[hr][img]https://i.postimg.cc/C5t0FYVD/5cc11b3ddaa97f9f90985f809209be4c.png[/img][hr][sup][i]Mt. Moon: Group Campfire[/i][/sup][indent] [/indent]
Ella was no stranger to Mt. Moon. Sure she’d never traversed it in its entirety, and sure calling it familiar was a bit of a stretch, but she’d gone inside many a time by now. She’d even caught a Clefairy on one of its ledges, for Arceus’ sake. So yes, she’d thought an escape rope unnecessary. It was expensive, for one, and it was [i]heavy[/i]. Too heavy to be carrying one all the time through the city and too bulky to fit comfortably in the stylish black backpack she’d brought along with her, which wasn’t the largest specimen anyway. Was it her fault that she thought she could venture into—not even through, [i]into[/i]—a major cave system with no problem? Head in and out the same entrance, travel down the same path she had more than twice now?

The answer, unfortunately, was obvious. She could blame bad luck and freak incidents all she wanted, but at the end of the day it was her fault for not being prepared enough. She should’ve prepared, should’ve considered the possibilities and risks, and she didn’t. Worse still was the fact that she barely had more than a day’s worth of food and water on her. The plan had been to train in the morning and get back to town by nightfall, but now she was trapped in the tunnels, forced to acknowledge her carelessness. 

In front of her, Fabs twirled to and fro, waving his arms about with a content smile on his face as he looked at the trainers gathered around him. Upon noticing Ella’s eyes on him, he spun towards her, tapping her with one hand. “Fairy,” he sang, his voice conveying a mild question of concern.

Realizing that he was pointing out her gloominess, she straightened, fixing a smile on her face. [color=#638459]“Thanks Fabs, I’m good, and your dance is beautiful, as usual,”[/color] she said as she reached down to pet Quinn, who’d seated herself at her side. Avoiding the spines on Quinn’s back came naturally now, and the Nidoran shifted as Ella scratched under her jaw, stretching her legs out in front of her.

The taller girl spoke first, introducing herself as Lys, and Ella turned her smile on her and Char, appraising the Charmander silently. Though she’d considered buying herself a traditional starter species at one point, she’d ultimately decided against it. Having a nontraditional starter made you more relatable, more down-to-earth and less like an unreachable standard, and that was the image she wanted to project. Plus, it wasn’t like Quinn didn’t fit the role perfectly. Ella wouldn’t trade her Nidoran for the world, nevermind a starter, however much she might’ve wanted one at one point in time.

[color=#638459]“I’m Ella, and this is Quinn,”[/color] she said, motioning at the Nidoran she was petting, [color=#638459]“and Fabs,”[/color] she said, gesturing at the dancing Clefairy, who flashed a bright grin at the menton of his name, managing a surprisingly graceful piroutte before striking a pose with one arm pointed up to a side. [color=#638459]“Nice to meet all of you! And don’t worry, your secret’s safe with me,”[/color] she said, looking to Lys with a smile. [color=#638459]“If anyone asks, all I remember are your amazing camping skills.”[/color]
[indent][sup] [/sup][/indent][hr][hider=Pokemon][center][hr][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/nidoran-f.gif[/img][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/clefairy.gif[/img][/center][indent][table][row][/row][row][cell][hider=Quinn — Nidoran ♀][h3][color=#638459][sup]Quinn[hr][/sup][/color][/h3][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/nidoran-f.gif[/img][hr][sup][sup]Nidoran ♀  [color=#638459]◼[/color]   ♀   [color=#638459]◼[/color]  Poison Point   [color=#638459]◼[/color]  100%[/sup][/sup]
[indent][sup][color=#638459]||[/color]  Scratch
[color=#638459]||[/color]  Tail Whip
[color=#638459]||[/color]  Double Kick
[color=#638459]||[/color]  Poison Sting[/sup][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider]
[/cell][cell][/cell][cell][hider=Fabs — Clefairy][h3][color=#638459][sup]Fabio | Fabs[hr][/sup][/color][/h3][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/clefairy.gif[/img][hr][sup][sup]Clefairy  [color=#638459]◼[/color]   ♂   [color=#638459]◼[/color]   Magic Guard   [color=#638459]◼[/color]  100%[/sup][/sup]
[indent][sup][color=#638459]||[/color]  Pound
[color=#638459]||[/color]  Copycat
[color=#638459]||[/color]  Sing
[color=#638459]||[/color]  Disarming Voice[/sup][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider]
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