“Okay Okay, calm down!”


    ”I am Sorry. I overreacted.”


    ”That’s fine. Can you at least tell me what is your Problem.”


    ”I am avoided for being Creepy.”


    ”Aren’t the Residents grateful for the Service of your Family? Do they isolate or bully you?”


    ”No, all the Residents are amicable, besides most new trainers, which don’t like me because of my quirkiness.


    Saying things like I am a Creep which I shouldn’t be associated with.


    Especially some trainer from Saffron City seemed to be scared of me.”


    ”Saffron City, as far as I know, has a Psychic as Gym Leader.


    Supposedly she is also a bit quirky, which can scare People.”


    ”Do I look like a Psychic? Should I change to not look like one?”


    ”No, rather, I believe they found out that not only Pokemon can have weird Abilities.


    And that Mind Reading is a scary enough prospect for them to be scared of people who could learn it.


    Last, is it really that much of a Problem?”


    ”Well, I, ahhh, ehm.”


    ”You don’t want to b disliked and or are scared of ruining some thin of your Parents?”


    The Boy just meekly nodded his Head, bowing it down to look at the Floor.


    Even while fidgeting and everting else, his pupils didn’t move one centimetre.


    Weird, but he seems normal enough.


    ”First and foremost, your pupil doesn’t move or seem to track anything.


    Which is very weird. What is even more confusing is, how you go through the actions and movements like someone who follows most things with one’s Eye’s.


    Second, you give of a very artificial impression. Like exercising simple Movements and reciting Sentences when you aren’t flustered.


    Overall, you don’t give of the mist “humane” impression, which scares some people away.


    Wait, o believe there was a Name for. Something about looking scary the closer it looks human while showing something that isn’t human.”


    With a Snap of her Fingers, Sabrina begins to remember.


    Already shoved the thought away how weird it is to share the name with a real Psychic.


    The Boy twitches at the Sound, seemingly not having expected it even though he looked at her.


    ”Uncanny Valley! I believe that was the Name.


    Well, if it is you natural Habit to act like that, then most things are probably for naught.


    The closer you go to a complete “normal” behaviour, the more people will be scared off by you.


    And even though I can’t say it for an 100%, the parts that stand out as “quirks” are part of you, so they will probably be part of you forever.”


    ”I see. So it’s useless?”


    ”No? I mean, hat do you need from passing by Trainers and tiny Brats who didn’t even made their Journey?”


    ”Well, the Market doesn’t get much visited by starting out Trainer. Only middle aged or older People buy here. Which are all Residents.


    It’s not bad, but if fear that I cost my Parents Customer and by extension Money.”


    ”Well, do you know what an average Trainer buys here?”


    ”Pokeballs, Healing Potions, Antidote, TM’s, Battler Pokechow.”Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators!


    ”The Place is pretty easy to view, and i see none of them here.”


    ”My Parents probably don’t buy them since I scare away the Customer Base anyway.”


    ”Or because it’s foolish to try to establish oneself against the Poke Mart, which is a Chain Supermarket known all over the World and every trainer knows of it.


    Where would you go for trainer supplies? This little Shop or the very familiar Chain that you know from everywhere else.


    Listen, you must be pretty stupid if you think Business is all about selling things.


    If you can’t fight someone, then don’t fight.”


    “? But wouldn’t it be more Profit if we would sell more?”


    ”Then make a little Experiment.


    Ask you Parents if you can Showcase some Pokeballs.


    Buy maybe like three from your own Money. They will be yours, the Price will be yours and so on.


    Since you seem to be helping out and not hired, you shouldn’t be paying taxes for now.


    Meaning you can buy Pokeballs from the Mart and sell them for the same Price, without loss.


    You can look how many are sold after a week, a month, maybe two. When it then doesn’t go into your thick skull, then I don’t know.”


    Sabrina sidestep the Boy a bit dumbfounded and confused.


    He didn’t react to her passing him, not giving away if he is in thought or just simply staring, unmoving.


    Subconsciously, Sabrina raises her head a bit higher, giving of the optimal Picture of an Unova Girl the Kanto natives have.


    Just to have her Nose planted perfectly for the door to crash against it as someone rapidly opens it.


    ”Jerome! Did it arrive? Did it?”


    ”Vanessa! Yes, everything packaged and ready. And why did you crash into the girl?”


    Sabrina was completely ignored, even though the intruding girl should have felt some resistance.


    She just stormed past and grabbed the Boys arm, from which she only picked up the name now.


    Jerome, confused and worried, still answered the Question orderly in a normal pace.


    Only now it seems to have concurred to Vanessa that she crashed into someone.


    A bit sheepishly she smiles at Sabrina and offers her a Hand.


    Taking the helping Hand with one, and holding the bleeding nose with the other, Sabrina stood up.


    ”Hello. Sorryyyyy, I didn’t see you.”


    ”Weird, I could swear the door has a big fat glass plane in its middle.


    Or the Walls have some.


    Maybe I am confusing something.”


    ”…Ups.”


    *sigh*


    ”To my defense, I was very excited. Jerome, show the Stuff! I want her to see it.”


    ”… you aren’t talking about drugs, are you?”


    ”What! No! Why do you think so? I got a Sylph Co. Bag and a Pokédex! Soon, I will begin my Journey!”


    ”Here it is.”


    Jerome took something from behind the counter, probably fiddled around with a Lock.


    Now on the counter, a normal bag with a gray-white for most of it and the bottom compartment and the bottom have a nice yellow-beige.


    There isn’t any Logo, but a tiny Chain on one of the Straps with Sylph Co. written on a Plate.


    Besides it is the Pokédex, looking like a wider Nintendo with its typical Pokédex Colour scheme.


    Quickly, Vanessa picks up the little piece of machinery, opening it and fiddling a bit around.


    As there is no Pokemon to target, she puts it down again and fully opens the Bag.


    Opposed to the infinity Wall Sabrina saw in her Bag, this one ends in a Black Shadow light doesn’t seem to be able to pierce.


    ”Look, isn’t that pretty Cool?”


    ”Vanessa, this Girl has a Space Bag to, a smaller one in which she fit in most of the Purchase.”


    ”Really? But I bet you don’t have an Pokédex as cool as this one.”


    Vanessa waves her new Toy around energetically, not one bit disheartened by the revelation of Sabrina’s space Bag.


    Deciding that it gets to on her Nerves, she rolls up her Sleeve, showing an even cooler looking Pokédex.


    She found out that the Screen can be covered with a Button, which is the same to reveal the little glass plane again.


    Putting on a nonchalant Face, better then any taunt, she puts her Hand before her chest, placing her arms so that the display faces both of them.


    ”Okay, you have an Pokédex. But do you already have an Pokemon?”


    *wissshhh*


    ”Bulbasaur!”


    At the Question, Bulbasaur pops up from his Pokeball, which was hidden by Sabrina shirt, which goes over her Belt for Pokeballs.


    Vanessa still seems to have the same energy and intention of flexing something.


    But at the sight of the Pokemon, she only stick out her chest and crosses her Arms before it.


    Not making a move of pulling an Pokemon out herself.


    After five Seconds, she then decided to use her Pokédex for the first Time.


    ”Let’s see Let’s see. Bulbasaur, a Kanto Starter, what? Plant and Poison?


    And it’s the first stage of overall three evolutions?”


    ”By the Way, I am Sabrina. I am supposed to meet a Cousin of mine in this City. Would you know any other girl called Vanessa?”


    Vanessa stopped watching the Dex so intently and decided to make her best mix of sheepish grin and puppy eyes.