[indent] [/indent][h3][hr][color=palevioletred]Eryn Montero[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]Route 2  ||  Night[/i][/sup][indent] [/indent]
Eryn watched, stunned, as the Totodile freed itself from its bindings, but before she could lament her wasted efforts, the Totodile was already making for the water, not even bothering to look back.

[color=palevioletred]“Hey, wait!”[/color] Eryn called, alarmed that the Pokemon was leaving already. But, it didn’t turn back, and she was reminded again of how expectations differed from reality. Pokemon had lives outside of entertaining trainers, and she knew she’d do well to internalize that. Though she was a fair bit disappointed, she couldn’t quite pinpoint why. It was a mix of finding the Pokemon she’d heard rumours of and being, in a way, almost let down by her findings. Sure Totodile were awesome, and sure she could use a water-type on her team, but the Totodile just didn’t feel quite right. 

[color=palevioletred]“Well, I guess we got muddy for nothing.”[/color] Eryn paused. [color=palevioletred]“Not nothing—we got the boat out of the water. What was an empty boat doing in the middle of the water anyways?”[/color]

Walking over to the remains of the broken vessel, Eryn ran a hand against its hull, admiring the worn wood. It seemed like it was a well-used boat at one point in time. What had changed?

[color=palevioletred]“What do you two say we pay the fishermen a visit? I’m sure they’ll have some interesting stories to tell.”[/color] 

Kylie gave a mild “Maw” of consent while Dei stayed silent, staring in the direction the Totodile had disappeared. It seemed like Eryn wasn’t doing her job of keeping her Pokemon entertained.

[color=palevioletred]“All right, you two. Let’s go and see if we can catch a meal and find a guide,”[/color] Eryn said, leading the way over to the fisherman huts that were tucked away where the path ended and the water began. The sun had set, but night usually didn’t deter her. Right now, though, she found herself lacking the extra bit of pluck she usually had, and she figured that if anyone had any advice about how to traverse the route during the night, it was the local fishermen. 

And, of course, she kept her fingers crossed because maybe—just maybe—the locals had some tips and tricks on finding the hidden Pokemon of Dragon Lake.

[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 8 [color=palevioletred]◼[/color]   ♂   [color=palevioletred]◼[/color]  Blaze[/color][/sup]
[indent]100%
[list][*]Physical — Scratch
[*]Status — Growl
[*]Special — Ember
[/list][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider]

[hider=Kyllene — Mawile][h3]Kyllene / “Kylie”[/h3][hr][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/mawile.gif[/img]
[hr][sup][color=silver]Mawile  [color=palevioletred]◼[/color]   Level 8 [color=palevioletred]◼[/color]   ♀   [color=palevioletred]◼[/color]  Hyper Cutter[/color][/sup]
[indent]100%
[list][*]Physical — Astonish
[*]Status — Taunt, Growl, Fake Tears
[*]Special — Fairy Wind
[/list]Holding: [b]Occa Berry[/b][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider]
[h3] [/h3][/hider]
[hider=Inventory][u][b][color=palevioletred]     Inventory:          [/color][/b][/u]
Pokédollars — 3500
[list][*]Potion — 1
[*]Pokeballs — 5
[/list][h3] [/h3][/hider]
[@PlatinumSkink]