Well, I finally departed from Oreburgh. :\ Flew as far as Pastoria for supplies, then have been on foot to Sunyshore for the purpose of training practice. I've kept up with it at Roark's, but in the wilds of Route 207, which doesn't compare to battling passing trainers, especially those who have made it to the Sunyshore outskirts.

I got to the center late last night and went to bed right away... and when I woke up I was really sick. Like, the throwing up kind. I guess I had a bad dinner on the road last night? Bleh. Now I really don't feel like surfing up 223...

I haven't seen Volkner around. Or Flint, but I guess that goes without saying. I do look forward to battling him. :3 Aaron too.

HI ADEN! :D

Ugh, I'm going to go lie down. T_T

I've been kind of quiet because I'm planning another journey. Yes, even though winter is coming. Tough trainers journey in the cold! Aheh. But... I haven't wanted to leave so soon, and then the situation with Alice came up... Roark was really mad. Like smashing rocks himself mad, rather than having Anthracite do it. I've never seen him like that before. ._.

(Not with his bare hands, but with a hammer... yeah.)

I've got Aden interested in contests. He's not going to want to go back to Fiore. XD Speaking of contests, I need a new outfit for Chirikki's next round. My shinx-like getup doesn't make a lot of sense for a chingling. I didn't think of that when I first bought it, but I guess it worked out. ^^

Aden's absol, Fadi, and Korinkki seem to be really good friends. :o

I'm on the next Phoenix Wright game! It makes me want to meet real spirit mediums. There's a gym leader who's one in Johto, right?

[OOC: @Ariel: The meeting of the Rock-Type Specialist Board is still going on at the museum. It just takes place a couple of weeks back, yes? I'm organized! ^^]

By the way, Glaciaka won his contest with flying snowflakes. :D

Roark sat in the front row and took tons of photos. #^^#

We saw Fantina, too. She definitely thinks I should look into contests professionally, with two wins on my first two entries, ehehehe.

Spending the entire weekend in Hearthome was niiice~ Roark and I got more cake at Pinpuku Pan. :3

Still thinking about what Aden said. There's the Elite Four, and the Battle Tower... I don't know. What, should I start a new journey in Johto like Alice did? XD;

... I could check up on Yoshinori and his boyfriend that way. >:3

Roark kept reminding me. Phoenix Wright is distracting! XD;

So yeah, after months of wondering about the identity of the mysterious ranger who sent Manaphy's egg to Sinnoh just for me, he made himself known. He'd been reading my journal from day one, checking up on my badge status, and watching for me on contest specials. Then he left me a comment and showed up in Oreburgh. Sounds like a stalker, doesn't he?

Actually, he's the half-brother I never knew I had. Ö

My dad, you know, he disappeared when I was really young, two or three. And Aden's older than I am, he's 17. I don't know who his mother is, but for my dad to meet my mom and have me when he already had a two-year-old... or maybe he wasn't aware of that. It's like a bad soap opera, isn't it?

I'm glad I met him, I really am. I considered my mom to be my only family most of my life, until I came into Roark's. And now I have someone else, too. He's really nice and kind of funny. But he said something that's been bothering me since. "I hate to see you settling down in Oreburgh already. Don't make a decision like that at your age, or ten years later you'll snap and go wild like our dad."

I'm not settling... and it's not like I'm completely domesticated, just because I'm learning how to cook so Roark has a nice dinner when he comes home. >_> I help out at the gym too! Ian lets me referree sometimes. He, Roark, and I are all scouting for a new junior trainer or two, since Jonathan officially left for his own journey.

And I'm taking Glaciaka to his first beauty contest this weekend. We've been working on his icy wind and blizzard, and I made lots of poffins for him. His coat sparkles like snow in sunshine. :D He's so pretty, and I hope the judges think so too!

See, I'm not settled. I bet Aden's just jealous because he doesn't have a giiiirlfriennnd~ ;D

Today Roark and I found something verrry interesting. It seems Adamas likes to hang onto this smooth rock that he picked up in the Underground. We always figured it was like his favorite toy or something, but I got to looking at it...

It's an everstone.

I showed him a hard stone and tried to convince him that it was better to carry around. He hasn't seemed disappointed so far. Maybe he just likes a rock of any kind. Hehehee... "why won't he evolllllve~" X3

Roark gave the everstone to Kelpsy. This is definitely a good thing. A hyperactive marshtomp probably isn't as much fun as it sounds. XD

My hair's longer now than when this picture was taken, I just noticed. Eehee, last spring seems like a lifetime ago...

It's been pretty relaxing here at Roarkburgh. My pokemon have been taking it easy for the most part, which is good. In between growing berries, looking up poffin tips and contest moves, and trying to figure out how best to present myself and Glaciaka in a beauty contest, I've been playing with the DS Lite I recently purchased. :D I bought the first Phoenix Wright game.

...

I have an OTP. I heard it's canon, even! The creator meant for them to be together, even if they don't show it! :3

EDIT! I'm so distracted by Phoenix, I forgot why I originally made this entry! D: I wanted to wish insecticidal a happy late birthday! I haven't really talked to him, but I saw that it was Monday. Hope it was a good one~ T_T

I had my rematch with Volkner this morning.

