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Pokemon: Storm

"I wont argue with you on that one.." Margo sighed in exasperation, leaning over and placing her hands on her knees to catch her breath with the rest of their group. "I wish Crowne was a Blastoise and could carry me around already." The teen straightened and brought a hand to her own forehead, looking ahead at the trail before them.

A voice pierced the otherwise silent air, her head swivelling to meet a... wild boy atop a dragon? Her eyes shone excitedly, suddenly rejuvenated by the grumpy old-man-like pokemon before them. "Hello Zvi! What a beautiful pokemon!" She smiled up at the boy before returning her attention to the Drampa, fumbling in her backpack for her pokedex to scan the Drampa.

'Drampa, the placid pokemon. This Pokémon is friendly to people and loves children most of all. It has a compassionate personality, but if it is angered, it completely destroys its surroundings with its intense breath.' The robotic introduction only made the pokemon more interesting, Margo slightly enamored by the raw power.

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Excuse the lack of color tags in my last post, I’m on my phone atm. I will edit when I get a chance to on the computer.

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Margo tried not to show how startled she was by Dan sneaking up on the two of them, giving him a tight lipped smile. A quick nod was the most he got from her as he went to grab Twiggy. The teen kicked at the dirt as she held the straps of her backpack and stood with Indy in silence.

After rejoining them, Dan insisted upon not waiting up for him. She wondered just how deep his condition was going to affect their journey together. ‘I mean... Seriously how long can he walk for before he needs to rest? How long does he need to rest? What if we get to some of the cities and towns that have awful weather conditions? I guess I didn’t even think about how much this might change how we go about our travels...’ Margo was looking at Dan with furrowed brows, a sympathetic expression put on her face without realizing.

“Well, where to boys?” She suddenly blurted, looking between the two. She forced herself to stop looking at Dan like a kicked Growlithe.

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Ooooh that sounds fun! Drampa rides for everyone~

@prettydrops Do it, Do it, Do it :P

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Margo had actually woken up late, thrown off by her internal clock's tardiness. "Shit, how'd that happen..." She murmured under her breath as she quickly got ready for the continuation of their adventure. She settled on a lightweight sweater that showed off a freckled shoulder and some jeans, her hair put up in a braided bun.

The teenager continually rubbed her eyes as she made her way out of the center, lugging her backpack behind her as she tried to wake herself up. She couldn't say she was surprised by Indy at the front of the center before her, but she was a little sour about the fact that he had gotten up before her.

"Heard from Daniel?" Margaret grumbled to Indy as she took up a spot next to him, closing her eyes and leaning her head back to feel the sun that was desperately trying to pry its way through the clouds. She wasn't hopeful of its presence throughout the day.

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Training

Margo had skipped off into the trails outside of the town, mainly focusing on training her less experienced pokemon. She had attempted to train her Mankey but he was simply having none of it and wouldn't listen to anything she said. What was his problem?

Margo was a bit apprehensive to join Dan and Indigo and share feelings and backstory and all that but it seemed important after the breakthroughs she's been having with Indigo Rose. She knew that they'd all feel better with everything in the open soon, but it was a little scary to think of what Dan might be holding out from them--after all, what was so bad that he couldn't tell his best friend?

Giving a reassuring nod, Margo took a seat on one of the guest chairs that the hospital had set up in Dan's room, smiling encouragingly.

Team Update

Alolan Rattata -- 'Julep' -- Lvl 19 + 2 = 21
Spewpa -- 'Poinsettia' -- Lvl 16 + 2 = 18

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Margo blinked, unsure of what else to do, as Dan seemed annoyed by their questions on his behavior. Was it out their realm of friendship to ask, she wondered? His vague answer was... well, vague, and didn't really give Margo anything to go off of. She exchanged a quick look with Indy as if asking what just happened, but before she could speak her mind, she heard Dan mutter something under his breath. She whirled her head in his direction, about to correct his sass but watched as he began to falter on the staircase.

"Oh geez, what is wrong with him??" Margo directed the question towards Indy with almost comical exasperation as they quickly came to his side and grabbed his arms before he fell and hurt himself. She was taken aback by how sweaty he was. "Seriously, what the hell?" This time, she was mainly asking anyone who had an answer, including the nurses that suddenly appeared to help and were asking questions of their own.

