First up is the class! There are three trainers from the gym and a lineup of tough-looking graveler to run it. The students will be splitting up based on what kind of moves they want to practice: physical, special, or status. Ellie and Intrepid are going to be in the physical group to begin with, which is the smallest. Rock-types have generally high physical defense, so most trainers try special or status moves to get around that.

Also in their group are a young boy with a machop and an older girl with a Galaran meowth, fur stiffer and shaggier than the ones native to Kanto.

She greets them cheerfully. (Learning a variety of moves is fun, and Intrepid does tend to have fewer, weaker physical moves...)

Once everyone's introduced, the instructor goes over what moves they'll be practicing and how to tell when a graveler needs to stop for a break. (The graveler are very self-important about being tough and hard to break.) There's a stock of potions for injuries.

So with the precautions taken care of, they can spread out a bit and begin.

She's fast and enthusiastic! She's gotten better about tracking where her body is, too, though she still takes risks when fighting. 

The graveler will kindly point out where she is seriously overstretching herself (with a fist or body-check, as appropriate).

She finds that teaching method pretty funny, actually, giggling every time she's knocked down. 

She also doesn't make the same mistake twice.

Meanwhile, the humans are being helped to take notes about their partner's performance by the gym trainer, pointing out what sorts of calls they should be making with their wider perspective.

The class runs until a little before lunchtime. At the end all the students line up to thank the teachers, and then they're dismissed.

She's really sincere and cheerful in her thanks.

Then, to Ellie: "Do we have time to get lunch back to Umbreon? Or at least check on her?"

"We don't have anything formally scheduled, so I think we should."

"Yeah. I think she might be lonely, actually? Or worried about getting bored... I would be."

"Yeah." They start heading back. "Feel kind of bad about just leaving her, but also don't want to force crowds on her..."

"It's... Tough. I'm hoping to do more stuff like taking her to the park when people aren't around, but... I do need to sleep... But maybe she can start sleeping while we're out and exploring on her own at night? A lot of umbreons like being nocturnal anyways... And she might relax over time?"

"We'll see, I guess."

Nod.

Should they get takeout for lunch again?

Maybe just throw something together with what they have in the room. They can do takeout for dinner.

She nods - that'll be faster, too, and then they can spend more time hanging out with Umbreon.

Back to the room to do that, then!

Umbreon is curled up half under the bed with a lot of magazines, and she makes a small pleased noise when Ellie and Intrepid return.

"Hey. We thought we'd make lunch- not at home, but with stuff we already have. Want some?"

Chirp!

She wiggles out from under the bed.

Hee.

Three servings it is!

She isn't prancing around Ellie's feet like Intrepid - probably fortunately, it's hard enough as it is not tripping over one eevee - but she is making doe eyes about the food, and she'll even let Ellie's hand get pretty close while setting it in her reach.

"Here you go girls. Enjoy."

She sits at the table to eat her own lunch.

Happy noms!

She settles in to groom herself after, apparently very relaxed.

"We'll be going back out for the afternoon. Do you want input on what we get for dinner?"