Slow, Fast, Wait and See [G]

[Cameron;]

^{Kaleidoscope Eyes}

It had only been a day since her journey had begun and there was already a monstrous storm brewing in the sky, thick groups of clouds forming overhead and streaks of lightning flashing vibrantly across the great above. Accalia searched for something in her satchel to cover her head to block the rain. Only one item was large enough to help her take cover from the shower, and that was her town map. Could she make it without the necessity throughout the remainder of her adventure?

Hopefully she'd be able to, for within seconds the downpour became harder and her map was held over her head. The rain stopped wetting her head now, and she recalled Bryn and Allegro so that they could rest from the long day they had had.]

And she was off. Her feet sloshed through puddles of mud and splashed water up onto the bottom of her pants, dirtying them. She would have to wash them at the Pokemon Center, then, unless she wanted dirty pants the until she reached Violet. That wasn't a very appealing thought to her.

She eventually reached Cherrygrove, and the Center was in close range. Rushing towards the establishment as fast as she could, she made her way to the doors and threw her arms forward to push open the glass—but it didn't budge, and she was knocked back onto the mud behind her. A disgusting look was probably glazed across her face; now, not only her pants were muddy, but her entire outfit was, as well.

Standing up and slinging mud off of her hands, she walked back towards the door and peered in. Packed. The entire building was filled with people, a giant mass of them trying to climb over each other and get to the front desk. It would take forever to get there and get checked in. It might not be until morning, and even then she might end up on the ground in the main room.

Squeezing her way between the two doors, she managed to enter the building and start to make her way slowly to the front. Only about five feet in, however, something shocking happened—Bryn escaped from her Pokeball and caused a few surrounding Trainers to fall over into others. Accalia looked down at Bryn, confused as to why she had gotten out.

"Bryn, what are you doing? You need to get in your Pokeball!" The redhead told her sheep, who turned and looked up to her sickly. Bryn's eyes were wide and wavering open and closed, and her ears weren't perky or even cute at the moment. Even her coat of all things was looking rather unappealing. Something was very wrong, and Accalia was sure of this.

Bryn was sick.

Accalia picked the little lamb up in her arms and pushed her way hard through the mass of people. "Excuse me, I have a sick Pokemon here! I need to get through! Excuse me! ...Move!" Managing to make it to the front, she placed Bryn on the desk and told Nurse Joy what was wrong. The pink haired lady immediately pulled Accalia back behind the desk and told her to go back through the infirmary and all the way to the back room, and to stay there until she made her way to them.

Accalia listened to her directions and took Bryn back through an infirmary filled with injured Sandshrew and ill Skitty laid across lab tables and hospital beds. The sight made Accalia quite uneasy. Why wasn't Bryn being placed here with the other sick Pokemon? How come she had to go to the back room all alone? Something wasn't right about that.

When she reached the back room, she attempted to turn the doorknob, but it was jammed. Placing Bryn on the ground, she tried ramming it with her shoulder to no avail. Attempting a few more times, she eventually gave up and slumped down against the door with Bryn.

"You're going to be okay, Bryn. I promise."

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[Kataya]

Sandy searched the sky, trying to find any signs of the stupid storm breaking up. So many things lately, had been keeping her from getting to Violet city. Nature was surely working against her this time, she decided.

"Bibi!" Comet chirped from her shoulder. The rain had her in an absolute trance. Berry, who was perched on Sand'ys other shoulder, figured there might be something wrong with the bug type though. Her face was lighted up a flush pink and her eyes were half lidded. The small cove they were sheltered under did provide protection from the rain, but they also got soaked trying to get there. Quickly, she tapped on Sandy's cheek.

"Squirtle Squirt!" Sandy, who had been lost in thought, looked up.

"What's the matter Berry?"

"Squirt!" Berry urged her trainer to turn her head, and thats when she finally noticed the poor Ledyba, her dull eyes just fixated in one direction.

