Head back inside

As much as you were tempted to immediately go off and talk to your new capture, there really wasn't a hurry and you ought to go talk to your dad.

You passed Wally leaving, and he was still excited about his new pokemon.

{if May Travel==1}May looked at you curiously. "Where'd you run off to?"

"I wanted to see if the girl who ran out was okay, but I didn't see her." You lied.

May nodded, and then you{else}You{endif} walked up to your dad. "Hey."

Your father turned to you. "Hello, Emery... If you want to become a strong trainer, here's my advice. Head for Rustboro City beyond this town." He pointed in the general direction of Rustboro. "There, you should challenge the Gym Leader, Roxanne. After her, go on to other Pokémon Gyms and defeat their Leaders. Collect Badges from them, understood? Of course, I'm a Gym Leader, too. We'll battle one day, son. But that's only after you become stronger."

You frowned at him. "I was going to challenge you now."

Your father shook his head. "I haven't got a low level team trained up yet, only my teams for trainers with more badges. If I were to accept your challenge, it would just lead to your pokemon getting hurt."

"But-"

"No, Emery. Come back when you have at least four badges." His firm expression told you that you weren't going to get anywhere talking to him like this.