[center][color=wheat][h3]Aedre Charbonnet[/h3][/color][hr]— Mesalon City Gym —[/center]
[color=wheat]“Yep, no problem, take your time!”[/color] Aedre said, watching as Amber approached Sophia, who looked like she’d seen better days. Seeing as they were at the gym, Aedre figured it probably had something to do with badges and accomplishments—stuff she wasn’t really bothered about, now that she thought about it. Her primary goal had always been to learn and document, not to train and adventure, but were the lines really as definite as she’d thought? Could she perhaps fit in some training, adventuring, and growing in her purpose too?

But, all speculation about what the future held and whether or not she’d be heading home soon came second, after the priority that was finding the package she’d lost. When Amber returned, Sophia’s Gothita following closely, Aedre smiled nervously. It occurred to her, now, that she might very well be leading Amber on a wild goose chase. Who was she to say that she could even find the Pokeball? But, it was a bit too late for all her doubts, so she pushed them to the side and straightened up when Amber came back. She needed to find that package.

[color=wheat]“I definitely had the package when I left the Pokemart, but past that I’m not sure,”[/color] Aedre said, frowning. After slipping the box into her backpack, she hadn’t bothered checking on it. After all, she’d never lost anything from her bag before. [color=wheat]“Maybe it slipped out while I was walking.”[/color] She trailed, vaguely aware of how that sounded. 

But, before she could pursue that line of thought further, movement at the corner of her vision caught her attention. Sophia had slumped over, and Amber was at her side the next second, Aedre too as soon as she’d recovered herself. 

[color=wheat]“Sophia! Are you okay?”[/color] A gym battle couldn’t have drained her this much, meaning it was probably something else entirely, which Amber’s words seemed to suggest. However, Aedre didn’t want to bring up anything that could upset Sophia right now. 

Sophia’s Gothita, though, was equally quick on her feet, and she was between the three in an instant, putting herself protectively in front of her trainer and voicing her thoughts on the matter. The Pokemon’s insistent tone surprised Aedre causing her to take a step back, and Little was on her shoulder immediately after, eyes watchful as Sophia spoke. His grip on Aedre’s shoulder tightened slightly when the Gothita moved again, but otherwise he didn’t move.

[color=wheat]“Oh, it’d be amazing if you could help out!”[/color] Aedre said when Sophia translated her Gothita’s thoughts. Seeing as Lacey was a psychic-type, she’d be able to cover what Tacita couldn’t, tying any loose ends there might be. 

[color=wheat]“We’ll take care of her, don’t worry,”[/color] Or, at least Amber would be able to, Aedre figured, but she didn’t voice that nagging thought. Instead, she voiced a word of thanks to Sophia before she left, turning to Lacey as her trainer left. [color=wheat]“Thanks for offering to help. I really appreciate it.”[/color]

Waving hello to Oscar, Aedre noticed that Sophia didn't acknowledge the boy, wondering if there was something there but figuring after a second that it was likely just because she was tired. After all, even though her pride would probably have never allowed her to show weakness to others, she'd just done so.

Then, as the de facto leader of the search party, it was again time for Aedre to again try and figure out where they should start looking.

[color=wheat]“Um, I don’t have any great ideas as to where to start looking, so I was thinking that we’d, um, just retrace my steps again.”[/color] Aedre cringed sligihtly as she finished the sentence. Yeah, retracing her steps sounded like a great idea when she’d already said she’d gone over her trail multiple times. Still, she had no better ideas, so she stopped herself their, submitting herself to Amber’s judgement.

[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]
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