"Co..met?" When the Ledyba became completley unresponsive, Sandy pulled the bug from her shoulder, darting from the cove, and ignoring the shivers that the lightning ripping through the clouds gave her, she ran to the Pokemon Center. Her hope of finding out what was wrong with her Ledyba suddenly fell when she saw how many people were stuffed into the lobby. She tried to push through the crowd, but ended up knocking into someone.

"Hey! Watch where you're going kid!" The man was sort of scary, towering over her by maybe a foot or two.

"I-I'm sorry..." She managed, holding the sick Ledyba closer to her body.

"Sorry won't fix that small water damage that you've probably done to my jacket!" The people in the crowd were hushed, everyone seemingly too afraid to help, but waiting to see what would happen next. But before the man could do anything, Joy clapped her hands.

"That's quite enough of this." she stated simply, her eyes traveling to the sick Ledyba in Sandy's arms.

"Why don't you wait in back, I'll get to you as soon as possible." Sandy nodded and quickly ran to the infirmary. She had to wonder if what the nurse said would actually stand true, due to how packed her work area was at the moment. As she got to the backroom, she noticed someone. A young red-headed girl was sitting with a Mareep in her arms. The Mareep looked really sick, just like Comet.

"Bibi..." She was in pain, and Sandy couldn't bear hearing that. Berry also felt bad about the bugs current situation. Sandy took a seat next to the other girl in the room, and tried not to splash any water onto her. Her clothes were dripping wet and her hair was stuck to her face. She could only imagine how long it would take for all her clothes to dry without the use of a dryer....actually, even with the use of a dryer.

[Cameron;]

ooc; Mkay, so, Kataya and I decided to just keep it going until the rest of you get on. Get a little something going. You three can still join in whenever.^^

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Another girl entered the room, carrying a small red bug with her. Ledyba, Accalia noted. The little ladybugs had always been pretty to the redhead, and she might like to have one one day. Of course, nothing in the world was prettier than her Mareep, but that was a different story.

The girl slumped down beside her, and a little bit of water splashed on her, but it wasn't a big deal. Accalia was already covered in rain everywhere but her head, but now she was without a map. And, as it looked to her, Cherrygrove was too busy for her to be washing her clothes tonight. How far away was Violet, then? It'd have to be until then till she could wash her clothes. Maybe the girl with the Ledyba had a map she could borrow?

"Uhm, excuse me.." she said quietly, hoping to get the girl's attention without being too straightforward or interrupting her. "Do you maybe have a town map I could borrow real quick? The ink on mine is kind of ruined."

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[Kataya]

Sandy looked up from tending to her Ledyba, and blinked. It was a very random question to be asked by a girl she barley knew. Berry noticed Sandy's blank stare and nudged. She shook her head, snapping out of it.

"Yes, I do." She pulled the map from her soaked bag, sighing in relief when she realized all the items in her bag were kept safe and dry. She unfolded the map and carefully examined it, making sure all the ink was in place, which it was. She folded the map up and handed it to the girl next to her. After a short silence, she coughed.

"That's a beautiful Mareep you have there...it's a shame she's sick...but, my little Comet is sick too...I don't know what happened....but she's not responsive." Sandy explained, sighing in between, during short pauses she took.

"Squirtle..." Berry added, looking down.

[Cameron;]

The girl seemed slightly startled at her request, but eventually she did hand Accalia the map. Unfolding it and glancing at it, she realized Violet was a few miles away. Luckily for her, Accalia was rather used to walking that distance, and so it wouldn't be too much of a problem for her. "Thanks," she said, handing the map back to the girl.

The blonde girl complimented Bryn, even though she was sick and looked like hell. Accalia beamed at that, knowing right then that catching the sheep had been a good idea for sure. Leaning down, Accalia pressed her pink lips to the lamb's wool. Then the girl said something about a Comet? Oh, that must be the name of the Ledyba. It did look sick, too. There must be something going around, if there were so many sick Pokemon in Cherrygrove.

