[color=6ecff6][h2]❄Erika Olson❄[/h2][/color]
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[img]http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/c/ca/Spr_5b_361.png[/img]
Sno, Snorunt ♀
Level 13
Status: [color=00a651]Fresh[/color]

[img]https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/c/cc/Spr_5b_345.png[/img]
Eep, Lileep ♂
Level 10
Status: [color=00a651]Fresh[/color]

[img]https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/a1/Spr_5b_443_m.png[/img]
Gibs, Gible ♂
Level 14
Status: [color=00a651]Fresh[/color]

[img]https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/f/fa/Spr_5b_255_m.png[/img]
Chic, Torchic ♀
Level 12
Status: [color=00a651]Fresh[/color]

[img]https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/2/2b/Spr_5b2_025_m.png[/img]
Chu, Pikachu ♂
Level 10
Status: [color=00a651]Fresh[/color]
[img]http://www.pokestadium.com/sprites/xy/inkay-2.gif[/img]
Kay, Inkay ♀
Level 11
Status: [color=00a651]Fresh[/color]
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0 Potion
2 Pokeballs
1 Aspear Berry
3 Tanga Berries
2 Spelon Berries
3 Chesto Berries
1 Bug Gem
1 Jaw Fossil
1 Guide to Mt. Strength
8675P
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It was Erika's first official loss and as briefly disheartening as it was, she wasn't going to let it get her down. After all, her mother had told her several stories of about it took several attempts to beat a few gyms when she was Erika's age. However, Erika was a bit of a poor sport, thinking the Flower Lady was a bit smug, shooting a wayward glare at Daisy before turning to head back to the reception. If Daisy was an indication of just how tough Stillwood's Gym is, then Erika had her work cut out for her. She wondered how far Claire had gotten. She probably had evolved her Pokemon already and probably had two gym badges.

Despite how Erika's apprehension about being inferior, she was still glad to finally catch up to Claire. After all, the two had originally planned on adventuring together and if her time with Joshua and Ewan had proven anything, it was that company really helped with the journey. When she finally saw Claire, Erika waved and looked sincerely happy to see her, as if an old friend. [color=6ecff6]"Hi Claire! I hope you've been having fun so far and it is nice to finally catch up to you. I think.. but you probably have three gym badges by now!"[/color]

Erika would wait a moment for Claire's response but assuming the reality, Erika had no gym badges so having any was impressive. Hearing Claire's success would easily prompt Erika's next request. [color=6ecff6]"Ooh, I bet you have a strong team then, huh. Here, let me show you what I caught so far."[/color]

Now unless there was any reason to, like if Claire wanted to keep the teams a secret for a potential battle between the two, Erika would pull her full team from her Pokeballs and introducing each one to Claire and likely her team. All except for Kay were rather polite and happy to greet each other which reminded Erika that she had done those Treetop battles for a reason. She dug into her bag pulled out a Spleon Berry. [color=6ecff6]"Here Kay. Be nice to everyone."[/color] Erika would offer her Inkay a berry which it happily took and began nibbling on it. Erika looked relieved but her cheeks were a bit red when she realized Claire would probably notice. [color=6ecff6]"... I dug her out being frozen in ice and Kay might be really old, same with Eep, but for some reason, Kay has been really bitter. It is kind of embarrassing that I'm such a poor trainer."[/color]
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Meanwhile back at Kalmia's lab, Poli had been adjusting well to the change of scenery. She spent most of her time paling around with Kalmia's Slowpoke and generally being curious around the lab. In fact, Poli was in the middle of that curiosity as she was discovering that servers had produced a nice bit of comforting heat when someone entered the lab. With the Professor handing over a Pokedex much like Erika's then she knew what was happening. She wondered how Erika was doing and hoped to see her again soon but for now, there was another trainer in front of her!

Poli hopped down from the server and ran over to the trainer, giving the her a slight nudge in the shin with Poli's round body.[color=0054a6]"Poliwag!"[/color] She cheered, offering her own way of encouraging the new trainer. Maybe one day she'll meet Erika?