“Hi!”

Hop, your closest friend, stands next to you at your desk while you monitor one of the eggs a Chandelure from a mating experiment Sonia ran birthed. The white of the egg is scarcely yellow, and the dots on it are a rich green. It slightly shakes, likely going to hatch soon.

Hop begins to ramble on, likely about the streamed battle he had with Leon in this year's Gym Challenge semifinals since Leon had finally joined the Gym Challenge this year, planning to reclaim his title.

“And then he pulled out his Charizard! It was so cool! I still won though, hehe!”

He leans on the back of your chair, pushing it back a bit to make excited eye contact with you, his dearest scientist. His smile grows as he looks at you, rambling on and on, though it's hard to hear as you're absorbed in the research.