Finn dismounted Iris, then called Rick who was still staring at the tablet. "I may not know much about Kanto..." Said Rick "... but everyone knows Viridian Forest for its reputation of being a natural maze. Since I thought Pewter was the first city, I never bothered. But it looks like my road will be a bit less linear than I first thought." he explained, scratching his chin as he speaked. "So I guess I'll absorb the map of the region for a bit in that Pokémon Center."
Moments later, the trainers they had met on Route 1 arrived at the city. Amelia, as it was kinda expected, rushed in to the gym, eager to challenge the leader. "Are you gonna watch the match?" Rick asked, still following the girl running towards the gym with his eyes. "Moments ago, you said you were gonna try and beat the Elite 4." Rick said, turning his attention now towards Finn. "Well then, knowing your opponent is half way to get there, and you can start with that."
Rick then walked to Iris. "Walk around for a bit, have fun. I won't take too long anyways, then we can move on." he said to her. The mare noded, as her trainer went inside the Pokémon Center... before peeking outside once more. "Oh! And no eating pot plants nor people's gardens!" he shouted. Because cities aren't exactly the best places for sprinting, Iris didn't do much. She saw a pond nearby, and went there to drink some water, despite there being a trainer fishing in it. And while she wasn't very fond of strangers, after 2 hours on a boat, thirst speaked louder. Besides, the human was there before her anyways.