Jennifer
*It was quiet, it was dark... It was midnight. Most stores were closed by this hour and the ones the were open were rare to see even a single customer. The dim lights illuminating the pathways of the market plaza. Walking on these dim paths was a young lady, Sawyer. Sawyer walked with her arms crossed, looking at the ground. She wandered aimlessly in general, but especially through the markets. She didn't really want to buy anything as she didn't even have that much money to her name anyway, she was just searching for something... Maybe food and water, maybe shelter.*

*The look on her face as she walked said it all. She was worried... She was worried about multiple things. She had ran from home only a couple days ago, and she was worried about being searched for by her stepmother and forced back into that terrible household, worried about finding somewhere to stay... Sawyer stopped, looking up from the ground to analyze her surroundings... They were unfamiliar to her... Sigh*
Sherman
*Of course, Sawyer wasn't necessarily alone in her endeavors of getting lost, as there was someone pretty much walking towards her. It didn't seem intentional, though the strangeness of seeing another shiny Gardevoir walking in your direction must certainly be odd. It was odd to Dekka, at least. Of course, ordinarily she would just duck out of sight and maybe scrounge around in Sawyer's pockets unnoticed as most good thieves do, but she was taking steps to wean off that lifestyle. She elected to be social.*

*Or, that was her intent. Dekka's definition of 'social' was equivalent to 'not immediately slinking into the shadows', and was still expanding by the day. Ah, the joys of reforming yourself. In fact, Dekka had paid so little mind to where she was going that she accidentally bumped into Sawyer, having dropped her gold given to her by Larad onto the ground. She couldn't afford to lose it, so she frantically scrambled to pick it up.*

"S-sorry, I... I dropped my gold..."
Jennifer
*Sawyer wasn't quite lost per se, but she didn't have much of a direction, which probably somewhat constitutes being lost I suppose. Regardless, she didn't really seem to be paying attention to much of the path in front of her either, completely missing the other Pokemon in her vicinity as she mostly just looking down at the ground lost in thought about her current situation.*

*Somehow her being the more distracted one didn't not cause any trouble with bumping into stuff... Maybe a wall or two gave her a good smack in the head earlier, but not a full Pokemon. Despite looking up from the floor, she still failed to notice anyone was approaching as she had turned to look at the markets on the sides, or maybe the fact she was pretty much in her own world of thought. The bump had knocked her back to reality, startling her a good amount. Already being shaken up, adding onto that really didn't help. Coming back to her senses, she stared at the other Gardevoir, gripping her own dress...*

*Seeing as the other Pokemon didn't seem like a threat, more worried about their money than anything to do with her, she released the grip on her dress. The gold having had dropped by her feet, she wordlessly bent down and picked up, handing it to the other Gardevoir. After a moment, she slipped a few words.* "I- It's alright, h- here." *She said, her voice having a hint of wobble to it.*
Sherman
"Thank you... Sorry about that, I didn't look where I was going.. My name's.. Dekka. What's yours?"

*Dekka looks around awkwardly. She was thankful for Sawyer's help, and had admittedly felt ashamed for needing it. It was strangely nice to Dekka to have someone else help her... Was this the good in people that Dekka had never seen? It didn't seem so bad. Dekka took the coins that Sawyer had held out to her and stowed them away into a pouch on her waist. Though she resembled a thief, there was a certain spark within Dekka's eyes. The big marketplace was quite the prospect, and as she looked around, it seemed that it would be easy to get lost around here, wandering the hustle and bustle for ages... Ah, the thrills of the city.*

"Hey, if you don't mind, could I ask what you're doing around here? I haven't really been here before, and it's nice to see someone that is like me. Of course, you don't have to answer."

*Dekka took in Sawyer's appearance. Her dress was quite nice, one not too desimilar to what she'd seen nobles wear. Was Sawyer a noble? And she was rather cute, too.. Dekka felt a sort of slight admiration for Sawyer, at least appearance-wise.*

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Jennifer
"Uhm... S- Sawyer." *She responded simply, avoiding eye contact by looking at the ground with only her eyes, but tilting her head down a slight bit.*

*Sawyer kept her gaze to the floor, at this point just half analyzing the imperfections, as well as whatever else it had to hold, such as random objects, usually small ones. The other half that wasn't spent analyzing the not very interesting ground was spent falling into thought once again. To Dekka, it might've just looked like Sawyer was stood there like an empty husk, waiting for some kind of request or statement, which was sort of true. She doesn't really know where to take many conversations, especially this one.*

*She glanced up to Dekka for a moment, before returning her gaze to the floor* "I'm... I'm looking for s- something to eat... Or s- somewhere to stay." *She rubbed her arm as she spoke. Obviously she hadn't found much success in either, but especially shelter of any sort, and any shelter such as a cardboard box just wouldn't do.* "I haven't r- really been out here m- much either." 

*She glanced up at Dekka again, taking a less brief moment to take in their appearance too. She didn't think much of it more than 'oh, that looks neat'.* "What uhm.. What a- about you? Why are you, out here?"
Sherman
"It's nice to meet you, Sawyer. As I said before, my name is Dekka."

*Sawyer definitely seemed nervous. Of course, Dekka could understand that feeling, as the current encounter she was dealing with also did not serve well for the nerves. It was almost like looking in a mirror. Granted, Sawyer was much better dressed, and generally more refined-looking. But Dekka had gotten off track with her thinking. She was called back to reality by Sawyer saying she was looking for roughly the same think Dekka herself was looking for.*

"How odd... You're looking for food and shelter, you say? It may sound crazy, but I'm looking for the same exact thing. I just arrived in town not too long ago and I'm a bit lost. Would you like to search together? Two sets of eyes are better than one, after all.."

*It was indeed more efficient to pair up in regards to finding an inn; what one could do alone could, on most occasions, be done better with two working in solidarity. Of course, that was Dekka's line of thinking, but Sawyer may see things differently.*
Jennifer
"N- nice to uhm... To meet you too, D- Dekka." *She repeated 'Dekka' under her breath once. It had a nice ring to it!*

*Strangely, despite Sawyer looking what some would consider generally more refined, she took quite a liking to Dekka's choice of clothing with the few glances she took; the pieces meshed together quite nicely, granted they were seemingly made with that parity in mind, but it's always the little things to appreciate. Her eyes drifted up to catch other glimpse of their outfit, moving about as she went from gloves to hood to chestwear.*

 *What a peculiar coincidence it was that the two were both in very similar situations, at least in the effects. The reasons that they were even searching were most likely fairly different. The offer of traveling together intrigued Sawyer, but she just wasn't too sure. Glancing back up at Dekka, it wasn't anything about them that tipped her off in any way, she just didn't really know how to approach the idea in any meaningful way.* "I'd... I'd have to think about it." *She said, shrugging*

*Sawyer was looking for just about anything that was habitable, and most importantly free of her strict parents, especially her stepmother. She had considered an inn, but her pocket change wasn't even enough for substantial amounts of food, let alone a substantial living space.*
Sherman
*Dekka smiled as Sawyer seemed to be thinking about stuff. Dekka couldn't really see into Sawyer's mind, though she was content in regards to her possibly considering it. Having a traveling companion could be quite beneficial, being someone to talk to, someone to generally hang out with. That would be quite a nice prospect.*

"Take your time to think about it. Actually, could I walk with you? I wouldn't be a bother to you, I don't think. I just think it'd be nice to explore with someone who's similar to me."

*Dekka took down her hood (not pictured) and looked around. Her amber eyes aglow with the sparks of wonder that would surely ensue from her walk.*