Yuri had come to the hotel late last night, after hearing some commotion from the woods that had been called her home for a couple of months.  She seemed to always find her way here, for at least the last two years.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:pink">"It's not like that."</span>She told herself, shaking a  thought that came to mind.  She made a small bed of leaves and twigs in the brush nearby to nap in.  After all, even if she went inside now, most of the guardians would be either asleep or partying right now.  She wouldn't find anyone worth her time, not now.  And so, she set to wait until the morning,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:pink">"Maybe... tonight can be my last night like this."</span>Thustly hoping, she fell asleep, wrapped in leaves for what she'd hoped would be the last time.<br/><br/>The next morning, Yuri woke up just after sunset, a habit she'd picked up only in the last two years as well.  She went to a nearby stream to check her reflection and fix her appearance.  No, no amount of brushing off and running her fingers through her hair would fix her image, the image of living out in the wild, but maybe she could mitigate it somewhat.  After what seemed like forever to her, Yuri was eventually satisfied with her appearance, and she headed in for the hotel.  By now, hopefully some guardians would be awake and she could maybe, finally, find one she could bond with.  Not like with Marissa.  Yuri took a moment to calm herself, before throwing open the doors to the Inn, and heading inside.<br/><br/>Once in, she smiled slightly to herself.  The lobby was decently busy with the hustle and bustle, so Yuri set to her looking around.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:pink">"Hmmm, no, no, no, may- no, no, no..."</span>She looked up from her individual searching to lament her potential loss yet again, when a certain group caught her eye.  A Houndour, and a Croagunk with a Guardian.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:pink">"No, maybe not... no bracelets."</span>It sure is odd, seeing humans and Gijinka together at this time of year and not be a Guardian.<br/><br/>Yuri went back to her looking around.  The legend said you were supposed to make a true bond, right? So it's not like she had to talk to any of these people.  In her single-focused search however, she accidentally ran into Thomas as he was receiving a package and stumbled back.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:pink">"Huh?  Watch it wouldya? I'm busy here."</span>She looked up, and her eyes noticed first the set of seven bracelets in the box<span class="fixed-color" style="color:pink">"A Guardian?"</span>She said under her breath.  As she looked up further, she caught Thomas's eye, and it felt like time froze for her. She felt attached to him suddenly, not physically, but like they were connected by spirit, by soul, by fate.  As time began to move, Yuri began to think about what to do.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:pink">"Y-you, you're  a Guardian, Right?  The one with the Houndour and the Croagunk?"</span>She double checked the bracelets and counted to make sure she did indeed see seven.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:pink">"With only you and two Guardians, you don't need all seven of those bracelets, right?  How about you give me one, and in exchange I guess I could travel with you.  For a little while, anyway."</span>She looked back to Thomas, to judge his reaction.  She subconsciously held her breath as she waited for his reply.