"Aw, I hope it feels better soon. It's adorable." Accalia reached up and rubbed the insect's antenna friendlily, not even thinking that it might make it or its trainer uncomfortable.

Allegro and Comet would make a cute couple.

Accalia blinked at that, and shook her head. It was too late for her to be making coherent thoughts, or maybe she was just sick too. ...She'd go with that one.

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[Kataya]

Sandy didn't really mind the girl petting Comet's Antenna, though the bug didn't respond, which worried her. That was when she got a phone call.

"Oh...excuse me..." She said, flipping open her phone while still holding Comet in one arm.

"Hello?" She listened to her brother Matt on the other line. She was fine until he asked her about her Pokemon.

"No! You cannot have my Squirtle! Go fall down a hole!" she exclaimed, Her voice rising.

"No, you cannot have Skitty either, I hope that hole you fall down just gets deeper." She listened to the next thing Matthew said to her.

"No, Matthew can't have Sandy's Ledyba either! Matthew can keep on falling down that hole until not even the wurmple's in the dirt can hear him crying at the bottom!" She sighed at the next thing.

"No, Matthew can certainly and absolutely NOT have Sandy's Diglett... because I brought him from someone!...Yes, and I did tell him about that time you thought you were going to get killed by a Magikarp." Nurse Joy showed up suddenly.

"Excuse me?" she questioned. Sandy muttered a quick "G'bye Matthew" before hanging up her phone.

"Yes Nurse Joy?"

"I can Take your Ledyba and Mareep now, though it looks like both will have to stay for a while...you should spend the night...though, I only have one room open..." She explained, twirling the key in her hand.

[Cameron;]

The girl's phone rang, and she excused herself to speak to whoever was on the other line. Accalia didn't want to eavesdrop, but she could hear clearly that the girl wasn't very pleased with whoever it was. The person also seemed to be fairly persistent... and fairly annoying. The girl's tone became audibly more annoyed at the person, until the pink haired Nurse walked up to her and the blond girl quickly ender her conversation.

Unintentionally, Accalia had become slightly jealous of the blonde girl. She had someone that cared enough to call her on the phone, even if the person had been aggravating. That still meant something, to her at least. No one would ever bother to call her while she was on this journey of hers. Of course, she had no phone to be called on, but that was beside the point.

Nurse Joy spoke to the two calmly, informing them that they would have to stay the night. Accalia had already planned on that, anyway, so it wouldn't be too big of a deal.

But wait, only one room? Then they were going to have to share the room together. That wouldn't be too bad, though; the girl seemed nice enough. Hopefully no one else would have to stay with them, though. That could easily make things uncomfortable.

Standing up, the redhead followed the nurse towards their room.

"Here's your room, and here's the key," she told them, sticking the key in the knob and turning it open. "If you need anything, just stop by the front desk." Leaving the key in the hole, she turned and went back up front to take care of the rest of the guests.

"Well, let's go in and get settled, I guess," Accalia told the girl, and she pushed the door open, motioning for her to go in first.

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[Kataya]

Sandy wasn't really sure about sharing the room, but nodded, following the other girl inside. The room was fairly nice. two large bunk beds rested across from each other, and the room had a bathroom and a kitchen... so she couldn't complain. Berry fell in love with the room instantly, jumping onto one of the bottom bunks, basically claiming it for their own.

"Berry! don't be so quick to claim stuff." Sandy excused herself long enough to change. She now wore a green and white t-shirt, and a red and green plaid skirt. she was happy with how much extra clothes her mother packed for her, she decided. She then walked out, and looked at the other girl's clothes. They were soaked and covered in dirt. So, Sandy dug into her bag, looking for another spare pair of clothes. Then entered Scatter, the white light coming from the bag startled Sandy, and Scatter materialized in the middle of the room. Berry scowled. Stupid cat.

