Ruth Ono
Ruth stopped at the top of the hill, and turned to look back. Sure enough, there was Derek, struggling a few steps behind her. She deposited her stautes, and went back to join him.
"You can't say I didn't warn you." She said with a smile. She grabbed the goldeen staue from where he'd momentarily set it aside. Her eyes widened. She gave Derek a side eyed look as she tested the weight of the statue.
"Lighter than they look huh?" She echoed.
"Ahhh wait no..." He said, between breaths. Ruth ignored him. Oracle fidgeted around the pair's legs. She set aside the goldeen for a moment and tested the seadra's weight as well. It too was exactly as heavy as it looked. Even Ruth was dubious about trying to carry both for any length of time.
"I mean, I appreciate the gesture, but you really didn't have to go to this much trouble." Ruth said. His breath returning, Derek waved off her concern.
"Nah, it wasn't a problem, Ru." As he said it, Ruth looked down at the pokeballs on her hip. She could maybe get Dug to help her with one of these. She glanced over at Derek out of the corner of her eye. He'd already come all this way, she didn't want to make him feel bad for not getting the whole way.
"I can't even carry both of these. And mine are already at the top, so... You take one and I'll take one?" She suggested. Derek seemed to brighten up considerably.
"Sure." He nodded and reached for the seadra. Thankfully this time, at least, he'd gone for the lighter option.
Jewel Gem (Felicity Ono)
So, on to the vacation, apparently. Or 'vacation' as the case may be, between the lack of calm from the trainers and Felicity's half-formed plan regarding Ruth. It had been a long time, and while they might never get to be anywhere near close, after everything, Felicity still wanted to at least know a little about how her sister's life was going. Felicity reached down and pulled the long handle out of her wheeled suitcase. As she and Pearl rose to leave, something niggled at her. That Akenokoji girl, and her bad attitude. It was one thing to be known for being ruthless, and act haughty to put those around you off balance. But that Akenokoji clearly bought into her own branding, which was a rookie's mistake if Felicity had ever seen one. Maybe not a combat rookie, but certainly a branding rookie.
She removed her sunglasses.
"Oh, and Mr Threshield, would you mind passing a message for me?" She leaned down to his eye level. "Tell miss Anenokoji that a good battle record only matters if one cares about anything so crass as battles, but a lack of appeal shows no matter who you are." And with a condescending pat on Threshield's shoulder, Felicity strutted out of the room. She straightened and perched her sunglasses back on her nose. She could practically feel Tigereye and Sapphire's judgement, even though they were within their pokeballs, but this was the way of Jewel Gem. The upper hand was a valuable thing worth keeping.
She caught up with the other trainers headed to Aria fairly quickly. She shook off her cold demeanour, and held her head high. Pearl followed her lead, raising her own head up to a proud height. She strode through, until she reached the dock. The breeze picked up again, and she reached up a hand to hold her sunhat on her head.