[center][color=#d3381c][h3]~Claire Blackwood~[/h3][/color][/center]
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[hider=Current Team]
[img]https://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/black-white/anim/normal/ralts.gif[/img]
[color=00a651]Ralia, Ralts[/color]
Level: 14
Status: 100%

[img]https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/8/8a/Spr_5b_165_m.png[/img]
[color=f7976a]Ritz, Ledyba[/color]
Level 15
Status: 100%

[img]http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/c/c2/Spr_5b_415_f.png[/img]
[color=f7941d]Lure, Combee[/color]
Level 12
Status: 100%

[img]https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/a5/Spr_5b_015.png[/img]
[color=f26522]Del, Beedrill[/color]
Level 12
Status: 100%

[img]https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/9c/Spr_5b_390.png[/img]
[color=ed1c24]Zeal, Chimchar[/color]
Level 13
Status: 100%
Held Item: Focus Band

[img]https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/9d/Spr_5b_152.png[/img]
[color=c4df9b]Chikorita, Pip[/color]
Level 8
Status: 100%
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[hider=Inventory]
7049P
Antidote x1
Great Ball x5
Super Potion x2
Tiny Mushroom x 1

[b]Important Items:[/b]
Castle Medal
Crystal of Knowledge

[b]Badge Collection:[/b]
Challenge Badge - Redcoast Town, Hector. Minor League.
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[color=#d3381c]"Heh, alright!"[/color] Claire reached into her belt, letting her pokemon get some fresh air for now. Ritz and Del were first, followed shortly after by Zeal and Lure. [color=#d3381c]"Break time guys!"[/color] The redhead said enthusiastically as Pip accidentally ran into her leg, Ralia trailing along behind her. [color=#d3381c]"And this here is Pip. She's gonna be on the team starting today, so you guys play nice."[/color] Claire said, Picking up the Chikorita. Most of the others seemed alright with the Chikorita, save for Lure who simply huffed irritably and decided to buzz off somewhere.

Rude.

[color=#d3381c]"Now hold on there ya little bug,"[/color] Claire grabbed the Combee before it could fly off too far, holding it under her arm. [color=#d3381c]"Now you wouldn’t wanna be rude to your new teammate, would ya?"[/color] Pip wiggled free from her arms and landed on the ground, tossing a few leaves in Lure's direction, causing the bug to deflect them with a strong gust of wind. Chikorita then proceeded to stick her tongue out at the Combee, send a few more flying in her direction only to agitate Lure further, who then proceeded to start chasing her.

Chuckling lightly, Claire pulled out her pokedex and decided to give professor Kalmia a call and see if she could get a hold of her.

[i][color=#d3381c]"Hey hey, Professor! Future starlet Claire reporting from Stillwood! Guess how many badges this girls got!"[/color][/i]

Meanwhile Del seemed complacent enough to simply idly stand near Claire, with Ritz taking interest in the Meganium, slowly floating over and looking up at the large pokemon with big eyes. Ralia had decided to join playing with Lure and Pip, alongside her clones.

It took a couple rings for Kalmia to answer.

[color=82c6cf]‘Pokémon Professor Kalmia of Pureplain speaking,’[/color] Kalmia started out by answering. Claire then said her part. Then Kalmia could answer. [color=82c6cf]‘… Hiii, Claire! Stillwood, huh. Weeeell~ I may be slightly cheating, because I regularly check the trainer profiles of my trainers and saw you got the Challenge Badge- one heck of a badge to start with, Hector only barely knows what holding back is -but since you're asking, I'm gonna guess you just beat Archie, landing you at two!’[/color] Kalmia guessed excitedly.

[color=#d3381c]"Whahaha!"[/color] Claire laughed at Kalmia's suggestion. [color=#d3381c]"Well I'm good but not that good. Hector's the only one I got right now that was a fun battle. Oh, and I also have a Castle Medal from the pokemon in Mt. Strength If that counts, haha!"[/color] She briefly recounted a few more snippets of her adventures so far. She hadn't gotten too terribly far in her gym challenges as of now, but she was slowly making her way towards her goal. [color=#d3381c]"Oh, yea! I also met with a few the top Contest Coordinators! I even had a little practice contest with a friend. One of these days I'll be taking that spot myself, heh!"[/color] Pausing for a moment to let Kalmia process everything she had said, she continued. [color=#d3381c]"I’m in Stillwood's forest right now. Boy this place is bad for the allergies. Caught a Chikorita though! Who's Archie anyways? Sounds like the name of someone who likes the ocean too much."[/color]

Kalmia listened, a bit amazed that Claire apparently met a couple top coordinators already. The bit about Mt. Strength was an interesting tale, Kalmia most certainly was interested in hearing how that went down. Kalmia sounded pleased on the other side hearing about the most recent addition. [color=82c6cf]‘A Chikorita? Nice. That brings you to six Pokémon, doesn't it?’[/color] Kalmia might have seemed slightly distracted, but refocused at the question. [color=82c6cf]‘Oh, Archie's the Gym Leader of Stillwood Village, the "Woodland Wanderer". The youngest Gym Leader right now, but he has a certain unnatural ability when it comes to Grass-types, that I'm sure you'll notice when you battle, heh~ Anyways, he typically wanders the forests around Stillwood, away to Silent Forest and even the Endless Forest, he's the one person that's known to be able to walk through there,’[/color] Kalmia explained, sounding like she was smiling.