Margo felt helpless, not able to answer anything besides his name and that his mom was sick too--were they related? Who really knew. She looked towards Indy for answers, clinging to his side like he was her only lifeline in this ocean of questions... except, he didn't seem to know much either? Apparent on his face, he seemed almost angry about this.

As Dan was taken away and they were given the information on where he'd be staying, Margo took a deep breath and leaned against the table they had been sitting at, gripping the edge of it to stay afloat. The nurses had told them they might not be able to see Dan immediately, as they might run some tests to figure out what happened and if he was stable enough to be released. How long would they have to wait?

She glanced at Indy as he spoke, his voice filled with something she couldn't quite place. Disdain? Exhaustion? It was on the tip of her tongue. Asking if she'd like to join him someplace else, she furrowed her brows and thought. "Well.. I do think we should see Dan as soon as possible, but the nurses said that it might be awhile before we can even get in to see him. He did just collapse after all..." She seemed to mull over what to do for a moment, but when she looked into her companion's eyes she could tell that something was bothering him.

From his eyes, to his body language, even to the way his voice sounded. There was something itching under his skin that seemed ready to burst. "Yea... Let's go take a breather, Indigo." Margo pushed off from the table, touching Indy's arm comfortingly as she lead them out of the center. It felt a lot better to be outside--an almost claustrophobic feeling had crept into her heart when all those nurses had sprung on them--taking in the fresh air.

"So... that was pretty weird, huh?"

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Margo was happy that Dan seemingly joined in their excitement, the teen crouching down to return her pokemon's affection. She caught his subconscious movement, apparently trying to grab for his pokemon that wasn't there. She quirked her mouth, just now realizing that Dan didn't have any pokeballs on his person. 'He always has his pokemon, doesn't he? Don't we all?' She was confused for half a second, now looking towards Indy and counting his pokeballs. She, indeed, was not crazy, and Dan must've left his pokemon back in his room or something.

Listening to Indy speak, Margo nodded along in agreement, straightening to look at Dan with a similar concerned expression, her eyesbrows knitted together. "Really, Dan. There's nothing you'll tell us that we won't understand..." She paused for a moment before quickly adding, "Or at least that we won't try to understand!" She hoped her words were as encouraging as Indy's, but she might actually have him beat in her eloquence.

Perhaps it was the friendship that Indy and Dan shared that made it easier for him to try to get Dan to open up to him versus Margo trying to get him to open up. She hoped that maybe this conversation could improve their friendship--she felt like she had recently gotten through to Indy and grown from it, maybe this could be her moment with Dan as well.

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Margo raised an eyebrow, her face betraying her thoughts about Indy's comment. "Different?" She murmured under her breath, but he quickly clarified, the teen giving a curt nod. Well... he was trying, she supposed.

Watching Hawka being released, the teen smiled, momentarily forgetting Indigo's shallowness. The Combusken seemed like it didn't really like Margo, looking at her with a sort of disdain. She tried not to let it get to her, mouthing a quick sorry to the pokemon before following Indy's lead and releasing Crowne.

The Wartortle came out with his usual tenacity, his eyes set on the Combusken. Normally Crowne was always ready for a battle, but it seemed like he was looking at Hawka with a sort of... admiration? Instead of his normal confrontational attitude, the Wartortle shied away from the other pokemon, almost bashful.

"See, they both look pretty cool, huh? Not that they weren't cool before! But... stronger and cooler, that's all!" Margo laughed cheerily, looking at Crowne like a mother who just watched her kindergardener graduate. Crowne reciprocated her look of love, moving to her leg and cuddling up to her.

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Margo was happily standing around with Indy as they waited for Dan outside of the Pokemon center, her hands clasped behind her back. She beamed at Dan as he joined the two of them. The teenager gaped at her friend as he answered Indy, looking at his new badge with sparkles in her eyes.

"But? But nothing! That's really awesome!" Margo interrupted Dan for only a moment, giving a sheepish smile afterwards and letting him finish. After hesitating for another second, the girl looked between Indy and Dan before giving Indy a small nudge with her foot.

"Easy or not, that's still really great that you got a badge today! I wish we had known you were going to challenge the gym today, we could've come to cheer you on." Another quick glance in Indy's direction, as if expecting him to exemplify her point.