[center][color=gray][h3]Leisy Takigawa[/h3][/color]— Stillwater —[/center]
Leisy watched in awe as the black figure floated up from the crowd, moving towards where she and her friends were. [i]A spectre — a grim reaper,[/i] Leisy thought, eyes wide as the wraith approached. [i]Are we… Are we dead?[/i]

When the Pokemon spoke, a chill rolled down Leisy’s spine. She had never given it much thought as to what death would sound like if personified, but this creature didn’t fit the bill. It’s voice was too snide, too haughty, too lacking in omniscience to be the personification of death. When the creature spoke its name, Leisy thought back to the children's’ rhyme about sleep — how Cresselia, the lunar Pokemon, would rescue good children from nightmares of Darkrai and grant them sweet dreams instead. 

[i]So this is Darkrai?[/i] she wondered, looking up at the pitch-black Pokemon as it spoke. [i]Does this mean we really are dreaming?[/i]

The dark-type’s last question was dangled in front of Leisy like a cat would dangle life in front of a mouse, letting the squeaking animal escape briefly only to give chase and sink its claws in deeper. Still, Leisy had questions, and she would be willing to venture out of the claws if it meant she got answers.

[color=gray]“Are we dreaming?”[/color] she asked the Pokemon, pointing to the bodies beside her, [color=gray]“Or are we dead?”[/color]

When Ella asked her question, Leisy snapped around to look at her friend. [color=gray]“No, Ella. No,”[/color] she said firmly. [color=gray]“We took on this mission together, so we have equal responsibility in whatever happens to us. But if you sacrifice yourself now, it’ll all be my fault then. That I didn’t convince you out of it, that I wasn’t strong enough to save you,”[/color] Leisy said, shaking her head. [color=gray]“But other than me, what about you? Your Pokemon, your parents, your friends… None of them will ever hear from you again. Will you really willingly make them go through all that grief, pain, and suffering?”[/color]

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

[b]TP:[/b] 119 +1 +1(HHG bonus) = 121

[b]Inventory:[/b][list][*]Pokeball x 3
[*]Greatball x 2
[*]Rare Candy x 2
[*]Twisted Spoon
[/list]
[b]Pokemon:[/b][list][*]Bidein “Dei” ♂ — Fletchinder (10)
[*]Naunet ♀ — Piplup (10) 
[*]Devinco “Devi” ♂ — Larvitar (8) 
[*]Cassia “Sia” ♀ — Ekans (1) 
[*]Tyrus ♂ — Gastly (2)
[*]Animo “Nemo” ♂ — Sewaddle (1)
[/list][/hider]
[@luckyblackcat] [@lugubrious]
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[center][color=lightsteelblue][h3]Cillian Weiss[/h3][/color]— Zephyr Strip —[/center]
[color=lightsteelblue]“Whoa, do you just carry around that much cash?”[/color] Cillian asked, eyes wide as Tora returned with a laptop in her hands. [color=lightsteelblue]“What if we get robbed or something?”[/color]

Cillian was silent as he watched the Rotom load itself into the computer and start his search for the Porygon-Z. [color=lightsteelblue]“This is really cool,”[/color] he said as the Rotom pulled up a loading bar. [i]A ghost-electric dual that can possess appliances is looking for a virtual Pokemon that lives entirely in the digital world,[/i] Cillian thought, grinning. [i]Pokemon really are amazing.[/i]

[color=lightsteelblue]“Tapu Cocoa for me too — could use some hot cocoa right about now,”[/color] Cillian said, straightening up and pulling out some Poke and handing it to her.

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

[b]TP:[/b] 107 +1 +1(HHG) = 109
[b]Inventory:[/b][list][*]Pokeball x 4
[*]Rare Candy x 2
[/list]
[b]Pokemon:[/b][list][*]Hazmat “Haz” ♂ — Charmander (9)
[*]Kelby “Kelb” ♂ — Mudkip (9) 
[*]Decus ♂ — Scyther (6)
[*]♂ — Bulbasaur (2)
[*]♂ — Scraggy (1)
[/list][/hider]
[@silver fox][@toadropes]
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[center][color=indianred][h3]Shanae Eller[/h3][/color]— Ironforge —[/center]
“Boss, a trainer’s here to see ‘ya,” Twirly Beard said, announcing Shanae’s arrival. Walking into the office, Shanae was greeted by an ornate carpet upon which a spacious desk was stationed, the backdrop a wall of clear glass that showed the rows of skyscrapers and factories near this one. Behind the desk was a chair turned away from Shanae — a large, red leather swivel chair that, if not for the hand drumming a steady rhythm on one of its handles, Shanae would have overlooked entirely.

“So you’re here for the mission, are you?” the hoarse voice asked in a deep and cracked drawl.

[color=indianred]“Yep,”[/color] Shanae said brightly. She paused briefly, considering silence briefly before continuing. [color=indianred]“Um, Marvin, you still need to work on the voice thing a little more. Right now, you sound like a dying whale.”[/color]

“Shanae?” the voice asked, swiveling his chair around. A blonde-haired boy around fifteen sat in the chair, eyes wide and mouth open as he stared at the woman in shock. “What are you doing here?”

[color=indianred]“Taking a mission,”[/color] Shanae replied, waving the notice around. [color=indianred]“The one your father put on the mission board?”[/color]

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

[b]TP:[/b] 24 +1 +1(HHG) = 26

[b]Inventory:[/b][list][*]Pokeball x 2
[*]Evolution Shard x 1
[*]Great Ball x 1
[/list]
[b]Pokemon:[/b][list][*]Ebon ♂ — Houndour (7)
[*]Turris ♂ — Aron (7) 
[*]Dius ♂ — Trapinch (5) 
[*]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]
130 CP