"Do you have everything sweetie?" The motherly voice called into the living room of her Saffron City home. It was rather quaint in appearance; dimly lit with a set of lamps and a large, black couch which looked rather comfortable. Judging from the indents in the couch caused by constant sitting, the family who dwelled there thought so as well.
"Mother, I am eighteen years old. I've traveled all around the Kanto region, earned eight gym badges, battled team rocket, and made a new rival. I think I can remember how to properly pack my bags." The male who spoke had raven colored hair with snow-toned streaks going through it. His hair slightly spiked towards the back and extended down just past his broad shoulder blade. At the top, it was flat and hung across the left side of his dark-skinned face; partially eclipsing his sandy-brown eyes and the bridge of his nose. He was relatively tall, standing at about five feet and ten inches, with an average body frame. The exception to this was his rear end, which poked out quite a bit in his silhouette.
"Tora, if you continue getting smart with me, then I'm going to spend all the money I'm saving for you on berries and other things that I'm sure you won't like." Tora's mother responded, which made him grumble under his breath. Even though he couldn't see her since she was in the other room, he could feel his mother's victorious smirk. Tora said nothing, but instead checked himself out in the mirror located on the wall directly in front of him and continued getting dressed. He was currently wearing a black vest with a high collar, which was slightly unzipped at the top. Underneath the sleeveless vest, he had on a long sleeved white undershirt with a "v" cut for the collar. His legs were covered by light blue jeans which had pouches on either side to hold items, as well as a large pouch connected to the back of his black belt. His shoes were nearly all white, with the exception of ice blue streaks going through the heel.
"Nearly perfect…" He quipped, while pulling out ice blue, fingerless gloves from his pocket, and placed them on his firm hands. Tora then put on a scarf with colors that matched his gloves, and tied so that it had twin tails extending out on his back, in typical "ninja" fashion, as others have so readily dubbed it. To complete his look, he put on a flat brim, black hat overtop his head, which hung slightly to the left side of his face. With his hat on, his bangs got pushed all towards the left side of his face; leaving his right side devoid of bangs. "Perfect." He grinned at himself, before yelling into the back room. "I'm about to leave to go meet up with the gang, mom! I'll see you when you get to the Pokémon league!"
"I'll be cheering you on baby! Have a safe trip!" And with that, Tora was gone. He walked outside of his house, and held his pokéballs in his hand, before dropping them simultaneously. "Alright guys, you all pumped?" Tora grinned at his current party: Arcanine, Absol, Meganium, Froslass, Milotic, and Dragonite. His Pokémon responded with their individualized sounds of bliss and agreement, which earned a smile from Tora. "Alright Arcanine, are you ready?" He stated, while returning his other Pokémon into their pokéballs. Arcanine nodded his answer, before allowing Tora to climb onto his back. "Let's ride!" Arcanine took off running; using Extremespeed on instinct.