"Nya Nya! Nya!" he ran circles around the new girl, inspecting her, and rubbing his head against her ankle. Sandy rolled her eyes and continued her bag rummaging, finally pulling out an outfit of a pink t-shirt and blue jeans. the other girl looked about her size in clothes. She held out the new set of clothes.

"I...know it seems kind of strange to take clothes from a stranger, but uhm....here. I'm Sandy Katayko by the way..." She introduced. Maybe she and this girl could be friends. Lightning cracked outside, and she dropped the clothes, managing to get them draped over her two Pokemon. She covered her ears.

"Sorry...I'm not a fan of lightning..." she said after she was sure the noise would not sound again for a while.

[Cameron;]

ooc; just so you all know, anytime you want to, you can have your character come in. xD;

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As Accalia entered the room, the girls' Squirtle—who she assumed to be her Starter, much like Allegro—immediately began bouncing on one of the bunk beds. Laughing slightly, the girl told the Squirtle, Berry, to stop claiming stuff. If she was doing this for Accalia's sake, it by no means bothered her at all. In fact, she found it cute.

Then the blonde girl excused herself and went and changed into different clothes. Accalia cursed under her breath; why hadn't she thought of bringing extra clothes? Oh, right. She had no extra clothes.

When the girl returned, her Skitty appeared and began circling repeatedly around her leg, nuzzling against her ankle. The warm fur felt very good against her slightly wet and cold skin. Accalia bent down and scratched the cat between its pink ears. When she looked back up, the girl was handing her something. She told her that she was giving her a new set of clothes... Accalia couldn't really be that lucky, could she? A Mareep and a new set of clothes all in one day? That was very unusually lucky for the redhead, who usually wasn't lucky at all.

Then the girl introduced herself, and Accalia felt rather stupid. She had asked to borrow her map, and had even played with her Ledyba, but she hadn't asked for her name? To Accalia, that seemed rude of herself. She was glad Sandy at least had some simple manners, even if Accalia didn't.

"Nice to meet you Sandy. I'm Accalia."

Lightning cracked, and Sandy dropped her clothes on the Pokemon. She apologized, but Accalia didn't mind. "No, don't worry. Lightning can be pretty frightening. And your Pokemon look clean enough." Smiling, she bent down and picked up the clothes, before excusing herself to go change into them.

When she returned, she ran up to Sandy excitedly. "Oh, Sandy! They fit so well! Thank you so much, really. It means a lot," she said, making sure to emphasize the "so." Leaning across the Pokemon that rested between them, she placed her arms around the girl and hugged her. ....She could tell she was going to like Sandy Katayko. She would like her a lot.

Allegro then joined the two on the floor, smiling and nudging the Squirtle with its paw playfully. Bryn lay over to the side, sick as a lamb dog. Ocras remained in its Pokeball, still, as it probably would for quite some time.

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[Kataya]

Sandy was a little startled by the sudden hug, but returned it. She was inturrupted by Scatter and Berry, who suddenly started picking a fight with each other on the floor.

"Hey! Guys..." She said, trying to remain calm. Berry and Scatter stopped, but growled at each other.

"Bibi..." Comet whimpered from her place on the bed.

"Comet? Are you okay?"

"Bibi..." Sandy slightly happy... at least her Ledyba was healthy enough to respond to her. It wasn't like before.

"I'm...going to lay down for a little bit..." She smiled at Allegro, who was on the floor with her other Pokemon, and bent down, petting him on the head before getting up and walking over to the bed, moving Comet slightly so she could fit onto the bed. "Maybe we can talk in a bit...I'm not very chatty when there is a big storm in the background." She explained, yawning and rolling over onto her side. Scatter and Berry blinked, before running over and joining Comet and Sandy, Scatter plopping right onto the girls ribcage area, and Berry curled up against her back. Sandy didn't expect to fall asleep. It may have been the middle of the day, but a nap couldn't hurt too much.
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(OOC: Okay, so me and Cameron basically went on long enough so the two girls are actually in the room so the rest of you guys can come in when you want too, knock on the door or something~)

[Andrew]

Andrew’s nose began to twitch intolerably to the point that he couldn’t take it anymore. He slowly opened his eyes to find a Hoothoot pecking at his face.
“Whaa shit!” he screamed, shoving the owl away. “What the hell just happened!?” he shouted out, not expecting an answer. After watching the flying-type rush off, Andrew gazed around him. He must have dozed off by this tree. He hadn’t the slightest idea how long he’d been there but things sure looked a lot different.

