[h3][hr][color=#F95B6C]Eryn Montero[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]Frozen Cave || Evening[/i][/sup][indent] [/indent] Eryn looked over the three new arrivals from Kaz’s team, recognizing a Gourgeist, a Klefki, and a little Skrelp wobbling in a water bubble. They looked quirky but capable, and likely difficult to predict in battle. The kind that suited what she’d seen of Kaz so far. At her side, Eri stood still. There was a tension to him now, tighter than before. Eryn traced his stare and found that he was looking at Kaz’s Pokemon—first the Heracross as it spoke, then the Gourgeist, his head angled just enough to follow their movements. Recognition? It was too specific to be anything else. But how? Eryn frowned. Heracross and Gourgeist were similar to the bunch of woodland Pokemon Eri had assembled into a team back when she’d met him in the Unmarked Woods. Were Kaz’s Pokemon perhaps his lost friends? Had Kaz convinced those Pokemon to leave with him, like he was convincing the Glaceon now? But Eri wasn’t only staring at the Pokémon. No, his gaze had returned to Kaz himself. The trainer chuckled at something Heracross had said, and Eri didn’t so much as blink, his Bagon eyes wide, his stance unreadable. Shock? Awe? The image from earlier flickered to the front of her thoughts—Eri, in her form, silently commanding his companions. His—[i]her[/i]—lips moving with unspoken commands, barely understood. Trying to lead, to [i]be[/i] something. She’d promised to guide him, offered to help him become a trainer, but she’d never questioned why. Now, watching how he stared, she wondered if that role had once belonged to someone else. Someone like Kaz, perhaps, who Eri had mustered up the determination to search for, desperate enough to take on human form to do so. A wilder thought flickered through her mind. What if Kaz was like Eri? Another Pokémon, one that had taken on the form of a trainer. But she shook that off just as quickly. Eri had tried to speak when they met, and failed. Kaz had no such issue. Still, Eri’s reaction wasn’t subtle, and she couldn’t ignore it. Whatever this was—whatever connection Eri had to Kaz or his team—it was hitting him hard. She kept her gaze ahead, careful not to call attention to him. He wasn’t ready. She could feel that. He didn’t need a push right now. He needed space. Eryn offered a loose shrug and a faint smile. [color=#F95B6C]“Well, that’s one way to fill a team slot.” [/color] She turned to the Glaceon, awaiting its response, but her mind was already elsewhere, turning over everything she’d seen and trying to piece it all together. The answers would have to wait. When they left this cave, she’d find time to talk to Eri. Alone. [hr][hider=Pokemon][center][hr][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/charmander.gif[/img][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/mawile.gif[/img][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/magikarp.gif[/img][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/zorua.gif[/img][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/onix.gif[/img][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/bagon.gif[/img][/center][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 19 [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] ♂ [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Blaze [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] 100%[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Scratch [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Growl, Smokescreen, Scary Face [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Ember, Dragon Rage[/sup][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider] [/cell][cell][/cell][cell][hider=Kylie — 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 19 [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] ♀ [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Hyper Cutter [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] 100%[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Astonish, Bite, Vice Grip [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 16 [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] ♀ [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Rattled [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] 100% [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Soothe Bell[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Tackle [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Splash [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] N/A [/sup][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider] [/cell][cell][/cell][cell][hider=Eri — 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 17 [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] ♂ [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Illusion [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] 100% [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Silk Scarf[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Scratch, Pursuit, Fury Swipes, Faint Attack [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Leer, Fake Tears [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] N/A [/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 17 [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] ♀ [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Rock Head [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] 100% [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] King’s Rock[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Tackle, Bind, Rock Throw, Rock Tomb, Dig, Rage [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Mud Sport, Harden, Curse, Stealth Rock [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] N/A [/sup][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider] [/cell][cell][/cell][cell][hider=Atha — Bagon][h3][color=#F95B6C][sup]Atha[hr][/sup][/color][/h3][img]https://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/bagon.gif[/img][hr][sup][sup]Bagon [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Level 16 [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] ♀ [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Sheer Force [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] 100% [color=#F95B6C]◼[/color] Dragon Scale[/sup][/sup] [indent][sup][color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Rage, Bite [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Leer [color=#F95B6C]||[/color] Ember, Dragon Breath [/sup][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider][/cell][/row][/table][/indent][/hider] [hider=Inventory][u][b][color=#F95B6C] Inventory: [/color][/b][/u] [indent][img]https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/df/Character_0x0024_vii.png[/img]19970 [hider=Key Items] [list][*]Crystals of Willpower [*]Old Rod [/list][/hider][hider=Consumables] [list][*]Potion — 1 [*]Super Potion — 1 [*]Pokeballs — 4 [*]Great Balls — 2 [*]Escape Rope [*]Electric Gem [*]Focus Sash [*]Dusk Stone [*]Moon Stone [*]Shiny Stone [*]Aspear Berry — 2 [*]Rawst Berry — 2 [*]Pecha Berry [/list][/hider][hider=Non-consumables] [list][*]Odd Keystone [*]Sharp Beak [*]Heart Scale [*]Big Pearl [/list][/hider][hider=Held] [list][*]Dragon Scale [code][Atha][/code] [*]King’s Rock [code][Peri][/code] [*]Silk Scarf [code][Eri][/code] [*]Soothe Bell [code][Tula][/code] [/list][/hider][/indent][h3] [/h3][/hider]