Following an event she has no knowledge of, Bodil has been learning under the wing of Professor Sycamore. Who...Who has been acting strangely. It's not long until the young woman stumbles upon the truth. And from there, she swears herself to secrecy.
I figure Bodil's position is one of those assistants. Although she also takes time to learn from the man.
My Character:
Oml I love your Arcanine's name, that's so unique! Do you want to start or me?
Professor Augustine Sycamore sits at his desk, a pair of reading glasses perched on his nose as he reads over files given to him earlier in the day. His white lab coat hangs forgotten on the back of his black swivel chair. After a few minutes of reading, Sycamore drops the files and gingerly removes his glasses, running the heels of his palms over his face. He couldn't concentrate, suffering from a horrid headache, and the reading wasn't helping. He wasn't stupid, he knew what was going on, Sycamore just chose to ignore until now. Too long had he stayed in a more human form, having been too busy with research and conferences and taking care of trainers. Usually the Professor knew better than to do this, taking the time at least twice a month to take a day and revert back to his more normal and natural form.
Bleary grey eyes shift over to the clock- 3:45. They shift once more to the calendar on the wall before shutting, a sigh escaping the man. He had until 4 o'clock, his new assistant, Bodil, would be arriving with information on the pokemon of route 12. Ever since the pokemon started migrating this time of year, he had to send people out to update information, make sure the pokedex was up to date. Sometimes new species arrive and others leave and some become more territorial than usual. It was all the cycle of nature.
Sycamore pushes back in his chair and stands, stretching as he does. He wastes no time escaping from his office to go out to the Pokemon enclosure, slipping through a door that lead to a private forest fenced in out back.
(That's fine, he's going out to transform. He scribbles pictures of Xerneas all over on sticky notes and he has a an open notebook that he writes his pains about in (Like, how the longer he stays human the more his back aches and his bad headaches) but he doesn't straight up come out and say "Yo, because I'm a pokemon, I have this this and this pain") (Idk, wasn't sure what you planned on writing but I figured I'd say what he does have if shes searching for anything) (Ask all the questions you want tho))
Sycamore welcomes the fresh air with open arms, his body seeming to relax the further into his personal forest he goes. His body seems to move without him telling it too, taking him deeper and deeper. His body glows and his shape begins to shift.
Soon, standing tall and mighty, is the legendary Kalosian beast; Xerneas. Sycamore stretches out, feeling all the pain that had been building for two months just slip and melt away. The giant deer pokemon finds itself traveling around the small (not so small) forest.
(Perfect!)
Sycamore finds a resting place during his walking, settling near a rather small body of water that occupied the forest. Thankfully, the sun peaked through the open curtain of tree's, basking the pokemon (man?) in warming sunlight.
A few pokemon found their way over to the Life Pokemon. Some Starly and Fletchling perch on his giant horns while smaller pokemon like Eevee curl up next to his flank.
Sycamore had dozed off and when he awakened, it was to the barking of a certain Arcanine that tore down foliage as he bolted through the forest. The drowsy Life Pokemon wobbles when he stands and shakes, the fur on his flank shifting and disrupting the pokemon that perched on him.
Although he stood at a good height, Sycamore was still smaller than the tree's that inhabited the thick forest. He uses this to his advantage and wades into the water where he is covered by large water dwelling trees.
Sycamore peered through the trees, eyeing the Arcanine that growled in his direction. His coal coloured eyes shift from the dog pokemon to the trainer who stood next to it. The Professor couldn't hold back the jolt that went through him when he spotted Bodil, remembering that she was supposed to be meeting with him in 5 minutes.
The small jump that Sycamore had done caused him to slip, his hoof catching on a rather slick rock. He catches himself before he falls, but that doesn't stop the water from splashing and rippling, giving the Life Pokemon away.
Sycamore sighs when Bodil yells out, knowing that he can't keep himself hidden any longer. Carefully, to not slip again, the giant deer pokemon walks, lowering himself deeper into the water to wade around the trees and make himself known. By now the sun had shifted and when it hits his antlers, they glow and shimmer, reflecting rainbow like lights into the lakes water. His eyes fix on his assistant and he knows it's going to be hard to keep his secret from her, especially since he'd have to make it to his office before her.
(That works! I'm having Korrin (Olivia's starter) be from her previous team, he just never evolved, and she'll be gathering a team of her own in Alola)
Sycamore raised his head high and locked eyes with Bodil, attempting to read her next actions. He continues to walk closer, the only direct path to the lab door being where she stood. Sycamore knew he'd have to walk right next to her and Cynric, who would automatically smell and realize who and what he was.
Sycamore breaches the water and walks onto the land, shaking his body to dispel any water as if he were a giant dog. The legend looks once more to Bodil, still as he looks deeply into her. Sycamore reads her aura, sees the flaring of a golden yellow and the innocent and pure white that echo's at her core. At that his eyes flash with something more... human. Internally he prays that the woman in front of him doesn't notice, doesn't realize - before he leaps. His long legs carry him in stride, taking him away from his assistant and her pokemon partner.
Before he knows it, he's already at the edge of the forest near his previous exit. The Life pokemon is quick to shift into his normal state, but curses to himself when he realizes that his hair is soaked with pond water.