Hearing thunder roll from nearby, Andrew jumped to his feet. “Crap! Time to go!” he said aloud. He was quite annoyed that he’d fallen asleep. It was quite odd that he hadn’t woken up during the storm. His clothes were soaked and very uncomfortable. It was probably a good idea to check in to a Pokémon Center. Andrew checked around the tree to make sure he’d left nothing behind. To his surprise, Ruffle lay behind it. She seemed to be asleep at first, but as Andrew shook her to wake her up, he realised that she just seemed to be in a lot of pain.

“Whoa, Ruffle! Are you okay?” Andrew asked the Pichu as he began to worry. He bit his lip as he got no response. Ruffle was usually full of energy and ready to beat the crap out of anyone that crossed her. She really wasn’t acting like herself. Andrew decided it was best to carry the Pichu to the Pokémon Center so he could monitor her condition. “Let’s go. Don’t worry, you’ll feel better in no time.” he reassured the rodent.

Andrew dashed across the muddy grass, only barely managing to keep his balance. His clothes were destroyed and his bag wasn’t looking too good either. He’d probably be forced to stay in the Pokémon Center for the night. Finally spotting the building, he was forced to push through some crowds to get in. This wasn’t looking good at all. He would have considered finding somewhere else to stay but Ruffle really needed help. Seeing his Pichu in such a bad condition made him feel terrible as it stood.

Andrew instantly spotted Nurse Joy’s pink hair. Standing on a chair really was making a difference. However, he couldn’t make out what she was saying due to the constant shouting and shoving. Andrew squeezed his way through the masses of people, eventually reaching the front.
“No need to explain! A few trainers are experiencing similar conditions with their Pokémon. I can take her right away. You might want to have a look through your other Pokémon.” Nurse Joy told him.
“Good point!” Andrew replied, instantly releasing other Pokémon.
“Let’s see! Sana, Glint, Alena-”
“Just the Mareep.” Nurse Joy interrupted.

Andrew turned his attention to Rayna. The Mareep seemed to be in a similar state to Ruffle, though less...soaked. Andrew found it odd that his two electric-types were the only two that were sick, but figured it must have been a coincidence.
“Just fill out this and here’s your room number! I’ve got to get back out there so I’ll leave you to it.” the Nurse declared. Andrew quickly filled out some paperwork, returned his Pokémon to their Poké Balls and wandered off in search of his room. He decided to leave Glint walk around with him. He felt a little awkward on his own.

Andrew walked past several rooms, peering into a few. In one he saw a few sick Pokémon. There were Zubat, Pidgey, Kadabra, and a Goldeen. The water-type quickly caught his eye. It looked sort of...dead. Andrew’s face became a little paler and he shuddered, turning away. “Ew..” he whispered, earning a chuckle from Glint. The Squirtle was in a pretty good mood for such an unfortunate turn of events.

Eventually, Andrew found the room he’d been searching for. He could hear muttering inside. “Oh no! I’m sharing!” he yelped, beginning to feel nautious. It hadn’t even crossed his mind, yet it was so obvious that he’d have to. Sweating, he reached out and knocked on the door. He opened it slowly, wondering who or what he’d be stuck with. He began to blush as he spotted two girls inside. This was either going to be really good or horribly bad.

