[h3][color=palevioletred]Eryn Montero[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]Route 5 || Day 3: Evening || [@PlatinumSkink][/i][/sup][indent] [/indent] Braith’s purple dragon-looking Pokemon was a dead giveaway as to his experience since most dragons didn’t start looking fierce until they were full-grown. Talking with him further proved his experience, and she realized that, in a way, this was the closest she’d ever come to talking to a champion, save for the Elite Four member she’d met back in Kalmia’s lab. She listened to his tips, rapt, making mental notes pretty much everywhere. By the end of it all, she wondered how she could have managed without his expertise, and she only remembered to ask him for his contact information after he mentioned his future Pokemon League challenge. [color=palevioletred]“After you gave me all those free tips? I’m pretty sure I’m in your debt now, so if you ever need the sort of help a rookie trainer could provide, ring me up,”[/color] Eryn said with a grin. [color=palevioletred]“Really, really nice meeting you. Hope your Cloyster wipes the floor with Lesley’s dragons! Bye!”[/color] With that, she skedaddled out of the diner before Braith could voice any further questions about Eri’s silence. Eryn’s excuse about Eri being shy might have worked once, but she didn’t want to push her luck. After all, bringing around a mute doppelganger was a whole other level of weird, which is why Eryn turned back to look at Eri on their way to the Lakewatcher Base, rubbing her chin thoughtfully. [color=palevioletred]“Say, Eri, would you be able to mimic multiple people’s traits at once? Like, for example, turn my—well, your, but—ugh, whatever, you get what I’m saying right? Turn your hair another color, change your eye color, nose shape, etcetera etcetera,”[/color] she said, waving her hand dismissively. Eri with thoughtful eyes, nodding as Eryn spoke and pausing when she finished. Then, straightening, he closed his eyes for a moment, then rubbed at his nose before shrugging. [color=palevioletred]“No can do?”[/color] Eryn asked. Eri shook his head, then pointed at his nose, then his eyes, then some passing people on the street. [color=palevioletred]“Right, that makes sense.”[/color] Eryn looked around, then shrugged. [color=palevioletred]“Be kind weird to stare at people at this hour, so how about we just continue on and you focus on recording possible features or edits?”[/color] Eri nodded, and Eryn smiled. [color=palevioletred]“Excellent, on we go,”[/color] she said, hefting the Onix egg. [color=palevioletred]“This thing is so much harder to carry than Tula. Hate to say it, but at least Tula doesn’t seem like she’ll break if I drop her. No offense, Egg. Dumont. Peri. Monty. Per-per. How about I just call you Perty for now, huh? What do you say, Perty? Until I get your gender, we’re going with this strange amalgamation, alright?”[/color] The egg couldn’t respond, of course, but Eryn continued on with a grin, stopping by the Pokemart to buy some supplies before heading to the Lakewatcher Base. Though her eyes lit up at the sailor’s mention of pay, sliding over to Eri as she grinned deviously, the rest of the conversation reminded her of why she should think better of it. For one, Eri had no Pokemon, and though Eryn could lend him one of his teammates, he’d have no way of communicating with them on the field. Maybe with some training and tactic-devising they’d be able to come up with something, but that’d take time, and right now Eryn wanted to go on the patrol and call it a night. For another, Eryn herself had heard of what groups and people were trying to catch the protected dragons, and they weren’t easy targets. People like the kid she’d battled earlier weren’t the threat. Rather, it was the people who’d caught and sold him his Gible that were dangerous, and for them Eryn knew that she’d need to be on her A-game [color=palevioletred]“Could I volunteer for patrolling and have my friend come along with me?”[/color] Eryn asked. [color=palevioletred]“And would I be patrolling alone, or would there be other volunteers assigned with me? Or would an official patrol member come with me?”[/color] [center] [/center][hr][hider=Actions][u][b][color=palevioletred] Actions: [/color][/b][/u] Bought Potion + Super Potion before heading to Lakewatcher Base, clarifying the mission before, assumedly, setting off. For battles, she’ll default to whatever Pokemon works best (though if the opponent can’t be handled easily I’ll gladly do it post-by-post). For time passage, it’s probably evening/night by the time of her patrol. [/hider] [hider=Pokemon][u][b][color=palevioletred] Pokemon Party: [/color][/b][/u] [indent][table][row][/row][row][cell][hider=Dei — Charmander][h3][color=palevioletred][sup]Dei[hr][/sup][/color][/h3][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/charmander.gif[/img][hr][sup][sup]Charmander [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] Level 15 [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] ♂ [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] Blaze [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] 100%[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=palevioletred]||[/color] Scratch [color=palevioletred]||[/color] Growl, Smokescreen [color=palevioletred]||[/color] Ember[/sup][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider] [/cell][cell][/cell][cell][hider=Kyllene — Mawile][h3][color=palevioletred][sup]Kyllene | “Kylie”[hr][/sup][/color][/h3][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/mawile.gif[/img][hr][sup][sup]Mawile [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] Level 16 [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] ♀ [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] Hyper Cutter [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] 100%[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=palevioletred]||[/color] Astonish, Bite [color=palevioletred]||[/color] Taunt, Growl, Fake Tears, Sweet Scent [color=palevioletred]||[/color] Fairy Wind[/sup][/indent] [h3] [/h3][/hider] [/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][hider=Tula — Magikarp][h3][color=palevioletred][sup]Tula | “Tutu”[hr][/sup][/color][/h3][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/magikarp.gif[/img][hr][sup][sup]Magikarp [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] Level 14 [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] ♀ [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] Rattled [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] 100%[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=palevioletred]||[/color] (Struggle) [color=palevioletred]||[/color] Splash [color=palevioletred]||[/color] N/A [sub] [/sub][indent][color=palevioletred]—[/color] [i]Soothe Bell[/i][/indent][/sup][/indent] [h3] [/h3][/hider][/cell][cell][/cell][cell][hider=Erebi — Zorua][h3][color=palevioletred][sup]Erebi | “Eri”[hr][/sup][/color][/h3][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/zorua.gif[/img][hr][sup][sup]Zorua [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] Level 15 [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] ♂ [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] Illusion [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] 100%[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=palevioletred]||[/color] Scratch, Pursuit, Fury Swipes [color=palevioletred]||[/color] Leer, Fake Tears [color=palevioletred]||[/color] N/A [sub] [/sub][indent][color=palevioletred]—[/color] [i]Silk Scarf[/i][/indent][/sup][/indent] [h3] [/h3][/hider][/cell][/row][row][/row][/table][hr][/indent][indent] [/indent][/hider] [hider=Inventory][u][b][color=palevioletred] Inventory: [/color][/b][/u] [indent]Pokédollars — 7014 [list][*]Potion — 1 [*]Super Potion — 1 [*]Pokeballs — 6 [*]Great Balls — 2 [*]Old Rod [*]Escape Rope [*]Egg (Onix) [*]Electric Gem [/list][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider]