gilding lillies

① ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE ?    “Not a person, but a plant! My mother really likes lilies. My name is spelled a little bit differently from the flower, though.”

② WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED ?    “Oh... probably the last time I lost a gym challenge. I know they aren’t supposed to be easy, but it can be so frustrating when I feel like I’ve let down my team...”

③ DO YOU HAVE KIDS ?    “I’m too young to have kids yet! Unless you count my Pokemon? I am raising them like a parent would.”

④ DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT ?    “Not at all, really. It seems easy to hurt people’s feelings with, and I wouldn’t want to do that.”

⑤ WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE ?    “Their clothes, usually. It’s what they’re wearing, after all! Sometimes you can learn about someone’s style from their outfit.”

⑥ WHAT’S YOUR EYE COLOR ?    “Green.”

⑦ SCARY MOVIE OR HAPPY ENDING ?     “Happy endings, of course! What could be better than seeing the characters get to live happily ever after?”

⑧ ANY SPECIAL TALENTS ?    “I’m pretty good at healing Pokemon! I had a lot of practice helping rehabilitate injured Pokemon at Aether Paradise while I was growing up.”

⑨ WHERE WERE YOU BORN ?    “On Aether Paradise, in Alola. The hospital there is mainly for Pokemon, but there are a few doctors for people as well.”

⑩ WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES ?    “I love to research the legends and myths of each region I visit. There are so many different ones to learn about, and some of them turn out to be true, like Nebby!”

⑪ DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS ?    “Are Pokemon that Trainers battle with considered pets? Well, Pointer and Starry don’t like to battle very much, so maybe they count.”

⑫ WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY/HAVE YOU PLAYED ?    “I like swimming! I haven’t done much competitive swimming, but there’s so much water around Alola that most people learn to swim sooner or later.”

⑬ HOW TALL ARE YOU ?    “I’m 5′7″. My mother and father are both very tall, so I might grow even taller some day.”

⑭ DREAM JOB ?    “Hm, I’m not sure yet. I’ve been focusing on my Pokemon journey and haven’t thought too much about what I’ll do after I’m done. Maybe something related to Pokemon rehabilitation?”

⑮ FAVORITE SUBJECT AT SCHOOL ?    “I didn’t go to a regular school, we had tutors come to Aether Paradise instead. I’ve always loved reading and learning about history, though.”

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Lillie held up bags of soil to the light, studying the detailed descriptions that differentiated one from another. She was by no means an expert gardener, but she had some experience with soils from helping set up habitats in Aether Paradise. Unfortunately, that experience didn’t seem to help when it came to determining her Pokemon’s particular preferences.

No matter which type of soil she offered, Dancer was completely uninterested. The Petilil had been moping for nearly a week now, and Lillie was starting to become concerned. Dancer was never the most competitive battler, but she used to enjoy the chance to show off her moves. Lately, she didn’t appear excited by battling at all.

Lillie had tried everything she could think of, from new foods to different accessories, even a trip up to Sinnoh for the cooler weather, but nothing captured Dancer’s attention. Maybe it was time to get expert advice. Someone familiar with growing plants would probably know more about Grass-types than her. She approached one of the vendors who didn’t appear too busy with other customers at the moment.

@doomedgod​

Spring in Unova was always unpredictable, but Moros had been enjoying the relatively stable conditions of near-constant clouds and rain for the past several weeks. Overcast days were just fine with him; they meant fewer people were out and about while he was training. Especially at the Undella Town Beach. Most residents hadn’t arrived for their summer stays yet, and no one wanted to spend the day at a rained-on beach. The unusual terrain also made it ideal for pushing himself and his team, making running and other maneuvers twice as hard.

But while the day had started off as cloudy and cool as ever, as the sun climbed higher in the sky it also managed to clear up any lingering traces of bad weather. Now, it was unbearably hot, and with the warm weather came the predictable crowd of people, as if they had all been waiting with their baskets and beach towels for the moment the sun made an appearance.

Moros had long since shed his jacket, but there was nothing to be done about the rest of his overly-warm outfit, the black pants and worn gray top absorbing every ray of sunlight possible. He’d at least been able to tie his hair back to keep it off his neck, but now that the beach was populated by visitors there wasn’t much point. He looked down at his Absol, sighing in defeat.

