[hr][img]https://i.postimg.cc/C5t0FYVD/5cc11b3ddaa97f9f90985f809209be4c.png[/img][hr][sup][i]Mt. Moon: Group Campfire[/i][/sup][indent] [/indent]
Ella held Sydnee’s gaze as the girl offered to let her hold the egg. Part of her wanted to accept. Badly so. She’d get to touch an egg, after all, or at least look it over from inches away rather than feet. Another part of her wanted to reject the offer, laugh it off as if Sydnee hadn’t guessed the interest behind her gaze. But, those two parts aside, Ella knew Sydnee was right when she suggested waiting on the egg, and after another second of hesitation—an [i]egg[/i]!—Ella nodded, offering the girl a grateful smile before tuning back into the escape plan. 

[color=#638459]“Hey, we’re in this together! Wait up!”[/color] she called after she’d recovered from Lys’ sudden break from the group. Someone was a lot more headstrong than she’d let on, which Ella was mostly grateful for. [color=#638459]“What if you get lost, or if you run into wild Pokemon? Even if we split up, we should split into pairs. Right?”[/color]

Her Pokemon were hot on her heels as she looked behind her for agreement, her pace brisk behind Lys, and she brushed off the feather of irritation as she registered Lys’ longer legs and faster pace. Despite Ella’s heeled boots, Lys was still noticeably taller, which made sense since Ella had limited herself to two inches for the sake of her feet long-term. Still, she didn’t appreciate how quickly Lys was creating distance between them despite her best efforts to close it, and she was relieved when she saw the taller girl stop.

[color=#638459]“A sign?”[/color] Ella walked towards the dusty stand, giggling as Char coughed from the dust. [color=#638459]“You okay?”[/color] she asked, registering the thinly-veiled suspicion Fabs aimed at the Charmander in her peripheral vision. Though friendly, Fabs had issues with sharing, but they weren’t big enough to warrant action. 

Seeing Lys snap a picture of the map with her phone, Ella grinned. [color=#638459]“Smart! Don’t mind if I do,”[/color] she said, flashing the taller girl a grin as she fished her own phone out and did the same. The more copies the better, and considering how abandoned this part of the cave was, Ella was willing to bet that the map she’d been referencing wouldn’t help her much here. 

[color=#638459]“Well, I [i]hope[/i] they don’t go nowhere. I’d hate to walk for hours and find a dead end,”[/color] she said, answering Lys’ spoken thoughts with a friendly smile. Then, turning back to the map, she tipped her head, frowning. [color=#638459]“What are those weird dashes?”[/color] Her eyes drifted to the map legend in the corner, and she mouthed an “oh”. [color=#638459]“Ladders. Of wood?”[/color]

She frowned, glancing at Lys. Abandoned wooden ladders didn't inspire confidence, and she didn’t particularly want to die playing ladder rung roulette. 
[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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