Shalour Beach
"I want you two to spar with each other using constructs. I want to see if any of you still need more training before moving on to something else." said Duke.
"So, let's just get this done." said Lyuri
She then gives the half-empty Soda Pop to Duke and starts creating an Aura staff.
Shalour City
Ryu, Sub-Zero and Strider then pop out from amongst the leaves in the tree
"<You called?>" asked Ryu.
Teishi then yawns and then looks at everyone with cheerful, if tired, eyes.
"<There's one more as well, but I'm not sure where she is right now. It's harder to keep track of where everyone is when some belong to trainers.>" said Teishi, then yawning.
Shalour City
-Herbert looks vaguely uncomfortable for a moment, but quickly hides the expression behind an annoyed scowl.-
Herbert: Starting off with the one thing I need the least practice in? I can get behind that.
-He starts summoning an Aura staff in each hand, both of which are only about a foot or so long.-
Shalour Beach
"All right then, so... Start sparring, but please avoid actually hurting each other." said Duke, not looking very confident
"Can do." said Lyuri.
She then tries to get the first move on Herbert by trying to give him a light whack with the staff
Shalour City
"<I'm Ryu.>"
"<Strider.>"
"<Sub-Zero!>"
"<They still gotta become Greninja like us, but I haven't been one for long myself sooo it's not a big deal.>" said Teishi, cheerfully "<I gotta see what Tiana is up to though...>"
Tower of Mastery
"...I s'pose we've got a long n' bumpy road ahead then." Jessica mused thoughtfully. "Jus' glad t'know you're on it~" she added quickly, winking at the other.
Gurkinn himself was quite to continue. "You should seek out my granddaughter Korrina. My old bones aren't as fit as they used to be." he explained.
Route 12
Valorie nodded slowly. "Oh! For a moment I thought you wanted me to... make you fight." she said rather awkwardly, an equally awkward smile forming on her face. "But... yeah, sure! Who do you want to battle with?" she then proceeded to ask light-heartedly.
I dropped out of school to become a pokemon master, but then they pulled me right back in to get my doctorate!Shalour City
Lyuri's eyes glow brown for a moment again, but this time she grimaces as it happens and loses her focus, she ends up being hit right on the nose and staggering backwards. She covers her nose with one hand while she carries her staff in the other
"Ooow." said Lyuri
Duke grimaces a bit, though he decides to just keep watching as he drinks some more soda.
Route 12
Valorie just sort of hesitated for a moment, trying to think of how to handle this. "Uh—'level'd..?" she asked rhetorically, questioning that rather odd way of describing it.
"Nnn... Shu?" she asked over her shoulder.
"Don't look at me." Shu's ghostly voice replied. "You know I don't like battling." he quickly added. Valorie sighed. Time to tap into the reserves!
"Alright then... Mamoswine!" she called out, releasing the ice pokemon. Hopefully a type advantage would help even the odds... just a little.
"Take it easy Mamoswine! This is just training!" she called out.
I dropped out of school to become a pokemon master, but then they pulled me right back in to get my doctorate!

Near Teishi
Another Greninja leaps up and down trying to wake Teishi up.
Rana: <Hey! You! Bossman! WAKE UP!!>
She's a rather demanding little frog.
I'm having to learn to pay the price