[Yep, pretty much.]

I was reading some of the books they had back in that lab on the subject, but I guess they didn't like me hanging around and told me to get on with my journey already.

[Shrug! Gosh, who doesn't like having a bookworm hanging around their lab?]

I guess I am, I've been running into some of the trainers that arrived at the same time I did, like--well--like you, but I'm pretty much on my own.