[indent] [/indent][h3][hr][color=palevioletred]Eryn Montero[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]Pureplain City  ||  Kalmia’s Lab  || Noon[/i][/sup][indent] [/indent]
Eryn took in the school with envious nostalgia. Here in the city, even kids in primary had the opportunity to drop by after school and brush up on their Pokemon knowledge. Where she had only her parent’s and neighbor’s Pokemon to play with every now and then, the city kids seemed to have everything from professional trainers for teachers to boundless resources in both information and Pokemon.

Still, it wasn’t like complaining would get her anywhere, and, seeing that she was already here, she may as well take advantage of the resources.

Seeing Oaken head towards what appeared to be a park, Eryn shouted a greeting but refrained from following. She’d check out the available information and peek into the classrooms a bit first.

Adjusting her cap, Eryn grinned at the Charmander beside her. [color=palevioletred]“Well, Dei. Let’s start getting caught up.”[/color] 

“Char.”

After tracking down the library, Eryn wandered around, lingering first in the area with resources on Pokemon habitats to check on the species that lived along the southern border of Isson, since that was the path she’d been thinking of taking. Route 2 and its landmark areas—the Infested Woods and Wet Caverns—were major points of interest, and Eryn made note of what rare sightings and rumors the school had information on. Her own research was from common resources online, and she clearly lacked the channels the school had in terms of finding out what rare Pokemon dwelled where she was headed. 

The Infested Woods sounded like the ideal training place for Dei, seeing as he was a fire-type. That he lacked any fire-type moves would have to change before she left the woods. Though Eryn wasn’t totally comfortable with the ominous whispers she’d heard of the Infested Woods back home—insects and ghosts abound, looking to swallow up trainers that strayed too far from the path—she wasn’t about to be deterred. She had Dei, and Dei had her. Worst case scenario, she’d have him train a bit on Route 2 before entering the woods. And, seeing as the Wet Caverns were the next stop down the road, Eryn knew she’d have to catch a grass-type before she got there, seeing as Dei was a fire-type. 

The Wet Caverns were a bit too far from home for Eryn to have heard much about. North to Highhill Town and beyond was the path her family took when they travelled, so after scanning the information on the local Pokemon, she headed towards the geography section to look up paths through the cavern. Getting lost in the caverns was something she’d like to avoid if possible, and until she had a grass-type, she wasn’t about to take any risks with Dei, who’d long fallen asleep at this point, curled on a stray armchair. Fighting Oaken’s Skorupi had draining for her too, if she were being honest, but the effects of the battle were negligible compared to her first-day adrenaline boost. However, she hadn’t been the one fighting the battle, and she let him be after adjusting his tail so that the flame wasn’t too close to anything flammable. 

After the caverns came Lakewatch Town, and Eryn soon found herself engrossed in texts about the locals and their relationship with the lake. A life of patrolling in boats and guarding the dragons from afar was too different from hers for her to imagine properly, and she knew she’d have to take them up on a tour or two. The oft-cited loyalty of dragon-types had always fascinated her, and she couldn’t think of a more trainer-like thing to do than rear a hatchling dragon, seeing as dragon-types were usually born to humble beginnings with tiny razors and claws. Though Eryn was a little dismayed that the locals didn’t seem to allow trainers to catch any of the venerable species, she knew it was reasonable of them to ask so, although she’d be lying if she claimed she didn’t sit there for a few seconds thinking up possible loopholes. Perhaps trading a Pokemon for a dragon, or even an egg, would be better. The locals would likely need Pokemon to protect them from the dragon-types as well—a fact that reminded Eryn that she herself lacked a Pokemon to deal with dragon-types. Either an ice- or fairy-type would serve that role, but now she knew she was getting ahead of herself. She wasn’t even out Pureplain City yet, and she was already on her way to fantasizing about Cooldome City’s ice-types.

After taking a detour to take one last peek at the rumors in the area around Lakewatch Town to make sure she wasn’t missing anything, Eryn found Dei again, who opened an eye when she reached to pet him.

[color=palevioletred]“Heya, Dei. You ready to head back out there?”[/color] Eryn whispered. 

Dei nodded, stretching. “Char,” he said, slipping off the armchair and onto his feet. 

[color=palevioletred]“Alright, let’s if we can get some training in here,”[/color] Eryn said, grinning as she led the way to the door. The ranking list she’d passed on her way into the school hadn’t escaped her attention, though she figured she may as well check out the school’s park first. An ice-type would help with the Infested Woods, though she’d prefer a grass-type for the Wet Caverns. And, if she wasn’t getting too far ahead of herself at this point, Eryn figured a fairy-type wouldn’t hurt either.
[indent] [/indent][hr][hider=Pokemon][u][b][color=palevioletred]     Pokemon Party:          [/color][/b][/u]
[hider=Dei — Charmander][h3]Dei[/h3][hr][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/charmander.gif[/img]
[hr][sup][color=silver]Charmander  [color=palevioletred]◼[/color]   Level 6  [color=palevioletred]◼[/color]   ♂   [color=palevioletred]◼[/color]  Blaze[/color][/sup]
[indent]100%
[list][*]Physical — Scratch
[*]Status — Growl
[*]Special — N/A
[/list][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider]
[h3] [/h3][/hider]
[hider=Inventory][u][b][color=palevioletred]     Inventory:          [/color][/b][/u]
Pokédollars — 1500
[list][*]Potion — 1
[*]Pokeballs — 5
[/list][h3] [/h3][/hider]
[@PlatinumSkink]