#❄️ hurley.

[evoblue]

Sometime later...

Blue gasps as she breaks the surface of the water, her Blastoise following shortly after. She swings a mesh bag loaded with stones onto his back and then clambers up his shell after it, her limbs shivering violently.

"W-we d-d-did ittt!" Her victory call is dampened by her chattering teeth and she wraps her arms around herself in a useless attempt to warm up. Her lips and fingertips are tinged blue, and the biting bay breeze does nothing to alleviate the sensation. She curls up on herself with a grimace. "Let's go."

"Blasssss!" Hurley cries out and starts his journey back to the shore, where dry towels and a few hot water bottles await them. After this frozen dive, his trainer owes him big time.

[evoblue]

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tiny friends

[evoblue]

"Blas..."

Hurley looks very skeptically at the dark blue waters of Circhester Bay. One peek at those floating ice chunks tells him he doesn't want to dive in there. Blue's hand rests on her Blastoise's scarred shell, stroking it soothingly.

"Hey, now... I promise it'll be quick. I'll take you to the Hero's Bath after, okay?"

Clad in a thick neoprene wetsuit, the researcher glances down at the device in her hands, noting the abnormally high energy readings coming from the nearby area. There's a prize lurking in the bay's depths and she's intent on claiming it.

[evoblue]

Don't mind him, he is sulking over the weather turning cooler. He really just wants to bask under a sunbeam right now.

[evoblue]

re: kanto gym circuit team

These are the pokémon that stood alongside Blue as she won her way through Kanto’s eight gyms and the KanJoh E4, and who naturally are her strongest and most reliable partners. Tidbits about them are found below read more.

Hurley the Blastoise is the starter pokémon that she stole from Oak's lab so she could join Red and Green. Though he is a powerful and experienced battler, he isn't quick to pick fights and is almost impossible to provoke. He can often be found basking in the sun when not otherwise occupied. Blue has mastered surfing on his back at high speeds without wiping out.

Ava the Nidoqueen is the first pokémon that Blue caught by herself as a small female Nidoran and one of her most reliable team members. While she’s very calm by nature, she turns ferocious when provoked or when she senses distress from her trainer. She played a key part in helping Blue mow through the waves of Rocket grunts that tried to stop her during the Silph Co. takeover.

Shade is Blue's Gengar actual name, though he responds more to BooFace so that's what she calls him almost exclusively now. He often finds himself caught in a battle of wits and pranks with Arden the Ninetales. He also has a tendency to randomly disappear to do his own thing for hours at a time and without prior warning. Blue doesn't mind much because she knows that, if she were to need him for any reason, he'd re-appear in an instant.

Arden the Ninetales used to be a very sensitive and easily stressed Vulpix that matured into a calm and thoroughly cunning Ninetales. The rest of Blue's team knows not to mess with her, lest she curse them. BooFace is the only one immune to this, as he is both a ghost and loves to mess with her even if she no longer overreacts to his pranks.

Lucine the Clefable was her coveted Mt. Moon catch and a bold personality. She adores being the center of attention and will actually get jealous if Blue spends too much time around other pokémon in the Clefairy line. She is highly curious and observant and likes to collect shiny trinkets (like star pieces, pearls, and nuggets) and pretty rocks (that most often turn out to be evolutionary stones) that she randomly displays around Blue's villa.

Zia the Espeon is the daughter of an Eevee that Blue's mother kept around her mansion in Celadon. She has a mischievous streak and often uses her psychic powers to cause trouble, such as teleporting objects to faraway places. She loves to play cute for pets and tends to plop herself in front of people so they'll pet her and give her attention. If she's ignored, she'll shift into prankster mode.

Briar the Vileplume was an Oddish that Blue saved from a flock of Spearow near Cerulean Cape. He's the only loner in Blue's team and tends to spend most of his time dozing off or burying himself in soil to ignore the others' antics. His only socializing with his team mates comes during nights of the full moon, where he likes to dance with Lucine while Aria sings.

Aria the Wigglytuff was another one of Blue's earlier captures outside of Mt. Moon. After hearing several people in Pewter City complaining about an unseen Jigglypuff putting hikers to sleep, she hyped herself on energy drinks (a decision she came to regret later) and went to find her. Aria is quite timid and doesn't like to be the center of attention even though she likes to sing so she will often hide herself in cozy spots and sing from there. She also loves to eat and hoards berries in her hiding spots.

Echo the Crobat was an unexpected addition to the team. Blue used her as part of her undercover Rocket costume during the Silph Co. takeover and got so attached to her that she decided to add her to her team rather than release her. Echo is careful and distrusting of most others, namely humans, since most of the members of her colony were captured by Rocket grunts. She can often be found hiding or resting high out of reach (or near Hurley) and prefers to avoid Blue's most rambunctious teammates.