[color=orchid][center][h1]Sophia Danvers[/h1]
[h3]Mesalon Pokecentre[/h3][/center][/color]
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[color=orchid]"Then..."[/color] Dragging her feet and still leaning on the sturdy Steel type, Sophia nodded. [color=orchid]"I'll come along."[/color] An hour or so ago, the thought of Oscar of all people getting a badge first would have sent the shame and bitterness of her loss roiling through her again. Now that such a victory might aid an orphaned Pokemon's recovery, things were different. To think she actually wanted to see her rival [i]win[/i]... Following close behind, she stepped into the lobby.

Here they were, away from the cave and its dangers, in the light and safety of the Pokemon centre. She straightened her back, letting go of the Bronzor. Everything wavered around her as she swayed, then forced herself to stand steady. The others shouldn't have to look after her as well as the Jangmo-o, and she shouldn't even need looking after anyway.

"Gothi!" Lacey gave her a pointed look, hands on hips, then turned her attention to a chair. It scraped forward across the tiles, stopping beside Sophia. "Gothi-gothi-ta!" the childlike Pokemon insisted.

[color=orchid]"Don't worry yourself, Lacey,"[/color] the drained psychic said, although she eased herself into the chair anyway. [color=orchid]"I'm going to be alright."[/color]

She hoped the Jangmo-o would be, too, as she watched Oscar lead him to the desk.

[hider=Notes]
[b]Pokemon Party:[/b] Gothita "Lacey" lv14, Purrloin "Grimalkin" lv13, Staryu "Arcturus" lv13, Darumaka "Lumas" lv11, Shuppet (currently unnamed) lv11
[b]Pokemon in PC:[/b]
[b]Inventory:[/b] Pokeball x2, 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]"As long as he's alright watching a battle,"[/color] Amber commented as she followed the others inside, [color=chocolate]"that sounds like a good plan."[/color]

The lobby was fairly crowded, some trainers chatting face to face or on phones, others feeding and grooming Pokemon. Did everyone in this rest stop experience such things? Had they had their own brushes with death? Had they witnessed it? Was this a normal part of being a trainer?

[color=lightsteelblue]"Amber."[/color] At the sound of her name, she turned to meet that steely blue gaze. [color=lightsteelblue]"You didn't have to follow. But..."[/color] Something glimmered in Vivianne's eyes, and the corners of her mouth lifted a fraction. [color=lightsteelblue]"Thank you."[/color] Face turning stern again, the other researcher continued. [color=lightsteelblue]"Just be careful. Believe me, reading about how tough this world can be is one thing, experiencing it is another."[/color]

Amber gave a nod. [color=chocolate]"I will. And... I know."[/color] She didn't, though, she acknowledged deep down. Even after recent events, she didn't know the half of it, not yet. This journey was bound to bring greater and greater difficulties for everyone.

[hider=Notes]
[b]Pokemon Party:[/b] Kabuto "Chalcedony" lv11 (+1), Yanma "Aeshna" lv9, Rockruff "Kyra" lv13 (+1), Rowlet "Tacita" lv10, Anorith "Larimar" lv12 (+1), Sableye "Almandine" lv11 (+1)
[b]Pokemon in PC:[/b]
[b]Inventory:[/b] Pokeball x1, Potion x2, Dusk Ball x1[/hider]