[h3][color=#F95B6C]Eryn Montero[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]Route 5 || Day 4: Night || [@PlatinumSkink][/i][/sup][indent] [/indent] [color=#F95B6C]“Am I just really bad at fishing or something?”[/color] Eryn asked as she threw her nth catch back into the lake, watching as the wild equivalent of Tula disappeared into the dark. Four hooks, all Magikarps. She wouldn’t have been mad if she didn’t know there were other fish in the water, but she did know. It was Dragon Lake, for Arceus’ sake, and besides dragons and the occasional water-type swimming by, there were swarms of Carvanah. So many Eryn had to wonder how the Magikarp were managing to hold on. Peri gave grinding snicker as Eryn packed up her Old Rod, muttering under her breath. Because of her—or perhaps because of the rod, because if it was because of the rod, she’d be able to shed blame and continue feeling pretty good about her fishing skills—it was now all up to Tula who, speaking of, had popped up in the water in front of her [color=#F95B6C]“Oh Tula, you’re back!”[/color] Kneeling down, she scooped [i]her[/i] Magikarp out of the water, swearing in her mind that Tula was at least twice as heavy and five times as sturdy as any of the wilds she’d fished. [color=#F95B6C]“Did you have any luck? I didn’t get anything on my end.”[/color] Tula stared up at her, eyes unblinking as she wriggled. Struggling to keep somewhat of a hold on the Magikarp to avoid dropping her, Eryn grinned. [color=#F95B6C]“Good news?”[/color] On cue, Dei and Eri’s conversation ceased, and Eryn stuck her tongue out at them. [color=#F95B6C]“Go back to being exclusive, you two,”[/color] she said, ‘hmph’-ing for good measure before she refocused on Tula. [color=#F95B6C]“So, you found someone to take us to the ruins?”[/color] Tula wriggled. [color=#F95B6C]“Where are they?”[/color] Eryn backpedalled. [color=#F95B6C]“Are they around here?”[/color] Tula stayed still, and Eryn frowned. [color=#F95B6C]“Er, are you sure they’re going to help get us to the ruins?”[/color] Tula wriggled, this time more insistently, if wriggling could be deemed insistent. [color=#F95B6C]“Right, right, okay. So where do we meet them? At the ruins or something?”[/color] Tula wriggled, and Eryn’s brows went up, but she quickly recovered with a grin. [color=#F95B6C]“Tula! You’re amazing! Well, I knew you could do it. You don’t need me to tell you that you’re the most amazing Magikarp, right? Because you are, one hundred percent,”[/color] she said, grinning and rubbing Tula’s head. Then, realizing the time, she paused. [color=#F95B6C]“... Say, Tula, do you suppose they’d be willing to wait until morning?”[/color] Tula wriggled. [color=#F95B6C]“Okay, do you want to go tell them?”[/color] Tula stilled, and Eryn frowned again. [color=#F95B6C]“Er, no as in you don’t want to tell them, or as in they’d probably be fine with it?”[/color] Tula wriggled, and Eryn realized that she’d phrased her question awkwardly. But, considering how happy Tula looked and how tiredness was slowly beginning to shine through her energetic wriggles, Eryn figured that it was due time for bed. So, adjusting her grip on Tula, she looked around at her team, patting Dei and Eri on their heads to get their attention. [color=#F95B6C]“Back to town? I’m beat,”[/color] she said, muffling a yawn with a hand. Eri stood, his Umbreon form arching its back with a stretch, and Dei stood as well, breathing a smokey yawn. Peri, on the other hand, rolled into motion without any sign of tiredness, which looked more forced with every second Eryn spent looking at her. She met Dei’s gaze with a smug look, which the Charmander returned with a snort and eye roll, and Eryn laughed, pushing her smaller team members along the path back to town. [color=#F95B6C]“You all are getting healed and tucked away A. S. A. P, got it?”[/color] she said tiredly. [color=#F95B6C]“And say goodnight to Peri first, because she’s not going to fit in the Pokemon Center. Got it? Dei? [i]Dei![/i]”[/color] [hr][sup][i]Lakewatch Town || Day 5: Morning[/i][/sup][indent] [/indent] A grin hung on Eryn’s mouth as she walked towards where she’d agreed to meet Wilhelm. Having managed to both remember and gather the strength to send a text the night prior, she was now on her way to where the ruins were, her Pokemon at her side. Whoever Tula had managed to find to help them would be there as well—she was sure of that. Not because she didn’t doubt that the situation was rather unbelievable, because it was. Simply put, Eryn trusted Tula, because one couldn’t carry a Magikarp for multiple days and still expect betrayal. [color=#F95B6C]“Alright, where’s that self-described ‘Ruin Maniac’? And where’s your mysterious new friend, Tula?”