“Um..I’m Andrew. Nurse Joy sent me here. I think I’m supposed to share with you guys.” Andrew blurted out, smiling awkwardly as Glint hid behind his leg. He knew it was bad when he saw there were only two bunk beds. This was a decent size for a few people but he had a feeling it would soon get horribly cramped. He was lucky to get here so early. If more than four people arrived, they'd be out of luck. This was going to be an uncomfortable stay for everyone.

[Kataya]

Sandy stirred at the boy's voice, but didn't wake up. Berry got up rather quickly though, recognizing the the voice. Scatter was awake in a moment as well. They both poked the girl, but got no response. There was only one real way to wake up Sandy. The two Pokemon smiled mischievously and Berry went over to Sandy's bag, pulling a Pokeball from it. Pressing the button, Sand'ys little mole pokemon appeared in an instant.

"Diglett Dig!" The ground type would have recognized the boy, but wasn't looking at him. All three Pokemon readied themselves. Scatter tackled Sandy to the back, Hiroki released his Mud-slap attack, followed up by Berry with a watergun to clean off the mud.

"Ahh!" she fell over and out of the bed, onto the floor. She got up slowly, rubbing her back.

"That really hurt you three..." She muttered. The Pokemon however, were delighted with themselves.

"Okay, watch me the next time one of YOU is asleep!" Suddenly, realizing where she was, she turned, facing the guy that had just come in.

"Uhh...Hi?" It took her a second, but she took note of Andrew, and who he was.

"HEY! You...you're that boy I met at the trade center, the one that traded me Hiroki!" The Diglett squealed once it finally realized Andrew was there. Her face then turned a bright red. she had looked stupid in front of him the first time they met, but, looking stupid in front of the same guy TWICE was a new high for her. She never heard what he said when he walked in, but she tried to guess.

"So, I guess you got jammed in here like the two of us?" She questioned, allowing Berry up onto her shoulder.

[Andrew]

Andrew raised one eyebrow as the blonde-haired girl’s Pokémon released a third Pokémon and woke her up. They seemed to take pretty good care of her. Andrew’s Pokémon just craved attention. Andrew’s eyes grew wide as he noticed Hiroki. This was a huge coincidence. As Sandy spoke Andrew began to blush. He was worried that she’d remember all of the embarrassing things he’d said. Now he felt really paranoid.

“Oh, yeah! You’re…Sandy, right? And that’s sure what it looks like.” he laughed quietly. He began to cough from the cold. His clothes were destroyed and it was difficult to distinguish the colour of his shoes. Glint hadn’t realised that Andrew was covered in mud until after he’d grabbed onto his pants. The Squirtle quickly backed away, looking at his hands in disgust. He quickly wiped them off the walls, earning a glare from Andrew.

“Glint!” Andrew shouted, startling the water-type. Knowing that denying it wouldn’t work, the Squirtle fired a jet of water at the wall, which reflected back in his face. Andrew pressed his palm against his face. Compared to Sandy’s Pokémon, his looked pretty dim-witted. A forced smile appeared on the tiny turtle’s face as he slowly waddled back over to Andrew’s feet.

Andrew had a feeling that this would be awkward. First impressions usually stuck and he’d made a lousy impression twice with Sandy now. They’d probably request to stay in another room if he kept this up.
“So, how’re you doing, Hiroki?” Andrew asked the Diglett, patting the mole Pokémon’s head. He was relieved to see the ground-type was in such good condition. He seemed to have grown a lot in the time he’d spent with Sandy. Visiting that Trade Center had been one of his better ideas.

“So...is there a shower or anything here?” Andrew asked, water still dripping from his hair and clothes. He was desperate to move as a huge trail of dirt had followed him in the door. That was the last time he took a nap in a field. He really needed to change his clothes and he didn’t have a lot of supplies in his bag. He’d probably have to stop by a shop on his way out of Cherrygrove now.

[Kataya]

Sandy looked over his clothes, noticing the messy state they were in at the moment. It had been just like her and Accalia when they walked in. She couldn't help but laugh. Berry rolled her eyes, it was...all so immature. Sandy shook her head as the laughter came to a stop.

