[h3][color=palevioletred]Eryn Montero[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]Route 5 || Day 3: Night || [@PlatinumSkink][/i][/sup][indent] [/indent] [color=palevioletred]“Eryn,”[/color] Eryn supplied with a grn when Laurel paused. [color=palevioletred]“And this is Eri. Nice to meet you all!”[/color] Eryn waved, and Eri did the same. Since Eryn’s talk with her Zorua would probably happen later that night, she figured it wouldn’t hurt to let people stay confused for a bit longer. After all, it was pretty amusing to see the gears turning in their heads as they tried to piece together nonexistent puzzle pieces. With introductions over, onto the ship they went, and it was there that Zak and Laurel revealed their true colors. It was pretty clear from the get-go that Eryn was the newest person to the routine, but she hadn’t been able to figure out how new she was until her fellow patrollers whipped out their Pokemon of choice. While she’d been pretty sure that Laurel was more experienced than her, since he’d acted like some de facto team captain, she was surprised to find that Zak was as experienced as he was as well. His goals were sweet, with his Pidgeys, but she couldn’t help but wonder if his birds would be as useful at night as they would in the day. Unfortunately, though, her most valuable team member was a secret, so trying to prove that she would also be able to contribute seemed like a bad idea. Eri was someone who felt more comfortable in another’s skin, and Eryn didn’t want to take that away from him, especially when he was in a new environment where even Eryn wasn’t fully comfortable. So, in this case, she felt it was more prudent to just let him do his thing. [color=palevioletred]“Wow, Cutiecruel is pretty awesome,”[/color] Eryn said, eyes wide as she leaned over the edge of the boat to watch the Tentacruel fade into the depths. Kylie joined her at the boat’s edge, prompting her to look over at her twin. [color=palevioletred]“Eri, you getting this?”[/color] With a nod, Eri walked over, looking over the edge as well. Though Eryn wasn’t sure of the versatility of having him fake water-types, given that the illusion didn’t lend him the ability to swim or breathe underwater, she figured it couldn’t hurt to have a Pokemon who could look like a Tentacruel for a few seconds sometimes. The novelty of the new Pokemon quickly wore off, given that the more interesting two were underwater and therefore not quite visible. Besides having Kylie Fairy Wind the few Carvanha that leaked through the Seadra and Tentacruel, there wasn’t much to be done, which Laurel voice aloud soon enough. Eryn laughed. [color=palevioletred]“I’d say fingers crossed something comes up, but in this case probably not.”[/color] She paused, glancing out over the lake at the other lights that roamed it. While she’d known that the lake was large enough to have multiple patrols out at once, it seemed like she’d underestimated the sheer number of resources at the Lakewatcher’s disposal. It was comforting, though, to know that the rare Pokemon of the lake were protected from smugglers and trappers. That there were as many people dedicated to the safety of Pokemon as she’d seen was reassuring for the future of such environments. [color=palevioletred]“Say, Laurel, I met someone who said they’d bought a Gible. From, er, somewhere in town, actually. The city underbellies or something?”[/color] Eryn shrugged. [color=palevioletred]“Do you know anything about that? How are people managing to get through despite everything the Lakewatchers are doing?”[/color] The discussion went on for a bit, Eryn filling up the time with either questions about his Seadra or about the Lakewatcher’s operations. When they reached a wall with those conversations, she moved on to trying to get Lin to open up because—since Zak was an easy read and she’d already grilled Laurel—there was only one other person left for her to chat with. Besides, Lin seemed like an experienced trainer, if Cutiecruel’s presence said anything, and Eryn figured she may as well ask where the sleep-seeking trainer had been to catch her trusty water-type. Sometime during the conversation, though, something unexpected happened: The egg in Eryn’s arms shook. It took her a few seconds to process what was happening, to connect the dots she didn’t think she needed to connect for a few days, but surprise quickly morphed into alarm, then fear. [color=palevioletred]“Arceus, Lin, could you—could you get Cutiecruel to take me to shore? This egg is hatching and it’s, damn it, it’s an Onix,”[/color] she said, shooting to her feet and whirling on Lin. [color=palevioletred]“Throw me if you have to, but the Onix is going to sink this boat if I stay here.”[/color] [center] [/center][hr][hider=Actions][u][b][color=palevioletred] Actions: [/color][/b][/u] Talked to the trainers with her to pass the time before her egg started hatching. Then, given the situation, Eryn requests that she get to shore as fast as possible. Whatever it takes. Also, I updated all the below information already and don’t really feel like deleting until my next post, so like… just ignore it until the egg hatches! [/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 [/sup][/indent] [h3] [/h3][/hider] [/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][hider=Peri — Onix][h3][color=palevioletred][sup]Peri | “Per-per”[hr][/sup][/color][/h3][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/onix.gif[/img][hr][sup][sup]Onix [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] Level 1 [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] ♀ [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] Rock Head [color=palevioletred]◼[/color] 100%[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=palevioletred]||[/color] Tackle, Bind [color=palevioletred]||[/color] Mud Sport, Harden [color=palevioletred]||[/color] N/A [/sup][/indent] [h3] [/h3][/hider][/cell][cell][/cell][cell] [/cell][/row][/table][hr][/indent][indent] [/indent][/hider] [hider=Inventory][u][b][color=palevioletred] Inventory: [/color][/b][/u] [indent]Pokédollars — 8514 [list][*]Potion — 1 [*]Super Potion — 1 [*]Pokeballs — 5 [*]Great Balls — 2 [*]Old Rod [*]Escape Rope [*]Egg (Onix) [*]Electric Gem [/list][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider]