[color=orchid][center][h1]Sophia Danvers[/h1]
[h3]Mesalon Gym[/h3][/center][/color]
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Sophia turned away from the others, cringing as she hurried from the room in search of the healing machine. Rheese had seen that, he hadn't said anything but he'd surely seen... and so had this newcomer in desert robes... and so had Oscar.

Sure enough, the one she could least bring herself to face was the one who spoke to her. She turned around, forcing herself to meet his gaze as she folded her arms.

[color=orchid]"Heh. I'll... I'll show you what I'm really capable of then!"[/color] Despite her efforts to sound confident, her voice shook, betraying the cracks in her facade. [color=orchid]"You've already seen it for yourself once! Th-That, just now... That meant nothing! How was I supposed to know that Rattata was a Dark type? Hmph!"[/color]

She placed the three Pokeballs in the machine, shoulders hunched and trembling as she stood over it, waiting for her Pokemon to be healed. She'd gone and let them down again.

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[b]Pokemon Party:[/b] Gothita "Lacey" lv13, Purrloin "Grimalkin" lv12, Staryu "Arcturus" lv11
[b]Pokemon in PC:[/b]
[b]Inventory:[/b] Pokeball x3, TM33 (Reflect)[/hider]
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[color=chocolate][center][h1]Amber Pine[/h1]
[h3]Mesalon Pokecentre[/h3][/center][/color]
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[color=chocolate]"Well,"[/color] Amber replied to Aedre's comment, [color=chocolate]"there are a few theories about Honedge. One is that they're the souls of warriors who died in battle and still had things they wanted to accomplish, possessing either their own swords to keep fighting, or the swords of their enemies to get revenge by drinking their life force. Another is that they're spirits who were summoned by soldiers to aid them, and slowly drained their wielders as a price. But nobody knows for sure. And yes, how exactly ghost Pokemon can breed is still a mystery."[/color]

She thought for a moment. [color=chocolate]"Something that confuses me is how certain Pokemon can become Ghost types as they evolve. Froslass, for example. It's said they're born from the souls of women lost in the mountains possessing shards of ice, but they evolve from Snorunt, a pure Ice type with an alternate evolutionary path. Maybe it's just a legend, or maybe there are two kinds of Froslass, some who were once Snorunts and some who were once human? I mean, as fascinating as the thought of rebirth as a Ghost type sounds..."[/color] At that point, several people moved away from her. [color=chocolate]"That story is a little baffling."[/color]

The reactions of those around her indicated it was time to stop babbling. Besides, the mysteries surrounding death were something she'd rather discover much later in life, not any time soon. Memories of that close call with the Aerodactyl brought a shudder.

[color=chocolate]"Uh, anyway."[/color] She looked over at Rachel. [color=chocolate]"I just wanted to know, what are the nearby towns like? And what are the best places for research? I hear Qualeen has quite a reputation for that, is it true there's a fossil revival lab there?"[/color]

[hider=Notes]
[b]Pokemon Party:[/b] Kabuto "Chalcedony" lv10, Yanma "Aeshna" lv9, Rockruff "Kyra" lv12, Rowlet "Tacita" lv10, Anorith "Larimar" lv11
[b]Pokemon in PC:[/b]
[b]Inventory:[/b] Pokeball x2, Potion x3, Dusk Ball x2[/hider]