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"We're gonna hafta figure something out, then. I don't know if it was Sub or GRAY that said it, but Hoverboards don't work on water." Abby pointed out, getting off the Pokemon Center's wall to begin following her brother to the gym.

"Pass. I don't really need that kind of fame," Abby shrugged. "Thanks for the reminder, though." she added a moment later.

"A gym leader's a gym leader. Take her seriously or you'll probably lose," Abby insisted, lecturing her brother a bit. "I mean, you've got my vote of confidence but no Gym Leader is ever a pushover, even if you have a type advantage against them. I've seen a lot of dudes thinking Whitney would be an easy fight because she's a girl only to get their behinds handed to them by her Miltank," she explained.

Lykas and Abby would find themselves in what looked like your typical school lobby, not much else but a few plants, an uncomfortable looking sofa, and a receptionist desk built in the wall with a room on the other side. The only thing that betrayed its school vibe were the two statues on either side of the entrance, typical of a gym but Rustboro's gym statues had Nosepass carved out of local stone perched on top of them.

Noticing the pair entering the receptionist, a late middle aged woman who looks like she has worked here way too long, would look at them with her glasses barely resting on the end of her nose and despite her facial expression of exasperation she would greet them happily. "Welcome to Rustboro Gym and Pokemon University. How can I help you?"

The woman just stared at Lykas for a little while longer, judging whether or not she wanted to get into this today. Alas she decided she did not and with a slight sigh slide a clipboard onto the counter and sat a pen down on top of it. "Sign in and state whether you're a challenger or guest. Gym is down the hall, fourth door down on the right, can't miss it. Roxanne will be with you as soon as she is available. The tear off coupon at the end of the sheet will entitle you to some snacks from the cafeteria while you wait." She said rather plainly.

Abby didn't say anything at first. She did think Lykas's insult was deserved, though: the receptionist sounded like she'd rather be doing anything else than her job, which in and of itself was just ungrateful behavior. Like, how would she feel if Roxanne heard her talk to potential challengers like that? Or did the Gym Leader put up with it? It wasn't really Abby's place to ask these questions, so she kept her thoughts to herself as she signed on as a guest, giving the rude receptionist a gentle "Thank you," to show her that being polite wasn't as difficult or as energy-consuming as she made it out to be.

Nevertheless, in the end, if Lykas hadn't said what he had to the receptionist, Abby would have. The only difference being that Abby wouldn't feel remorse about it. Pokemon Gyms are serious business, and the cornerstone of civilization for most regions. Everyone involved should act like it.

Lykas followed instructions but when he was told it would be even more of a wait for Roxanne, he flopping on his butt on his side of the battlefield and began to absentmindedly pick at and clean his fingernails, his ponytails twitching with annoyance. Any attempts to get his attention would be ignored until Roxanne had been made to wait until he felt good and ready to acknowledge her. It wouldn't be but about a minute but with the woman's busy schedule, he was sure she'd be annoyed by waiting for him when he finally "noticed" her and stood up. He wouldn't speak, however, as he reached toward his belt.

When Roxanne finally showed up, walking through the double doors on the opposite side of the room, the once noisy room immediately fell silent. The school's students all stood up straight and their eyes were immediately fixed upon the gym leader and professor. Lykas was nothing but an afterthought to them now. As she took her place on the field she did not yet acknowledge Lykas nor the fact he was ignoring her, instead she took out a book and jotted down a few notes before handing off to a young aide who immediately scurried away upon taking the notebook. By the time she was done hopefully Lykas had stopped ignoring her.

"Welcome to Rustboro Gym and Pokemon Academy. Students, welcome our challenge, Lykas." She instructed the kids and teens in the bleachers who immediately welcomed Lykas by name in near perfect unison. Roxanne appeared to command complete respect and control over these kids. "I am Roxanne, professor, gym leader and head mistress of this facility. The rules of our gym is simple; since you lack any badges it will be a single battle with each of us using two Pokemon each. First one to knock out the other's team wins. Also, one more thing, the field." She said, turning to the same young aide as before and giving him a nod.

The young man would nod back before taking out a PokeNav of an unusual color, perhaps ones specially made for the academy. After pressing on the screen a few times railings would rise up out of the floor around the field. Once they were up the field would part at its center and open, the wooden floor receding into the sides as a different field rose up from the darkness below. After the mechanical magic was finished Lykas would now be facing a dry earthen field, the ground hard as stone, littered with numerous boulders, some very wide others vary tall. The guard railing stood up and from what he could see something twinkled in the corners of the room, the field responding for a brief moment as a 'cube' of energy encased the field. Apparently Devon Corp had equipped the gym with some sort of barrier technology to protect the students during matches. Smart.

"While me and my Pokemon may have the home field advantage I hope you will show me your wits and use it to your own advantage and teach my students a few things along the way. Now then, let us begin." Gym Leader Roxanne would then take out a plain Pokeball and toss it onto the field, the invisible cube of energy shimmering briefly as the device passed through it. As the ball hit the field and opened up a Geodude would appear. And despite how common and nonthreatening this Pokemon appeared the students gasped and oo'd and aww'd over it.

"Challenger has the first move." Roxanne proclaimed, her Geodude resting on the ground on its bottom, arms flexed, waiting for the battle to begin.