[color=springgreen][h2][center]✿ Florence Hadley ✿[/center][/h2][/color]
[color=springgreen][h3][center]Location: Greenhaven[/center][/h3][/color]
[@Dusksong]

Florence had known all along there was a chance Vernie wouldn't be anywhere nearby. Knowing, though, wasn't the same as accepting. The news still brought a fresh stab of pain. Raw, unbearable pain.

The hope she'd let build up, along with the strength it had given her, faded away. She hunched over, shaking her head, still unprepared - unable - to face the truth. [color=springgreen]"But..."[/color] she whispered. [color=springgreen]"B-but... it seemed like we were so close..."[/color]

Disappointment, guilt, and sickening worry roiled through her. [color=springgreen]"I failed her..."[/color] Tears choked the words. [color=springgreen]"She... She was so excited about setting out, and... and n-now... Who knows what's happening to her!"[/color] She couldn't bring herself to think about what her closest friend could be going through right now. [color=springgreen]"If only I'd been thinking... if-if only I hadn't dragged her into that mission right away..."[/color] Instead of being able to say anything more, she broke down sobbing.

Had starting out as a trainer been the biggest mistake she'd ever made?

[hider=Florence]
[b]TP:[/b] +1 (48)
[b]Pokemon:[/b]
[list][*]Chikorita (Vernie), female, lv5 [b](Missing)[/b]
[*]Budew (Bonica), female, lv7
[*]Happiny (Panacea), female, lv5
[*]Cutiefly (Chay), male, lv2
[*]Cacnea (Tiergan), male, lv11[/list]
[b]Inventory:[/b]
[list][*]Pokeball x1
[*]Rare Candy x2[/list]
[b]Rank:[/b] Beginner
[b]Organisation:[/b] Aether Foundation[/hider]
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[color=hotpink][h2][center]♥ Ellanor "Ella" Beaufort ♥[/center][/h2][/color]
[color=hotpink][h3][center]Location: Greenhaven[/center][/h3][/color]
[@Dusksong]

Ella sat helplessly as she watched Florence break. There was no other way to describe it - seeing the hope leave her eyes, seeing her crumple, hearing her speech drowned by tears.

[color=hotpink]"No... Florence, no. It wasn't your fault,"[/color] Ella said, knowing all the while how unlikely she was to comfort her friend. She rummaged through her bag, and, unable to find a tissue, handed Florence one of the brightly-coloured, boldly-patterned rags she kept around for sewing projects. [color=hotpink]"We know it's possible to beat those poachers. We all managed to get those other Pokemon out, so we'll find Vernie, and we'll do the same for her."[/color]

It was just the three of them now, Vivian having gone home to support her family and Petals after their ordeal. Even so, Ella was prepared to help Florence in any way she could, and presumably, so was Leisy... but how would they, when they didn't have the slightest idea where to search?

[hider=Ella]
[b]TP:[/b] +1 (81)
[b]Pokemon:[/b]
[list][*]Trubbish (Treasure), female, lv20
[*]Ekans (Smiley), male, lv8
[*]Duskull (Brighteye), female, lv35
[*]Inkay (Jumbles), male, lv12
[*]Stunky (Allsort), male, lv11
[*]Pumpkaboo (Lucette), female, lv9
[*]Weedle (Taffy), female, lv1
[*]Nidoran (Pincushion), male, lv4[/list]
[b]Inventory:[/b]
[list][*]Black Sludge x1
[*]Pokeball x1
[*]Great Ball x1[/list]
[b]Rank:[/b] Skilled
[b]Organisation:[/b] None[/hider]
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[hider=CP]+1 (75)[/hider]