[color=#d3381c]"Oh, he's a tree hugger then?"[/color] Claire chuckled. [color=#d3381c]"Glad I got myself a Chimchar and a few bug types, heh! I'll breeze right by his gym."[/color] Taking a brief pause to make sure her pokemon weren't causing too much trouble, Claire continued. [color=#d3381c]"…Hey, you ever heard of a pokemon called Azelf?"[/color] A stupid question to ask? Perhaps, but Kalmia could be trusted, couldn't she?

[color=82c6cf]‘I'm sure you will~’[/color] Kalmia said, sounding confident about Claire's chances. Then... Claire asked that. She might be aware of Uxie staring without expression at her from not very far away through closed eyelids. [color=82c6cf]‘Hm? ...’[/color] There was a pause before Kalmia spoke again. [color=82c6cf]‘That would be one of the trio that, according to legend, gave their gifts to original humans. One gave emotions, one gave knowledge, one gave willpower... I think Azelf was willpower? I can't tell you more than the legends we learned from schoolbooks, though. We have no recorded sightings of any of them, after all. They may just be legends, as far as we're concerned,’[/color] Kalmia said, though her tone had a tone of curiosity to it.

[color=#d3381c]"Heh, maybe I should've paid better attention in class."[/color] Claire couldn't help but to snicker somewhat in a somewhat smug sounding tone as she waved a hand towards Uxie. Well if Uxie was Knowledge, Azelf Willpower, that left Mesprit with Emotion. She was hoping for maybe getting the information a bit easier, but she could at least ask Kalmia for some direction. [color=#d3381c]"Any idea where I could learn some more at?"[/color]

[color=82c6cf]‘I think Professor Dunstan of Worldedge City has been studying legendary Pokémon, though I'm unsure if he's actually found anything. He has a pretty big presence in the Information District, middle district of the south side of Worldedge, should be easy to find. Otherwise, there's an academy in Rainrock City full of old books and legends, maybe even Clement could help you out if you go there,’[/color] Kalmia suggests, still curious.

[color=#d3381c]"Hey, Thanks Professor."[/color] Ralia had managed to teleport herself on top of Lure who was still chasing Pip. Thrown off balance by the sudden weight, the small bug and psychic type careened right into the legendary pokemon named Uxie.

[color=82c6cf]‘Rainrock City's more closely connected to the ancient culture of Isson and as a consequence its legends, so the Library and Academy there is the place to go if you want to hear about those, but that said, much of what you can find there you can also find with Professor Dunstan, who's basically the man of research in Isson and he's been interested in legendary Pokémon, and you'll find him in Worldedge City, mostly. If he's not off on some research trip, which could happen,’[/color] Kalmia continued, giving some more insight in the different options.

Uxie, through means unknown, could tell that there was hijinks heading its way and simply drifted aside, diagonally up into the air, turning itself to look towards those who had threatened to impact it with a little neutral stare, before turning back to Claire.

[color=82c6cf]‘Though, even if he's off, his research should still be in Worldedge City, if you can convince them you're worthy of reading it,’[/color] Kalmia continued.

[color=#d3381c]"Ah, backtracking is a drag."[/color] Claire sighed, giving Ralia and Lure a small frown as they finished up their shenanigans. [color=#d3381c]"Buuuut I don't think I'll have any problem convincing them, heh."[/color] Ralia wondered over, so Claire picked her up as Lure shook some dirt off herself and Pip playfully began poking her in the side. [color=#d3381c]"Anyways, Ralia says hi and I should probably get going before I overstay my welcome. Thanks for the help!"[/color]

[color=82c6cf]‘Heh, get yourself a capable Flying-type and you won't have to worry about backtracking,’[/color] Kalmia noted with a bit of amusement in her voice. [color=82c6cf]‘Alright. I'm happy to help. Good luck with whatever you're doing, then. Good luck with Claire, Ralia~!’[/color] Kalmia called, sounding happy.


[color=39b54a]"Rrral!~"[/color] Ralia gave a loud cry of affirmation causing Claire to frown.

[color=#d3381c]"Ye of little faith! I'm the one who needs luck with this little rascal!"[/color] Claire harrumphed before laughing. [color=#d3381c]"Bye Professor!"[/color] And with that, she ended the call, stuffing her pokedex back in her bag. Best not to linger here before someone else came along and messed things up. Turning to Uxie, she gave the legendary a grin.

[color=#d3381c]"Alright, well I'll be going now. You stay safe, y'hear?"[/color] Claire said, poking the pokemon on the head. [color=#d3381c]"And if ya need me or something, I dunno...use your psychic powers or something to tell me. I'll come running no matter what, okay?"[/color] Gathering up her pokemon and saying bye to the Meganium, Claire headed back to Stillwood. Lets see if this Archie was as good as Kalmia said he was.