wander to life in Lavaridge just before the outbreak. She was 8 and studied the Pokemon world around her intently under the watchful eye of Mr. Burns, the town's Gym Leader. Since Lavaridge was so far west and the routes there were so teacherous (ehehe), he didn't receive many challengers and opened his home to tutor any children who had a desire to learn. She wouldn't venture to say that she was the best student, but she had heart and it showed in her battling capabilities.

The sound of rocky pavement beneath her feet snapped her back to reality, and she looked ahead of her, the Pokemon Center was just in view. The faint smell of food and wood made her stomach gurgle, as if to say, 'Hey, why are you walking so slow? Can't you see that I'm empty!' and she smiled, suddenly breaking out into a run for the Center, where she knew a nice, warm breakfast would be available to her.

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"Ahhhhhh..." she groaned, satisfied. Her face felt warm from the bowl of chowder and peas she'd just inhaled, and it now sat comfortably at the bottom of her belly. Vidar at her side wiped crumbs of PokeFood from his lips, just as content with his meal. She arranged herself in her seat as her eyes scanned the bill a Nurse's Aid had left on her small table, mentally pursing her lips at the cost. "I shouldn't have ordered that extra set of biscuits. Oh well." Wrapping the three extra bundles of bread in a napkin, she tossed some Poke, along with a decent tip, onto the table and began to walk towards the door, not having a specific destination in mind. From behind her she heard a voice, "Oh, Jennifer, please wait a moment!"

Turning, she saw Nurse Joy--or one of them, anyway--scurrying around the counter and towards where she stood, "If you're not too busy, I was wondering if you could run an errand for me."

'Gah, you know I'm never busy, and even though I'm not, I don't feel like doing any favors.' "No, I'm free. What do you need?"

"Could you possibly go just passed the western part of town to Route 144? There you'll see Mr. Cainam's house (ooc: Manic backwards, heh) and I have a package there waiting for me. I would go, but the other Joy called in sick so I have to stay and mind the Center. I'd really appreciate it."

"Sure, no worries--" I really don't want to have to do this "--I'll head there right now." Joy gave me a nod of thanks and scurried - it's really the only would that could be used to describe how she runs - back to her desk.

//I'm assuming that the Blackout started ~8 years ago, meaning that the population drop and riots were partially simultaneous (which would make sense). If you had a different length of time in mind, Sabi, then I'll just edit my post.
//Also, I'm gonna use the $ instead of the Poke symbol cos.
//And Cami expressed her hatred for having to read long, small-texted posts, so different formatting for me... *small tear*
//I was going to go all the way to Route 114, but this is long enough as it is.
//Lots of ooc stuff, wooo.