How's the phrase go? My beacon badge, let me show you it? :3

I had Riokka battle this time, after training him some more. He had an advantage over Volkner's ambipom, it turns out. And he really enjoyed the fight, the cute little guy~ Rosurin perfected her new move, petal dance. It's really powerful, despite being essentially a shower of petals. She knocked out that raichu of his. :D

When it came to Volkner's luxray, however, I sent Korinkki up against him. Rosurin was pretty tired from octillery and raichu both. I think his luxray might have liked her... his attacks definitely weren't as forceful as they were last time with Pochakka. This was weird, too: she'd use crunch, and so would he. And at one point, Volkner and I used full restores at the same time! Maybe we share a brain when it comes to training luxray? (Take that, Yoshimiru.) That battle lasted a long time, but Korinkki won in the end thanks to her hidden power move. I'm so proud of her! ♥

Volkner didn't say much to me again. Only when Flint elbowed him did he thank me for a good rematch. I wanted to give him a hug. X3 Seriously, though, I hope he's not bothered by anything. Especially when he has his bestest friend with him all the time... Flint hugged me, though, and I got to touch his hair. It's all springy and fun. XDD

Anyway, I thought I'd update and check LJ before I hop on Mukurin's back and fly to Oreburgh! I can't wait to see Roark again~ ♥ ♥

Well, I'm feeling better since the other day. I called Roark this afternoon and talked with him for a long time. And yesterday I met an interesting guy named Yoshimiru. I think he and Mr. Byron would get along, somehow...

So. I finally got to meet Flint and Volkner. After hearing Roark talk about them, after reading their journals, I was half excited and half nervous. Actually, right before I entered the gym, Flint kind of found me. XD; He was like "HAY THERE, I know you, hotshot! You're Roark's girl we've all been hearing about!" (hehe) It really surprised me, he's this notorious elite (XD) and he came up to me first. I'm not worthy!

Actually, he admitted he was waiting outside the gym for me, because he knew I was coming. :o He wanted me to give Volkner a memorable battle, because he's worried about him. Something about him sulking more than usual and staring at the beach from the back room of the gym. Then he ran off and wished me luck for the gym's puzzle. Oh man, did I ever need it. No wonder Sunyshore had a blackout! D:

Volkner was... well, he didn't say much to me. Just kind of "show me what you've got," and we battled right away. Flint watched from the side, he had gone in ahead of me (probably some secret entrance so he wouldn't have to spin around on those ridiculous gears). I kind of expected him to cheer for Volkner, but he was surprisingly quiet. He looked amused, though.

I don't want to go into all the details... I already told Roark most of them, anyway. But I lost.

Rosurin was holding out really well, especially against his octillery, but she got worn out, and fainted thanks to ambipom... I thought Korinkki would hold up well, too, but unfortunately... Yoshimiru said something about if he had a nickel for every time he'd heard of a kid with a luxray... I'm sorry if I have such a common team, but I love them, all right? D:

I was really upset. I still am, but I've thought about it over the past two days. At first, I was mad at myself. I didn't lose a single time to ANY of the gym leaders. I wanted to come out of my final match with a perfect winning streak. I wanted to be worthy of the "ace trainer" title Roark gave me. It really did go to my head, having so many wins, being "in" with the Sinnoh League thanks to dating Roark.

Luckily, I've come off that line of thought now. I know every trainer loses important battles, it comes with the job. So that doesn't bother me so much. But there's something else that does, and it's worse.

It was the look on Volkner's face when it was over. The split-second glance he gave me before he turned around and left the arena, it was like he said, "This is the girl Roark goes on and on about? This is her unbeatable team?"

I went to the pokemon center and started crying. I didn't mean to, it just all came out. But Flint was nice, he followed me all the way from the gym and consoled me. >_> He said he'd talk to Volkner about letting me have a rematch. I'd meant to request one, but he left so suddenly. And I really hope he accepts. Roark said that's the rules, but he also said Volkner tends to ignore gym rules sometimes. Like the "don't suck up your town's electricity just because you're a public figure" rule. 9_9

Wow, I didn't think I'd write so much about it... but that's what happened. Roark says he wants to come and cheer me on, but he's busy with extra things besides work and the gym. I wonder if it's the surprise he said was for trainers with eight badges only... I wonder if I'll ever earn it, and earn the right to go back and see him.

Sorry if I've been quiet. I heard a lot of tales about how tough Volkner is to battle, so I decided to do a little more training. And I'd hoped I would be back on the road to Oreburgh by this time...

Actually, my time in Sunyshore hasn't been bad, aside from missing Roark. ^^ I met up with Elle, my researcher friend who gave me an eevee and ditto, Glaciaka's parents. She helped me with training, and we watched some contests on TV. :D

We saw the BEST THING. There was a boy with a pikachu named Piki! She was doing pretty good in the coolness contest, but she lost to a misdreavus. I wish I could remember that guy's name, I want to find him next time I'm in Hearthome. X3

I talked to Roark last night, and he said Kelpsy misses playing with me and Riokka. ♥ He also said he has a couple of surprises for when I get back, but they're only for trainers with eight badges. ö I'd better get to the gym!