[/color] Eryn asked, looking around the designated meeting spot. In her arms, Tula wriggled excitedly. [center] [/center][hr][hider=Actions][u][b][color=#F95B6C] Actions: [/color][/b][/u] Packed up and spent the night at the Pokemon Center (healed pokes too). Now meeting Rune Maniac Wilhelm at the entrance to the ruins, per text agreement. Hopefully he’d have agreed or Eryn will 100% go down on her own. [/hider] [hider=Pokemon][u][b][color=#F95B6C] Pokemon Party: [/color][/b][/u] [indent][table][row][/row][row][cell][hider=Dei — Charmander][h3][color=#F95B6C][sup]Dei[hr][/sup][/color][/h3][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/charmander.gif[/img][hr][sup][sup]Charmander [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Level 15 [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] ♂ [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Blaze [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] 100%[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Scratch [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Growl, Smokescreen [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Ember[/sup][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider] [/cell][cell][/cell][cell][hider=Kyllene — Mawile][h3][color=#F95B6C][sup]Kyllene | “Kylie”[hr][/sup][/color][/h3][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/mawile.gif[/img][hr][sup][sup]Mawile [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Level 16 [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] ♀ [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Hyper Cutter [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] 100%[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Astonish, Bite [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Taunt, Growl, Fake Tears, Sweet Scent [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Fairy Wind[/sup][/indent] [h3] [/h3][/hider] [/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][hider=Tula — Magikarp][h3][color=#F95B6C][sup]Tula | “Tutu”[hr][/sup][/color][/h3][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/magikarp.gif[/img][hr][sup][sup]Magikarp [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Level 15 [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] ♀ [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Rattled [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] 100%[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Tackle [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Splash [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] N/A [sub] [/sub][indent][color=#F95B6C]—[/color] [i]Soothe Bell[/i][/indent][/sup][/indent] [h3] [/h3][/hider][/cell][cell][/cell][cell][hider=Erebi — Zorua][h3][color=#F95B6C][sup]Erebi | “Eri”[hr][/sup][/color][/h3][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/zorua.gif[/img][hr][sup][sup]Zorua [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Level 15 [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] ♂ [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Illusion [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] 100%[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Scratch, Pursuit, Fury Swipes [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Leer, Fake Tears [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] N/A [sub] [/sub][indent][color=#F95B6C]—[/color] [i]Silk Scarf[/i][/indent][/sup][/indent] [h3] [/h3][/hider] [/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][hider=Peri — Onix][h3][color=#F95B6C][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=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Level 11 [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] ♀ [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Rock Head [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] 100%[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Tackle, Bind, Rock Throw, Rock Tomb [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Mud Sport, Harden, Curse [color=#F95B6C]||[/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=#F95B6C] Inventory: [/color][/b][/u] [indent]Pokédollars — 18970 [list][*]Potion — 1 [*]Super Potion — 1 [*]Pokeballs — 5 [*]Great Balls — 2 [*]Old Rod [*]Escape Rope [*]Electric Gem [*]Sharp Beak [*]Focus Sash [*]Dusk Stone [*]Dawn Stone [*]Shiny Stone [*]Moon Stone [/list][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider]