um don't read this or i'll end it all /j it's from a insta gc so it's bad i'm just doing this for the gc guys xx
or do read it idc

My hair is perfectly cut, the pale orange in a bob around my shoulders. My skirt, save for a slit up the side, is the picture of professionalism. I approach the lab; it's tall and grandiose. Not at all as I expected it. I hesitate before tapping my knuckles on the door a couple of times. There's no answer so I let myself in.

The first thing I notice is how untidy the lab is. It's not unclean, however there's paper littered everywhere. I notice an Arbok locked around a staircase, staring at me silently. I continue on. I come to what appears to be an office area. A woman is sat, fully concentrated, looking cool and professional as she works on a report. In fact, I pick up that her work ethic could match mine. And I'm not gonna lie this woman is such a milf. I smile.

"Good afternoon, are you Professor Sycamore?"

She looks up in surprise. "Me? No, no." she laughs slightly. "No, I'm one of his assistants. I'm Sophie."

"Oh! Hello, nice to meet you." I reach and shake her hand. "I'm Eden."

"Oh, he got another assistant? Well, it'll be nice to have someone younger working with us..."

"No, no, I'm not an assistant, I'm actually a researcher."

She pauses as though she's surprised. "Wow. That's quite remarkable. How old are you, Eden?"

"26, only just."

"Wow. Goodness, I'd better get you to the professor."

She leads me through some more hallways. She spots a woman making a coffee.

"Cosette, is the professor in his office?"

"Yes, I was actually about to take him his afternoon coffee. Are you going that way?"

"Yeah, we have a new member of the team, this is Eden."

The woman, named Cosette turns and smiles at me. "Finally, another assistant. Maybe with 3 of us we can finally get him enough coffee in a day." She smiles dryly and shakes my hand.

"Actually, she isn't an assistant. She's a researcher."

"Oh, really? Well, if the two of you are going that way, take him his coffee?"

"Sure." Sophie takes it and continues on.

I follow her to what is clearly marked as the professor's office.

Sophie knocks on the door.

"Come in." I hear a voice and she leads me in.

There's a man sat at a desk, lab coat thrown over a navy shirt. It looks like he forgot to button it all the way up. Some of his chest is exposed. He looks up from some paper, I see how stressed he is. But he smiles when he sees me.

"You must be-" he glances at the paper. "Eden! Eden Well!"

"Um, Eden Bell."

"Oh, really?" He looks down at the paper. "So it is. Well, welcome, welcome. How are you?"

"I'm good, thanks for asking. How are you?"

"Relieved now that you're here. We are very tight on staff at the moment, we're glad to have another pair of hands. Now you brought..." he studies the paper. "Dawn, an Espeon?"

"Yes, she's my pride and joy." I smile.

"Lovely, lovely. Well, let me take you to your office. Feel free to roam the lab as you wish."

"Thank you." He gets up from his desk. I study him as he leads me to my office. He's far taller than me- and I'm not short- to the point he seems somewhat awkward in his limbs. It's slightly endearing. He has thick black hair, which seems to have been hastily combed without much else being done with it. I notice a couple of grey hairs.

"Here we are!" He smiles, opening the door for me. "Please, feel free to do as you wish. We have hundreds of Pokémon in our care here, and there's more in the wild. Whatever you need to do to get info, do it."

"Thank you."

He hangs around the door with a smile for a second like he wants to say more but can't for fear of giving me too much information. "Well, you know where my office is if you need anything. Bye."

He leaves me alone. I settle into my office and let Dawn out of her Pokéball. She stretches out and blinks slowly at me before going to explore the new environment. I work until dinner time. It's perfectly quiet, as I like it. I go for my dinner break at half 6, and I see Professor Sycamore sat at the table working and eating.

He smiles at me and I sit across from him.

"Thanks for doing that admin stuff. It's been such a hectic few months. We're really struggling."

"It's no problem. If you need any extra jobs doing..." I start.

"No, no. You are here to study Pokémon's behaviour. You're here for... 6 weeks, is it? Then you're going home."

"Yes, that's right."

"Perfect."

I finish eating. I wonder for a moment if it's my place to tell him to take a break; that I know full well what burnout can do to someone. I hesitate before returning to my office.

I finish up work for the day and return to where I'm staying.

I have no roommates. I have a quick drink before bed and curl up and sleep. No excitement of exploring this new city; just work.