[center][color=wheat][h3]Aedre Charbonnet[/h3][/color][hr]— Mesalon City Pokemon Center —[/center] After picking up the package, Aedre slipped it into her bag—since it was around the size of a full-sized Pokeball and therefore too big to put in her pocket—then did her best to rush to the Pokemon Center, but by the time she got there it seemed her friends had left. However, determined not to let the trip be for naught, Aedre got her Pokemon healed—which would defintiely serve to perk them up—before asking if the nurse if she had any idea where her friends had went. Thankfully, it seemed like dropping Rachel’s name was sufficient to recall the necessary information, and Aedre was off to the gym straight away, Little fluttering overhead. Her trek through the city was slightly slower than it was before, since a gym was more of a long pit stop than a short one and would therefore afford her more time to get there. Still, she must have been walking too fast still since she was slow to understand Little’s cry of alarm. Hearing the cry, Aedre had looked up and was therefore blindsided at the corner turn and sent falling to the ground, barely catching herself with an arm. [color=wheat]“Oh, sorry! I really wasn’t looking,”[/color] Aedre said as the woman she’d smacked into helped her up. At her side, Little fluttered nervously, glancing her over for injury. “Don’t worry about it.” Giving her shoulder a pat, the woman turned to leave, a Sneasel scurrying over to her side with a smirk. [color=wheat]“Well, guess that’s probably a sign I should slow down. Taking a little time to enjoy the scenery wouldn’t hurt.”[/color] Little chirped in agreement as Aedre dusted herself off. The rest of the way to the Mesalon Gym was much more relaxed as Aedre strolled down the streets, taking in the sights and sounds of the city. Since Mesalon was itself at a higher altitude than the land around it, only clouds and sky lay beyond the city skyline, which posed a stark contrast in color against the brilliant blues and whites. Where air rarely flowed through most cities, Mesalon’s elevation allowed it to capture the currents, supplying constant cool, crisp breezes throughout the city. Though it made her trek a bit chilly, Aedre enjoyed the wind, and she knew Little appreciated the currents just as much up above. [color=wheat]“Well, this should be it,”[/color] Aedre said as the Mesalon gym came into view. [color=wheat]“I wonder…”[/color] Opening her bag, Aedre felt around for the box. “Pokeball-sized” was too coincidental for its own good, and Aedre felt the familiar, gnawing curiousity of wanting to understand the unknown. As the seconds of empty grasping trickled on, however, she felt a sliver of confusion, then dread seep into her mind. At last, she let gravity drop the backpack in her grasp, her arms unable to muster the strength to maintain the weight. [color=wheat]“Arceus, it’s… It’s gone.”[/color] [hr][center]— Mesalon City —[/center] Aedre had traced her path from the Pokemart to the Pokemon Center, then to the gym, then back again, then forwards and back until she could scarcely feel her feet—not that she could feel them much at the start anyway. Guilt weighed down on her, of careless failure and imminent and unshakable disappointment. How could she lose something so important as a package her professors had entrusted her with the task of ferrying? [color=wheat]“Little, I think… I think there really might be something wrong with me lately,”[/color] Aedre said, slumping into the stray bench she’d collapsed on in exhaustion—in defeat. First there was her strange infatuation with Pokemon training, then her newfound desire to explore and adventure, and now scatterbrained mistakes like misplacing objects of importance? Where was that calm and composed girl she’d been before she’d arrived in Mesalon, all crisp white coats and color-coded notes? The girl who always put things back where they belonged and never had to worry about losing an eraser or pen? “Fletch. Fletch.” Two gentle pecks sounded against her skull before Little hopped off her head and onto her shoulder. “Fletchling.” Aedre looked up, baring a small, strained smile. [color=wheat]“Thanks Little, but I think losing the package is as sure a sign as any that it’s about time I go back to Hoenn.”[/color] Rising, Aedre sighed, rubbing her hands together. [color=wheat]“Let’s go find everyone. I may as well tell them what happened. They’re probably wondering why we took so long.”[/color] Finding the gym was an easy task this time, and Aedre spotted the group easily enough once she entered the building. [color=wheat]“Hey Amber, everyone, sorry I was gone so long. I… I spent the afternoon looking for the package I got then lost, but I couldn’t find it in the end anyway. Scatterbrained, huh?”[/color] [hr][hr][hider=Notes][u][b][color=wheat] Team: [/color][/b][/u] [list][*] Pasithea “Thea” ♀ — Togepi (12) [list][*][b]Attacks:[/b] [i]Growl, Charm, Metronome, Sweet Kiss[/i] [*][b]Ability:[/b] [i]Serene Grace[/i][/list] [*] Alitis “Little” ♂ — Fletchling (12) [list][*][b]Attacks:[/b] [i]Tackle, Growl, Quick Attack[/i] [*][b]Ability:[/b] [i]Gale Wings[/i][/list] [*] Decus “Dee” ♂ — Honedge (6) [list][*][b]Attacks:[/b] [i]Tackle, Swords Dance, Fury Cutter[/i] [*][b]Ability:[/b] [i]No Guard[/i][/list] [/list] [u][b][color=wheat] Bag Items: [/color][/b][/u] [list][*]Pokedex (with Kosei Region Map) [*]Smart Phone [*]Credit Card linked to a private account that houses a decent amount of money [*]Poke Radar [*]Collapsable Bike with two gears (third for bike ramps, fourth for muddy slopes) [*]Laptop & Charger for formal work and note-keeping [*]5 Pokeballs [*]Water Stone [*]Dusk Stone [/list][/hider] [@luckyblackcat]