[color=chocolate][center][h1]Amber Pine[/h1]
[h3]Mesalon Pokecentre[/h3][/center][/color]
[@OtomostheCrazy] [@Dusksong]

[color=chocolate]"There's nothing to be sorry about!"[/color] Amber said, after listening intently. [color=chocolate]"Talk all you want. Fascinating, aren't they, Ghost types? There are all sorts of theories, yet so little is known for sure about them."[/color] A Ghost type was one she wanted to catch at some point - if she could find one here, it would most likely be helpful in the gym battle. The only problem was, apparently they weren't the easiest to train. Maybe she could ask Aedre for advice?

As Edea started wildly dancing around, Kyra leapt out of the way with a startled "Ruff!".

[color=chocolate]"Uh, careful with those maracas!"[/color] Amber said, stepping back. [color=chocolate]"As interesting as it is to see that dance in action."[/color]

She listened to Aedre's information about the Fletchling. [color=chocolate]"I was studying a flock of Fletchlings earlier. Precisely, the songs they use to communicate. I can see why you like them,"[/color] she said with a smile before turning back to Deneb.

[color=chocolate]"Today's the first time I've seen a Rockruff, but I've read about them. Apparently, the younger and lower-level they are, the more sociable they are. They become more independent as they gain experience."[/color] There was something sad in her eyes as she looked at the little dog, imagining her gradually losing her friendliness. [color=chocolate]"But they always remain loyal to their trainers. And they evolve into one of two different forms, depending on time of day. It seems similar to the way Eevee's environment determines its evolution, except its type isn't affected. Instead, the two forms have different strengths and personalities."[/color]

She looked over at Aedre again. [color=chocolate]"You see? You're not the only one who talks a lot about Pokemon."[/color]

[hider=Notes]
[b]Pokemon Party:[/b] Kabuto "Chalcedony" lv10, Yanma "Aeshna" lv9, Rockruff "Kyra" lv10
[b]Pokemon in PC:[/b]
[b]Inventory:[/b] Pokeball x3, Potion x3, Dusk Ball x2[/hider]
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[color=orchid][center][h1]Sophia Danvers[/h1]
[h3]Mesalon Pokecentre -> Outside[/h3][/center][/color]
[@fer1323] [@Heckno12] [@OtomostheCrazy]

Sophia reminded herself what she'd said yesterday. Oscar wasn't the easiest person to work with, to put it mildly, but work with him she would. And considering what Solanna had revealed, the group would have to look out for each other even as high-level trainers... especially as high-level trainers.

[color=orchid]"So you're finally being reasonable,"[/color] she replied, keeping her pointed glare on Oscar. [color=orchid]"I'm up for a training session later..."[/color] She glanced down at her Pokemon. [color=orchid]"If you three are."[/color]

She still had to do what she'd set out on this journey to do - become the kind of trainer her family wanted her to be. They'd planned this her entire life, and she wasn't about to back out now. Besides, she of all people shouldn't be afraid. Her goal, as well as to improve as a trainer, was to be powerful in quite another way.

Except, if Ray was right, how would she overcome what was holding her back while under more pressure than ever?

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Alexis rush from the building. [color=orchid]"Alexis?"[/color] With a surge of panic, she ran across the room. If an enraged Detective Hammer noticed the girl in her current state... Sophia didn't want to think about it.

[i][color=orchid]"Alexis, careful! Don't let that detective see you!"[/color][/i] This was more difficult with somebody who wasn't also a psychic, but Sophia put all the effort she could into sending the thought to Alexis. The room whirled and blurred around her.

Trying to shake off the fatigue, she stumbled from the building. The moment she did so, the ground lurched up. She yelped as her already bruised hands and knees struck the concrete.

Distressed cries registered through the dizziness, the cries of her Pokemon as they surrounded her. Right now, though, Sophia wasn't thinking about her own state. She owed Alexis a lot, after all.

[hider=Notes]
[b]Pokemon Party:[/b] Gothita "Lacey" lv10, Purrloin "Grimalkin" lv9, Staryu "Arcturus" lv8
[b]Pokemon in PC:[/b]
[b]Inventory:[/b] Pokeball x3, TM33 (Reflect)[/hider]
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[color=orangered][center][h1]Solanna Delacloude[/h1]
[h3]Mesalon Pokecentre -> Outside[/h3][/center][/color]
[@fer1323] [@Heckno12]

[color=orangered]"Yep! I'd be happy to help people train!"[/color] Solanna answered, her enthusiasm a little forced. She'd be alright with a sparring session - sort of. As long as it wasn't any kind of competitive battle.

At the sound of a cry and a thud, she spun around. [color=orangered]"Sophia!"[/color] Running outside, she crouched down by the girl's side and helped her up, despite her protests that she was alright. Shame coursed through Solanna at the thought that she'd considered asking Sophia for help, even though the brunette had clearly been trying to hide how unwell she was, and was still doing so.