“Let’s take a break,” he said, sitting heavily on the sand before drawing his knees up and draping his arms over them. He’d just catch his breath a little, then they’d get out of there and find someplace else to practice.

Although the warm weather brought crowds to the seaside, the larger number of people didn’t make finding volunteers any easier. Everyone was too busy playing with their Pokemon or soaking up the sunshine to want to lend a hand. Lillie held up an arm to shield her eyes, scanning the shore for someone who wasn’t having too much fun.

One beachgoer stuck out from the rest, his dark clothing in stark contrast with the bright white sand. He didn’t seem to be a part of the groups around him, with only an Absol for company. Lillie began walking in his direction. Shimmer followed close behind, basking in the attention offered from nearby bystanders. The Sylveon clearly enjoyed the way her newly evolved form turned heads.

“Hello! The Aether Foundation is looking for a few more volunteers for our beach restoration project this afternoon. If you have some time to spare, we’d appreciate the help!” Lillie said, smiling down at the man and holding out an informational brochure.

Shimmer approached the Absol cautiously, her ribbons twisting through the air. Absol weren’t exactly common in either Kanto or Alola. Lillie recognized the Pokemon from her research of various myths and legends, where they often played a role in warning humans about impending disasters. She didn’t think Shimmer had seen one before, though.

//Lillie secretly wishes that she could have spent more time with Nebby. She doesn’t really talk about it with anyone, because she’s worried people wouldn’t understand since she let it stay in Alola. She still thinks that was the right decision to make, and knows she couldn’t have exactly brought its fully evolved form on her journey in Kanto, but sometimes she imagines what it would have been like if Nebby stayed as a Cosmog a little longer…

@gildinglillies

Misty hadn’t really expected a challenger today since more and more people were starting to come to Cerulean City for her sister’s shows more than her gym…But she definitely wasn’t disappointed when she heard that she had a challenger. The match was pretty close too. The first round had consisted of her Goldeen and Lillies Petilil named Dancer. Goldeen had lost, but Misty had made a comeback with Starmie. Starmie had also managed to take out Sparky by using it’s more psychic attacks, but it was finally exhausted and taken out by Lillie’s Sylveon named Shimmer. 

After that, Misty had to send out her heavy hitter…After all, she was not exactly one to take defeat well…So she simply didn’t lose. Most of the time, anyways. Gyarados and Shimmer has been an interesting match up. Gyarados was a lot stronger but Shimmer appeared to be faster. But as the battle was winding down, it was clear that Misty was taking control of the match. 

“Okay, Gyarados! Let’s finish this match! Finish Shimmer off with Hydro Pump!” Misty yelled, and the flying and water type pokemon responded by springing out of the water and shooting the strong jet of water from it’s mouth at Shimmer.

“Shimmer, look out!” Lillie called frantically, but the shout only served to distract her Pokemon instead of giving it any real warning. The Sylveon attempted to dodge out of the way, but wasn’t fast enough to avoid the torrential stream of water that the Gyarados sent her way.

“It’s alright Shimmer, you did great out there,” she said softly, returning the wiped out Pokemon to her Poke Ball. “Shelly, it’s your turn!”

At this point in the battle, Lillie felt that she was just delaying the inevitable. She had hoped that Dancer and Sparky’s type advantages would give her more of an edge over the water specialist’s team. With the two of them out for the count, she was rapidly losing ground.

Shelly was the toughest of her Pokemon, and his type offered some extra defense against the Gyarados’s water attacks, but he lacked speed and only managed a few hits on Gyarados before falling as well. Lillie didn’t really want to send the rest of her Pokemon out into a losing battle, but quitting now would just embarrass her team.

So she sent out Snowy, half-heartedly calling attacks and sighing in resignation once Gyarados took her down. Misty’s Pokemon was looking tired now, and she might have stood a chance in defeating it if her last Pokemon wasn’t… Lillie winced as she tossed Spooky’s Poke Ball. She wouldn’t have brought the fire and ghost type along if realized she would actually need to use him. He was washed away immediately.