"I'm sorry Andrew, it just reminds me that I only recently walked into the Pokemon Center just like that." She looked over at Glint. Walking over and bending down, she pet his head.

"Your Squirtle is in great condition you know." She stated before standing up again. She didn't honestly mind Glint's earlier antics, they were actually quite funny. She almost forgot to answer Andrew's question.

"Yeah, of course there is, the bathroom is over there." She directed, pointing to the left.

"And I'm sure the stores aren't closed, this storm isn't the worst they've ever had..." She excused herself and ran out of the room, her Squirtle close behind. Darting down the stairs, she hung a left and ran down the steps. The bottom floor of the Pokemon Center was still a sea of people trying to get service. Though not too assertive, the girl managed to push her way through most of the crowd, and to the front desk.

"Nurse Joy, do you have an umbrella anywhere?" She questioned. Her Chansey went to the back room and returned with one. Sandy thanked them and ran out under the umbrella. There was a lot of wind, but the Umbrella was pretty sturdy. She had actually managed to find a store. Luckily for her, she could tell, just like Accalia, almost the exact size of clothes Andrew had been. She shook her head. She never thought she could actually thank her mother for dragging her and Matthew shopping all the time when they were younger. She managed a blue Jacket and a pair of darker blue jeans, payed, and left. It hadn't been too much money. She liked to help people anyway. She and Berry ran back to the Pokemon Center, Sandy got unavoidable Mud on her skin, but that was okay, at least it wasn't her clothes again. She got back to the room and she kind of had to wonder where Accalia was. She didn't see her, so she figured she must have gone to eat something while she was sleeping. She held the clothes out to Andrew.

"Here, don't worry about size, my mom kind of, trained me to spot size." She offered. Walking over to the bed, she took a towel and started wiping mud from her shoes and legs. Scatter, since he had been with her, had always thought liking to help people was a bit of a downfall in personality. That could really hurt her some day.

[Cameron;]

ooc; so, I swear I'll edit this but for now it's a filler so Phoe can post. It's gonna suckkkk.

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Accalia had fallen asleep much quicker than she had expected, Bryn's fluffy wool being used as a pillow unintentionally. The sheep, however, didn't even notice, seeing as it was deep in an illness-induced slumber herself. Allegro leapt up onto the bed and curled up with them, and the three all slept together.

The boy entered the room while Accalia was still asleep, and she slept through whatever conversation he had with Sandy. When she did wake up, though, neither of the two were there. Sitting straight up, she saw there were extra items in the room now that didn't belong to Sandy or Accalia. Had the Nurse sent someone else into the room with them? Maybe Sandy had just unpacked some more stuff.

She at least hoped that. Spending the night with a guy was not something she particularly looked forward to at that moment.

Then the redhead realized her Wurmple was missing. "Naziri? Naziri, where'd you go?" She bent over and looked under her bed, but the little worm wasn't there. Allegro woke up and helped her look.

Looked in her bag. Looked in Sandy's bed. Looked in a shoe... Looked in another shoe. Yeah, they looked a lot.

Then she looked out in the hall and found her little buggy laying on its side in the hallway. "Naziri! Are you okay?" she ran over to it and picked it up. It looked just like Comet and Bryn did, so she figured it was sick, too.

She turned and went back in the room to find Sandy back. The blonde girl was handing some boy clothes. Accalia, taken aback by a random male being in her room, scratched her head a little and awkwardly stepped inside the door frame.

"Erm. Uh... uhm.." Accalia tried to say some form of greeting, but nothing was coming out of her mouth. The boy looked familiar to her, but she didn't know why. Feeling a bit awkward, she continued to search for a salutation. "Hi.... Uh, do I know you... from somewhere?" Her eyes found their way to his shoes, and she continued staring there for a few moments before Allegro poked his head in to her line of eye sight. Startled by the Pokemon's face, she shook her head and looked back up at the boy. Feigning a smile, she stepped in the room a little more.

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