My Great Big Adventure
Nimbasa City...
My favorite part of the city is definitely the amusement park.
So many colorful tents and rides! There are roller coasters and face-painting stands, concessions, carnival games…
And the FERRIS WHEEL! My favorite ride!
On my to-do list: drag Hugh on the Ferris Wheel ride… utterly romantic!
The gym is also located inside the amusement park. In the past, the gym was designed like a roller coaster. However, too many challengers were dizzy while battling and not enough people were beating Elesa… so they built a new gym facility… a modeling catwalk.
Because Elesa is a famous model. Definitely more famous than me. She's always in every magazine I've ever looked at.
Hugh thinks she's hot… that jerk.
Speaking of Hugh, I haven't seen him around anywhere. I wonder if he already won his badge and moved on without me. I did run into Bianca though! She gave me a nice metal detector thingy that can see underground! It has a small shovel attached to it for digging purposes. I wonder if the police will care if I leave small holes in the ground everywhere…
Oh, right! I found my first hidden treasure! I can't even write about it, I'm so giddy!
I found an xtransceiver near the Ferris Wheel, using my dowsing machine. It looks a bit like mine but in a different color. I decided to keep it… either I'd find the owner, or I'd sell it for profit…
Not long after I'd filched it from the ground, the lost xtransceiver began ringing. Oh well, no keeping it I guess.
A young, male voice echoed from the tiny device. "Hey, I dropped my xtransceiver in the amusement park; is that where you found it?"
I blinked. "Is this how you always start a conversation?"
"What? Who is this? No, I'm sorry. It's just that my xtransceiver is, well… I mean, I'm glad you found it!" he sounded distracted. Unfortunately, I couldn't see what he looked like…
"Why is your screen all dark? Are you in a cave?" I asked.
"Hmmm? Oh, no, I'm borrowing a very old version of the xtransceiver, back before they had video, to make this call. Thank you again, for finding it! I'd love to come get it right now, but actually, I'm sort of busy—"
He paused and I strained to hear what was going on in the background. Shouts and clicking noises…
"…so would you mind holding onto to it for a bit?"
"It's going to cost you…"
"What?! Really…?"
I snorted. "Well, time is money right? And I don't even know you… You could be a creeper!"
"…"
A cough.
"Fine, I'll hold onto your friggin watch."
He laughed, then more clicking noises. "Thank you! Oh, my name is Chr— I mean… Curtis! Who are you?"
Chr-Curtis? Sounds like… a fake identity!
For a moment, I panicked and thought it might be Colress… Colress-Curtis… but no, Colress has a deeper, manlier? voice. This is the voice of a younger guy. My age or slightly older.
"Umm…" Did I really want to give him my name? He could google me and find out I'm a sort-of-celebrity. And then he might take advantage of me…! "My name is… Ros-e…"
Ok, so not really so different, just "rose" instead of "rosa" but IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT NAME!
He'll never figure it out…
"Rose, eh? When work calms down, I'll come pick it up, I promise. Until then, let's stay in touch, ok? I'll call the xtransceiver as regularly as I can!"
Why is he so eager to talk to me? "Uh, ok then. Bye~"
I have wracked my brain, trying to remember all the trainers I've fought, but I don't remember any Curtises…
Who is this mysterious boy?