[Sylvia Lane]

Sylvia was shivering. To be fair, it didn’t take much for the girl to shiver. A slight breeze, the sight of ice cream – pretty much anything remotely cold made her feel cold, even if it was mostly just in her head. But, for once, she had an actual reason for shivering. Icicles hung over head, occasionally letting a drop of water slide from it and land audibly somewhere near her. Sometimes, unluckily enough, they chose her for target practice. The cavern was very spacious and riddled with similar icy structures along the walls and floor in addition to the ceiling. Along the path she was walking, a lake stretched out, though part of it was obscured by a wall of ice. The place was pretty. So pretty that even in her current state, Sylvia couldn’t help admiring it a little.

The plan was to explore. She hadn’t come here yet, so here she was, taking small, sliding steps through an icy cavern. The urge to put if off had been tempting, but Sylvia ultimately squashed it. She felt that seeing and learning about every location on the island was essential if she was going to continue attending the academy. She was bundled up well, anyway, so there was no real danger of her getting frost bite or anything. But even so.

She let out a sigh, and it materialized in front of her in the form of a puff of white. She’d give this place ten more minutes. Ten. After that, she was hightailing it back home.

Preferred Spawn: Lapras, Squirtle, or Absol

[Chromatic]

Behold!




Species: Bergmite
Gender: Male
Ability: Own Tempo
~Moves~
Ice Fang
Powder Snow
Rapid Spin
Curse

[Sylvia Lane]

Nine minutes passed. Nine minutes of scuttling footsteps and shivering. Sylvia had been keeping track of nearly every second that passed. She would bring her wrist up to her face just long enough to catch a glimpse at the time on her watch before burying it back within her arms before the could catch it. This happened every few seconds, so it was a pretty futile effort trying to keep her wrist warm of all things.

Surely it wouldn't hurt to leave a minute early? This thought floated into her mind as she walked along between a group of icy stalagmites that protruded from the ground. They were relatively large, towering over her head about an inch or so. Suddenly, she heard a soft scuttle of feet nearby. Sylvia blinked and came to a halt before giving the surrounding area a quick glance over.

Her eyes finally fell on something moving after a bit. A moving...stalagmite? Sylvia squinted her eyes at the thing, which did indeed look like a small, walking icy spike. Before she could rush into the conclusion that she'd made some sort of scientific discovery, she notice something that was, frankly, sort of hard to miss. A pair of staring yellow eyes. "...oh," Sylvia sighed, letting out a puff of steam. She pulled our her Pokedex, and the creature's entry popped up right away. A Bergmite. Well, she was close.

"Alright. I suppose a little movement will warm me up," she smiled and clipped a Pokeball from her waist before releasing. Wes came barreling out in front of her, already pumping his little arms in the air before he landed on his feet. Well, the Scraggy was already pretty excitable, but it didn't help that this was his first battle with her. The Bergmite had tensed at the sight of Wes, and after a second charged at him with its little feet, mouth open and ready to sink its icy...fangs(?) into him. "Dodge and use Rock Climb, Wes," she called out to him. Wes leapt up in response, leaving the Bergmite to sail beneath him. He landed on a nearby stalagmite, and after steadying his feet on it, used it as springboard to skyrocket it towards the now flustered ice chunk. His aim rang true, landing a direct hit into the other Pokemon's back and sending him rolling a few feet.

The Bergmite lay motionless, clearly unconscious. Sylvia rubbed her chin and pocketed the Pokeball she'd had at the ready to catch the little guy. Sadly, that hadn't lasted long enough to warm her up at all. She called Wes back and practically jogged towards the entrance. Ten minutes had long passed.