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The past few weeks had been, without a doubt, some of the worst that Lilith had had in her entire life. ...Well, "worst" would be putting it a bit strongly. "Most interesting" would be a much better description of the words she had said and the emotions she had felt. All were strange and foreign things. She figured that she might as well workout in the HQ's gym. The exercise was actually prescription, in a sense; the HQ's therapist [whom Lilith visited often] recommended exercise for Lilith's stress and anger issues. What better time than now to try her method out?

It was the first time that Lilith had entered the Rocket exercise facility, and she felt a bit embarrassed to be here. She prayed to Arceus that there would be none of her fellow Rockets there, and it seemed that the higher powers were with her this day, for there was not a soul in sight when she entered. Lilith breathed a deep sigh of relief and walked in. It was a spacious room, filled with machines and various contraptions made for who-knew-what. The large room was rather cold, and Lilith shivered. [The fact that she was wearing a pair of shorts and a sport tank-top did not help either. She had taken the liberty of changing into her workout clothes in her room and making her way through the less-crowded halls.]

Lilith took an elastic band that was wrapped around her wrist and tied up her long brown hair, leaving out only the piece of hair that was dyed bright red. After tightening her tennis shoes once more, she moved near the center of the room where there was a clearing and began stretching.

Lilith began her warm-up with several stretching kicks on each leg, then stretching out her shoulders and arms. She could feel a lot of tension in her body, most likely built up over years of stress. She exhaled through her nose and picked up a nearby jumping rope. After measuring it out and finding it to be the right size for her, Lilith began jumping. It didn't take long for her to tire herself out.

Breathing heavily after a short amount of time, Lilith threw the rope down on the ground. She interlaced her hands behind her neck, trying to catch her breath. She could feel the frustration welling up inside of her, and it took willpower to force it down. That made her even more tired. Lilith retrieved her bottle of water and took several large gulps. After doing so, she gasped and wiped her mouth. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw an Ivysaur making its way towards her. Lilith calmed down significantly and smiled at the Grass Pokemon. "Well, hello there, young one. What're you doing here, mm?"

At that moment, Lilith put two and two together. If a Pokemon was here, that meant that it's trainer was not too far off. She looked up and, to her silent dismay, she saw the said trainer not fifteen feet away from herself. Oh God. Lilith grimaced and stood, turning herself away from the other. If she could just ignore her while she exercised... Lilith tried to distract herself by sitting at an exercise machine. She fiddled with the weights until she found a weight that wasn't terribly hard for her to lift and proceeded to lift the bars. Interesting...

Lilith continued keeping an eye on the Ivysaur as she lifted the weights. It was curious little Pokemon, she deemed. Curiosity was admirable, but the saying was often true: "Curiosity killed the Meowth." Despite that, the Ivysaur's company was actually somewhat welcome, and it was certainly preferred over the company of humans. After several strenuous attempts of working on the weight machine, Lilith gave up on it and carefully set the bars down to their resting position. Sitting upright, she smiled at the Ivysaur.

"So, I assume that that woman over there..." Lilith gestured her head in the other Rocket's general direction. "...She is your trainer, no?" She exhaled through her nose and continued. Her usually cold eyes glowed with a warmth not seen by any human. From her short pocket she pulled a small berry treat and held it out for the Ivysaur to accept as a sign of peace.

"You know, I've always liked Grass types. They seem to be very down-to-earth most of the time." She chuckled to herself. "My first Pokemon was a Charmander, and I love her deeply, but she can get so hot-headed, right?" As she spoke to the Ivysaur, Lilith completely forgot about the other Rocket that was with her in the gym.

Lilith smiled pleasantly as the Ivysaur took the berry treat from her. She rested her hand on her chin, watching the Pokemon. She felt so much more at ease around Pokemon than anything else... All the workout did was make her tired. As Lilith looked up, she saw the Ivysaur gallivanting off towards some unknown location. Lilith sighed. She was happy for the company...

She looked up once again and saw the Pokemon running back to her. She smiled in greeting to the Ivysaur, then quickly put her guard as she saw the human being dragged along with her Pokemon. Inwardly, Lilith cursed. Dammit...

Lilith stood and stretched her arms nonchalantly. She regarded the woman with a small nod of her head and a glance in her direction. Right now, that was the best she would get. "Cal, huh? Pleasure to meet you..." She let her hands fall to her sides. "...I'm Lilith."

Lilith grimaced ever-so-slightly and looked the new human she was forced to interact with over. She didn't look... terribly unbearable, but Lilith was cautious. Despite all that had happened during her time in Team Rocket, she was always apprehensive around people. Habit, she assumed.

She blinked at the new girl's statement and realized that she has seen her around beforehand as well. Where exactly she did not recall, but it was somewhere... Perhaps it was on the raid? It was all a blur now.

Lilith chanced a quick glance at the Ivysaur at Cal's side. The sad look on its face was enough to make Lilith's heart melt. In retrospect, she wished that she had brought one of her own Pokemon with her to keep the Ivysaur company while she was held captive by this human. A kindness sparkled in Lilith's eyes once again as she spoke to Cal. "...You have a lovely Ivysaur. She looks happy to be with you."