[center][color=gray][h3]Leisy Takigawa[/h3][/color]— Between Stillwater and Feyhollow —[/center]
A moment of hesitation passed, purple feline silent and still as it weighed its options. Leisy held her breath as the Pokemon made up its mind, consciously hoping that the Pokemon would taker her up on her offer. Then, slowly and cautiously, the cat Pokemon leaned forwards and deposited its first prize on the floor before picking up the other bag in its mouth. Unable to resist the grin that spread over her face, Leisy found herself childishly giddy that the purple Pokemon had dropped its walls enough around her to take offered food despite the fact that the Pokemon had only just met her. Before she could do anything else other than grin goofily, however, the cat Pokemon disappeared into the forest again. 

[color=gray]“Oh,”[/color] she said, disappointment nipping at her heels as she stood up. Quickly shaking the feeling off, she retrieved Ella’s paper bag and returned to the girl’s side, stilling for a moment so that Bidein could reclaim his perch on her shoulder. [color=gray]“Congrats, on the Pumpkaboo, Ella. This is your sixth Pokemon, right? Welcome to the Skilled club,”[/color] she said, smiling brightly. The disappointment now put firmly behind her — after all, what good would it do to be caught up on something like that? — Leisy was truly happy for her friend. That the pink-haired girl’s smile seemed too wide on one side and too tight on the other did not escape Leisy, and black-haired girl honestly hoped that Ella found it in her heart to be at least a little happy that her progress was clearly marked somehow. That she was making progress rather than stagnating. 

[color=gray]“Alright, off we go then?”[/color] she asked. The girls set off for Feyhollow again, this time at a faster pace than before. It wasn’t long before the scrawny swampland made way for lush green forests, and the quaint Feyhollow rooftops were soon able to be seen.

[hr][hider=Leisy’s Pokedex]
[b]Rank: [/b]Skilled
[b]Organization: [/b]Helping Hand Guild

[b]TP:[/b] 167 +1 +1(HHG bonus) = 169

[b]Inventory:[/b][list][*]Pokeball x 3
[*]Greatball x 2
[*]Rare Candy x 2
[*]Twisted Spoon
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[b]Pokemon:[/b][list][*]Bidein “Dei” ♂ — Fletchinder (12)
[*]Naunet ♀ — Piplup (12) 
[*]Devinco “Devi” ♂ — Larvitar (10) 
[*]Cassia “Sia” ♀ — Ekans (1) 
[*]Tyrus ♂ — Gastly (2)
[*]Animo “Nemo” ♂ — Sewaddle (1)
[/list][/hider]
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[center][color=indianred][h3]Shanae Eller[/h3][/color]— Ironforge —[/center]
[color=indianred]“Excuse me?”[/color] Shanae asked, not understanding what the boy meant. 

“Well, for starters, you forgot to get the Greatball mentioned in the mission guidelines,” Marvin said, pulling out the mentioned red-striped-blue on white Pokeball and tossing it to Shanae with an easy underhand motion. “Secondly, you have no idea where to start looking.” 

[color=indianred]“‘No idea where to look?’”[/color] Shanae echoed, brows furrowing. [color=indianred]“Sure I may not be from around here, but some basic rules apply to Pokemon tracking — including one that points me to the farthest deserted spot on the map,”[/color] Shanae said with a frown. 

“That rule might be true for most places, but not here in Ironforge,” the boy said, landing on the dusty ground with both feet and leading the way around the bend of the mound confidently. “You see, this is an abandoned coal mine. ‘Abandoned’  not because it became too difficult to extract the remaining deposits of coal, though. This mine was cleaned out,” Marvin explained, nodding to the boarded-up entrance of the mine. A signpost beside the nailed pile of wooden boards told the same story the boy had, and Shanae grimaced. 

[i]Being shown up by someone never feels good,[/i] she thought. [i]Especially when he’s a kid over five years younger than me.[/i]

Still, Shanae knew how to admit her own faults, and she did so — albeit a little begrudgingly. [color=indianred]“Alright then, Marvin. Clearly being a local has its perks. But did your father clear your participation?”[/color] [i]It’s not me being competitive and begrudging,[/i] she told herself, [i]at least not entirely.[/i]

“Er, well, about that,” the boy said sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. Shanae dropped her frown, her heart going out to the boy. There was a time in her life when she’d been discriminated against too. Her age, her gender, her upbringing — they were all pitted against her at least once in her life, and each time Shanae had done her best to push past the frustrating judgement passed upon her. A helping, encouraging hand reached out to her once, and she felt that it was only right for her to do the same.

[color=indianred]“Nevermind then. Just don’t get in my way during a battle,”[/color] Shanae said, flashing the boy a grin. [color=indianred]“Alright then, Marv. Where to?”[/color]

[hr][hider=Shanae’s Pokedex]
[b]Rank: [/b]Skilled
[b]Organization: [/b]Helping Hand Guild [Founder]

[b]TP:[/b] 46 +1 +1(HHG) = 48

[b]Inventory:[/b][list][*]Pokeball x 2
[*]Evolution Shard x 1
[*]Great Ball x 1
[/list]
[b]Pokemon:[/b][list][*]Ebon ♂ — Houndour (9)
[*]Turris ♂ — Aron ( 9) 
[*]Dius ♂ — Trapinch (7) 
[*]Amatorius ♂ — Jigglypuff (7) 
[*]Alcedo “Alci” ♀ — Joltik (2) 
[*]Otiosus “Oti” ♂ — Lombre (5) 
[*]Endymion “Endy” ♂ — Lapras (10)
[hider=Pokemon Reserves:][list][*]♀ — Hoppip (1) 
[/list][/hider][/list][/hider][hr]
147 -10(organization = 137CP