[LE1] LOBBY - E1 - Welcome Back

The spotlights shone above. They glinted off a nose made of shining sapphires. This was experiment V-446 also known as Akuri’s favorite dream. Performing in front of crowds and crowds of people. The popplio glanced over at its trainer who was leading them through the routine like they've done it thousands of times. The trainers face was blocked by the glint of the lights but trainer and partner don't need communication. Right? Akuri started blowing up a bubble to perform a trick when suddenly the bubble popped with a sharp bang. That's not the sound bubbles usually made when the popped. The cheering stopped. The music stopped. The crowd faded away then followed the stage. Akuri panicked as everything faded away they looked to their trainer and just as they would have locked eyes the trainer faded away as well. Dark. Everything was so, so dark. Then suddenly, it wasn't.

It became bright. Everything became so very bright. Like a powerful flashbang, if Akuri ever knew what that was. They rubbed their eyes with their flippers trying to fix their sight. It felt like everything was ringing and everything was way way to bright. Why is everything so bright? Then it clears up. They can see! But what they saw wasn't what they expected. There were hordes upon hordes of Pokemon. Some they recognized, some they didn't. They flicked their tail and scanned over the pokemon trying to find someone they were closer to as most were acquaintances, just as their eyes landed on a familiar zoura, they had vanished into the hordes of confused and scared Pokemon. Akuri knew they would never catch up to them, they were an aquatic pokemon after all. Suddenly they heard a voice. A Misdreavus at the front of the group spoke very clearly addressing the group “Please do not panic, you're safe. We'll get everyone settled down before explaining what's been going on.” Akuri squeezes through the groups of pokemon trying to get closer to the front, bumping into alot of pokemon who respond with annoyance until suddenly they get pounced on by another pokemon, a quadped giggling enthusiasticlly about their “attack”. Akuri blinked in surprise, they tried to see who had tackled them when suddenly they were hit by a wave of weakness. They had a exertaned alot of energy and in all the excitement hadn't realized how dehydrated they were. They tried to wiggle out from underneath the pokemon that had pounced on they but before they could do anything they passed out to due too dehydration.