[color=hotpink][h2][center]♥ Ellanor "Ella" Beaufort ♥[/center][/h2][/color]
[color=hotpink][h3][center]Location: Feyhollow Town[/center][/h3][/color]
[@Dusksong]

Ella squinted through the darkness at the rows of flowers, their petals folded, their colours muted by shadows. [color=hotpink]"Yeah... It could be hiding here, though,"[/color] she said, tentatively reaching for a Pokeball and pressing the button. 

[color=hotpink]"Sorry about earlier, Jumbles... But thanks,"[/color] she said as the Inkay appeared. [color=hotpink]"The Cutiefly's home now. Do you know if there's another one around here?"[/color]

Jumbles drifted ahead, stopping every few seconds, turning from side to side as he concentrated. A knot formed in Ella's stomach as the Inkay's stare fell on the wild foliage ahead. With a squeak, the Psychic type pointed one of his tendrils in the direction of the gnarled trees, and their hidden dangers.

[color=hotpink]"Well... To the forest it is, then,"[/color] Ella said with a slight nervous laugh as she and Jumbles led the group. [color=hotpink]"It'll be fine, though! Leisy, you have some pretty strong Pokemon!"[/color]

Letting out Treasure just in case - Fairy types in the forest were the ones to be most careful of, so a Poison type would be good for defense - Ella followed the Inkay. Hopefully their task would be completed quickly. Hopefully the psychic Pokemon's abilities would allow the group to find the Cutiefly before they ran into any trouble.

[hider=Ella]
[b]TP:[/b] +1 (54)
[b]Pokemon:[/b]
[list][*]Trubbish (Treasure), female, lv15
[*]Ekans (Smiley), male, lv7
[*]Duskull (Brighteye), female, lv27
[*]Inkay (Jumbles), male, lv9
[*]Stunky (Allsort), male, lv8
[*]Pumpkaboo (Lucette), female, lv6[/list]
[b]Inventory:[/b]
[list][*]Potion x1
[*]Black Sludge x1
[*]Pokeball x1
[*]Rare Candy x6[/list]
[b]Rank:[/b] Skilled
[b]Organisation:[/b] None[/hider]
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[color=springgreen][h2][center]✿ Florence Hadley ✿[/center][/h2][/color]
[color=springgreen][h3][center]Location: Feyhollow Town[/center][/h3][/color]
[@Dusksong]

Florence's arms tensed around Bonica as she edged into the forest, glancing this way and that at the tangles of vines and the skittering of shapes, bathed in the Inkay's eerie light. With all the predators out here, they'd have to find the Cutiefly fast, especially if it didn't know how to survive in the wild.

Trotting by her trainer's feet, Vernie looked up, letting out an intrigued "Chi?". The Grass-type scampered ahead, towards rustling shrubbery. Slowly, quietly, Florence drew nearer. Had they found the third Cutiefly already?

Instead of the bug, though, a pink, vaguely star-shaped Pokemon ran out. Two more joined it, toddling and giggling, beckoning another Pokemon to follow. It emerged, quite different to the others, with an egg-shaped body and a tuft of curly hair.

[color=springgreen]"Well aren't all of you cute,"[/color] Florence said with a hint of a smile. If she could have let Vernie and Bonica join in, she would have. Sadly, though, there was no time to spare. [color=springgreen]"But I'm afraid we've got a Pokemon to find..."[/color]

One of the Cleffas pushed the Happiny, sending her toppling over. Snickering, the three Fairy types skipped out of sight, leaving the other baby Pokemon whimpering and struggling to right herself.

Staring in shock at the sudden display of cruelty, Florence bent down and checked over the Happiny. Although unhurt, she writhed more than ever, puffing up her cheeks as she tried to get to her feet, seemingly insistent that she could do so on her own.

[color=springgreen]"Hey, come on, up you get,"[/color] Florence whispered, helping the Pokemon stand. As Vernie stepped over, saying something, the Happiny cheered up. Both Pokemon started running around, Bonica quickly tottering over and joining in.

[color=springgreen]"Uh, well..."[/color] The beginner trainer bit the inside of her lip. She wasn't about to leave this Happiny on her own, not after her "friends" had abandoned her like that. [color=springgreen]"We've got to get going, but, umm... You can come along, if you want."[/color] She took out one of the Pokeballs she'd bought earlier, letting the Happiny tap the button and vanish inside.

Happiny, the baby form of Chansey... During her studies, she'd seen quite a few Chanseys and Blisseys, but would she be able to bond with this Pokemon well enough to raise her to her final evolution? Not for the first time, the thought of balancing all her duties as a trainer worried her. That had been twice now she'd been unable to let a young Pokemon play.

She let the Happiny out again. [color=springgreen]"Umm, I tell you what..."[/color] she said, looking down at her entire team. [color=springgreen]"Once we've found this Cutiefly, once we're out of the forest, you'll all get a good, long play session. We could set aside a day just for bonding and exploring, at some point."[/color] Even to Florence, there seemed to be too much emphasis on the last part of that sentence. [color=springgreen]"But right now, it's probably best for you to be in here."[/color]

She returned her two baby Pokemon to their Pokeballs, leaving Vernie out, although she kept a hand at her belt in case she had to recall her for any reason. Turning her attention back to the task at hand, she kept a look out for the lost Cutiefly.

[hider=Florence]
[b]TP:[/b] +1 +1 (interacted with Cleffas) +5 (caught Happiny) (19)
[b]Pokemon:[/b]
[list][*]Chikorita (Vernie), female, lv4
[*]Budew (Bonica), female, lv4
[*]Happiny (currently unnamed), female, lv1[/list]
[b]Inventory:[/b]
[list][*]Pokeball x1
[*]Potion x1
[*]Rare Candy x2[/list]
[b]Rank:[/b] Beginner
[b]Organisation:[/b] Aether Foundation[/hider]
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[hider=CP]+1 (36)[/hider]