[color="#4169E1"][font="Lucida Sans Unicode"]Allan groaned at the sound of the alarm in the shared barracks room going off. More than anything he wanted to just curl over and go back to sleep. It had only been a few days since he got there but he was already tired and sore from the constant drills, testing and training. Upon reflection it made sense that they were working everyone so hard. They were disagreeing with the League after all and it would be foolish to do so unprepared. Allan just wasnâ??t used to putting in such long busy days.
â??[b]Come on lazy, get up already.[/b]â? Tylerâ??s cheerful voice rang out.
Sighing inwardly, Allan crawled out of the lower bunk bed and started getting dressed.
â??[b]How the hell can you be so awake at this ungodly hour?[/b]â? He asked as he fetched the rest of the stuff he would need for the day and tucked things away in various pockets.
Tyler laughed. â??[b]I used to have to get up even earlier than this for my job before I signed up.[/b]â? He grinned as Allan tried to rub the sleep out of his eyes. â??[b]Iâ??m not a soft city boy like you are.[/b]â? He quipped as he headed out the door.
â??[b]I never said I was from the city.[/b]â? Allan frowned as he followed.
â??[b]You didnâ??t have to.[/b]â? Tyler shrugged. â??[b]Itâ??s kind of obvious.[/b]â?
â??[b]What do you mean â??kind of obviousâ???[/b]â? Allan hurried to catch up.
Tyler glanced at him briefly before answering. â??[b]Well you may know the basics of battling with pokemon well enough but you get tired too quickly. Youâ??ve gotten blisters on your hands and feet from the drills and the clothing you kept isnâ??t cheap stuff.[/b]â? He grinned again. â??[b]Put that all together and it equals â??city boyâ??.[/b]â?
He stopped and turned back to look at Allan who had come to a startled halt. â??[b]Whatâ??s the matter? No one cares about that here. I just think itâ??s funny.[/b]â?
Allan folded his arms across his chest. â??[b]Iâ??m not laughing.[/b]â?
â??[b]No no no. Thatâ??s not what I mean.[/b]â? Tyler exclaimed. â??[b]Iâ??m not laughing at you. Itâ??s just that Iâ??m surprised you joined Claireâ??s group, thatâ??s all.[/b]â?
â??[b]Why would that be surprising?[/b]â? Allan relaxed a bit and started for the mess hall again.
â??[b]Well itâ??s just that Claire is a slave driver.[/b]â? He explained. â??[b]So I figured someone who wasnâ??t used to this kind of life would have picked someone else to join up with.[/b]â?
â??[b]So you are laughing at me.[/b]â?
Tyler looked apologetic. â??[b]Ehhhâ?¦ maybe a little.[/b]â?
Allan shook his head and sighed. â??[b]Well youâ??re right. I am from the city and I didnâ??t know what Claire was like. I just knew I had to do something instead of sitting at home and doing nothing.[/b]â?
â??[b]Well weâ??d better get moving or weâ??ll be late. Trust me on this; you do not want to be late, ever.[/b]â?
Allan glanced at Tyler, curious as to what he meant but the other recruit was already heading for the line to get some breakfast.[/font][/color]