[color=6ecff6][h2]❄Erika Olson❄[/h2][/color]
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Today was the big day and there was almost no reason not to be excited but Erika had found a way. It was early, [i]too early[/i] in the morning for Erika to be waking up, but seeing as Erika was still in Cooldome City and had to be in Pureplain City in a few hours, it was understandable as to exactly why Erika had to be up.

With a kiss and a hug from her mother, Erika sleepily followed her father out the door and into the cold biting mountain air. Erika was pretty resilient and her sweatshirt did help but this morning she made the choice to wear shorts, chilling her exposed legs. It felt like a long, exhausting walk to the train station but they eventually made it and Erika followed her dad to an open seat. There, Erika passed out rather quickly as the warmth inside felt like a thick blanket compared to what she was just experiencing and the train seats weren't [i]that[/i] bad for comfort.

Erika was awaken by her father seemingly moments later. [color=6ecff6]"Are we there yet?"[/color] Erika groggily asked as she was getting up from her seat. Her father chuckled and replied, "No, not quite. We still have a drive ahead of us.", and with that reply Erika can only groan her tired frustration. Thankfully being as tired as she were, it made the trip go by faster and she wasn't dealing with a lot of anxiety, yet.

The two found their car moments later as residents and visitors to Cooldome City couldn't easily bring their cars inside the city, let alone drive in that unique place, so many stored their cars in a parking area just around the train station that shuttles passengers through the tunnel. Again, Erika passed out almost instantly but she could feel the butterfrees flying around in her stomach.

When Erika awoke, she discovered that they had just about arrived to Pureplain City and it was at this point she started to feel very nervous. The impressive towers and landmarks of Pureplain offered a paltry distraction as the two drove through the quiet city as it was still too early for their to be a lot of activity.

The lab came in sight just as the car rounded the corner and already there were two people there waiting. Erika took a deep breath as the magnitude of what she was just about to do became apparent. In truth, she had never really left Cooldome all that much and now she was off on her own. Erika's dad pulled up and glanced over to his daughter. "Well here we are and not a moment too soon!" Erika turned and faced him, the nervousness must have been apparent because he chuckled again before leaning over and embracing his daughter. "Good luck, Erika! We will all be cheering for ya.." The two had their moment before Erika slipped out from his embrace. "And we'll be home if you ever need us." Was the last bit of words Erika's dad offered, other than a goodbye of course, as Erika opened the car door and stepped out.

She approached the other two, not looking back as for the moment, she felt like she was going to cry when she heard the car switch gears and drive off. She took a heavy swallow but didn't turn to watch her dad drive off and instead inspected the other two who were waiting. They weren't really talking and one of them looked pretty... odd. Erika wasn't one to judge, per se, but well, it was hard not to draw accusations against the girl in all black and smelling of repellent compared to the relatively normal looking girl in the workout gear. Then the realization dawned on her, she was just standing in front of these two staring and she quickly found a seat right next to the workout girl.

Normally not one to be the first to converse, Erika couldn't sit still with everything going through her head so she leaned forward and offered a friendly smile before introducing herself. [color=6ecff6]"Hi! I'm Erika!"[/color] sounding perhaps a little too friendly this early.