[center][color=#d3381c][h3]~Claire Blackwood~[/h3][/color][/center]

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Ralia, Ralts
Level: 7
Status: Perfectly fine.
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Potion x1
Antidote x1
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Haha! At this rate they were gonna be the top trainer in the region in no time. Ralia was showing those who dared to get in the way of their search for the perfect second partner who was boss easily! Bug types were no match for her confusion, and she had nothing to fear from their attacks, unless they ran across a pokemon with a poison type move. Then well, they might be in a bit of trouble but Claire was confident in her and her partners abilities to pull a win out of nowhere as fabulously as they could.

Still, it was a bit disappointing they weren't finding any particularly good pokemon around here. Er, not that there was anything wrong with Volbeat or Caterpies, but she was hoping for something with a bit more style. Maybe she'd have to head into the deeper parts of the forest...perhaps talk with that suspicious looking lady. She stood out quite a bit and looked like she might have some juicy info on some fabulous pokemon. At least she found a pretty useful antidote someone had dropped. That'd come in handy around here.

And then a rather odd smell drifted through the woods. She stopped, taking a look around. She didn't know what it was, or where it was coming from but it was definitely not something that one would find in the city. Then maybe...that was it! That was definitely the smell of victory! Whatever that was coming from, it just [i]had[/i] to be hers! A confident smirk formed on the redheads lips as she started to follow it.

[color=#d3381c]"Come on Ralia, We're not gonna let it get away!"[/color] The redhead broke off into a sprint as she picked Ralia up and carried her in her arms. Claire followed the scent off the beaten path and deeper into the forest, only stopped to make sure she was following whatever it was the best she could. It took some work, a bit of backtracking and a bit more jogging but eventually it paid off. Soon, Claire and Ralia found themselves at the base of a tree.

[color=#d3381c]"This is definitely where it's coming from...hmm..."[/color] Claire stopped walking, looking at the tree and the area. Volbeats were still buzzing around, as well as a few scattered caterpie doing whatever it was caterpies do. [color=#d3381c]"See anything Ralia?"[/color]

[color=#d3381c]"Rrral!~"[/color] With a cheerful cry of confirmation, Ralia jumped down from Claire's arms and pointed towards the tree. Claire turned her head towards it, noticing a fairly faint color red coming from behind it. Was that...? She pulled out her pokedex, just to make sure. A Ladyba! Well, lucky day indeed! While maybe not her first choice, she couldn't say the little things weren't adorable. It was decided then and there, that she would make the pokemon hers.

Cautiously, Claire approached the tree. At first, she didn't notice the other Ladyba in the tree. She was focused on the one in front of her. It seemed to her, like it was perhaps a little bit lost with all the Volbeat and others around.

[color=#d3381c]"Hey there little guy,"[/color] Ralia tugged on her pants, getting her attention before pointing upwards. The confident smirk was replaced by an uneasy grin as she noticed the other bug types in the tree. Staring at her. Menacingly. [color=#d3381c]"Ohokay...and suddenly I've waltzed into a socially awkward kids nightmare."[/color] She turned her head back to the one hiding behind the tree. Well, she wasn't planning on doing anything to harm the adorable little thing so she was pretty sure she was safe.

[color=#d3381c]"Not exactly giving me a warm welcome, are ya? I'm not some big scary monster from Poke Souls that's gonna defeat ya and take your experience, promise."[/color] The redhead gave the pokemon a friendly smile while Ralia walked around the tree a bit closer.

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Action taken: Talk to the Ladyba.