[Open Log] The Collegiate Gym

[findingbeasts]

Who: Newt, Sion, Ryner and anyone else!
Where: Ecruteak/The Collegiate Gym
When: August 6th and on (He's going to be here awhile sorry)
Summary: Newt is newly arrived in Ecruteak!...and is bee-lining for the gym. This is going to ultimately be a catch all for his time at the Gym and in Ecruteak so it's not limited to just the initial post by any means.
Rating: PG



[To say Newt was excited to visit the gym was a bit of an understatement. He was thrilled at the idea of visiting a library in this place and reading up on whatever he could in regards to the creatures of the world. Being out in the field and observing them first hand was definitely his preferred method but without magic, traveling around did take longer. A lot longer. He really needed to get his hands on some of those HMs he'd been hearing about...

Regardless, he'd made it to Ecruteak and found the Collegiate Gym where it sat just south of the city.

As he entered the building Newt hesitated, glancing around for any signs of other people before glancing at Fay where she sat perched on his shoulder.]

He did mention we might run into Ryner in the library. Shall we try there?

[The Flabebe twilled and drifted off his shoulder towards the way up and Newt smiled softly, following after her. Clinging to the back of his jacket, as always, was Salazar his Nobibat companion and trotting along on his heels was Roxy, his Rockruff. The others were either resting or out and about--such as Merlin who had been gone for a few days now--but Newt would let them all out in due time.

Making his way upstairs after Fay, the library was spotted immediately and the young man's gaze lit up. It wasn't the biggest library he'd seen but it was the first one he'd found since arriving here and it was a welcome sight. Fay twilled and chirped, twirling over to some of the shelves and skimming along the shelves while Roxy, with her nose to the ground, started to explore.

Newt approached the shelves and started to look over all the books there, noting that the majority of these ones were battle tactics and strategies.

Understandable of course.

Excuse him while he searches for the ones on Pokemon in general--including the mysterious Legendaries.]

Comments

[findingbeasts]

Don't encourage her or else she'll do this anytime she encounters someone asleep.

[And if the giggling from Fae is any indication, he's absolutely right.]

[tearsofademon]

[...gasp, are you actually saying you believe in letting sleeping people sleep? This is something he rarely encounters. No one ever lets him sleep.

(Mostly because he tries to defy the laws of physics and sleep 25 hours a day.)

But okay, he can work with this. He turns to Fae.]

Ahh, that's right, that's right. Either way, it's rude to just wake someone up like that without asking first.

[findingbeasts]

[Hey sleep is important, even Newt knows that!

Newt fights a smile as Ryner scolds Fae, the little Flabebe deflating a bit before letting out a huff. She squeaks at him and wags her finger at him and that finally gets the smile Newt was fighting to appear.]

Apparently she feels like it's now her job to scold you for sleeping in the library, sir.

[tearsofademon]

If people weren't allowed to take naps in the library, I wouldn't have personally made sure to get chairs that were comfortable enough for it.

[He's smiling a little too, though.]

[findingbeasts]

[That gets a chuckle out of Newt, the young man ducking his head as he does.]

A fair point. I have no doubts those that spend long hours researching appreciate the forethought.

[tearsofademon]

See? You get it. You can't research effectively at all without taking breaks in between.

[findingbeasts]

It's true. The library at the school I attended in England was similar though the ghosts weren't fond of people spending nights in their favored spot.

[tearsofademon]

Ah, well, generally it's a good idea to give ghosts the space they want, yeah. I don't think any of the ones around here have chosen anywhere specific in the library? But if you go down to the kitchen, at least, it's a good idea to let Marian know you're there.