[h3][hr][color=#F95B6C]Eryn Montero[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]Lakewatch Town || Day 5: Afternoon || [@PlatinumSkink][/i][/sup][indent] [/indent] Eryn listened to Oaken with interest. From the sound of it, he got quite a lot done as well, perhaps even more than her, but how much of what he’d described was before she’d met him? Still, that was five Pokemon he’d just listed, plus his Skorupi was already six. A full roster. As intimidating as that might’ve been, Eryn felt less threatened and more challenged. Filling up her roster had never been a goal for her; training her Pokemon was. Exploring new places and meeting new people, finding new Pokemon and learning new information—those were her goals, the things that drove her towards trainership. Sure, becoming Pokemon Champion was somewhere on the horizon for her, but for now she was just enjoying the sunlight. That said, though, all Oaken’s talk managed to do was to make her slightly rethink the possibility of challenging him to a battle after they got out of the cave. From the sound of it, he’d spent most of his time engrossed in training, so his team would be strong, likely stronger than hers. But that only made it more of a challenge. The possibility of losing, or of perhaps training harder so she’d have more of a chance [i]next time[/i] completely eluded her precisely because she lived and breathed in the present, and she was fine with that. [color=#F95B6C]“Well, I guess it’s just a coincidence that I got around to coming down here when you did,”[/color] Eryn said, shrugging. [color=#F95B6C]“But catching Pokemon for ‘short-term goals’, huh? What do you plan to do with them after you achieve those goals then?”[/color] She shot him a sharp, inquisitive look. He didn’t strike her as the type to catch and box, but he already had more than six Pokemon. That meant that some of his Pokemon were sitting in the box right now, like it or not. Later, at Oaken’s shaking, Eryn had let go of his arm with a grin, then turned to the Mr. Mime. [color=#F95B6C]“Thanks for agreeing to come along!”[/color] she called at the worried-looking Pokemon. As they progressed through the tunnels, Eryn felt increasingly unsettled, and she eventually dropped her grin, her pace slowing to a walk in the darkness. Then, all at once, it hit her—this place was dangerous. She shouldn’t have come here, should’ve gone back for her Pokemon after all, who could definitely help her in these tunnels. Having Dei with his fire and Eri with his night vision by her side would save her so much trouble, and without them, without being able to share the sights and sounds down here, it wasn’t worth it. Right? An outburst from Oaken surprised her, jolting her out of the haze of thoughts that had taken over her mind. Suddenly they made no sense. Yes exploring was easier with her Pokemon, and yes she missed them and wished that she could’ve brought them with her to see everything down here together, but the thought of bringing half her team down here was silly. Dei hated the water, for one, and so did Peri. Kylie would sink like a rock, and Eri… Eri was missing out, but Eryn would make it up to him. Next time. Next time she’d bring all of her Pokemon, whether or not she had to keep them in their Pokeballs, but that wasn’t this time, and she wasn’t about to turn back halfway just because she could’ve done some things differently. Danger? Trouble? Eryn had faced enough danger, seen enough trouble to know that her thoughts were the least of her worries, if they were one at all. [color=#F95B6C]“Oh, I get it!”[/color] she said, turning to Oaken. [color=#F95B6C]“That was part of the test, right? To test whether we’re able to conquer our doubts?”[/color] She grinned, then turned forward and cupped her free hand over her mouth. [color=#F95B6C]“Well you’re gonna have to do better than that if you wanna make us doubt ourselves!”[/color] she shouted at the darkness ahead, then picked up her pace, pulling the Mr. Mime after her with a grin. Mind tricks, huh? What other challenges did the one behind the maze have in store for them? [center] [/center][hr][hider=Actions][u][b][color=#F95B6C] Actions: [/color][/b][/u] Talked some, then worked out the doubts and stuff. Shouted down the tunnel at the end, which is not the smartest thing to do, but it’s an Eryn thing to do. [/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 — 13970 [hider=Consumables][indent] [/indent] [list][*]Potion — 1 [*]Super Potion — 1 [*]Pokeballs — 5 [*]Great Balls — 2 [*]Escape Rope [*]Electric Gem [*]Focus Sash [*]Dusk Stone [*]Dawn Stone [*]Shiny Stone [*]Moon Stone [h3] [/h3][/list][/hider][hider=Non-consumables][indent] [/indent] [list][*]Old Rod [*]Sharp Beak [*]King’s Rock [*]Heart Scale [*]Big Pearl [h3] [/h3][/list][/hider][hider=Equipped][indent] [/indent] [list][*]Soothe Bell (Tula) [*]Silk Scarf (Eri) [h3] [/h3][/list][/hider][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider]