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[h2][Color=641E16]| ROUTE 1: Beach |[/color][/h2][h3][Color=641E16][i]| January 2nd, Dawn| [/i][/color][/h3]
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[Color=rosybrown][B]They/Them[/B] Pronouns for When Referring to Rin.[/color]
[Color=E6B0AA][i]Thank You![/i][/color]
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Rin had never seen a larva move so fast before, but in the blink of an eye the Fire Type fled from Anu's [u][i][b]Water Gun[/b][/i][/u] and launched its own counter-attack. In the form of [u][i][b]String Shot[/b][/i][/u] no less! Not only blocking the Water Type's vision, but Anusobeket's mouth was also quickly stopped up. As well as her face. Then her arms. Legs too! [color=rosybrown]"Anu,"[/color] Rin cried out as soon the [i]Totodile[/i] was almost indistinguishable from a [i]Silcoon.[/i] Her one exposed eye was swirly from having fainted, and so her trainer's grimace became one of concern and defeat. As Rin began clawing away at the stringy binds that held their starter, the [I]Larvesta[/i] fled. [Color=rosybrown]"Dammit,"[/color] they muttered under their breath after whipping their head around just in time to see The Torch Pokémon leave. [Color=rosybrown]"I wanted to start off today with a win, but,"[/color] Gerseti shuffled awkwardly as Rin paused having finally freed the fainted pokémon. [Color=rosybrown]"I couldn't give that to you. I'm sorry. You did your best."[/color] Rin dusted off the last few strands of [u][i][b]String Shot[/b][/i][/u] that remained. Holding her in their arms, Rin returned her to her pokéball. [Color=rosybrown]"Rest well, champ. Hopefully we'll be in Sunsay by the time you wake up."[/color] Rin turned to Gerseti with a half-grin. [Color=rosybrown]"You want some breakfast?"[/color]

With that, Rin proceeded to heading back to camp where Olotah and Osajyin had been patiently waiting; Olo entertaining himself with a seashell he'doesn't found, and Osaja still soaking up the sun's rays. Thankfully for the pokémon, Rin's older sister Yeri had gifted them a box of assorted poffins on New Year's Eve. Thankfully for Rin, their other sister Umi had acutely taped a small chart to the back of the box explaining the relationship between Pokémon Natures and Poffin Preferences. It took awhile to work out seeing as Rin couldn't really gage if Osajyin was [i][b]Docile, Mild, Quiet, Calm, Gentle, Relaxed, or Lax[/b] . . . (finding the difference between the last two had taken well over half an hour),[/i] but after some trial and error, everything sorted itself out, and Rin learned a lot from the experience. Especially on the exact distiction between queasy green and Osaja's naturally yelow-green. Following breakfast, they all helped pack away camp. Well, as much as two quadrupeds could actually help pack, but in the end the beach was left as spotless as when they'd first seen it; all of it stowed back into their rucksack from home or their backpack from Professor Eugene. At some point their Pokédex lit up, indicating a message from Liz, but Rin was too caught up in cleaning to notice. While Rin wasn't really the nit-picking type, they still had nightmares about falling into their sister Kairi's abysmally deep pile of dirty clothes when they were four. So to say the incident had taught them the moral of picking up after yourself would be an understatement. 

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[h2][Color=641E16]| ROUTE 1 |[/color][/h2][h3][Color=641E16][i]| January 2nd, Late Morning | [/i][/color][/h3]
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[I]One[/i] binder, [i]two[/i] hearing aids, [i]three[/i] layers of warm clothing, [i]four[/i] strapped-in pokéballs, and [i]five[/i] attempts at a cheesy speach later and Rin was back on the main road between Zurest and Sunsay. Wind at their back and their goal ahead of them, Rin confidently marched forward. They'd definitely made a lot of progress yesterday through all of their ill-advised running, but with all of their backtracking Rin just hoped they could get to Sunsay before sunset. They probably could, but Rin's perception of travel time was greatly skewed by having only taken a ferry between far distances before. Rin had never walked this far from home in their life. It was exciting though! One never knew what they'd encounter, and the possibilities were endlessly growing with each step they took. Would they bump into a trainer? Would they stumble across a Legendary? Would nothing hinder their journey forward at all? Rin didn't know, and that was the best part of it all. This was an adventure! They were a Pokémon Trainer! This was everything they've ever dreamed of.

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