[center][color=wheat][h3]Aedre Charbonnet[/h3][/color][hr]— Mesalon: Pokecenter > Gym —[/center]
Shaking Ty’s hand, Aedre listened as he described the origins of his Scyther. Hearing Ty’s own struggles with being a trainer reminded her that struggling with trainership was a universal thing, and this made her feel better about her own insecurities. Perhaps not knowing what path to pick and not having the background most trainers had was alright.

[color=wheat]“I really hope I do,”[/color] she said, smiling. [color=wheat]“And Dee, well, I actually got him from Eria, the Kraterdesh gym leader here in Kosei. I’m originally from Hoenn, and our lab studies Pokemon and the phenomenon around them to clarify popular beliefs around them. Pokemon like Absol, who were once believed to be harbingers of disaster, were proven to be nothing of the sort, so who’s to say what we know about Honedge is true?”[/color]

She paused to consider what she should say. Though she’d covered the factual, research-related of why she’d come to the region and taken in the Honedge, those reasons didn’t give a cohesive story. What she needed, then, was to put her thoughts about trainership—why she’d considered and chosen to pursue it—into the context of the story about Dee, whose presence taught her much more than just how Honedge tended behave.

[color=wheat]“Technically, my job is to research Dee, to take notes on him and his usual behavior and motivations, but, well, I guess I took it a step forward and decided maybe I’d try being his trainer. After all, trainers are able to gain their Pokemon’s trust and coax out abilities they might not usually have in nature, and perhaps doing this will help dispell the negativity around Honedge, and even other ghost-types. The unknown has a way of drawing unease, after all, and…”[/color]

At this point, Aedre realized she was pretty much rambling about the same few points she’d already made. So, stopping, she opted for a final smile. [color=wheat]“And that’s pretty much it.”[/color]

As the gym in the distance, Aedre turned to Ty and Amber. [color=wheat]“Say, are either of you planning on challenging the gym as well?”[/color]
[indent]  [/indent][hr][hider=Notes][u][b][color=wheat]     Team:          [/color][/b][/u][indent] [/indent]
[list][*] Pasithea “Thea” ♀ — Togepi (13) 
[list][*][b]Attacks:[/b] [i]Growl, Charm, Metronome, Sweet Kiss, Yawn[/i]
[*][b]Ability:[/b] [i]Serene Grace[/i][/list]
[*] Alitis “Little” ♂ — Fletchling (13) 
[list][*][b]Attacks:[/b] [i]Tackle, Growl, Quick Attack, Peck, Agility[/i]
[*][b]Ability:[/b] [i]Gale Wings[/i][/list]
[*] Decus “Dee” ♂ — Honedge (7) 
[list][*][b]Attacks:[/b] [i]Tackle, Swords Dance, Fury Cutter[/i]
[*][b]Ability:[/b] [i]No Guard[/i][/list]
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[hider=Bag][u][b][color=wheat]     Bag Items:          [/color][/b][/u]
[list][*]5 Pokeballs
[*]Dusk Stone
[*]Water Stone
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