Allen had never been a procrastinator in his entire life. He had always been sure to do things promptly and as soon as the need arose for it. He filed papers on time. He woke up on time. He answered phone calls within moments of the phone beginning to ring. But with this task he found himself procrastinating greatly. He had come in on the late bus last night and had managed to find himself a hotel room. Checking out had been a breeze and it wasn't until it was time for him to actually go forward and go to the Pokemon lab did he find himself hesitating. The fact that a Pokemon egg had been waiting for him upon his arrival had made this entire thing a reality rather than some sort of strange dream. The egg had apparently been left by a family friend who was in the area and Allen could only think of one person that it could have been. But of course it had really only served to make him realize that once he went into the lab there was no turning back.

He wasn't brave like Wesley was. Which was what had made this entire venture seem so ridiculous to him. He wasn't someone who acted on impulse or tried to go out looking for adventure. He didn't care about glory and he didn't care about impressing people. But there weren't a lot of jobs out there for a former secretary who had been working for a company that went under due to embezzlement. They always looked to the secretary when it came to things like that and he was sure that if it wasn't for the fact that his former boss had been stupidly obvious about the entire thing he would have been jailed himself because of suspicion. It was just his luck that he had already been under the microscope due to... Other reasoning. Being found not at fault of course meant that he was free to go but it didn't mean that his resume wasn't extremely botched now.

He sat there with the unknown Pokemon egg in his lap and a newspaper in his hands. He had been nursing the single cup of coffee for a rather long time now. Long enough that it was a little bit on the cold side. He wasn't sure what else he could do to really waste it. Allen had a floating appointment today. While the lab knew that he was on his way he hadn't set down a concrete time. Meaning that he either needed to get going or risk his courage failing outright and he would just never get in there. He didn't have the money to keep hanging around the hotel and the best he could do was walk up and get to the lab... Setting the paper down he finally finished the cup of coffee. He had just enough to cover that without hurting his wallet too much.

Carefully he wrapped his arms around the egg and gently tucked it into the bag that came with it. Whoever had given him the egg had spent enough money on the things he needed to keep it safe as well. Once again he had his suspicions but without actually contacting him it would be nearly impossible to tell. And knowing him he wouldn't want Allen to think that he was trying to shower him with a million and one gifts right off the bat. If he was going to do this whole journey thing then he was going to do it right. He knew where the lab was having done his research on the town prior. He might not have been a secretary anymore but he at least knew how to keep up with his skills that he'd honed over the years. Fact checking and research to just name a few.

People who thought that secretaries simply answered the phone and filed papers had never really dealt with the day to day work that it took to keep up with it all. Not that he cared. He had enjoyed his work while he had it though... A shame he would probably never get to do that sort of work again. He liked being behind a desk... He didn't so much like the dirt and roughness of the wilderness that Wesley had phoned him about. But his brother was proud of him for being able to step up and do something new. Even if Allen wasn't exactly sure about it. Before he knew it he was actually walking. Away from the small coffee shop and down the road. He tried not to think about where he was going and why he was going there.

If he started to think about it too much again then he would get stuck in a rut of being unable to process it. He would stall out. He would begin to procrastinate. The fact that he had allowed himself to fall into that sort of thing already made him angry at himself. Well, not angry per say. But rather frustrated. His frustration at himself for getting into this position had already been bubbling up to no end. This was a job like any other and he was going to see it through to the end. A task in order to make himself a better person. His musings carried him to the doorstep of the lab. He checked his clothes, making sure that they were in order and clean. He needed to look presentable for this after all.

Taking a deep breath he pushed open the door and finally stepped inside. The cool air a stark contrast from the heat outside. He hadn't even noticed that it had been so hot out until he stepped into the building. He had been so focused on how upset he was with himself instead. "Hello?" Walking up to the desk he tried to see if someone was available. Or someones perhaps. He wasn't really sure what sort of procedure would take place here. Wesley had told him all about getting his starter but every region and every situation was different. He had no idea what to expect when it came to his own and when it came to Inset.