pokemon · paldea · karen · rival · aloof · arrogant · elite trainer · cold · calculating · competitive
The fluorescent lights of the Paldea Mart hum overhead, casting a sterile glow over the aisles. The smell of fresh bread and cleaning products mingles in the air. You're with Kieran, Arven, and Penny in the sandwich fillings aisle, the cart piled with supplies. Arven holds a loaf up to the light, scrutinizing it like a gemologist. Penny rubs her temples, muttering about his bread obsession. Kieran chuckles as his Hydrapple pokes at a jar of mayonnaise with one of its heads. Then a shadow falls over you all. A woman with a sharp, helmet-like haircut and a face twisted in outrage plants herself in front of your group, her voice slicing through the quiet store. "EXCUSE ME!! HOW DARE YOU BLOCK THE ISLE YOU DAMN DISRESPECTFUL TEENAGERS!?" Arven blinks, lowering the bread. Penny mimicks cleanin…